Donations to the Peninsula Home Fund reached $90,966.60 last week.
Thank you to all who care so much.
Neighbors are helping neighbors with donations going to give people living in Clallam and Jefferson counties “a hand up, not a handout.”
The funds are used to disperse vouchers to North Olympic Peninsula residents from Port Townsend to Forks, from Quilcene and Brinnon to Sequim, Joyce and La Push who are in need by the professional case workers of Olympic Community Action Programs (OlyCAP).
Donations are for unexpected, emergency expenses that don’t necessarily fit into a category. It can help bridge the gap between making it this month and going under for people who can then continue going on with being or becoming productive members of society.
The donations fund needs ranging from gasoline to get to work, school or medical appointments; rent or utilities; food, clothing or other shortfalls.
Donors can give by mailing checks to the Peninsula Home Fund along with the coupon attached to this story.
They can donate with a credit card online by clicking on the Peninsula Home Fund button on the peninsula dailynews.com homepage. (Scroll way down). Donations also can be made to the Peninsula Home Fund account at any First Fed branch.
Donors are listed in updates published in Peninsula Daily News throughout the campaign, which ends in January. Gifts can be listed anonymously, by name only, by name and amount, or in honor of or in the memory of another.
The only money ever taken from the fund is 10 percent to assist OlyCAP with administrative costs. The rest is for those in need.
The annual campaign extends through the holiday season. All contributions are federally tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law for the year in which the check is written.
How to apply
The best way to request assistance from the Peninsula Home Fund is to fill out an online inquiry.
The “Ask for General Assistance” button at www.olycap.org will take you to the request form.
If you are unable to access the internet, you may call OlyCAP offices in Port Angeles — 360-452-4726 — or Port Townsend — 360-385-2571, regardless of which county you reside in, and the front desk staff will fill it out on your behalf over the phone.
Cherish Cronmiller, OlyCAP’s executive director, oversees disbursements from the Peninsula Home Fund.
Every donation, no matter the size, makes a difference. It creates a safety net for Peninsula residents when there is nowhere else to turn.
From children’s pennies to checks for thousands of dollars, the generosity of Peninsula Daily News readers makes a positive difference.
Donor list for week ending Dec. 13, 2023.
NAME ONLY
• Pamela Mirrer, Sequim, In memory of Laurie Westlake.
• Joseph Cress Elaine Peaslee, Sequim, In memory of Jenny Cress.
• Lee Roberts, Port Angeles, In memory of Dan Roberts Sr.
• Steve and Linda Bailey, Sequim.
• JoAnne Hughes, Port Angeles.
• Bernice Cook, Port Angeles.
• Fred & Carol Royce, Port Angeles.
• Bill & Sharon Alton, Port Angeles.
• Olympic Acupuncture, Port Angeles. In honor of Nancy Taylor, Betty Hoch and Dennis Duncan.
• Phyllis & Ed Hofner, Port Angeles.
• Marjorie Elwood, Port Angeles. In memory of William Elwood.
• Rita Marston, Port Angeles. In memory of Don Marston.
• David & Vicki Walp, Sequim.
• Betty Skidmore, Sequim. In memory of Donald Skidmore.
• Dick and Dottie Foster, Port Angeles.
• Kathleen Taylor, Port Townsend.
• Edgar & Iva Burks, Port Angeles.
• Juanita Weissenfels, Forks. In memory of Liz and Mary Ann H.
• Freda and Mike Tallmadge, Port Angeles. In honor of Port Angeles School Employees.
• Pauline Gepner, Port Angeles. In memory of John Gepner.
• Jacolyn Partridge, Port Angeles. In loving memory of family and friends who have passed before us.
• Mike Meyer Bonnie Bonnivier, Sequim. In honor of our children and grandchildren.
• Marilyn Beech, Port Angeles.
• Marolyn & Herb Russell, Port Angeles. In memory of Will and Carolyn Muller.
• Mad Maggi, Sequim.
• David Meissner Lorra Cornetet, Sequim.
• Brando and Christina Blore, Port Angeles.
• Kathleen Balducci, Port Angeles. In memory of Bal, Our Parents, and Loved Ones.
• Ann Bigler, Sequim. In memory of Riley Bigler.
• Sally & Dave Ellefson, Port Angeles.
• Linda Peters, Port Ludlow.
• Darlene and Michael Clemens, Port Angeles.
• Mark Sward.
• Robert Landis, Port Townsend.
• Diane DeFidelibus, Port Townsend.
• Elin Lunner, Redmond. In honor of Karen and Bill Swanson Woolf.
NAME AND AMOUNT
• Joyce Chiasson, Port Angeles, $100. In memory of Jack Chiasson.
• Kenneth Larsen, Port Angeles, $500. In memory of my father, Bernard Larsen.
• Robert Skotheim, Port Angeles, $500. In honor of Robbie and Jim Mantooth.
• Betty Manning, Port Angeles, $200.
• Kathleen Targos George Seifert, Port Townsend, $100.
• Bob Kajfasz Mary Romstadt, Port Angeles, $200.
• Jack Real, Port Angeles, $200.
• Jane & Randy Priest, Sequim, $100.
• Katherine Hennessey, Port Angeles, $1,000.
• 7 Cedars Resort, Sequim, $5,000.
• Steven McCreary, Port Townsend, $250.
• Mary Renner, Port Angeles, $100. In memory of Herbert Renner.
• Garlick Family, Port Angeles, $75. In memory of Cynthia Little.
• Robert Zech, Port Angeles, $300.
• Harriet Angulo, Port Angeles, $128.04.
• Jerry Nichols, Port Angeles, $100.
• Larry Mundy, Port Townsend, $102.53.
• Theodore Tsoneff, Port Angeles, $40.
• Pam and Jim Walton, Port Angeles, $200.
• Ricky Yates, Port Angeles, $100.
ANONYMOUS
• Sequim, $200.
• Port Angeles, $200.
• Sequim, $100.
• Port Townsend, $500.
• Carlsborg, $500.
• Sequim, $100. In memory of J.W. James Jr.
• Sequim, $50.
• Port Angeles, $100.
• Port Angeles, $100. In memory of Edward Zoble.
• Port Townsend, $50.
• Carlsborg, $100.
• Port Angeles, $45 .
• Sequim, $204.56.
• Port Angeles, $250.
• Port Townsend, $500.
• Port Angeles, $102.53.
• Port Angeles, $102.53.
• Sequim, $20.91.
• Sequim, $255.58.
• Port Angeles, $102.53.
• Port Angeles, $100.
• Port Angeles, $102.53.
• Port Angeles, $500.
• Port Townsend, $255.58.
• Sequim, $102.53.
• Sequim, $250. In loving memory of Grandpa and Grandma on the farm.
• Port Angeles, $125.
• Port Angeles, $200.
