The United Way of Clallam County will kick off its 63rd annual fund drive with two Day of Caring projects Saturday.
United Way volunteers have set a goal of $950,000 for this year’s campaign, which will benefit its partner agencies.
A cleanup/fix-up event is planned at the Port Angeles unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula, 2620 S. Francis St.
Sequim Sunrise Rotary will lead a yard and landscaping makeover for two Sequim-area senior citizens of limited means and finances.
These are the first of several Day of Caring projects planned this fall, said Corey Delikat, United Way campaign coordinator.
Pat Downie, chairman of the Day of Caring projects, said the volunteers working on the service projects “make a real difference in the lives they serve.
“These projects are a win-win for everyone involved.”
The fundraising campaign will run from now through the end of November.
Volunteers on the fund-distribution committee will allocate campaign proceeds in March for the 2016-17 year.
Delikat said that after Jody Moss’ resignation Sept. 11 after nearly 10 years of heading the agency, “the board has taken on the challenge of managing the campaign while we also recruit and hire new staff.
“We’re returning to our 1952 roots as a volunteer-managed and -run organization.
“Our goal is to recruit as many volunteers and donors as possible.”
Delikat added, “The board has recruited proven leaders in our community to oversee the campaign.”
Former United Way volunteers Norm Schaaf, manager of Merrill & Ring, and Paul McHugh, a retired Realtor in Sequim, will lead the campaign as this year’s co-chairs, Delikat said.
In addition to Schaaf and McHugh, the 2015 campaign cabinet consists of Jo Johnston and Delikat, Port Angeles; Tammy Rux, Sequim; Pam Hunter and Rick Bart, Forks; Pastor George Eastman, Clallam Bay/Sekiu/Neah Bay; Trisha Haggerty, Joyce; Iva Burks, Grant Munro and Brown Maloney, leadership giving; Mark Hannah, corporate giving; Leslie Robertson, Port Angeles businesses; and the United Way Board of Directors, employee giving.
