Community Events, Week of August 27

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On Wednesday, August 29, Suquamish Church of Christ will host a community dinner between 5-7pm. This is a weekly event. All are welcome.

On Thursday, August 30, First Lutheran Church in Poulsbo will host a community dinner between 5-6pm. This is a weekly event. All are welcome.

On Saturday, September 1st, Gateway Fellowship Church in Poulsbo will also host a community lunch, from 11:30 to 1pm. This is a weekly event and all are welcome.

Donation Station: Don’t forget — on Saturday, the Fishline van will be at Albertson’s in Poulsbo to collect food and clothing donations from 11am to 1pm. This is a weekly event until October.

Marina Market is sponsoring the Poulsbo BrewCrawl until September 3. This will be the last weekend! Click here to read more!

Contact NK Fishline to add your event to our calendar! Want to plan ahead? Visit our website to review the events calendar.

 


Remembering Garvin

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On Saturday, August 25, North Kitsap Fishline hosted a Memorial Service for Garvin Tootle.  The event was held at the Poulsbo waterfront.  Sunny skies and a light breeze greeted a large group of friends and family that gathered to honor his memory. Throughout the seated guests were bright red shirts with yellow writing — honoring Garvin’s service to the Marine Corps and sharing a sentiment that made everyone smile:  

The shirts read — “Can I lend you a hand?….Garvin made me do it.” 
The service began with a reading about service to others, from 1 Peter 4:10.

Chuck Weaver than shared Garvin’s Story — his service to the Marine Corps, to his family, and to the community.  Jim Stark from the Poulsbo Noon Lions then shared his memories of Garvin, many of which drew smiles from the crowd.  Afterwards, friends and fellow volunteers spoke fondly of Garvin.

His daughter gave an emotional thanks to the crowd — she shared how touched she was to hear the kind words about Garvin’s life and work here in Poulsbo, and was thankful to have this glimpse into the legacy he leaves behind.

Mary Nader, Executive Director of NK Fishline spoke last — and said it best — “I’m sure Heaven is a much more smoothly running place because you’re there.”


Eric Alexander played and sang “Believe Me” — a song he wrote for the memorial.  He then lead the group in singing “Happy Birthday” — Saturday would have been Garvin’s 70th birthday. It was an emotional tribute — many in the crowd teared up by the end of the song.

The most touching part of the service was looking at the people that gathered together — the diversity present in the NK Fishline friends and family.  It’s clear that Garvin leaves behind something so very special to the many people whose lives he touched — whether to lend a helping hand, to teach a life lesson, to inspire or simply to share a smile.   

Garvin Tootle, age 69, passed away on June 26, 2012 from cancer.  He was a retired Marine Corps officer of 23 years and, until recently, Operations Manager of NK Fishline. 

          He is survived by his wife, Joan Tootle, one son, two daughters and five grandchildren. 

To adequately describe Garvin would take volumes, but being a private person, he did not enjoy being the center of attention.  To honor this, just a few of his memorable traits will be mentioned here.

He had a deep, unwavering love for his country; constantly strived to be of service to family, friends    and community; greatly respected work well done and those who did it; and was a great admirer of personal, moral and physical strength.  One of his greatest wishes was to be a hero to someone and this he accomplished many times over. 

He fought this dreadful disease for over seven years and continued to be active until almost his last breath.  his greatest passion in the later part of his life was dedicated to Fishline, its volunteers and the clients.  This is what motivated him and kept him going daily, long after his advanced disease took over his body.  

This multi-faceted man could be either charming or fearsome, depending on the situation; however, no matter what, he was always respected, loved and admired by those who really knew him.  

(from the Memorial Program) 


Food for Thought

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Food for Thought is another one of our many food services designed to serve those at need in our community.  This is a weekend backpack program for children who may not otherwise receive enough food when not in school.  Each pack contains enough food for six meals plus snacks.  During the school year, the packs are delivered to the child at their school on Friday afternoons.  Summer packs are also available and can be picked up by registered families at NK Fishline.

Residents of Poulsbo, Suquamish, and Keyport are eligible for the Food for Thought program.  Contact client services at NK Fishline to apply.

We are currently collecting items for our Food for Thought program and are in need of the following items:

 Nature’s Valley Granola Bars
 Tree Top Fruit Snacks
 Pop Tarts
 Indv. Oatmeal Packets
 Peanut Butter Crackers
 Apple Sauce Cups
 Fruit Cups
 Pudding Cups
 Indv. Cereal Boxes
 Beef Cup of Noodles
 Chili or Chicken Soup
 Indv. Craisins/raisins

With the back to school snack sales, this would be a great time to collect and donate to this worthwhile program!


Community Events, Week of August 20

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Tonight, August 20th, St. Olaf’s Catholic Church will be hosting a community dinner from 5 to 7pm.    This is a once a month event. All are welcome.  

Also tonight, August 20th, we will have our monthly board meeting.  This meeting is held in the upstairs conference room of Central Market from 6:30 to 8pm. The public is welcome to attend. 

On Wednesday, August 22,  Suquamish Church of Christ will host a community dinner between 5-7pm.  This is a weekly event. All are welcome. 

On Thursday, August 23, First Lutheran Church in Poulsbo will host a community dinner between 5-6pm.  This is a weekly event.  All are welcome.  

On Friday, August 24, Kingston Churches will hold a community dinner at the Kingston VFW from 5 to 6:30pm.  This is a monthly event and all are welcome.  


On Saturday, August 25, we are hosting a Memorial and Fishline Fundraiser for Garvin Tootle, our  Operations Manager who passed away last June.  This event will be held at the Poulsbo Waterfront from 10am to 11:30am. 

On Saturday, August 18, Gateway Fellowship Church in Poulsbo will also host a community lunch, from 11:30 to 1pm.  This is a weekly event and all are welcome.  

Donation Station:  Don’t forget — on Saturday, the Fishline van will be at Albertson’s in Poulsbo to collect food and clothing donations from 11am to 1pm.  This is a weekly event until October.

Marina Market is sponsoring the Poulsbo BrewCrawl until September 3.  Click here to read more!  

 Contact NK Fishline to add your event to our calendar!  Want to plan ahead? Visit our website to review the events calendar. 


Little Helpers Making a Big Difference

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Jennifer Bunstock and her four children bring food in for the NK Fishline community every month. Between

her extreme couponing and her savvy shopping at the Navy Commissary, they bring in a whopping 250-350 pounds every month for our clients. Just wanted to share these adorable photos.  We admire her for teaching her children the value of service to others and thank Jennifer and her family for their continued donations!