POULSBO — On June 20, 1942, in a hospital in Wichita, Kansas, Perry Ann Porter Brown was born.

A birth may seem like an ordinary occurrence. But this story is different because, for Brown, June 20 is more than a birthday.

June 20 has been a magnet, drawing others who share June 20 birthdays to her like bees to nectar — whether serving in the Peace Corps in the Philippines (another Peace Corps volunteer and a bank teller), meeting new friends at the Sons of Norway (a dog walker and the husband of the lodge’s past president), chilling out at Sheila’s Portside (two women and a tugboat owner), enjoying music at McCloud’s in Bremerton (a singer in the band), or walking around her neighborhood in Cedar Glen Mobile Home Park (three neighbors).

And at work — she teaches at North Kitsap and Kingston high schools — a school secretary has a young son born on June 20.

Since her first “Hey, that’s my birthday too” encounter in 2002, she’s met more than 25 people who share June 20 birthdays. Their ages range from 3 to 73.

She keeps a list. She even cuts out obituaries of those born on June 20.

Here’s an example of how these encounters occur: She was shopping one day in The Discovery Shop in Silverdale and struck up a conversation with a fellow shopper.

“For the entire month of June, I enjoy treating myself to small treasures and simple delights,” Brown said.

When asked why, Brown said it’s because her birthday is on June 20.

The response: “That’s my birthday too!”

Here’s something quirky — as if this weren’t quirky enough — to Brown about June 20: She doesn’t know anybody in her native Wichita that shares her birthday. All June 20ers she’s met while traveling or after settling in Poulsbo.

After treating herself to a root beer float — her birthday is next week, after all — she stopped by the North Kitsap Herald to say she’d like to wish all of her fellow June 20ers a happy birthday. And she’d like to find out whether this string of encounters is coincidence, or a sign of a higher purpose.

She suggested we consult Suzanne O’Clair, who writes an astrology column for Kitsap Week.

“It’s a powerful time,” O’Clair said of June 20, noting that it is close to the summer solstice. She believes the series of encounters is more symbolic than coincidence.

“Symbols activate the brain in a way that poetry, music, those kinds of things do,” she said. But what? Her theory: Brown is drawn to other June 20ers — or vice versa — because it gives her an opportunity “to get people charged up.”

Brown’s life has been about getting people charged up. She did four stints in the Peace Corps. She’s a substitute teacher — she calls herself a “guest teacher” — at Kingston and North Kitsap high schools. Mention you-know-when to Brown, and you’ll be engaged in lively conversation about root beer floats and shopping and places and people.

Some spiritual references seem to bear out O’Clair’s theory; 6:20 — for June 20 — features in the Good Book. Matthew 6:20 tells us to “lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.” And in Luke 6:20: “Looking at his disciples, he said: ‘Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.’ “

Who knows? Maybe lively conversation about root beer floats and shopping and places and people is just what some poor soul needed — a connection that neither moth can destroy nor thief can steal.

“I always feel excited when I meet someone who shares the same birthday — like a Gemini twin connection,” Brown said. “If you are out there, please contact me at perryannp@yahoo.com so you may be added to the birthday list.”

She’d like to plan a group photo shoot. If you or someone you know was born on June 20 birthday, contact her — and be part of a unique circle.