Thank you! Thank you! Because of the generosity of people and organizations in Jefferson and Clallam counties, a record-breaking $189,674.85 was contributed to the Peninsula Daily News’ Peninsula Home Fund.
Thousands of dollars in last-minute contributions arrived last week.
The final total for the 2006 campaign from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Eve smashed the old record set on Dec. 31, 2005, of $135,168.
Because the Peninsula Home Fund is down to pennies right now, a check will be given this week to OlyCAP – Olympic Community Action Programs, the No. 1 emergency care agency on the North Olympic Peninsula – so the money can begin helping your neighbors immediately.
OlyCAP manages the fund for the PDN, screens the applicants – and provides life-changing services to those who need a “hand up, not a handout.”
All Peninsula Home Fund contributions are fully IRS tax-deductible for the yearly period in which the check is written.
And every dollar donated – 100 percent – goes directly to assist those in need in Jefferson and Clallam counties.
All costs are absorbed by Peninsula Daily News and OlyCAP.
