Holiday meal bags offered at Carrie Blake Park

By Matthew Nash • November 15, 2023 1:30 am
Sequim Gazette file photo by Matthew Nash/ Volunteer James Whitney stacks finished meal boxes at Sequim Food Bank for one of the Family Holiday Food Bag Distribution events in Carrie Blake Community Park last year. The food bank leads drive-through events once again for the holidays with the first event slated for 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17 in the park.
Sequim Gazette file photo by Matthew Nash/ Volunteer James Whitney stacks finished meal boxes at Sequim Food Bank for one of the Family Holiday Food Bag Distribution events in Carrie Blake Community Park last year. The food bank leads drive-through events once again for the holidays with the first event slated for 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17 in the park.

The Sequim Food Bank’s Family Holiday Meal Bag Distribution program is scheduled for 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, at Carrie Blake Community Park, 202 N. Blake Ave.

This is a drive-thru event with anyone welcome to pick up fixings for a holiday meal.

Sign-in begins at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave., before going along Blake Avenue and by Carrie Blake Community Park’s Water Reuse Demonstration Site and Albert Haller Playfields. A second event is slated for 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15.

Organizers plan for about 100 volunteers to distribute upwards of 1,000 meal boxes. Attendees will also receive gift cards to purchase turkey/ham and/or other food needed for Thanksgiving. Andra Smith, Sequim Food Bank executive director, said demand is up 22% over last year at the food bank, and need has increased in every program.

To make a donation online, visit sequimfoodbank.org; mail to: “Sequim Food Bank, P.O. Box 1453, Sequim WA, 98382.” Or, drop off a donation with staff at 144 W. Alder St.

The Sequim Food Bank is open 1-4 p.m. Mondays, and 9 a.m.-noon Fridays and Saturdays.

For more information on distribution/deliveries, call 360-683-1205.