by Lindsay Jennings | Feb 10, 2025 | News
Showing Up on Snow Days Snow arrived on Orcas this week, highlighting the sparkling, quiet beauty of our isle and also of our community. We’re a community of neighbors who show up to help neighbors – by sharing updates on road conditions, pulling each other out of...
by Lindsay Jennings | Dec 3, 2024 | Lindsay's Update, News
Join us today, Giving Tuesday, for the launch of GiveOrcas! Orcas is an incredibly giving and special place. Giving is ingrained in the culture here. Whether you are lending a neighbor a hand with a simple home repair or offering to help with an errand, giving to each...
by Lindsay Jennings | Nov 8, 2024 | Lindsay's Update, News
~our village shining in the light~ Standing In The Sun This week was a heavy one. Regardless of our politics, it remains difficult to understand how our nation has become so divided and challenging to look towards the future with hope. But the tides continue...
by Lindsay Jennings | Oct 18, 2024 | Lindsay's Update, News
Gather + Share One of the most important roles of OICF is to support capacity building within the nonprofit community. For many years, we have hosted regular meet-ups for nonprofit leaders to encourage collaboration and share updates and resources with each other....
by Tera Andaya | Apr 1, 2024 | Hilary's Update, News
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...
by Tera Andaya | Jan 2, 2024 | News
Looking back on 2023 fills me with gratitude. So many of you supported this community and donated through OICF this past year. We ran three GiveOrcas campaigns in 2023- Spring, Pea Patch Match, and Holiday. All in all, over 1000 donors contributed $837,000 to 36 local...
