PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Business Association wants to thank police and military for their efforts to keep the community and nation safe.
In the inaugural Safe Community Appreciation Day, the group will gather from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles, for refreshments and socializing with representatives of Clallam County police and fire agencies, as well as of military and Homeland Security organizations.
“This is something that is long overdue in our community,” said Craig Johnson, CEO of Capacity Provisioning Inc., one of the sponsors.
“The Port Angeles Business Association as an organization has always supported the first responders, law enforcement and military and this grew from the idea of appreciating the different agencies.”
The U.S. Border Patrol, Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations, Port Angeles Police Department, Port Angeles Fire Department, Clallam County Sheriff’s Office, State Patrol, Sequim Police Department, Olympic National Park rangers, Olympic National Forest rangers, tribal police, National Guard, Coast Guard, Army, Marines, Navy and Air Force were invited.
“I can’t wait to walk up to these people and shake their hands and thank them,” Johnson said.
The come-and-go event is free and open for all community members to talk to the members of the agencies.
The group likely will have a speaker, who has not yet been determined, who will say a formal thanks to the group, Johnson said.
Other sponsors are Wave Broadband, Necessities and Temptations gift shop, Karen Rogers Consulting and Doc Neeley’s Cowboy Guns and Gear.
