Milestone: SBYC awards raffle quilt, raises funds for VHOCC

January 17, 2024 1:30 am
Photo by Linda Carlson/For Sequim Bay Yacht Club Sequim Bay Yacht Club members participate in the Polar Bear Dip on Jan. 1. Pictured, from left, are Joel Cziok, Susan Sorensen and Carolyn and Frank DeSalvo, all from Sequim.
Photo by Linda Carlson/For Sequim Bay Yacht Club Sequim Bay Yacht Club members participate in the Polar Bear Dip on Jan. 1. Pictured, from left, are Joel Cziok, Susan Sorensen and Carolyn and Frank DeSalvo, all from Sequim.

Sequim Bay Yacht Club (SBYC) assistant treasurer Debbie Denton bought the winning ticket in SBYC’s 2023 quilt raffle, which raised $1,610 toward the club’s annual contribution for Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County.

Raffle tickets bring the club’s 2023 contribution through Dec. 25 to $25,864.42, all of which is designated for respite care for patients.

Later this month, VHOCC will announce the final total raised by SBYC for 2023 and the club’s all-time contributions since its first fundraiser in 1991.

Fundraising for 2024 was kicked off Jan. 1 when four club members participated in the VHOCC Polar Bear Dip.

Photo by Doug Schwarz/For Sequim Bay Yacht Club Debbie Denton of Sequim is pictured with the quilt she won, a piece created by Sequim Bay Yacht Club members for a raffle prize that raised $1,610 for Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County.

Photo by Doug Schwarz/For Sequim Bay Yacht Club Debbie Denton of Sequim is pictured with the quilt she won, a piece created by Sequim Bay Yacht Club members for a raffle prize that raised $1,610 for Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County.