Ship's Log: Volunteer Highlights

By Tracy Thompson, NWM Volunteer Coordinator HAPPY VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION WEEK! Volunteers assist Northwest Maritime in nearly every aspect of our programming, and we are especially grateful to them all during Volunteer Appreciation Week. We are so grateful to our ongoing ...

By Tracy Thompson, NWM Volunteer Coordinator VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Seeking regional (and local) postering assistance! We are hoping to get our fabulous WA360 poster posted in places where boaters, paddlers, and interested race fans might see – on the Olympic Peninsula and ...

By Tracy Thompson, NWM Volunteer Coordinator VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION Welcome Center Assistance Appreciated A dedicated crew of ongoing volunteers are instrumental to staffing our Welcome Center. Special appreciation goes out to Mari Friend and Anna Shaffer, who are always shining stars ...

By Tracy Thompson, NWM Volunteer Coordinator Pictured above (l-r) Volunteers Anne Jimenez, Kit Evans, Carl Berger and Patti Rowdabaugh assisted with WBF 20224 Lifetime Achievement Awards ceremony. Volunteer Opportunities Weekend Welcome Center volunteers needed! Do you enjoy engaging with people in ...

By Tracy Thompson, NWM Volunteer Coordinator Thank you! Northwest Maritime is able to achieve its mission to engage and educate people of all generations in traditional and contemporary maritime life, in a spirit of adventure and discovery, thanks not only ...

By Roberta Sommer, NWM Volunteer Coordinator We know well that the power of volunteers catapults the reach of our events and programs to more people throughout our region. For most of its years, Northwest Maritime has prospered immensely from the ...

In the waning days of 2021, we put out an unusual volunteer request—an all-points bulletin for a small team to inventory the collection of artwork and nauticalia that has gathered at the Northwest Maritime Center over the years. The collection ...

“Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy... you vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer, you vote every day about the kind of community you want to live in.”– An unknown hero Happy spring to you all! ...

Chuck Henry moved from a small midwest town to Port Townsend in 1977, and that same year, he and his wife happened to attend the first Wooden Boat Festival by pure coincidence! Chuck loves wooden boats and has owned, repaired, and ...