Needs
Every member of the Club is unpaid, including its officers, and the priorities we join together to address do change with time and as projects are accomplished. We therefore stay attuned to community needs and bring our neighbors' attention there also.
We have named the shortage of safe, accessible youth sports fields and recreation space in North Kitsap an urgent need. For nearly a decade, our club has worked with community partners to study this gap and develop solutions that ensure young people have safe places to play.
The absence of North Kitsap youth sports facilities was first identified as an area of focus for our Club nine years ago. It has finally also been acknowledged throughout North Kitsap as a pressing need. Rapid population growth has intensified the shortage, making expanded recreation facilities essential for youth development, family wellness, and long-term community vitality.
Our focus on the critical need for youth sports facilities has become a major initiative: We are leading the effort to create a regional sports, recreation, and aquatics center that will serve youth and families of all ages across North Kitsap.
In the meantime, Club members have partnered with North Kitsap School District to rehabilitate existing sports fields that had fallen into disrepair.
As an extension of our efforts to bolster resources for youth and families, we fund scholarships for graduating high school students going on to college, and also trade scholarships for people changing careers or wanting to advance a career in nursing or other skilled profession.
We also work to meet global needs: Through local contacts we promote education of girls in Afghanistan, delivery of emergency services to Belize and Ukraine, and availability of potable water in Uganda. These are examples of the global reach our Club helps to foster by pursuing local north Kitsap relationships.
We fund and advance our causes by holding fundraising events, by devoting our own time, labor and skills, and by building a network of community members, leaders, and organizations.