Stories for Community Service
Save the Date: Lakewood city-wide litter clean up, May 19
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Lakewood, WA – Perhaps sometime as you traveled Lakewood you’ve noticed occasional litter or clutter in the right of way and thought to yourself, "I wish someone would pick that up." or maybe "Who is ever going to clean-up this mess?".
Letter: DuPont Historical Society thanks sponsors, donors
Posted by | CommentsIt takes a lot of help to put on a Mad Hatter Tea and Fashion Show. Over $3,300 was raised for the DuPont Museum this year to help us preserve, promote and protect DuPont’s history for future generations. It was our most successful Tea yet! Thank you, Business Sponsors and Partners.
West Pierce, Curtis team up
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By Hallie McCurdy, West Pierce Fire & Rescue, Assistant Fire Marshal
Curtis High School and West Pierce Fire & Rescue partnered to provide Advanced Sports Medicine students with some real hands on experience on April 25th. The students participated in a competition where they learned how to properly backboard a patient, conduct injury assessments on athletes, taped injuries, took a written test comprised of topics such as emergency medicine, anatomy, injury prevention and medical terminology.
DuPont's 'Springtime in Paris' auction set for May 11
Posted by | CommentsRaise the paddle for City of DuPont's "Springtime in Paris" Auction. This event is scheduled for Friday, May 11th (doors open at 6:30 pm) at the DuPont Fire Apparatus Bay. Tickets are $15. This was our largest fundraiser of the year in 2011 and your support is greatly appreciated. Please contact Parks & Recreation at (253) 912-5245 with questions. Mark your calendars and plan to attend!
West Pierce Fire & Rescue Awarded 2012 Tom Warren Innovation Award
Posted by | CommentsBy Jenny Sharp, Captain, West Pierce Fire District 2
Lakewood, WA – On Monday morning at the Washington State Drowning Prevention Network meeting at Seattle Children’s Hospital, West Pierce Fire & Rescue was awarded the 2012 Tom Warren Innovation Award for the Lake Addressing Program. This program has been ongoing since the summer of 2010 and is still in the works.
DuPont Parks & Recreation Auction, May 11
Posted by | CommentsBy Dawn Masko, City Administrator, City of DuPont
The City of DuPont’s Parks & Recreation Auction – "Springtime in Paris” – is being held next Friday night, May 11th with doors opening at 6:30 PM. The event is being held in the DuPont Fire Apparatus Bay located in the Civic Center complex at 1700 Civic Drive. The Silent Auction will begin shortly after 6:30 PM with the Live Auction starting a little later. Police Chief Ron Goodpaster will be the auctioneer for the evening. If you haven’t witnessed him in action yet you are really in for a treat! A crepe bar, fruits, cheeses and desserts are included in the ticket price of $15.00.
Lakewood: City-Wide litter clean up event, May 19
Posted by | CommentsLakewood, WA – No community has the resources to clean-up every piece of trash or pull every weed. So the best response is to take action as a community, pick it up and pitch in to keep our roadsides and public spaces looking more beautiful, fresh and clean! This year the civic group Keep Lakewood Beautiful is organizing the first annual Lakewood Community Clean-Up Day.
The event will be on Saturday, May 19 registration is from 9am to 10am outside Lakewood City Hall. After a couple hours of community clean-up work, participants can return to city hall for a free hot dog picnic as a ‘Thank You’.
Emergency Food Network Recognizes 30 Years of Community Compassion
Posted by | CommentsLAKEWOOD -- On Wednesday, May 2 in Philip Hall on the University of Washington-Tacoma campus, Emergency Food Network will host a community breakfast to mark 30 years of service in the community and to recognize important partners in Pierce County’s effort to fight food insecurity.
Fire at Lakewood apartment
Posted by | CommentsFire guts Lakewood 30-unit apartment complex, displacing all residents. Details at Lakewood Patch and photo at The News Tribune.
Saturday was National Rebuilding Day
Posted by | CommentsRebuilding Together South Sound took on another 30 projects at Saturday's National Rebuilding Day, with the goal of maintaining the affordable housing stock and help low-income homeowner stay warm, safe & dry. Dozens of national and local sponsors and their 700 volunteers were deployed throughout Pierce County, Auburn and Federal Way to complete critical home repairs for low-income homeowners who are elderly, disabled or a family with children.
Lakewood Farmers Market poster, logo
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The City of Lakewood has created a commemorative poster (below) as well as a logo for the forthcoming Lakewood Farmers Market. Read More→
Boys & Girls Club Hosts Military Kids Celebration Day
Posted by | CommentsBy Erik Kramer, Director
On Saturday, April 28th, the Boys & Girls Club will be hosting a Military Kids Celebration Day. The event will be held outside the Lakewood Boys & Girls Club, at 10402 Kline St SW, Lakewood, WA 98499, from 11am until 2pm. This event is free to the public and all are welcome to come out.
The events of the day will include a barbecue, games for kids, face painting, dance performances, bounce houses and lots of eating and visiting with friends and community members.
Spring Rock 'n Roll FriendRaiser
Posted by | CommentsThe local FISH Food Banks will host the Spring Rock 'n Roll FriendRaiser on Saturday, April 28 (doors open at 6:30 pm) at the Landmark Convention Center (47 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma). Rock out to classic '60s and 70s rock 'n roll by Daryl and the Diptones and support FISH Food Banks of Pierce County feed hungry families in Pierce County. Tickets are $25 (must be 21+ to attend). Call 253-383-3164 or email for more information.
2012 Youth and Family Summit is April 28
Posted by | CommentsFor the first time, parents and guardians are invited to the highly popular day of workshops, talks, and music organized by and for Tacoma youth—the 2012 Youth and Family Summit, on Saturday, April 28, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lincoln High School, 701 S. 37th Street, Tacoma Read More→
A Few Become Many
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Sgt. Jeffrey Templeton has his blood drawn by Spc. Kate Baillargeon during an Armed Services Blood Program blood drive sponsored by the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.
By Victor L. Shermer, ASBP Blood Donor Recruiter, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
Sometimes the smallest events can be miracles in disguise; as was the case when the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, sponsored a recent Armed Services Blood Program blood drive at the Sheridan Gym at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. It was only a rear detachment, but in this case, a few became many.
Turning in unused or expired medicines makes everyone safer
Posted by | CommentsUnwanted and unused prescription drugs can be harmful to people and the environment. You can safely dispose of these medicines - including controlled substances - during the nationwide drug "take back" day on Saturday April 28, 2012. Read More→
Tacoma couple wins 1956 Bel Air, American Lake Veterans Golf Course wins...
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LAKEWOOD, Wash., April 22, 2012 – A raffle spanning nine months and resulting in the sale of over 15,000 tickets culminated last Monday with a drawing at the American Lake Veterans Golf Course in Lakewood. Chris and Brandy Nix of Tacoma drove away as winners of a fully restored 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air — but they weren't the only winners. The raffle was a fundraising event for the Friends of American Lake Veterans Golf Course (FALGV), a 501.c.3 charitable organization, and raffle proceeds will go toward the continued improvement, care and maintenance of the golf course which is utilized by thousands of veterans each year. Its believed to be the only course of its kind in the country— and one that is heavily utilized by wounded and recovering veterans seeking physical and emotional rehabilitation through the game of golf.
Tickets were sold since last May at events around the Puget Sound for $10 each. On Monday, the winning ticket was pulled by John Raqust, a patient at the American Lake VA Hospital and a participant in the golf course's Blind Golfer Rehab program.
