2025-11-16T14:34:24-08:00 2025-06-30 990EZ 2024-07-01 911635475 GATHERINGPLACE GATH PO Box 625 Port Townsend WA 98368 LINDA FERRIS Executive Director 2025-11-16 true 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X www.gppt.org X X 0 0 0 0 0 120803 120803 X 126306 5847 126306 5847 5503 120803 0 TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL, ENTREPRENEURIAL AND ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL AND OTHER DISABILITIES THROUG ART, COOKING CLASSED, GARDENING, FITNESS, MUSIC, A DOG BISDUIT BAKERY AND THE FARMERS' MARKET DOG BISCUIT BAKING AND COOKING CLASSES: WITH THE YUMMY DOG BISCUIT BAKERY PARTICIPANTS ROLL AND CUT DOUGH, WEIGH AND PACKAGE DRIED BISCUITS, COMPLETE LABELS AND HELP WITH THE DISTRIBUTION. THE PROGRAM OFFERS STRUCTURE FOR THEIR DAILY LIVES WHILE BUILDING FINE MOTOR SKILLS, MATH SKILLS, MONEY SKILLS AND SOCIAL INTERACTION. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IS ACCOMPLISHED WHEN PARTICIPANTS HELP DELIVER THE BISCUIT PACKAGES TO LOCAL STORES, ONE DAY A WEEK AT THE FARMERS' MARKET PARTICIPANTS HELP SELL BISCUITS USING THEIR NEW SKILLS AND MAKING FRIENDS. THE SALE OF THE BISCUITS HELPS FUND THE PROGRAM WHILE BUILDING THE PARCTICING SKILLS FOR THEIR POTENTIAL EMPLOYMENT COOKING CLASE AUGMENT THE BAKING CLASSES. A WIDE VARIETY OF RECIPES ARE MADE FOR PARTICIPANTS TO SAMPLE. THE COOKING EXPERIENCE HELPS PARTICIPANTS LEARN HOW TO PREPARE FOOD AT HOME AND BE MORE INDEPENDENT, INCREASING THEIR CONFIDENCE, SOCIALIZATION, COMMUNICATION AND COOPERATION SKILLS ARE PRACTICED AS A PART OF THE CLASS, WHICH MEETS ONE DAY PER WEEK. THE BARDEN PROJECT GIVES PARTICIPANTS FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HOW FOOD IS GROWN ART PROGRAM: CLASSES MEET ONE DAY PER WEEK FOR FIVE HOURS AND ARE USED AS A VEHICHLE TO ACCOMPLISH OUR GOALS TO INCREASE SELF-WORTH, SOCIALIZATION , CREATIVITY, COMMUNITY INTERACTION/LRECOGNITION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. WITH THE USE OF MIXED MEDIA, PARTICIPANTS CREATE A WIDE VARIETY OF FRAMABLE WORK AND SCUPTURES, SOME THE ORGINAL ORT IS FREAMED FOR ART SHOWS, ART IS PRINTED ON CALENDARS, NOT CARS AND CLOTH BBAGS. SEEING THEIR WORK DISPLAYES BOOSTS THEIR SELF-WORTH AND INSPIRES AND MOTIVATES PARTICIPANTS TO BE MORE CREATIVE AND INCREASE THEIR FOCUS TO REAH HIGHER LEVELS OF SKILL. THROUGH VOLUNTEERS IN THE CLASSED, THE LOCAL FARMERS' MARKET AND ART SHOWS, PARTICIPANTS MINGLE AND COMMUNICATE WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC INCREASING AWARENESS OF THE VALUE OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, THE DIFFERENT WAYS WE USE THEIR ART EDUCATES THEM ABOUT PRODUCTION OR PRODUCTS THROUG SELLING THEIR ART WE CREAT INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELF-IMPROVEMENT Robert Ferris President 8.00 0 Melanie Bozak Treasurer 4.00 0 Gene Yocum Director 2.00 0 Betsy Clapp Director 2.00 0 Linda Ferris Executive Dir. 40.00 0 false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false 0 0 false LINDA FERRIS PO BOX 625 PORT HADLOCK WA 983390625 3603854172 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 56383 54181 56111 58704 225379 28066 35940 45088 57705 166799 13071 17341 18328 9674 58414 0 0 97520 107462 119527 126083 450592 0 0 450592 23 23 27 26 99 0 23 23 27 26 99 0 0 97543 107485 119554 126109 450691 X 0.00000 0.00000 Total Liabilities.1 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENESE - Beginning $5503 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENESE - Ending $0