Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County announced its schedule for a series of Sequim and Port Angeles support groups for 2018.
The groups are free and require preregistration, as well as a phone interview. To schedule a phone interview, call hospice’s office at 360-452-1511.
The first “Life After Loss” group starts Tuesday, Jan. 30, and will be held from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays until March 22 at Hospice House, 810 S. Albert St., Port Angeles.
The other two Port Angeles groups will begin May 16, meeting Wednesday evenings, and Sept. 11, meeting Tuesday afternoons.
All three groups will run for eight consecutive weeks.
Specific times haven’t been decided upon for the May and September meetings, event organizers said.
The Sequim groups will be Mondays beginning March 12, Aug. 6 and Oct. 22.
Each group will meet for five consecutive Mondays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave.
Group facilitators will be Midge James for Port Angeles and Debby Smith for Sequim.
The support groups aim to offer a safe, peaceful, supportive environment where participants can share their feelings and experiences, gain a clearer understanding of the grieving process, connect with others who are grieving and develop coping strategies and skills for managing the emotional pain of loss, according to the release.
Volunteer Hospice is celebrating its 40th year of providing no-charge hospice services to patients and their families.
For more information regarding the Port Angeles groups, contact James at 360-797-1006 or midgejames1@gmail.com.
For more information, call the hospice office, or visit www.vhocc.org or hospice’s Facebook page.
PT Kiwanis Club seeking nominations for teen award
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Kiwanis Club announced that it is seeking nominations for the 15th annual Thomas J. Majhan Kiwanis Teen Leaders Awards program.
Nomination letters must be received by Saturday, Feb. 10. Nominations are to be postmarked to 2017 Teen Leader Awards, Melanie Bozak, 1307 25th St., Port Townsend, WA 98368; or sent via email to mabozak@gmail.com.
Email is the preferred submittal method, event organizers said.
Nomination letters must include the name, address, telephone number, email address and age of the nominee; school attended and grade; parent/guardian names, and name, address, telephone number and email address of the person making the nomination.
Nominees must be residents of East Jefferson County, be between 14 and 18 years old, and have their community service occur during 2017.
Suggested activities might include a project benefiting the community, an individual or a nonprofit group, performing an act of heroism, or outstanding leadership in school, church or service organizations.
Also, activities that demonstrate the teen has gone above and beyond for their community.
Pictures or news articles of the nominees involved in their community service are encouraged.
Kiwanis has recognized 151 teens throughout the past 14 years for their volunteer service with a large variety of programs as well as exhibiting superior leadership in their schools.
For more information, email Bozak.
