Nonprofit Briefs

February 9, 2023

Courtesy photo

Union City Lodge No. 27 recently gave away 10 bikes at an assembly at Hood Canal School as part of its "Bikes for Books" program. The winners, from left, are Meliah Young, Laurel LeClair, Luhreya Kenyon, Alexandra Gouley, Tearny White Eagle, G.J. Guerrero and Kyler Kok; not present are winners Hunter Forbes and Victor Presley. Behind them are, from left, Alan Tahja, Allen "Doc" Riddle, Pete Laserinko and Mat Taylor.

Polar Bear Plunge fundraiser Saturday

The Hood Canal Lions Club hosts its 13th annual Polar Bear Plunge from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at Alderbrook Resort and Spa.

Plungers collect donations to help the club provide money for the Mason County Sheriff's Department's chaplain fund, K-Team and Marine Patrol, and the Mason County volunteer fire departments in Union and Hoodsport/Lake Cushman. The 2022 Polar Bear Plunge raised more than $10,000 for local emergency services.

Businesses that donate $300 or more will have their name/logo on the back of this year's Polar B...

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