Welcome to Samish Island!

“No Island Like Samish Island”

The Samish Island Community Center’s (SICC) mission is to encourage community development and interaction through educational and social activities among islanders. To that end, it also maintains the community center property as the primary place to gather.

We acknowledge that Samish Island is within the aboriginal territory of the Samish Indian Nation. They were and are respected for their spiritual, cultural, and traditional values and practices, such as weaving, carving, and building of longhouses. The Samish People lived here in stewardship of the lands and waterways of the Salish Sea since time immemorial.   https://www.samishtribe.nsn.us/

Upcoming SICC Events—Quick Glance

These will be updated as time passes and new events and information are forthcoming. We look forward to seeing you!

SICC 2027 Board Elections: Open Positions & Timeline

Following our recent SICC bylaw meeting, we want to share the details and schedule for the upcoming annual board elections. You can review the full, approved bylaws here. 

Serving on the board is a wonderful way to contribute to our island community. Below are the open seats for 2027 (all officer positions are reelected annually), and you can review the positions here.

• President (1-year term)

• Vice-President (1-year term)

• Secretary (1-year term)

• Treasurer (1-year term)

• At-Large Director (3-year term)

• At-Large Director (2-year term—filling a vacated seat)

• At-Large Director (1-year term—filling a vacated seat)

(Note: Per the bylaws, no first-degree relatives, spouses, or domestic partners may serve as Directors at the same time.)

Key Dates:

• November 1: Nominations open. If you’d like to run, please let any current board member know in writing with a quick sentence or two about which seat(s) you’re interested in and why.

• December 21: We’ll share an interim list of everyone who has stepped forward so far.

• December 31: Final deadline to submit nominations.

• January 10: Final list of candidates shared with the community.

• Sunday, January 31, 2027: Annual Meeting and vote.

Voting at the Annual Meeting:

Members will elect the board from the full list of all candidates position by position. To ensure a fair process, if more than one person runs for a specific position, members will vote for that role by secret paper ballot. Per the approved bylaws, nominations from the floor during the Annual Meeting will only be accepted for positions that received zero nominees by the December 31 deadline, or in the event that a nominee from the December 31 list has to withdraw.

If you have questions about the roles or would like more information about serving, please reach out to any current board member.

Samish Island Merchandise with Flag Design

Last year, SICC held a flag design contest, which was won by Scott Sedlacek.

That design is now available across various products. Visit the website below to purchase whatever you’d like whenever you’d like.

Samish Island Flag Merch (sans flags)

Samish Island Flags (flags only)

Stay tuned and keep an eye out here for details of future events.