Contributions are still coming in, but as of Friday, $73,518.17 from people and organizations in Jefferson and Clallam counties had been donated to the Peninsula Daily News’ 2003 Peninsula Home Fund.
It’s a new record.
Donations last week included $1,136 from PDN employees in Port Townsend, Sequim and Port Angeles — and checks and money orders ranging from $10 to $1,500 from Chimacum to Clallam Bay, San Diego to Portage, Mich.
“I am so proud to live in this community with its great, giving people,” said Tim Hockett, deputy director of nonprofit OlyCAP — Olympic Community Action Programs — the No. 1 emergency care agency on the North Olympic Peninsula, which manages the fund for the PDN.
“The amount collected will enable us to help many, many people.”
The $67,048 raised by the Peninsula Home Fund in 2002 allowed OlyCAP to help more than 750 families and individuals in 2003 — people that the organization wouldn’t have been able to assist otherwise, Hockett said.
Fund never closes
The books on the 2003 fund drive will be audited this week.
A final list of last-minute donors and donations received will be published in next Sunday’s PDN.
But the Peninsula Home Fund itself never closes.
Donations of any amount are always welcome. (On the Internet, please use the form that can be downloaded by clicking on HOME FUND at the left side of the www.peninsuladailynews.com home page.)
Every gift will make a difference in somebody’s life.
All contributions are fully IRS tax-deductible — and 100 percent of the dollars donated go directly to assist those in need in Jefferson and Clallam counties.
The 2003 holiday fund-raising campaign began Thanksgiving Day and ended Wednesday, Dec. 31.
Checks dated after Dec. 31 will go toward the 2004 campaign.
Indeed, contributions collected before Thanksgiving provided a running start on this year’s holiday campaign.
Individuals, couples, businesses and school groups contributed $7,021 between Jan. 1 and Nov. 27.
The Alaska Invitational, an annual 18-hole golf tournament sponsored by Bob Sinnett at SunLand Golf and Country Club in Sequim, raised $ $2,540 for the Peninsula Home Fund in May.
OK Sams chapter of Good Sam Club, Poulsbo, gave $100, and the International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union, Local 27, Port Angeles, gave the fund a check for $1,000.
“Basically Beethoven,” a chamber music concert at Peninsula College by James Garlick, Rebecca Davis, Laura Cline and Joanne DeMars), raised $1,351.25 last January.
More than a dozen people used 2002’s Home Fund coupons to contribute this year.
A safety net
Completing its 15th year, Peninsula Home Fund is a safety net for residents in Jefferson and Clallam counties when they face emergency situations — and can’t find help elsewhere.
From Port Townsend to Forks, from Quilcene and Brinnon to LaPush, it’s a helping hand for children, teens, families and the elderly.
Every dollar goes — without any deductions for costs — for hot meals for seniors, warm winter coats for kids, home repairs for the low income, needed prescription drugs, dental work, safe, drug-free temporary housing, eyeglasses — the list goes on and on.
The nonprofit program’s emphasis is on making sure no one falls through the cracks during the most demanding time of the year — winter.
No administrative costs
No money is diverted for administration or other overhead.
All costs are absorbed by Peninsula Daily News and OlyCAP.
Your personal information is kept confidential.
The PDN does not rent, sell, give or otherwise share your address or other information with anyone, or make any other use of it.
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 contributions.
To apply for a grant from the fund, phone OlyCAP at 360-452-4726 (Clallam County) or 360-385-2571 (Jefferson County).
There are OlyCAP offices in Port Townsend, Port Angeles and Forks.
New donations
The following are contributions received between Christmas and Friday, Jan. 2 — thank you very much for making a difference in the lives — and futures — of your neighbors:
* Destiny Drafting, Port Angeles, $50.
* Peninsula Daily News employees in Port Townsend, Sequim and Port Angeles; $1,136 ($38 in memory of Jim Roddick).
* J&J Construction of Port Angeles, $200; in honor of employees of J&J Construction.
* Bill and Diane Dettmer, Port Angeles, $500; in memory of Mary V. Dettmer.
* Roche Scheuerman, Sequim, $35.
* Susan Feiro, Port Angeles, $100.
* Lynn and Jenifer Taylor, Port Townsend, $200.
* Mrs. J.W. Wright, Sequim, $100.
Many thanks also to these donors who requested that the amount of their donation be kept private:
* Chris, Keri and Keenan Johns, Port Townsend; in memory of Vance C. Johns.
