Rayonier Inc. announced its award of $35,000 to 26 area nonprofit organizations serving Olympic Peninsula communities. Recipients of the company’s 2015 Community Fund grants were recognized at special awards breakfast hosted by Rayonier in Aberdeen and Forks earlier this month. The fund supports a variety of educational, health and forestry programs.
Rayonier also donated $2,600 to United Way of Grays Harbor County and $1,500 to United Way of Clallam County, which constituted funds from its Pacific Resource Unit-based employee pledges and matching funds for United Way.
“Rayonier is proud to call Grays Harbor and Clallam County home for our 30 Washington-based employees for nearly 90 years,” said Bill Monahan, Rayonier Pacific Resource Unit leader, speaking to the grant recipients. “Every year we look forward to the opportunity to thank each of you, your staff and the volunteers for all you are doing to make our community a better place to live and work.”
Kim Sartor, public affairs associate for Rayonier said, “I am honored and privileged to be given the opportunity to meet and learn first-hand the extraordinary work each organization is doing in our communities.”
Rayonier representatives from Forks and Hoquiam and Fernandina Beach, Fla. were present at the ceremony, along with Rayonier retirees, to congratulate and thank those receiving grants.
This year, approximately $40,000 in grants were distributed to organizations in Olympic Peninsula communities by the company.
The following organizations received support from Rayonier as part of its 2015 grant program:
Clallam County Historical Society
Clallam County Literacy Council
Concerned Citizens
Forks Alternative School
Forks Community Food Bank, Inc.
Healthy Families of Clallam County
Nature Bridge
North Olympic Regional Veteran’s Housing Network – Sarge’s Place
The Caring Place of Clallam County
Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County
Volunteers in Medicine of the Olympics
AgForestry
Appelo Archives Center
Camp Victory
Children’s Advocacy Center of Grays Harbor
Citizens for Children’s Fund
Coastal Community Action Program
Coastal Harvest
Grays Harbor County CASA
Grays River Grange #124
Multi-Care Health Foundation
Pacific Education Institute
Spodyfest for Wounded Warriors Project
The Caring Place of West Clallam County
The Network For Business Innovation and Sustainability (NBIS)
Washington Log-A-Load for Kids Program-Seattle Children’s Hospital
