Did you know that April is Native Plant Appreciation month? Proclaimed in 2004 by the Governor initially for a weeklong celebration of native plants, it became a full month in 2020. This year’s theme is “Prairie Preservation”. Local Washington Native Plant Society chapters have been hosting numerous activities all month long. Check out WNPS.org for more information.
Cancer patients can make their way to their off-island appointments easier, local women and girls have more access to education and training, Safe San Juans and the Joyce L. Sobel Family Resource Center are given additional community support through Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor.
The annual Rotary Spelling Bee, school nutrition program 36 Weekends, and working to eradicate polio are just a few Rotary Club of the San Juan Islands projects since beginning in 2003. Dec. 10 members gathered at the San Juan Island Grange to celebrate their 20th year.
A friend recently said, “When I hear the song ‘Silver Bells,’ I miss the bells of Salvation Army Christmas kettle volunteers. Now I realize we don’t have a bell ringing, but we do have a legacy of helping folks on our island.