Sequim hospital guild fundraiser at casino Wednesday

BLYN –– The Sequim-Dungeness Valley Hospital Guild hosts its annual May luncheon, auction and fashion show Wednesday in Club Seven at 7 Cedars Casino.

The guild will distributed $31,700 to various area charities, according to Addie Curtis, guild vice president.

Social hour and a silent auction begin at 11 a.m.

President Jean Janis will present the funding gifts, including $5,000 to the School of Nursing at Peninsula College; $15,000 to the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Health and Wellness Clinic, and $11,700 to the laboratory department at Olympic Medical Center.

Volunteer Norma Valeske will receive special recognition for her more than 24 years of working and training others to work in the guild’s thrift shop at Second Avenue and Bell Street in Sequim.

The lunch and fashion show will follow, with Bobbie Rhodes as emcee.

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