Peninsula Home Fund creates safety net

The Peninsula Home Fund had collected more than $300,000 from generous donors through the first week of January to help those in need in Clallam and Jefferson counties.

For 32 years, the Peninsula Daily News has collected donations through the holiday season form Thanksgiving to the end of each year and beyond to create an essential bridge for our neighbors when they run a little short.

North Olympic Peninsula residents in need can use the funds, which are dispersed by Olympic Community Action Programs (OlyCAP), to help them go on with being or becoming productive members of society and improving their lives.

No money is deducted by the Peninsula Daily News for administration fees or any other overhead. Every penny will go to OlyCAP, which will use 12.5 percent to assist with administrative costs.

Keep in mind that although the active campaign for 2021 ended Dec. 31, the Peninsula Home Fund collects donations all year long. All contributions are federally tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law for the year in which the check is written.

A final accounting for 2021 is planned for next Sunday.

Since some needs can surpass the $350 cap OlyCAP had in place, the agency has removed the cap for a one-time grant, although amounts of $500 or more will require the director’s approval.

Donations don’t have to be large. Every gift makes a difference, regardless of its size. It creates a safety net for Peninsula residents when there is nowhere else to turn.

The Peninsula Home Fund is a unique nonprofit program:

• The Home Fund is not a welfare program.

Money is used to give families and individuals from Port Townsend to Forks, from Quilcene and Brinnon to Sequim, Joyce and La Push “a hand up, not a handout” to get through an emergency situation.

All instances of help are designed to get an individual or family through a crisis — and back on the path to self-sufficiency.

Home Fund case managers often work with each individual or family to develop a plan to become financially stable — and avoid a recurrence of the emergency that prompted aid from the fund.

As needed, Peninsula Home Fund contributions are often used in conjunction with money from churches, service clubs and other donors, enabling OlyCAP to stretch the value of the contribution.

• Your personal information is kept confidential.

PDN does not rent, sell, give or otherwise share your address or other information with anyone or make any other use of it.

Here is a list of donations through Jan. 4.

NAME ONLY

• Shirley and Steve Clark, Port Angeles. In memory of Oscar Sedergren and Fred Stolz.

• Suchit Hart, Port Angeles.

• Charlie Byrd, Sequim. In memory of Karen Byrd.

• Sue Priddy, Sequim. In memory of Beverly Carbis.

• Jean and Gene Spargo, Sequim.

• Dick and Donna Halsaver, Sequim.

• Susan Skubinna, Sequim.

• Steve Turgesen and Connie Kinyon, Sequim.

• Leslie Campbell, Port Angeles.

• Norma Wiggins, Port Angeles. In memory of my friend, Dora Anton.

• Nick and Sandra Larson, Port Angeles. In memory of Fred and Bob Michalscheck.

• Sandy Larson, Port Angeles. In memory of Ricky Klahn. Ricky was my favorite patient at Van Dyken Family Dentistry. We laughed and cried, and had a special bond. Miss you, Buddy.

• Al and Jane Bloomquist, Port Angeles. In loving memory of our grandson Gerald.

• John and Darlene, Port Ludlow.

• Larry Cross, Sequim. In memory of Marilyn Cross.

• James and Dorothy Mowry, Port Angeles. In honor of Katherine, Scott, Andrew, Stuart, Margaret, Ren, Sam, James David, Rachel.

• Greg and Pimsupa Engstrom, Port Angeles.

• Deanna H. McHenry, Port Angeles. In memory of John, Oma, Granny.

• Patricia Hammel, Port Angeles. In memory of BFF’s Bette Weigel and Dee Leskinovitch.

• Robbin and Patricia Hammel, Port Angeles.

• Dorothy Phillips, Port Angeles. In memory of Jerald Hager.

• Tom and Sherry Webb, Port Angeles.

• George and Nancy Grier, Port Angeles.

• Anne Dalton, Port Angeles. In memory of Bob Dalton.

• Bart and Marielle Eykemans, Port Angeles.

• Bill and Sharon Alton, Port Angeles.

• Jill Blake, Sequim.

• Darlene and Michael Clemens, Port Angeles.

• Dick and Dottie Foster, Port Angeles.

• Ed Curington, Sequim. In memory of my wonderful mom-Evelyn Curington.

• Paul Forrest and Gail McDonald, Port Angeles.

• Corey and Shannan Boss, Sequim.

• Stephen D Murphy, Port Townsend.

• Michael and Kerry McCool, Sequim.

• Howard Lee Bowen, Sequim.

• Mike and Melanie Webb, Sequim.

• Ann and Mike Nolan, Port Angeles. In memory of Daniel Jenkins.

