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Giving Thanks/Holiday Meal Program

Last year, our “BIG WEELS” team partnered with Island Volunteer Caregivers, the Senior Center, St. Cecilia Church, Helpline House, the Rotary Club, main coordinator Laura Van Dyke, and many, MANY others to help deliver hot turkey dinners to individuals in need during some nasty winter weather.

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Remembering Rick Nakata

Rick Nakata, a cherished volunteer known for his dedicated service to organizations like Bainbridge Prepares and the Bainbridge Island Fire Department, passed away from liver cancer on October 16, 2023.

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Getting Ready on a Budget

Getting prepared for disaster should not be an activity possible only for people with financial means. A community is not truly prepared unless everyone in it is prepared. There is no equity unless everyone is able to feel relatively safe.

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Emergency Blood Supply “Dangerously Low”

The Washington State Department of Health (WDOH) reported October 25 that state “blood banks are facing critical shortages of life-saving blood.” In particular, the shortages are affecting supplies of O and Rh- blood and platelets.

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