SEQUIM — The city presented the second annual Westcott Award to Pamela Leonard-Ray for her service as volunteer coordinator for the city and for her commitment to the local volunteer community.
The award was presented at the city’s annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner, recently held at the Guy Cole Center.
Leonard-Ray began volunteering for the city in 2013.
Since then, she has taken the volunteer program to a new level by developing procedures and processes, creating the ability to track volunteer hours, developing job descriptions, recruiting new volunteers and developing a volunteer clearinghouse for all local agencies looking for volunteers and placing their needs on the city’s website, according to a
news release.
The Westcott Award, named for Emily Westcott in recognition of her tireless commitment to volunteer service within the community, will be presented annually to a city volunteer in recognition of exemplary service.
Choir tryouts set in Sequim
SEQUIM — The Olympic Girls’ Choir, in anticipation of its new season starting in September, will hold auditions at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
Girls in fifth through eighth grades as of next fall are invited to try out at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave.
Jerome Wright, the retired founder and artistic director of the Seattle Girls’ Choir, is now a resident of the Peninsula and conductor of the Olympic Girls’ Choir.
The choir is an independent state nonprofit corporation dedicated to music education and concerts.
To find out more about the auditions and the organization, phone Wright at 206-369-3349 or email maestro@olympus.net.
Talk looks at preparing for catastrophes
FORKS — A Red Cross presentation on “Community Preparedness” as an “Evening Talks” event will be in the social hall of the Olympic Natural Resources Center, 1455 S. Forks Ave., at 7 p.m., Wednesday.
Steven Moore, disaster services coordinator for the Olympic Peninsula chapter of the American Red Cross, will present the main risks of disasters for Western Washington, specifically on the Olympic Peninsula.
His discussion will focus on how to better prepare for disasters.
There will be literature for participants to take home that will cover material discussed and further steps to be more prepared.
The Olympic Natural Resources Center is part of the University of Washington’s School of Environmental and Forest Sciences.
“Evening Talks” at ONRC are funded by the Rosmond Forestry Education Fund, an endowment that honors the contributions of Fred Rosmond and his family to forestry and the Forks community.
Refreshments will be served. Bring a dessert for the potluck.
For more information, phone Frank Hanson at the Education & Outreach Office at 360-374-4556 or 360-640-1861, email fsh2@uw.edu or visit www.onrc.washington.edu.
Shelter Providers
PORT ANGELES — The Shelter Providers Network of Clallam County will meet in Room 160 of the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.
The Shelter Providers coordinate homelessness response services and discuss actions to prevent and end homelessness in Clallam County.
This month’s agenda includes updates on services, housing, funding and legislation impacting homelessness.
The group also will finalize plans for the annual Forum on Ending Homelessness, to be held the morning of June 17 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 301 E. Lopez Ave.
Everyone who is interested in ending homelessness in Clallam County is welcome.
Sign-in begins at 8:45 a.m.
For more information, contact network coordinator Martha Ireland at 360-452-4737 or shelterprovidersnetwork@gmail.com.