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YOU DID IT!

Holy COW! What a whirlwind 10 days! Thanks to everyone who has participated in this year’s GiveOrcas campaign. We have broken pretty much every record we can. We had more donors(940), more donations ($341,000), more and faster full funding (17 out of 25 proposals...

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We Are In The Home Stretch!

We Are In The Home Stretch! Fisher and his human are so very grateful for your support! Give Orcas is in the home stretch with plenty of momentum to get us to the Finish Line, thanks to the amazing outpouring of community support. This year, we shortened the campaign...

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In Case You Had Not Heard…

Didier Gincig makes the change he wants to see through Give Orcas In Case You Had Not Heard Today Is Unique Donor Day! Head to www.giveorcas.org and make a donation of $10 or more to the proposals you care about. Together, we make Orcas stronger! Today is also the...

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Give Orcas is Here!

And Here We GO! The 12th annual Spring Give Orcas Campaign launches this coming Wednesday, May 8th and runs through May 17th. WaHOOO! Give Orcas started as a way to leverage the funds the Orcas Island Community Foundation has to invest in the community each year. OICF...

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Leaving a Legacy

OIFR Wildland Firefighters take to the track for Pack Test Leaving a Legacy Looking around Orcas, it is easy to spot the many legacy gifts that help make our community a great place to live. There is the school track, which was donated in honor of Bob Henigson thanks...

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Thank You Board Members!

OICF Board of Trustees and Staff Thank You Board Members! Orcas relies on nonprofits to provide essential services. Food, housing and basic living support, arts and culture programming, senior services, early childhood education, and environmental stewardship are all...

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Something To Smile About!

Something to Smile About! I am delighted to report that we are getting much closer to restarting a Dental Clinic providing free care on Orcas. The San Juan County Health department  has received grant funding to support care and is contracting with Dr Jessica Dubek,...

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Bunny Vs. Polar Bear

A Little Spring Joy from Island Rides Bunny vs Polar Bear The Battle of the Ages is this Saturday at Moran State Park, when the Polar Bear takes on the Easter Bunny!  Well, not quite. But the Lion’s are hosting their Egg Hunt starting at 10 and the Orcas Island Rowing...

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All Hands In

                         The Kiwanis and Park & Rec team hard at work! All Hands In The new playground is taking form at Buck Park, thanks to the Kiwanis and Park and Rec crew. They have been working tirelessly to get this up and open to the community. It will be...

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What A Journey

  Not So Long Ago    What a Journey Four years ago this week, Covid descended into our lives and set us all on a new and, sometimes, frightening path. Our world suddenly shrunk and played out in tiny squares on Zoom. Local social safety net services were put...

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