April 15, 2025

ETA Board Donates to Brinnon School and Weekend Nutrition Prog.

On April 14, 2025 ETA Board of Director voted to provide  the  proceeds for the Paint and Sip Fundraiser  to two organizations:

1) Brinnon School Emergency fund - These funds are discretionary to assist in the areas the School determines the need.

2) Weekend Nutrition Program - The funds are used to provide supplemental nutritional meals to students. 

We thank those that support our events!

April 2, 2025

ETA is changes focus

The ETA Board of Director voted last November to change its fundraising focus from one large event a year  to a number of events through the year.  Here is what we are planning in 2025:

• March 20 - Free community concert at the Geoduck Restaurant (past)

• April 6 - Paint and Sip Fundraiser at Camp Parson's

• May 18 - Charcuterie making Fundraiser at Camp Parson's

• Summer Concert - Free community event

• November 2 - Day of the Dead Fundraiser location TBD

• December - Free community Annual Swag making TBD

Please come out and support our events some will be fundraiser and other free community events. Please join us!

March 3, 2024

Paint & Sip March 3, 2024

The 2024 Winter Paint & Sip was a huge success we raised money for our local community organizations in need.

January 15, 2024

Board Approves $500 for Brinnon School

These funds will be use to establish an emergency needs funds for students needing supplies including clothing. When the funds are expending ETA will look at resuppling the funds.

January 2, 2024

Hood Canal Fjordfest May 25 & 26th 2024

Planning meetings 2nd Monday of the month 5:30 pm at the Brinnon Community Center. If you wish to be a FjordFest Volunteer, contact Penny Coyner at pennyc@emeraldtownsalliance.org

December 11, 2023

Emerald Towns Alliance Board Members Resignations and Appoitments

We are sorry to be losing two of our members and wish them all the best! We thank them for all their support and hard work over the past years.

• Pamela Barnet - Secretary

• Katherine O'Leary-Cole - Member

We are happy to appoint two new members and look forward to working with them:

• Mary Lyford - Secretary

• Tina Stevens - Member

August 28, 2023

New Emerald Towns Alliance Board Members elected

New board members were voted in at the August  meeting of Emerald Towns Alliance.  New board members are:

• Belinda Graham - President 

• Penny Coyner - Vice President

• Pamela Barnet - Secretary

• Carole Danielson - Treasurer/Registrar

• Chance Horton - Member

• Holly Erickson - Member

• Eryn Smith - Member

• Katherine O'Leary-Cole

February 2, 2022

Fjordfest May 27 & 28th 2023

Planning meetings 2nd Monday of the month 6:30 pm at the Brinnon Community Center. If you wish to be a FjordFest Volunteer, contact Penny Coyner at pennyc@emeraldtownsalliance.org

July 8, 2021

New Emerald Towns Alliance Board Members elected

New board members were voted in at the July 8 2021 meeting of Emerald Towns Alliance.  New board members are:

• Belinda Graham - President 

• Penny Coyner - Vice President

• Pamela Barnet - Secretary

• Carole Danielson - Treasurer

• Ruth Dunham will continue as Registrar

Congratulations! We look forward to another fine group of volunteers who are dedicated to helping the communities of Brinnon and Quilcene. 

April 14, 2021

ShrimpFest 2021 has been canceled

Due to Covid challenges and unforeseen circumstances, 2021 ShrimpFest is canceled. The sale of shrimp is our primary fundraiser. At the time we were given notice of the delivery of shrimp, we learned the storage freezer was not operational. We were unable to identify enough commercial freezer space. 

As a community we are disappointed that we had to cancel the festival. We thank the volunteers, businesses, and schools for their support. 

We look forward to ShrimpFest 2022!

Previous News: March 28, 2021

Press Release - ShrimpFest 2021

Emerald Towns Alliance (ETA) is pleased to announce Shrimpfest is in a new location on May 29 & 30, 2021. Community members of Brinnon have submitted for approval from the county to hold the event after filing the necessary paperwork describing how it will comply with Phase 3 Safe Start guidelines for our type of venue. Under current guidelines, Shrimpfest will not be able to provide live entertainment, or the popular kid zone, but will have Craft and Food vendors, and Hood Canal shrimp for sale. This year will also incorporate a Quilcene-Brinnon Garden Club plant sale and raffle, just in time for planting season. 

The location will be at the Brinnon Community Center located at 306144 US-101, Brinnon, WA 98320.  Last year our area saw record numbers of people looking for outdoor recreation closer to home where they could gather with family while practicing social distancing. There are extreme low tides for beachcombing and shellfishing this May 29th weekend. Local parks, beaches and campgrounds should be full and are within walking distance to the community center.

Proceeds generated by shrimp sales and plant sales will continue to go back into the community supporting non-profits. Past recipients through the years include the Food Bank, Parents Teachers Association, college scholarships for local high school students, Brinnon School programs, Boy & Girls Scouts, Center Valley Animal Rescue, and the Brinnon and Quilcene Community Centers.

Vendors and Volunteers are being recruited now. If you are interested in being a vendor, please contact shrimpfest@hotmail.com. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact volunteer@emeraldtownsalliance.org. Information is available at BrinnonShrimpfest.org.