Who we are
OUR SUPPORTERS AND COMMUNITY LINKS:
JEFFERSON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (WSDOT)
OLYMPIC AREA AGENCY ON AGING (03A)
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES (DSHS)
UNITED GOOD NEIGHBORS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY
OLYMPIC COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM (OLYCAP)
SUNRISE ROTARY OF PORT TOWNSEND
EDENSAW COMMUNITY CANCER FOUNDATION
OUR SPIRITUAL COMMUNITY DONORS (PLEASE SEE BELOW)
ECUMENICAL CHRISTIAN HELPING HANDS ORGANIZATION
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to support independent living in our community by working in partnership with volunteers and community organizations in East Jefferson County.
Helping is our Middle Name
We have been active in East Jefferson County for over 27 years. We are currently located in Uptown, Port Townsend, at 1110 Jefferson Street. Jefferson County has the largest percentage of senior citizens in Washington State, and the 9th most in the United States, with over 5,000 households (42%) with people over 65. We have helped people from age 1 to 106!
DAVID WHITNEY MD, ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON, RETIRED
NANCY BUDD-GARVAN, FORMER DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS - OUR CURRENT CHAIR
BILL JAMES, FORMER BUSINESS EXECUTIVE
DAVE STANKO, LAW ENFORCEMENT, RETIRED
DALE WILSON, FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OLYCAP
Our Board of Directors
VIC DIRKSEN, FORMER HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR
MARK GETZENDANER, FORMER INSURANCE BUSINESS OWNER
BRETT BLACK, FIRE CHIEF, EAST JEFFERSON FIRE AND RESCUE
MARK LANNON, ATTORNEY, RETIRED