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Festival funding or fund misuse?
Sequim’s 2026 Sunshine Festival will feature a $35,000 drone show — partly funded by Peninsula Behavioral Health (PBH), an NGO that depends heavily on tax dollars and public donations. PBH has repeatedly asked for millions from taxpayers and solicits small-dollar gifts for essential services. Yet it’s now cutting a $5,000 check to a festival. When an NGO that claims it struggles to fund core services but spends tax-funded money on entertainment, taxpayers have a right to ask whether this is the best use of their dollars.
Sequim’s 2026 Sunshine Festival is already taking shape for March, with…
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