• Alan and Michaelle Barnard, Port Angeles.

• Elizabeth Geddes, Port Angeles.

• Verna J. Edwards, Port Angeles. In memory of Bob Edwards and Frank Nilsen.

• Richard and Suellen Knight, Port Townsend. In memory of John Ferris and Billie L. Knight.

• Janie Hill, Port Angeles. In memory of Phil Hill.

• Russ and Margaret Carlson, Port Angeles. In honor of all health care workers.

• Dottie Hopkins, Port Angeles. In loving memory of my daughters, Cindy and Pat.

• Bill and Joan Riedel, Seiku.

• Sandra Smith-Poling, Port Townsend.

• The Crow Foundation, Shreveport, LA.

• Dan and Janet Gouin, Port Angeles. In memory of Bjorn Larsen.

• Melissa Soares, Sequim. In memory of Hana Cannon.

• Diane and Jeff Dawson, Sequim.

• Mad Maggi, Sequim. In honor of Damon, Angel and Dacia.

• Steven and Kyra Humphrey, Sequim.

• Joanie and Dale Barker, Port Angeles. In memory of John McHenry.

• Diane Jones, Sequim. In honor of health care workers.

• John and Laurel Nutting, Port Angeles.

• Steve and Lucy Nordwell, Port Angeles.

• Doug and Sherri Smith, Sequim.

• Velma Johnson, Sequim. In memory of Corky Johnson.

• Lee and Irene Wyman, Port Angeles. In honor of all the workers who provide us with some form of normalcy.

• Russ and Janet Holt, Sequim.

• Rob and Cindy Tulloch, Port Angeles.

• John and Kathy Schreiner, Sequim.

• Del and Kris Cadwallader, Port Angeles. In honor of all current military and veterans. Thank you. God Bless.

• LaRue Robirts, Sequim. In memory of Dale & Andrew Robirts.

• Ethel Butler, Port Angeles. In memory of Harold Butler.

• Mary Robson, Port Angeles.

• Steve and Jo Chinn, Sequim.

• Gary and Lynn Anderson, Sequim.

• Wayne and Susan Roberts, Port Angeles.

• Mike and Kathy Backes, Port Angeles.

• Terri Wood, Port Angeles, In honor of two wonderful ladies, Pat Seed and Cynthia Shillington.

• Dick and Karlene Hopkins, Port Angeles. In memory of Paul and Doris Hopkins.

• Margaret Levitan, Sequim.

• Bob and Pat Stark, Forks.

• Bill Sery, Port Townsend.

• Debi and Phil Saxton, Port Townsend. In loving memory of Don & Eileen Garling.

• Ruth Messing, Sequim. In memory of Mary Jo Cain.

• Ruth Beers, Port Townsend.

• Joanne Garner and Lee Brewer, Sequim. In memory of Enza McCormick.

• Sherry Scharschmidt and Jim Dillard, Sequim. In memory of Jim Scharschmidt.

• Emery and Lila Winters, Port Angeles. In memory of Emery, Nancy, Maxine.

• Margaret Katz, Port Angeles.

• Emily and Patrick Murphy, Port Angeles.

• Paul and Paula Creasey, Port Angeles.

• Arnold and Debbie Schouten, Port Angeles. In memory of Lorraine Schouten.

• Randy and Cindy Mesenbrink, Forks.

• Karla Strutzel, Sequim.

• Rosemary Kane, Port Angeles. In memory of Midge Bader and in honor of all medical persons caring for COVID patients.

• DEW, Sequim.

• Diana Childs, Sequim. In memory of Dean Childs.

• Deborah Willis, Port Angeles. In memory of mom, dad, and Derek.

• Ray and Jan Morgan, Port Angeles. In honor of Queen of Angels School.

• Regina Rose, Sequim. In memory of Mary and Dominik Susich.

• Jim and Cheryl Coulter, Sequim.

• Shyla and Richard Wilcox, Port Angeles.

• Judy and Emil Moilanen, Port Angeles. In honor of Dale A. Durrwachter.

• Judy and Emil Moilanen, Port Angeles. In honor of Marie Cauvel.

• Ed McNulty, Sequim.

• Jim and Julie Haguewood, Port Angeles. In memory of Sam Haguewood, “You are missed!”

• Catherine and Bob Kapp, Port Townsend.

• Janet Nickolaus, Port Angeles.

• Paul Downes, Port Angeles.

• Barbara Noble and Joe Floyd.

• Lyell Fox, Sequim. In memory of Jerry Williamson.

• Willard and Pam Henkes, Port Angeles.

