||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER |||


Old growth forests: Peaceful yet strong, calm yet constantly renewing. Though they may appear timeless, old growth forests age through constant regeneration and renewal. With their multi-layered canopies and interwoven roots, old growth forests are more than forests of trees, they are forests of connections. Everything— trees, roots, plants, even the soil—connects and supports the other. Constant regeneration ensures that these forests endure and even benefit from the challenges of time and place.

These are the characteristics we hope our new logo portrays: Strength, renewal, support, and connection.

Our previous logo, Frank Loudin’s cherished watercolor of the Orcas Senior Center building, conjures many good memories. However, we wanted to convey how the center is much more than just a building! Our new logo of an old growth forest is meant to evoke the need to nurture the entire community. Like an old growth forest, we grow taller and stronger because of our community ecosystem, a community that takes generations to establish. And, like the old growth forest, we islanders support one another in difficult times. Together, we make this community a place of peace, calm and strength.


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