July 3rd parade, laser show? Yes! Welcome back to commonplace

EASTSOUND PARADE SET FOR SATURDAY, JULY 3

This year’s theme: HONORING OUR COVID CAREGIVERS

||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE |||

A celebration of all those who worked to make sure we were safe during the Pandemic. Those we honor represent a wide-ranging group: Medical clinics and their doctors, nurses & staff; Orcas Fire & Rescue; the staff at our food markets – making shopping safe; the National Guard putting shots in arms; local businesses following COVID directives; the Food Bank; Kiwanis, Lions Club and Ray’s Pharmacy, along with Orcas Center and many other volunteers helping with testing and vaccines; Orcas Island Community Foundation; Community Resource Center; San Juan County Health & Community Services … and the island residents who looked out for one another by following safe practices. It took an island to get us through this.

If you want to be in this year’s parade please download a copy of the entry form, fill it out and return to the Chamber no later than June 25! We look forward to celebrating with you!

We are so very sorry that circumstances forced a cancellation of fireworks in Eastsound, but we are very pleased to note that there will be Laser Light Show again this year!

It will be held at Mt. Baker Farm. All the details about tickets for the July 4 show are found at the Orcas Center website.

Please consider donating to the Laser Light Show
(Your help is needed!)

And now we ask our members to help the Chamber assist the Film Festival and Orcas Center in covering the hard costs that do come with this kind of show. We would like to raise $4,000, and any and all donations are appreciated, whether it’s $25 … $50 … $100 … or more, they all help. We will acknowledge all donations received on our Chamber website.

For a tax-deductible charitable contribution administered by the Orcas Island Community Foundation, please click here to donate to the established Community Fireworks Fund. Checks can also be mailed to OICF, PO Box 1496, Eastsound, WA 98245. Note “Chamber Fireworks Fund” on check. We thank the Orcas Island Community Foundation for their support.

Or you can simply write a check to the Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce (note: Laser Show) and mail to: Orcas Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 252, Eastsound WA, 98245. Donations to the Chamber are not tax-deductible, but might be considered business expenses.

On behalf of your Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce staff and board, we thank you!!!