SEQUIM — A dozen area nonprofits have received more than $10,000 from Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church now that it has donated the proceeds from its yuletide bazaar in November.
Receiving checks on Thursday at the church at 925 N. Sequim Ave., were representatives of Clallam Mosaic, Peninsula Behavioral Health, First Teacher, Sequim Community Aid, Forks Abuse Program, North Olympic Foster Parent Association and Voices for Veterans
Also recognized was Priscilla Schaefer, fiscal manager of the First Step Family Support Centers.
Grants also were given to the Captain Joseph House Foundation, Healthy Families of Clallam County, Olympic Medical Center Sequim-based Cancer Center Patient Navigator, and Clallam-Jefferson County Pro Bono Lawyers.
The fundraiser is organized by members of the church’s craft ministry, who for 18 years have selected recipients that serve families, women and children, primarily in Clallam County.
For the bazaar, dozens of women from Sequim and Port Angeles work January into November to knit, crochet, sew, paint, quilt, bead, bake and create hundreds of items, including seasonal decorations, kitchen and table linens, clothing and greeting cards.
This year’s event will be Saturday, Nov. 17.
For more information about the craft group, the bazaar and this year’s grant recipients, see https://tinyurl.com/PDN-Lutheran and https://tinyurl.com/PDN-Yulebazaar.
