by Hilary Canty | Aug 21, 2020 | Hilary's Update
Happy Friday! I returned after a restful and rejuvenating break. Hank and I enjoyed a week sailing around the San Juan’s and then a few days in Pt Townsend. Home now, trying to figure out what to do with all these cukes and zukes! Send recipes…. OICF received...
by Hilary Canty | Jul 31, 2020 | Hilary's Update
I saw two numbers that concerned me this week. One was that San Juan County has so far only had 37% of our community complete the census. That puts our County near the bottom of the list Statewide. We can do better! I did not have a census id number (apparently they...
by Hilary Canty | Jul 24, 2020 | Hilary's Update
New track at Orcas Island School District Even in these difficult days, the work of the community continues. Several of our nonprofits and elected boards are working on plans to help move us forward. It is so challenging to plan next steps when the baseline continues...
by Hilary Canty | Jul 17, 2020 | Hilary's Update
The Economic Resiliency project was launched to expand the conversation about how this community could learn and grow through this crisis. We held a multitude of virtual meetings over the last 10 days with over 200 participants who together generated a remarkable...
by Hilary Canty | Jul 2, 2020 | Hilary's Update
Due to our incredible partnership with All In Washington, all donations from now through July 8th to the Orcas Island Community Foundation Emergency Response Fund will be matched 100%. All In WA is statewide campaign working to address COVID recovery and racial equity...
by Hilary Canty | Jun 26, 2020 | Hilary's Update
Caption: The summer harvest has begun. One of the bright spots for me this week was talking with a young mom who had just learned she will be moving into one of the April Grove Town Homes in September. She was so grateful she was weeping….me, too. This opportunity...
