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[POULSBO, WA, October 5, 2022] Lori Maxim, Executive Director of Fishline Food Bank and Comprehensive Services, has announced her retirement effective December 31, 2022.

Fishline is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide food and access to resources that offer stability, improve health and well-being, and help people onto a path to self-sustainability.

Lori Maxim expressed, “It has been an honor to work for the Fishline Board and the North Kitsap Community. I have been so fortunate to be a part of this organization. We have done a lot of good together over the past 2+ years. But I am feeling the need to slow my life down and spend more time with family, and friends. We have an incredibly talented and passionate staff who understand our vision and mission. I am confident in their abilities to keep us on course and support my replacement. I’ve told our board that I am happy to do whatever I can to make the transition of a new director as seamless as possible.”

Prior to Fishline, Maxim was the Director of Revenue for Morris Multimedia and CEO of the World’s Best Adventures in Gainesville, Georgia. Before her time at Morris, she was the Vice President of Sound Publishing, Inc. and had spent more than 20 years in Poulsbo with her family.

Maxim came to Fishline a little over two years ago as Executive Director. During her tenure, she has helped steer the organization through the COVID pandemic, added three new services for clients (showers, free counseling, and Student Opportunity and Advancement Resources), upgraded technology, increased staff compensation policies, and expanded sales at Second Season Thrift Store.

Board President Heather Torres commented, “Lori has been a tremendous blessing to Fishline, our staff, our clients, and our community these past two and a half years. She has worked tirelessly to build a solid organizational structure and put systems in place to support both internal staff and volunteers. She’s reenergized the community about our mission and bolstered donations in a way we’ve never seen before. We will miss her energy, enthusiasm, and get ‘er done attitude.”

Fishline will begin its search for a replacement in the coming weeks.

Fishline is thrilled to announce the new Student Opportunity & Advancement Resources (SOAR) program! SOAR provides financial assistance to help youth in our community meet basic needs, achieve academic success, and pursue extracurricular activities.

Students may submit financial assistance for items and activities that include clothing, sports equipment, musical instruments, driver’s education, college application fees, summer camp, membership fees, graduation fees, specialized school supplies, science fair projects, and much more!

Fishline’s team of case managers will carefully review each submission and respond within 48 hours to further discuss the request.

This program will operate year-round. Students and parents can make multiple requests through the year; however, each additional request will require parents or guardians to contribute a percentage toward the expense.

For students (K-12) who reside in Poulsbo, Keyport, Suquamish, and Bangor.

Students or guardians may submit their requests here: https://forms.office.com/r/D9e9QgWeAV

Don’t forget about the Second Season Thrift Store Labor Day Sale on September 5th! Everything in the store will be 50% off. Maybe a great time to stock up on fall / winter attire?

The store will be open from 10:00am – 5:00pm.

Located at: 19689 7th Ave NE, Suite 101, Poulsbo, WA

Did you know that 95 cents of every dollar spent at Second Season provides resources to neighbors in need at Fishline Food Bank & Comprehensive Services? Your money does good. Thank you!

Details:

• When:  Thursday, August 25, 2022
• Time:  12:00PM – 2:00PM
• Where:  The Summit at Bay Vista
  • 4650 Bay Vista Blvd., Bremerton, WA 98312
  • Parking lot if weather permits
  • Lobby area if there are weather concerns
• What:  COVID vaccines for everyone five [5] years of age and older
  • 1^st, 2^nd, and Booster shots for COVID vaccine
  • Pfizer and Moderna vaccines
• Who:  BHA residents, BHA program participants, BHA employees, and community members

Here is the link for online registration if you would like to register in advance or pass along to someone who may be interested.  Kitsap Public Health District will close the online sign-ups one day prior to the clinic.  https://prepmod.doh.wa.gov//appointment/en/reg/5312608959

The website link allows individuals to sign up online and complete any paperwork, screening tools, etc. prior to clinic.  This will speed up their registration process quite a bit. 

Registering online will still allow individuals to stop by anytime between the clinic hours of 12pm-2pm.  It won’t give them a specific time slot. 

Kitsap Public Health District will also have paper-copies of registration forms on site that can be utilized by anyone on the day-of clinic if they would like to get a vaccine.