• Marilyn Freeman, Sequim.

• Barbara Comer, Port Angeles.

• Ron and Sandy Casscles, Sequim.

• Susan and Jerry Cange, Sequim.

• Robert and Joline Kovarik,Sequim.

• Roger and Kathy Larson, Sequim.

• David and Vicki Walp, Sequim.

• Richard Kohler, Port Angeles.

• Chuck Sheaffer.

• Naomi Foley, Sequim.

• Marcia Mallinger.

• Kathy Renehan, Sequim.

• Gloria Moe and Brian Doerter, Port Angeles. In memory of James Doerter.

• Robert Boekelheide.

• Lauren Doyle.

• Bertha Cooper, Sequim. In honor of health, education and all essential workers who give so much during pandemic.

• RJ Services, Inc. Roger Wheeler, Port Angeles.

• Rey Villegas.

• Marie Cauvel.

• Kenneth A. Malidore.

• Sherri Lewis, Sequim.

• Jane Harbers.

• Bonnie Gillis.

• Lex Morgan, Sequim.

• Fetraco Corporation.

• Helen and Jim Oakland.

• Shirley Widdicombe.

• Lisa Travis. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

• Allison Berry.

• Brian Holmquist, Seattle. In memory of Danny Holmquist.

• Leslie Watkins, Nordland.

• Home Kalmar, Sequim.

• William R. Allen, Sequim.

• Richard Reuter, Port Angeles.

• Donna M. Campbell, Sequim.

• Margaret Platt, Port Angeles.

• William L. Brigden, Sequim.

• Jan and E. Randy Tierney, Sequim. In honor of health care, Dr. Berry and school teachers.

• Kathy Estes, Port Angeles.

• Mara and Paul Mowery, Port Angeles.

• Sue Miles, Port Angeles.

• Anne and Vincent Murray, Port Angeles.

• Evelyn Boyd, Port Angeles. In honor of Pauline “Dolly” Austin.

• Norma Wiggins, Port Angeles.

• Steve and Karen L. Anderson, Port Angeles.

• Rudy and April Hiener, Port Angeles. In memory of Ken and Charlotte Bradford.

• Mark and Diana Schildknecht, Sequim. In honor of the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program and its many local volunteers.

• Adrianne Harun.

• Gary Hirschberg, Sequim.

• Rey and Kathy Villegas, Port Angeles.

• Cindy and David Bower. In memory of Marion, JoAnn and Nick Umbarger.

• Don Bourgo.

• Ellen Dustman.

• Scott Nagel, Port Angeles.

• Sandra Davidson.

• Teresa Gifford.

• Teresa Gifford.

• Alice Harper, Port Angeles.

• Marjorie Whitmore, Sequim.

• Raymond Weinmann.

• Monte Rivett, Port Angeles. In memory of Karen Jensen.

• Riki Lami.

• Bernadette Bonnivier, Sequim.

• Carol Baker.

• Beth Ashkin, Port Angeles.

• Tom Shindler.

• Deloris Kispert. In memory of Bob Kitzman.

• Sylvia Baxter, Sequim.

• Barbara Deese.

• Suzanne DeBey.

• Ingrid Lehrer.

• Tony and Ferdinand Rumore Haberli, Port Angeles.

• Robert and Janet Mullen.

• Peter Stolinsky.

• Ken and Laurie Owen, Port Townsend.

• Ruth Welch, Port Angeles. In memory of Frank Welch.

• John and Phyllis Kendall, Port Angeles. In memory of Jim Fox.

• Stephanie Hilt, Port Angeles.

• Sandy Reed, Sequim.

• Kenneth Gallant, Sequim.

• Center for Spiritual Living, Port Angeles.

• Craig Warden, Port Townsend.

• Shawn Blood, Port Angeles.

• Eleanor Schoen.

• Betty Gordon.

• Richard and Betty Southard, Port Townsend.

• Chris Walvatne.

• Katherine Dunham, Sequim.

• Duncan Duvall, Port Townsend.

• Timothy Martin, Sequim.

• Dave Peterson, Port Angeles.

• Kathryn Stephenson.

• Laura Kriese.

• Rosemarie Jack.

• David Brewer, Port Angeles.

• Jacque Schaafsma, Sequim.

• Judith Carlson.

• Ann Burland, Sequim.

• James Mantooth, Port Angeles.

• DeDe Juliussen, Sequim.

• David Goldstein, Port Angeles.

• Pam and Jim Walton, Port Angeles.

• Vera Glica, Port Angeles. In memory of Jake. We miss you!

• Steve Tharinger.

• Bob H. Boardman.

