PORT ANGELES — School supplies, haircuts and community services resources will be available for families in need at the 2013 Back to School Event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
The Port Angeles School District is working with lead agency Parent Line/Lutheran Family Services and other local service organizations to host the event at Jefferson Elementary School, 218 E. 12th St.
Supplies and services will be offered free to students in kindergarten through 12th grades, except for immunizations required to be “school-ready.”
Those will be offered by Clallam County Health & Human Services for $12 per immunization. Medicaid can be billed for services.
At the event, Smile-Mobile staff will make appointments for the mobile dental unit’s visit from Sept. 9-21, and Sodexo Food Services will provide a lunch of a hot dog barbecue with all the fixings.
A volunteer “navigator” will assist attendees. There is no need to sign up in advance.
Donations and school supplies are being collected now at local banks and the Port Angeles School District Central Services office, 216 E. Fourth St.
A long list of sponsors are supporting the event.
In addition to those already mentioned, sponsors include Lutheran Community Services NW, Serenity House, Port Angeles Food Bank, United Way of Clallam County, Rotary Club of Port Angeles, Kiwanis Olympic, Walmart Vision Center, Burt and Ralene Walls, Angeles Academy, Dollar Tree, Operation Homefront, Soroptimist International of Port Angeles-Jet Set and the Port Angeles Education Foundation.
Also, KONP radio, First Federal, Sterling Savings Bank, U.S. Bank, Westport, Port Angeles Hardwood, Nippon Paper Industries, Lakeside Industries and Interfor Pacific.
For more information or to make a donation, phone Lisa Lyon of Lutheran Community Services NW at 360-452-5437 or email llyon@csnw.org.