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Fred Meyer Gives $4K to Support Eloise’s Cooking Pot Food Bank
To help provide fresh produce, meats, dairy, special-diet, and culturally relevant foods to families across Pierce and King Counties, Fred Meyer recently awarded a $4,000 grant to the Making a Difference Foundation in support of its Eloise’s Cooking Pot Food Bank. The donation, made through The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation, translates into 40,000 pounds of food for local families. Get more details here.
Olympia/Thurston Lacrosse Club Offering Free ‘Try Lacrosse’ Clinics
The clinics are open to boys in grades 2–12 and girls in grades 2–6 and look to offer a fun, low-pressure introduction to the sport, a release said. Find out more here.
Communities for a Healthy Bay Announces Stand for Our Sound Award Winners
Communities for a Healthy Bay has announced this year’s winners for its annual Stand for Our Sound Awards. The Stand for Our Sound Awards honor people and organizations who help drive environmental progress, innovation, and equity in the South Sound, a release said. See who’s being honored here.
How TCG Catering & Events is Supporting Local Food-Insecure Families
Beginning on Nov. 3, Federal Way’s TCG Catering & Events is offering free, family-style meal preps every Friday all of November in light of the looming SNAP benefits pause. Learn more about the effort here.
Elevate Health Expands Connect Pierce with 10 New Community Partners
Elevate Health, a nonprofit collaborative that aims to improve health and social care outcomes across Pierce County, has announced that it’s added 10 new community-based organizations to its Connect Pierce network. Connect Pierce, which offers one-on-one guidance from locally based resource navigators, serves as a community-care hub that helps individuals and families navigate barriers to basic needs such as housing, food, health care, child care, transportation, and employment. Get more details here.