Gardiner Garden Club raises big money for student scholarships

Published 12:01 am Wednesday, May 20, 2015

SEQUIM — The Gardiner Garden Club has raised more than $7,000 for scholarships through recent fundraisers.

Earlier this semester, Sequim High School students in Bill Seabolt’s class crafted two-dimensional steel Roosevelt elk silhouettes that resemble the well-known sculptures that welcome motorists to town.

Those were auctioned off to community members April 18, netting $1,835.

Altogether, the class built eight 36-inch elk silhouettes and 12 24-inch silhouettes.

Each piece has a serial number and will become collectors’ items because no more will be built by this year’s welding class, Seabolt said.

The base price for each silhouette was about $50.

The remainder of the $7,000 raised for scholarships was collected via donations from community members and local businesses.

The Gardiner club has awarded about $75,000 in scholarships to Sequim High School students over the past 15 years, members said.