SEQUIM — The homeowners of Dominion Terrace want to encourage the community to come together.
So the residents — more than 100 in 97 units — are conducting a bake sale and silent auction Saturday to fund a special float for the Sequim Irrigation Festival, which will be May 6-14.
Saturday’s event — which will include Christmas carols and a performance by the Peninsula Singers community chorus — will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the homeowners association’s clubhouse at 1301 S. Third Ave., Sequim.
The float the group plans “is not going to be just any float,” said Susan Strand, chairman of the float committee.
“We are a family here. We take care of each other. We want to encourage the community to come together as a family in these difficult times,” she said.
“That’s what we’re going to try to get across in this float,” she said.
To help carry the inspiring message, the homeowners have invited local pastors and a representative of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula.
Residents of the retirement center will make the baked goods.
The silent auction will feature four opportunities: a scenic flight over Sequim, an “eating out package” worth $150, 30 minutes with a disc jockey on KSQM FM and carpet cleaning worth $150.
Raffle items will include dog grooming, bakery baskets and floral arrangements.
“We hope this will be a kickoff for the community to come together and support one another,” Strand said.
“We can’t depend on the government anymore. We’re going to have to stand on our own two feet.”
For more information, phone 360-683-1516.
