The Vashon Senior Cen-ter, facing a $25,000 cut in funding from King County, is hosting its first auction in three years.

Willow Eaton, the center’s director, said she hopes to raise $20,000 from the auc-tion, which will be held Feb. 27. “That would get us off to a really good start,” she said.

For more than 25 years, the center was under the auspices of Senior Services, a Seattle-based nonprofit. Last year, the senior center, which wanted more local control, became a part of the Vashon Park District, a relationship that is working well, Eaton said.

But the park district doesn’t provide any fund-ing for the senior center. And while the cut in county funds has nothing to do with the shift, it underscores the center’s need to work hard to secure a strong base of

local support, said Eaton. “We’re going to have to

be really proactive in terms of our fundraising effort,” she said.

The auction promises to be a strong one, Eaton

said. The center has already secured several donations, including a holiday excur-sion to Mexico. And vol-unteers have begun selling raffle tickets for a watercol-or that seniors painted with

the help of renowned Island artist Geri Peterson.

The winning ticket will be drawn at the auction. The painting, on display at the senior center, “is gorgeous,” Eaton said.

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Leslie Brown/staff Photo

From left, Rebecca Graves, Wally Fletcher, Geri Peterson, Jo Goforth and Ellen Trout, some of the Islanders who painted “Pouring Flowers,” take a break from selling raffle tickets last week.