Sharing the Harvest: Part 2 – Local Heroes
Published 1:30 am Thursday, November 27, 2025
By Elizabeth
Did you know our community is FULL of heroes?
There are dozens of organizations here in Clallam County to help people in so many ways. But it’s not the organizations that make a difference; it’s the people who volunteer there. Our neighbors have given their hearts and souls to help each other and it’s up to us to recognize and help them! This Thanksgiving, I want to give thanks to all our neighbors who have donated their time, money, and ideas that keep all these programs going
Thank you to all the volunteers at the Forks Community Food Bank. The food bank serves 170 to 200 families every week! Operations Manager, Sena Engeseth, has redesigned the food bank to make the experience more like grocery shopping to make it more approachable for kids.
“From the day I started here, my thing was parents can make wrong choices, but my biggest thing is the child should not have to pay for what the parents’ choices are. So that’s where I came in with my eyes going, the parents can do that, but as long as we have Top Ramen, Cup Of Noodles, stuff like that, the kids can heat those up and make sure they get fed.”— Sena Engeseth
Thank you to neighbors who have started small food pantries at their own homes. Neighbors like Kaylani Miller (19) and Khamani Miller (21) did at the Forks Mobile Home Park. They keep a small pantry on their porch for their neighbors to have access to food 24/7.
“Food insecurity is so important because it’s pretty much a basic human need. I feel like a lot of people need food to survive. With those who are struggling at this time it can affect mental health and cause stress.” – Khamani Miller
Thank you to businesses like “The Outfitters” and “Ginger’s Closet” that ask if you’d like to round up while checking out. A few pennies isn’t a lot, but when everyone does just that little bit, it can add up fast and make a real difference. And for all their donations they give throughout the year. Donations like “Thriftway’s” donations of their day-old bread to the food bank. Yes, they don’t throw away food; they donate it!
Thank you to all the volunteers at “Feeding 5000,” especially to Chef Eugene Fracker! Hunger touches all of us either directly or indirectly, and programs like this one don’t distinguish; EVERYONE is invited to the table!
Thank you to all the local clubs and their members, like the Elks, Soroptimists, Lions, and others, who are constant donors to all the programs in our community.
Thank you to all the churches that have offered so many services to not only their own members but to the community as a whole.
Keep an eye out for “Forks Residents” and “What’s Really Going on in Forks” Facebook pages, where I will be posting my interview with people throughout the month! And, next time you see one of our neighborhood heroes, please tell them thank you!
Happy Thanksgiving, and thank you for SHARING THE HARVEST!
Khamani Miller and Kaylani Miller
