The local horse 4-H group Orcas Island Trailblazers filled 109 stockings with goodies for the children of families who received food bank donations.

The 4-Hers got together on Dec. 15 at Camp Orkila to work on the stockings.

This project has been provided for more than 10 years and the number of stocking requests have increased every year. The girls love participation in this community service project, and they do everything including getting all the goodies organized to actually filling the stockings.

This project will help the club as part of their community service project requirement.

The trailblazers received help from many community clubs and individuals including Dr. Brenda Ivans, Dr. Steve Bailey, Mary Minnis, Kiwanis and the Orcas Island Lions.

Benefit movie showing

The Orcas Angels are teaming with the Trailblazers for a special benefit showing of the movie “How to Train Your Dragon.” All proceeds go to support a 4-H member with her horse project and to the Orcas Angels.

The movie begins at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18 at the SeaView Theater. The cost is $15  and includes a soda and popcorn.

“We are hoping to sell 200 tickets and are encouraging folks to help out by purchasing a ticket and sponsoring a local island child and parent who would not be able to attend,” say organizers.  “In the stockings we filled for the food bank, we added 62 movie tickets to various families. A very special thank you to Bob and Phyllis Henigson who sponsored 36 of those tickets.”