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Meet Your Neighbor – Barb Ohms - Guemes Island Property Owners Association's
Citizen Of The Year, 2018
On June 9, 2018, the Guemes Island Property Owners Association (GIPOA) voted at its annual membership meeting to award the "Guemes Island Citizen Of The Year" to Barb Ohms. This award is presented once a year to a Guemes Island resident or residents who have given outstanding service to the Guemes Island community. Barb was recognized for her outstanding leadership as president of the Guemes Island Community Center Association (GICCA) and for her involvement with a number of other island organizations.As GICCA's president, Barb’s inclusive leadership style and active engagement have fostered teamwork and progress on a number of important community projects and committees. If you need to schedule an event at the Hall, she’s the gal to call. Barb's also the keeper of the comprehensive, island-wide Events Calendar on the GICCA website.
Barb is an organizer with Guemes CERT, a Gathering Lunch cook, and can be found volunteering at most island events. Barb's commitment to the Guemes community is evidenced by her ongoing efforts to partner with and support other island organizations and to build on the work done by previous leaders to improve the many aspects of life on Guemes Island.
Congratulations Barb! The Guemes Island community thanks you for your dedication, commitment, and hard work on behalf of all Islanders!
Photo: Howard Pellett, GIPOA President, presents Barb Ohms with the Citizen Of The Year award. Also pictured are Julie Pingree and Bob Stickrod. Photo credit: Carol Pellett
Meet Your Neighbor
Meet Your Neighbor – Barb Ohms - Guemes Island Property Owners Association's
Citizen Of The Year, 2018
On June 9, 2018, the Guemes Island Property Owners Association (GIPOA) voted at its annual membership meeting to award the "Guemes Island Citizen Of The Year" to Barb Ohms. This award is presented once a year to a Guemes Island resident or residents who have given outstanding service to the Guemes Island community. Barb was recognized for her outstanding leadership as president of the Guemes Island Community Center Association (GICCA) and for her involvement with a number of other island organizations.As GICCA's president, Barb’s inclusive leadership style and active engagement have fostered teamwork and progress on a number of important community projects and committees. If you need to schedule an event at the Hall, she’s the gal to call. Barb's also the keeper of the comprehensive, island-wide Events Calendar on the GICCA website.
Barb is an organizer with Guemes CERT, a Gathering Lunch cook, and can be found volunteering at most island events. Barb's commitment to the Guemes community is evidenced by her ongoing efforts to partner with and support other island organizations and to build on the work done by previous leaders to improve the many aspects of life on Guemes Island.
Congratulations Barb! The Guemes Island community thanks you for your dedication, commitment, and hard work on behalf of all Islanders!
Photo: Howard Pellett, GIPOA President, presents Barb Ohms with the Citizen Of The Year award. Also pictured are Julie Pingree and Bob Stickrod. Photo credit: Carol Pellett
Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of AmazonSmile purchases to their customers' chosen charitable organization. Guemes Island Community Center Association is registered on AmazonSmile. So, if you’re already shopping anyway, why not let Amazon make a small donation to GICCA - at no additional cost to you or GICCA!
How does it work?
- Click on the AmazonSmile box (right) which brings you to the AmazonSmile GICCA page
(you might want to bookmark that page to easily find it again). - Sign in to Amazon as usual.
- Then, just shop as you normally would!
Click here to see how much you have made GICCA smile. Thank you!