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Courtesy of the Knox Gardener

On Wednesday, July 25,  Suquamish Church of Christ will host a community dinner between 5-7pm.  This is a weekly event. All are welcome.  

On Thursday, July 26, First Lutheran Church in Poulsbo will host a community dinner between 5-6pm.  This is a weekly event.  All are welcome.  

On Thursday, July 26, join us for a seminar on learning how to deal with identity theft at Kitsap Community Resources, 1201 Park Ave., Bremerton:  Learn how to deal with identity theft – 5:30 to 7 pm. 


Also on Thursday, July 26, is the Kingston Community Church Dinner at the Kingston VFW.  This dinner will be from 5 to 6:30 and is a once a month event.  All are welcome. 
On Saturday, July 28, from 11:30 to 1pm Gateway Fellowship Church in Poulsbo will host a community lunch.  All are welcome!


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. 
Are you hosting an event that will benefit the needy members of our community?  Contact NK Fishline to add your event to our calendar!

Each year, North Kitsap Fishline’s School Supply Program provides children in need with basic school supplies for the upcoming school year.

The cost of sending students back to school adds to family budgets that are already stretched thin and some are unable to purchase items needed for their children. We greatly appreciate your efforts in helping us meet our goals this year to provide school supplies for those children.

Fishline’s School Supply Program is accepting donations for the 2012 school year beginning now through Aug. 17. Donations can be dropped off at these local businesses:

— Second Seasons Thrift Shop 18825 Anderson Parkway.

— Starbucks, 19673 7th Ave. NE, Suite D.

— Starbucks, 21505 Market Place, NW, No. 101.

— Poulsbo Library, 700 NE Lincoln Road.

— Edward Jones, 19740 7th Ave. NE.

— Edward Jones, 18887 Highway 305 NE.

— Bank of America, 19255 Jensen Way NE.

— Poulsbo City Hall, 200 NE Moe St.

— Curves of Poulsbo, 19351 8th Ave. NE, Suite 101.

School supply drives or any large quantity donations should arrange a drop-off day and time with Kathy Smith, volunteer school supply coordinator. Call (360) 598-6282 to make arrangements.

Supplies that are needed: backpacks, college-rule and wide-rule loose-leaf and spiral paper, pencil pouches, supply boxes, pens, pencils, glue sticks, pink erasers, washable color markers, colored pencils, child scissors, college-rule and wide rule spiral notebook paper, pocket folders, and metal edged rulers.

Original post by Kathy Smith, Poulsbo, North Kitsap Herald

Both Office Depot & Office Max are having great school supply sales right now. Check out these links at Queen Bee Coupons and Thrifty & Thriving.

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Photo:  DoSomething.org, Feed-America

1. In 2010, 17.2 million households, (1 in 7) were food insecure, the highest number ever recorded in the U.S.
2. More than 16 million (almost 1 in 5) American children are at risk of hunger.
3. Households with children experience food insecurity at almost double the rate of households without children.
4. Nearly 1 in 5 children in the U.S. is served by Feeding America, the nation’s largest food bank.
5. Five states or districts with the highest rate of food insecure children are Arizona, Arkansas, Oregon, Texas and Washington, D.C.
6. America’s Second Harvest annually provides food to over 23 million people. That is more than the population of the state of Texas.
7. The USDA recently found that about 96 billion pounds of food available for human consumption in the United States were thrown away by retailers, restaurants, farmers and households over the course of one year.
8. Hungry adults miss more work and consume more health care than those who don’t go hungry.
9. Kids who experience hunger are more likely to suffer from anxiety, depression, behavior problems, and other illnesses.
10. The total cost of hunger to American society is said to be about $90 billion a year.
11. In contrast, it would only cost about $10 billion to $12 billion a year to virtually end hunger in our nation.

Poulsbo City Hall

On Wednesday, July 18,  Suquamish Church of Christ will host a community dinner between 5-7pm.  This is a weekly event. All are welcome! 

On Thursday, July 19,  First Lutheran Church in Poulsbo will host their weekly community dinner between 5-6pm.  This is also a weekly event where all are welcome!

On Saturday, July 21, from 11:30 to 1pm Gateway Fellowship Church in Poulsbo will host a community lunch.  All are welcome!

Are you hosting an event that will benefit the needy members of our community?  Contact NK Fishline to add your event to our calendar!