Rainier Community Garden Meeting & Potluck: Interested in growing fresh food with your neighbors? Join the Rainier Community Garden - they're always accepting new volunteers! The Rainier Community Garden grows fresh food as a collective group and donates a portion to the local food bank. Each monthly meeting is also a potluck - bring a dish to share & your own table service. 6pm every third Monday of the month, Rainier High School, 308 Second Street West, Angie Karnes' classroom by the Garden. For more information, contact: Jeannine Pia 360-528-0923
jeanninepia@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/rainiercommunitygarden

DONATE TODAY! Coat Drive for Little Red Schoolhouse Project: The Little Red Schoolhouse Project is collecting new and gently used coats for K-12 students as part of their annual distribution of school supplies and other essentials. Coats may be dropped off at Garden Courte 8am-5pm seven days a week and Lacey Olympia Church of God (call 491-0414 for times). Garden Courte, 626 Lilly Rd. NE, Olympia, & Lacey Olympia Church of God, 5005 Lacey Blvd SE. For more information, contact: 360-438-1100 x 1143
LRS@redschool.org
www.redschool.org

ENTER NOW! Pet Photo Contest: Enter up to five framed 5" x 7" photos of your pet May 1st-June 1st; everyone will get to vote with their dollars to see who wins! Each photo has its own donation jar - the three photos raising the most money are the winners! $2 entry fee per photo. All proceeds benefit local animal charities: Old Dog Haven, PAAA/T, Concern for Animals, & Thurston County Humane Society. Hawks Prairie Veterinary Hospital, Lacey, 8919 Martin Way E. For more information, contact: Tristin Strohmeyer 360-459-6556
hawksprairievet@yahoo.com
www.hawksprairieveterinaryhospital.com

SIGN UP NOW! Centralia CSA: Where will you get your vegetables this season? Sign up now for Growing Places Farm's Community Supported Agriculture and secure your farm share! This 14-week program provides you with a box of fresh, locally grown produce planted, cultivated, and harvested by local youth. Each week's box will contain vegetables and a recipe, and may also include fruit and herbs when available. The cost is $350 per share. pick up at Growing Places Thrift Store, Centralia, 515 Harrison Ave. For more information, contact: Lynn Ford 360-269-8837
www.gpfep.org

FREE! College-Level and Personal-Interest Classes: Cost and transportation don't have to block people from the benefits of a higher education. The Timberland Regional Library system is providing free college-level courses and personal-interest classes through Ed2Go, a new service on the library's website. www.trl.org > research > reference databases > Ed2GoFor more information, contact: Leanne Ingle 704-4508

Volunteer Connection: United Way of Thurston County has launched a new volunteerism resource! Volunteer Connection is an online service designed to enable dedicated volunteers and service organizations to find each other as quickly and efficiently as possible. Visit the website listed below and click on the VOLUNTEER button.For more information, contact: Isaac Wagnitz
vistavol@unitedway-thurston.org
www.unitedway-thurston.org

Science Afterschool Club House: The Club House Afterschool group holds get-togethers for kids grades K-6 and parents or guardians to play with Legos and robots and do other science activities. Club is free, but there's a science kit fee. Join their website group for info and get-together times. Lacey Timberline Library & area parks, Lacey. For more information, contact: Lani Haynes
clubhouse_afterschool@yahoogroups.com
www.meetup.com/clubhouseafterschoolgroup/

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mixx@mixx96.com
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