NAME AND AMOUNT

• Strait Air Volksgrüppe, Port Angeles, $800.

• Pat and Shannon Slattery, Sequim, $200. In honor of Ed and Molly Crowley.

• Bill and Pennie Dickin, Sequim, $100. In honor of all who have lost loved ones this year.

• Dr. John and Jeanne Skow, Port Angeles, $1,000.

• John and Ellen Kassen, Port Angeles, $40.

• David and Kay Goetz, Port Townsend, $100.

• David and Laurie Reeve, Port Angeles, $100. In honor of Clallam County veterans.

• Roger and Linda Woods, Sequim, $100. In memory of Evan Johnson.

• Sam and Martha Baker, Port Angeles, $400.

• Don and Bobbie Stoneman, Port Angeles, $2,000. In memory of Helen Stoneman.

• Donald Schreiner, Sequim, $100. In memory of Gwen Schreiner.

• Glenda Warn, Sequim. In honor of Gary and Sofia.

• Beth Versteeg, Sequim, $200.

• William and Jeanne Manzer, Sequim. $200.

• Willis E and Letticia Gapen, Sequim. $1000. In memory of Jeff and Michael Gapen.

• Michael S. Gatchet Family, Sequim. $200. In memory of Julie Gatchet.

• Jeanne Leavitt, Beaver, $100.

• Ron and Nina Richards, Port Angeles. $1,000.

• Jay F. Burcham, Port Townsend. $250. In memory of Shirley Burcham.

• Barbara Priest, Brinnon, $100.

• Jane and Randy Priest, Sequim. $200.

• Gerald and NancyStephanz, Port Angeles, $500.

• Paul and Sharon Martin, Port Angeles, $100.

• Jerry and Jackie Schwagler, Quilcene, $2,500.

• Kathleen Taylor, Port Townsend, $100.

• Bill and Pennie Dickin, Sequim, $100. In honor of all who have lost loved ones this year.

ANONYMOUS

• Port Townsend, $100.

• Sequim, $100.

• Sequim, $100.

• Sequim, $170.

• Port Angeles, $100.

• Sequim, $500.

• Sequim, $200.

• Port Townsend, $500.

• Port Townsend, $700.

• Port Angeles, $100.

• Port Angeles, $500.

• Sequim, $100.

• Port Angeles, $200.

• Port Angeles, $600. In memory of Bal and Jack.

• Sequim, $20.

• Port Ludlow, $2000.

• Port Angeles, $200.

• Port Angeles, $100.

• Port Angeles, $100.

• Sequim, $400.

• Anonymous, $500.

• Anonymous, $2,000.

• Port Angeles, $1000. In memory of Carol Gyllenspetz and Mike Eldredge.

• Sequim, $1000.

• Port Angeles, $100. In memory of Jim and Ellen Caldwell and Don and Betty Gray.

• Port Angeles, $250. In memory of Lili L.

• Sequim, $500. In honor of Billie Mann.

• Sequim, $50.

• Fresno, CA, $500.

• Carlsborg, $50. In memory of Prosper Ostrowski..

• Carlsborg, $500. In honor of 1 Thessalonians 5:11.

• Port Townsend, $50.

• Port Angeles, $1,000. In honor of P.A home caregivers.

• Port Angeles, $100.

• Port Townsend, $100.

• Sequim, $500.

• Aberdeen, $25.

• Sequim, $100.

• Sequim, $25.

• Sequim, $1,000.

• Sequim, $25.

• Port Angeles, $100.

• Port Angeles, $50.

• Sequim, $100.

• Aberdeen, $25. In memory of Gary Braun.

• Seiku, $100. In honor of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

• El Dorado Hills, CA, $300. In memory of those lost to COVID.

• Port Townsend, $100.

• Sequim, $100.

• Port Angeles, $100.

• Anonymous $100.

• Sequim, $50.

• Port Angeles, $2,000.

• Port Angeles, $100.

• Quilcene, $100. In memory of Marsha Beswick.

• Sequim, $400.

• Sequim, $300.

• Port Angeles, $50.

• Port Angeles, $100.

• Port Angeles, $300.

• Sequim, $200.

• Carlsborg, $800.

• Port Angeles, $250. In memory of Sue Cripe.

• Sequim, $25.

• Port Angeles, $125. To honor my parents.

• Port Angeles, $51. In memory of Eleanor Tschimperle.

• Port Angeles, $51. In memory of Bill Eagle.

• Port Angeles, $250.

• Anonymous, $500.

• Port Angeles, $100.

• Carlsborg, $150. In honor of my brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Karen Woolf.

• Sekiu, $100. In honor of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost.