Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014 - Mason County Journal - Page A-7
NONPROFIT BRIEFS
Group donates
money to help
Shelton's Preceptor Gamma
Nu chapter of Beta Sigma Phi
has distributed the money it
earned to help the homeless at
its annual yard sale in June.
The group gave $200
each to Crossroads Hous-
ing, St. David of Wales
Episcopal Church's Cold
Weather Shelter and Turn-
ing Pointe Domestic Vio-
lence Services.
United Way
giving Calen-
dars to families
As part of its efforts to
increase access to early learn-
ing, United Way of Mason
County is offering free kinder-
garten readiness calendars to
Mason County families with
children ages 1 to 5.
The 1,500 calendars are
available thanks to part-
nerships with Boeing, the
state Department of Early
Learning, Washington Head
Start and United Way of
Washington. They are avail-
able in English and Span-
ish at schools, libraries and
early-learning centers. The
12-month calendar - from
September 2014 through Au-
gust 2015 -- includes ideas for
activities and contact informa-
tion for schools and libraries
in Mason County.
Purses, scarves
sought for
benefit event
A benefit luncheon and auc-
tion fundraiser "The Power of
the Purse" for Shelton-based
Turning Pointe Domestic Vio-
lence Services will take place
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 16
at the Little Creek Casino Re-
sort Event Center.
Donations of new and gen-
tly used purses and scarves
being accepted. Call 426-
1216.
Last year's "Power of the
Purse" event raised more than
$13,000 for Turning Pointe's
domestic violence shelter and
helped fund the nonprofit
group's advocacy and support
services for the victims of do-
mestic violence.
Event benefits
The North Mason Coalition
of Churches and Community
will present its spaghetti din-
ner and silent auction fund-
raiser from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Oct. 6 at the Theler Commu-
nity Center in Belfair.
The event will raise money
for weekend backpacks for
kids. The organization fill
such packs with food for the
weekend and discreetly sends
them home with students.
Tickets are $12.50 for adults
and $8 for children younger
than 10. The meal will be
prepared by Lennard K's Boat
House. For tickets, call Serena
Kelly at 275-9514.
Learning seeks
The Shelton-based non-
profit Sound Learning, which
educates adults to help them
better succeed, is seeking
volunteers to tutor adults in
reading, writing, math, GED
preparation and English for
Speakers of Other Languages.
Sound Learning is also
seeking volunteers who can
pr0vido office and technical
support, assist with creative
projects, and help with the
children's program. Volun-
teers are provided with the
support, training and tools
needed to assist in instructing
students. For more informa-
tion, call 426-9733 or email
staff@soundleaming.com.
opportunities
for seniors
Persons ages 55 and older
have opportunities to share
their time and skills volun-
teering through United Way's
Retired & Senior Volunteer
Program (RSVP).
The opportunities include
being a role model by men-
toring children through Big
Brothers Big Sisters of South-
west Washington; helping
serve clients at the Saints'
Pantry Food Bank; taking care
of simple repairs and light
housework for seniors through
Faith in Action; working on the
Mason County Senior Activity
Association's monthly newslet-
ter and helping them deliver
meals to homebound seniors;
volunteering at the Faith in
Aai0n thrift shop: driving S0-
niors to medical appointments
and other errands through
Catholic Community Services;
helping clients at the North
Mason Food Bank; and advis-
ing tourists at the Hoodsport
Visitor Information Center.
For more information or
to volunteer, call RSVP coor-
dinator Jennifer Thompson
at 943-2773, ext. 21, or go to
unitedway-thursten.org.
Lilliwaup club
to sell food
at OysterFest
The Lilliwaup Community
Club will offer bacon-wrapped
oysters at the food court at
OysterFest this weekend at
the Port of Shelton's Fair-
grounds in Shelton.
The information was not in-
cluded in the Journal's 0ysterFest
2014 Fresh offthe Beach guide.
For more information about
OysterFest, see page A-1.
• Compiled by reporter
Gordon Weeks
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