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NK Fishline celebration June 7 at noon From left, Penelope Li is one of several West Sound Academy students providing tutoring services at Fishline on Wednesdays.
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fter years of dreaming and planning, Fishline moved into its new facility on Viking Avenue the first weekend in May. Thanks to the sweat equity of hundreds of neighbors, the contributions of products and services from so many local businesses and the support of city leadership, Fishline was able to open the doors of a building that will welcome our neighbors for decades to come. It was an extraordinary first day. The line of curious and relieved clients formed outside the door, joyful about the easy parking. When the doors opened at 10 a.m., they were greeted by a trained volunteer who helped direct visitors based on their current need. Food clients were invited to move on to the shopping area. Other clients, with emergent needs for financial aid
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or for referrals to other safety net agencies, met with our client advocate in a confidential, comforting space. Those who walked through the entrance to the food market were immediately bathed in light and openness, then shopped in a nearly-perfect duplication of a grocery store, unhurried and uncrowded as they moved from canned goods to produce to bakery items. Our grocery partners made sure we had
enough this day, especially fruit and vegetables, and so the choices were varied and plentiful. The striking contrast between our old and new facility provoked a priceless reaction from our clients. Without exception, we heard gratitude and admiration for the model we have created, often expressed through tears. Volunteers mingled on the market floor, restocking and answering questions, sharing the good energy
Will You Come to the Table? We’d like to invite our community to our “table” -- to share in the success we have had in opening at our new location, to encourage you to learn more about Fishline, and to challenge you to think of ways that you can use your resources and gifts to join us.
Fred Meyer
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Grand Opening! 12 - 3pm Come celebrate with a ribbon cutting, speakers, tours & refreshments.
Now-June 15th
Please donate food items with these children in mind: instant foods that are easy to prepare such as macaroni & cheese; single-serve ravioli; granola bars; juice boxes; sandwich crackers.
June is fresh fruit & vegetable month!
Help us reach the goal of 5000 lbs of food by dropping off food at Albertson’s, Central Market, Red Apple or Fishline’s new location.
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– June Cotner Publicity Liaison Poulsbo Noon Lions Club
Many families depend on the benefit of school lunch programs during the school year so the summer can be a challenge.
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Thanks for all the great publicity for the Poulsbo Noon Lions Club in the Scene and Heard section. Our membership has increased, which gives us more hands to help with more service projects. We really appreciate how publicity in the North Kitsap Herald helps increase our visibility to potential new members.
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and enjoying the space they need to keep stock moving out to the market. Donors drove right up to the door, quickly and easily dropping off their gifts, and many stayed a little longer to tour the facility. As we had hoped, our new space will also open up options for new ideas and inventive approaches in a way we couldn’t consider before. Just in the first week, Kitsap Harvest began building a group of raised garden beds on the
property and will be giving gardening classes as they create these demonstration gardens. West Sound Academy offered the services of their brightest students and began tutoring sessions for our client children to help them prepare for finals. We have begun planning onsite access to employment and health care specialists, and the computers in our Resource Room have been of great help to clients who can't afford Internet service at home but need to look for work. We are so proud of how far we have come and how much promise the future holds. None of this would be possible without the support of this great community and all who have come together throughout the years to make our dream a reality. Join us for our grand opening and ribbon cutting celebration on June 7 at noon so we can thank you and together celebrate this monumental accomplishment. — Mary Nader is executive director of North Kitsap Fishline. Contact her at director@nkfishline.org.
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NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS By MARY NADER
We love fresh donations from your garden for distribution in our front market .
Free showing of “A Place at the Table” June 29th 3-5pm at North Point Church Examine the issue of hunger in America through the lens of those struggling with food insecurity. Discussion to follow.
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