‘Building Community’ May 2 at waterfront park

Published 12:46 pm Friday, May 1, 2015

POULSBO — “Building Community: Honoring Two Lifetimes of Community Service,” is noon to 4 p.m. May 2 at Muriel Iverson Williams Waterfront Park in downtown Poulsbo.

The celebration is free.

“Building Community” honors Bill Austin, who is widely credited with making Poulsbo a more beautiful and enjoyable place to visit and live; and Ardis Morrow, a former Kingston port commissioner and North Kitsap School Board member who successfully lobbied for laws that help protect children from domestic violence. She has also helped establish transitional homes for domestic violence survivors.

It’s also a celebration of how an individual can make a difference.

“Building Community” is presented by the Poulsbo-Kitsap Rotary Club and Greater Poulsbo Chamber of Commerce.

The band “Soul Siren” will perform, and there  will be food booths and children’s activities.

Home Depot will present a how-to clinic for children and will provide free do-it-yourself kits. Caring Clowns will make and hand out balloon animals.

At 2 p.m., Rotary will award its Youth Community Service Project Challenge grants.