* Michael and Freda Tallmadge, Port Angeles; in honor of Hank Tallmadge.
* Carol Drake, Sequim; in memory of Leo Drake.
* Al and Jane Bloomquist, Port Angeles; in memory of Sue Lea.
* Jim and Sandy Schultz, Port Angeles; in memory of our brother-in-law Butch Wirth.
* James Sanderson, Port Angeles; in memory of Prosper Ostrowski.
* Bob and Joy Sheedy, Port Angeles; in memory of Elpie Kalahar.
* Lois Camealy, Coalena, Ohio; in memory of Chas. D. Ulmer.
* Timm and Cindy Kelly, Port Angeles; in memory of Jack Madison.
* Judith “Judy” West, Port Townsend; in memory of daughter Jenny.
* Edmund A. Hinke, Port Angeles; in honor of Betty Troxel.
* Mike Kurhajetz and B.J., Port Angeles; in memory and honor of KTZ’s 9th and “E” neighbors and sincere service providers.
* Verna Partridge, Port Angeles; in memory of John Partridge.
* Rex and Olga Wilson, Port Angeles; in memory of Peggy Wilson.
* George and Lorena Gurr, Sequim; in memory of Edna Page, mother.
* Dennis and Dianne Venzon, Port Angeles; in memory of Ruthe Konen.
* Dean and Deborah Reed, Port Angeles; in memory of Jack and Betty Reed.
* Melinda Thompson, Port Angeles; in memory of Loren Hert.
* Mr. and Mrs. Bary R. Fahlstedt, Sequim.
* Mr. and Mrs. Clifton V. Forward, Port Townsend.
* Ron and Dorothy Brown, Sequim.
* Bob and Shirley Widdicombe, Sequim.
* Dorothy Cadwell, Port Angeles.
* George and JoAnn Bell, Sequim.
* Jeanne and David Oldenkamp, Port Angeles.
* Rae and Marilyn Bosckis, Sequim.
* Bryce and Gail Fish, Sequim.
* Estill and Reba Cornett, Port Angeles.
* Mark and Diana Schildknecht, Port Angeles.
* Bob and Kay Brackbill, Port Angeles.
* John Warrick and Ruth Jenkins, Port Angeles.
* Ken and Marge Hansen, Port Angeles.
* Dan and Barbara Hart, Port Angeles.
* Michael and Grace Wanrow, Sequim.
* JES Schumacher and Jay Brevik, Port Townsend.
* Josephine W. Pedersen, Port Angeles.
* Emma Larsen, Port Townsend.
* Del and Sydney Copeland, Sequim.
* Norm and DeeDee Hansen, Port Angeles.
* Richard and Elizabeth Newlon, Sequim.
* Jerry and Jackie Schwagler, Port Angeles.
Many thanks also to these donors who requested anonymity:
* San Diego, Calif., $50; I enjoy reading your newspaper, both on line and “in person,” by subscription, Keep up the good work!
* Portage, Mich., $50; in memory of Irene Gugin.
* Sequim, $200; in memory of Frances Burns.
* Clallam Bay, $25; in honor of Leo Klock.
* Port Angeles, $50; in memory of Fran Sanford and Pat Woodcock.
* Port Angeles, $25; in honor of HG Sisters.
* Port Townsend, $100; in memory of Nico Snel.
* Sequim, $1,500.
* Port Angeles, $200.
* Port Ludlow, $50.
* Port Angeles, $50.
* Sequim, $25.
* Port Angeles, $25.
* Carlsborg, $10.
* Chimacum, $25.
* Port Angeles, $20.
* Port Angeles, $100.
* Sequim, $50.
* Port Angeles, $20.
* Sequim, $100.
* Port Angeles, $500.
* Port Angeles, $25.
* Port Angeles, $35.
* Sequim, $100.
* Sequim, $100.
* Port Townsend, $50.
* Sequim, $100.
* Carlsborg, $100.
* Sequim, $150.
* Port Angeles, $25.
* Sequim, $50.
* Port Angeles, $133.
* Port Angeles, $25.
* Port Angeles, $200.
* Sequim, $50.
* Sequim, $100.
* Forks, $25.
* Port Angeles, $225.
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PLEASE NOTE: Handwriting can be hard to decipher at times. Please report any errors in this list to John Brewer, 360-417-3500; john.brewer@peninsuladailynews.com. Our sincerest appreciation again to our donors.
