Tulip festival poster wins gold award
MOUNT VERNON — The International Festivals and Events Association (IFEA) recently named the 2013 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival poster by Karen Sistek of Port Angeles as the Haas & Wilkerson Gold Pinnacle Award winner for the Best Commemorative Poster at ceremonies held in Pittsburgh.
“Getting this award really shows the quality of the artwork we choose to make into Tulip Festival posters. We won this award after a review of 40 different judges who determined ours was the best for our budget category in 2013,” said Cindy Verge, executive director of the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival.
“There were entries from all over the United States and from small festivals in various parts of the world.
“This is exciting for us.”
Gifts for nonprofits
PORT ANGELES — Community organizations can attend an open house Friday to receive donated goods from the Home Depot Gifts in Kind program.
The Home Depot Gifts In Kind, or GIK, program donates items such as mirrors, toilets, flooring and more.
A preview day to view available materials is set for the site of the sale, a garage at 516 E. First St., from
9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday (Oct. 31).
Current GIK member organizations can access materials from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday.
Access for nonmember nonprofit organizations is set for 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The event, based in Port Angeles, is hosted by Serenity House’s AmeriCorps VISTA Team.
The GIK program is a partnership among the Sequim Home Depot, United Way of Clallam County, Clallam County Homelessness Task Force and Serenity House of Clallam County.
To qualify for this program, groups must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, tax-exempt school, library or federally recognized tribe based in Clallam County or Jefferson County.
The materials must be used for providing benefit to low-income clients or parishioners, or for making repairs to organizational buildings.
Items cannot be resold, bartered, traded or transferred.
Contact Brent Shively at 360-452-1439 or serenityhouse.brent@gmail.com.
Free seminar set
SEQUIM — The Vision Loss Center is conducting a free seminar at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday.
There will be presentations throughout the day covering mobility and independent travel for the visually impaired.
Clallam Transit representatives will be at the seminar to issue the new regional reduced-fare permits for seniors or disabled riders.
For more information, phone 360-683-1263.
