by Ed Andrews | May 18, 2022 | Hilary's Update
Good Morning! And THANK YOU! We ended the GiveOrcas Campaign on a high note, fully funding all 27 proposals. Thanks to all 672 donors who collectively contributed $374,171. What amazing support from and for this community! The Grants Award Celebration will be this...
by Ed Andrews | May 13, 2022 | Hilary's Update
We are in the home stretch of the GiveOrcas Campaign. Thanks to the 603 neighbors who have contributed so far. We are 75% funded with three days to go. It is really exciting to see so many new donors to the process — over 200 so far! Eleven of the proposals are...
by Ed Andrews | May 6, 2022 | Hilary's Update
Wow! What a great start to GiveOrcas! We have raised over $136,000 in the first 4 days — 36% of the total requests. Three proposals are fully funded — Kwiaht, Salmonberry School, and Fresh Bucks through OCRC. Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far....
by Ed Andrews | Apr 29, 2022 | Hilary's Update
The 2022 GiveOrcas Campaign goes live at 12:01 am on Monday, May 2nd. Let me know if you would like a sneak preview and I will send you a list of the 27 proposals included in this year’s catalog. This year is the largest campaign so far. After two years dealing with...
by Ed Andrews | Apr 22, 2022 | Hilary's Update
Shelter Each year, counties across the state conduct a Point In Time (PIT) count to identify community members who are either un- or under-sheltered. The 2022 San Juan County PIT Homeless Count identified 146 people who have no stable place to live, an increase...
by Ed Andrews | Apr 15, 2022 | Hilary's Update
Northern Heights Apartments I was delighted to hand deliver a $100,000 donation to OPAL Community Land Trust this week. This contribution will be used to purchase the Northern Heights Apartments (across from the Library on Rose Street), preserving 12...
