Our Celebration of Bravery raised $121,000!
On behalf of Dylan Jude Harrell Community Center we want to extend our sincere gratitude for all those who supported our recent Celebration of Bravery event. To the 234 people who attended - thank you for sharing your Saturday night with us and generously supporting our work. To the sponsors of our event: Oman & Son Builders Supply, Dr. Roof, Mary & Doug Goelz, Needham Glenn Law, Lauri & Stan Vela, Tiffany & Brady Turner, Taft Plumbing & Septic, and Karen & Ron Harrell - thank you for upfront commitment and championing our cause. To the donors who ensured we have a beautiful meal & incredible drinks: Lost Roo, Current, The Salt, Dylan’s Cottage Bakery, The Depot, V’s Coastal Market, Stephanie Vincench, Matt & Kacia Lessnau, Adrift Distillery, and Buoy Beer - we could not have done this without you. To all the people, businesses, and community organizations who donated items to our silent and live auction - your generosity was the cornerstone of our event. To Doug Voncannon - thank you for emceeing our event and for being so passionate about the programs we run. To our fundraising committee - Jeff Harrell, Tiffany Turner, Karen Harrell, Michelle Tobin, Chris Jensen, Patty Hensley, Mary Goelz, and Anna Taft - thanks for your time and energy to ensure this event happened with such grace. This community showed up for kids and families in a way that far exceeded our expectations and helped us raise over $125,000 to continue Dylan’s legacy in our community and make sure that everyone we interact with remembers to Be Brave! We are so grateful, Claire Bruncke - Executive Director
Mark your calendars for our next celebration, May 3rd, 2025!
You’re Invited…
Buy your tickets now and join our Celebration of Bravery on May 18th, 6PM at Chinook School!
We will honor our Kids of the Year, raise funds for scholarships and program expansion, and gather to celebrate how far we have come in the past few years.
Your ticket will include dinner, one drink ticket (alcoholic or non-alcoholic), and access to an evening supporting the DJHCC through a silent auction, live auction and entertainment! We expect to sell out quickly, and we can’t wait to see you there!
This is a 21+ only event.
Be Brave
Be Brave
FEATURING the Peninsula Guitar Trio: Ken Emo, Jay Sheaux and George Coleman with jazz and classical instrumentals. This group is sponsored by the Peninsula Arts Center.
In 2021, we started a small After School Program to fill a need for young people who were most effected by COVID 19. Today, we comprehensively support youth and families through: early learning, after school programs, youth sports, our family resource center, teen leadership programs, and day camps. This growth is because of our dedicated staff, and the unwavering support of our community.
Though the majority of our programs are funded through federal, state and other grants, as a local non-profit we will always rely on our community to fill the gaps. At the rate we are growing, we have a critical need for scholarships, and core operational support to cover the “little things” that many grants don’t cover.
