This season, as our community gathered for Harbor of Hope, St. Vincent de Paul Bremerton launched something truly special — an award that reflects the best of who we are and what happens when compassion becomes action.

The Patricia Weygandt Service Award honors a legacy of humble, persistent, and transformational service. It celebrates individuals whose commitment to neighbors echoes the spirit of St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who said, “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.” In Bremerton, those “small things” have built a remarkable movement of hope.

Back in 2016, a small group of women asked: “Could we pull together an event to tell the Stella Maris House story — and raise some money?” What began as a humble idea has grown into a tradition that

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