We have good news to share! The City of Lacey (City) will receive $1 million in federal funding through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) from Senator Patty Murray and Senator Maria Cantwell to complete an upgrade and expansion of the Lacey MakerSpace (LMS). The City will leverage this funding with a local investment of $500,000 to expand the LMS to just … [Read more...] about Lacey MakerSpace to Receive $1 Million for Facility Expansion
Saint Martin’s University
Saint Martin’s Gala, with Legend Jacques Pépin, Raises $2.7 Million for Student Scholarships
Friends and alumni reunited to help Saint Martin’s University raise a record-breaking $2.7 million for student scholarships at the Saint Martin’s Gala, held on the University’s Lacey campus. This year’s Gala, in-person after a one-year hiatus, featured James Beard Award-winning chef and culinary legend Jacques Pépin and his daughter Claudine who joined via livestream from … [Read more...] about Saint Martin’s Gala, with Legend Jacques Pépin, Raises $2.7 Million for Student Scholarships
Raise a Glass with Jacques Pépin
This fall, Saint Martin’s welcomes French cooking legend Jacques Pépin and his daughter, Claudine Pépin, to the Saint Martin’s Gala on November 6, 2021. The Frenchborn, American chef has inspired generations as a gifted author, culinary educator, television personality and artist. Since the late 1980s, he has appeared on American television and has written for the New York … [Read more...] about Raise a Glass with Jacques Pépin
Saint Martin’s 125th Anniversary Celebration
Saint Martin’s University commemorated its 125th anniversary with a virtual celebration raising over $1.4 million in critical scholarship funds for current and future Saints. The evening’s co-hosts were RC Smith and Kathleen Thomas MBA’14. The YouTube livestream featured videos of beloved SMU people such as Abbot Marion Nguyen, Abbot Neal Roth, Father Kilian Malvey and Mary Law … [Read more...] about Saint Martin’s 125th Anniversary Celebration
Saint Martin’s University celebrates 125 years
Saint Martin’s University started 125 years ago when a group of Catholic Benedictine monks from Saint John’s Abbey in Minnesota came West to found a school. In 1895, the first student traveled 25 miles by canoe, Angus McDonald, from Shelton. Saint Martin’s was started as an all-boys high school and then transitioned to a college in 1938, and later Saint Martin’s University in … [Read more...] about Saint Martin’s University celebrates 125 years