SEQUIM — Your car, be it hot or cool, could help expand a youngster’s world.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula, in preparation for their summer field trips and other activities, are raising money for scholarships — and for gas, since the trips are to places like the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma and the Museum of Flight in Seattle.
To this end, the Sequim Boys & Girls Club is hosting a car show Saturday, and anyone with a good-looking ride can drive up and sign up that morning, said Stephen Rosales, one of the volunteer organizers.
Hoping for 60 cars
He’ll have his red 2005 Corvette out for ogling Saturday, along with a solar-yellow 1954 Ford F100 pickup that belongs to Matt Wech, manager of Sequim’s Frontier Bank.
Another club supporter, who chose anonymity, will add a Lamborghini to the show.
Rosales emphasized that other sports cars and vintage vehicles will be welcome; the $25 entry fees are what make the event a fundraiser.
“Last year, we had 60 cars. We’re hoping for at least that many this year,” he said.
Admission to the parking-lot car show is free, though inside the club, snacks and beverages will be for sale.
“People can come in out of the sun and have something to drink,” said Bob Schilling, executive director of both the Sequim and Port Angeles clubs.
He added that people may also choose to make donations either to the summer programs or to the Campaign for Kids, the four-month effort to gather contributions to keep the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula running.
Sequim’s club sees 300 children and teens each weekday, Schilling said, while the smaller Mount Angeles unit has 70 youngsters coming in for afternoon activities.
Both clubs will offer summer camp for children age 6 to 12, with games and outings in town plus forays to destinations such as Salt Creek County Park, the Dungeness Valley Creamery and Sequim’s berry farms.
In Sequim, the added summer activities will run from 8 a.m. to noon; at the Port Angeles club, camp will go from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Both clubs include snacks and lunch with the weekly camp fee of $70.
Fun for parents
Parents who would like to get in on some of the summertime fun can volunteer once they’ve had background checks.
For youth ages 13 to 17, Sequim teen club director Kristal Van Selus is also planning outings — from car washes in Sequim to trips to Lake Crescent — plus outdoor games and barbecues in a program called “Get Off the Couch.”
Teen members can take part in activities at her club from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, starting June 23 ,and join Saturday trips to include rafting on the Elwha River as well as fishing and clamming elsewhere on the North Olympic Peninsula.
Van Selus also said she’ll take the teens to Seattle at least once this summer.
Field-trip fees range from $2 to $10, and parents of teens should phone the club to sign up at 360-683-8095, since space is limited.
In addition to the summer camps, the Port Angeles and Sequim Boys & Girls Clubs will continue their afternoon activities for all who have paid the $30 annual membership fee.
The Sequim unit is open from noon to 6 p.m., while the Mount Angeles unit is open from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., and members are invited to drop in during those hours all summer.
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Sequim-Dungeness Valley reporter Diane Urbani de la Paz can be reached at 360-681-2391 or at diane.urbani@peninsuladailynews.com.
