Rayonier Inc. presents $35,000 in grants to Clallam, Grays Harbor nonprofits
Published 12:01 am Wednesday, September 2, 2015
FORKS — Rayonier Inc. gave a total of $35,000 to 26 nonprofit organizations serving communities in Clallam and Grays Harbor counties.
Recipients of the company’s 2015 Community Fund grants were recognized at a special awards breakfast hosted by Rayonier at the Olympic Natural Resources Center in Forks earlier last month.
The fund supports a variety of educational, health and forestry programs.
Rayonier also donated $1,500 to United Way of Clallam County and $2,600 to United Way of Grays Harbor County.
Matching funds, pledges
The money was from employee pledges and matching funds for United Way.
“Rayonier is proud to call Grays Harbor and Clallam County home for our 30 Washington-based employees for nearly 90 years,” said Bill Monahan, Rayonier Pacific Resource Unit Leader, speaking to the Rayonier 2015 grant recipients.
“Every year, we look forward to the opportunity to thank each of you, your staff and the volunteers for all you are doing to make our community a better place to live and work.”
Rayonier representatives from Forks and Hoquiam, as well as from Fernandina Beach, Fla., were present at the ceremony, along with Rayonier retirees.
The following organizations received support from Rayonier as part of its 2015 grant program:
Clallam County Historical Society, Clallam County Literacy Council, Concerned Citizens, Forks Alternative School, Forks Community Food Bank Inc., Healthy Families of Clallam County, NatureBridge, North Olympic Regional Veteran’s Housing Network-Sarge’s Place, The Caring Place of Clallam County, Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County and Volunteers in Medicine of the Olympics.
Also, AgForestry, Appelo Archives Center, Camp Victory, Children’s Advocacy Center of Grays Harbor, Citizens for Children’s Fund, Coastal Community Action Program, Coastal Harvest, Grays Harbor County CASA, Grays River Grange 124, Multi-Care Health Foundation, Pacific Education Institute, Spodyfest for Wounded Warriors Project, the Caring Place of West Clallam County, the Network for Business Innovation and Sustainability, and Washington Log-A-Load for Kids Program-Seattle Children’s Hospital.
