What started out over 20 years ago as the vision of volunteers and community members to create positive youth and family activities in Shelton is now a reality. On March 1, 2021, the Shelton Family YMCA opened its doors. Creating a “Place for all to Belong” for the Shelton community during a pandemic was not ideal, but the local team persevered and overcame. … [Read more...] about YMCA Opens Shelton Branch
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The Lasagna Lady Spreads the Love
As a youth growing up in the Bay Area of California, Michelle Brenner enjoyed big, traditional Sunday dinners with family. When lasagna was served, it usually accompanied an occasion of sorts and brought back warm memories. When she witnessed people buying store-bought, commercially made lasagnas as part of their pandemic meals, the Gig Harbor resident felt compelled to … [Read more...] about The Lasagna Lady Spreads the Love
Cascade Regional Blood Celebrates 75 Yrs
For 75 years, Cascade Regional Blood Services (CRBS) has been supplying lifesaving blood products and therapeutic procedures to patients in South King, Pierce and Grays Harbor Counties. Their mission to provide a constant, safe, cost-effective supply of blood, blood components, and other related services to the communities has not changed in over seven decades. According to … [Read more...] about Cascade Regional Blood Celebrates 75 Yrs
Asia Pacific Cultural Center Steps Up to Help Community
A quick visit to Asia Pacific Cultural Center’s Facebook page and you see it instantly. This organization does so much for the South Sound community, but especially during the current pandemic. From hosting free COVID-19 testing in their parking lot every other Wednesday for months, to providing free food giveaways from the Tacoma Farmers Market weekly in the summer, APCC … [Read more...] about Asia Pacific Cultural Center Steps Up to Help Community
Asia Pacific Cultural Center hosts New Year Celebration for Taiwan
Music, the smell of food from the parking lot, two live stages, learning about a new culture, and being surrounded by families just like yours coming together for the New Year—this is exactly what to expect on February 24, 2024 at the Tacoma Dome, thanks to the Asia Pacific Cultural Center. Each year since 1997, there has been a different host country either from Asia or the … [Read more...] about Asia Pacific Cultural Center hosts New Year Celebration for Taiwan