Projects sought for United Way’s Day of Caring

THE OLYMPIAN | • Published July 27, 2009

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Thurston County nonprofit organizations can receive volunteer help for hands-on projects as part of the United Way of Thurston County’s 17th annual Day of Caring on Sept. 25.

The Day of Caring is an annual event where hundreds of volunteers from throughout Thurston County join local nonprofit and other community organizations to work on service projects. Participating organizations are matched with volunteers who give their time, talent and services for the day.

Day of Caring also kicks off United Way’s annual campaign which raises funds to meet local health and human service needs.

This year, United Way is working in partnership with the Volunteer Center of Lewis, Mason & Thurston Counties and The Evergreen State College for the event. Day of Caring is coordinating with Evergreen’s “Community to Community Action Day.”

If your organization would like to sign up to host a project, go to http://volunteer.united- e-way.org/volcenterlmt/agency. The deadline for applications is Aug. 1.

What’s Happening

TUESDAY

Create Stories with Rebecca Hom: 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Yelm Timberland Regional Library, 210 Prairie Park St., Yelm. Regional storyteller, radio reader and columnist Rebecca Hom will draw audience members of all ages in with creative tales of summer. Free. Call 360-458-3374.

The Lacey Children’s Entertainment Series presents the physical comedy of Henrik Bothe: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Huntamer Park, corner of Seventh Avenue and Woodland Square Loop, Lacey. Bothe performs silent-movie-style comedy from plate spinning to getting out of a straitjacket while riding on a unicycle. Free. Call 360-491-3860.

THURSDAY

Capital Playhouse’s Kids at Play present “Brigadoon”: 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Minnaert Center for the Arts at South Puget Sound Community College, 2011 Mottman Road S.W., Olympia. This fantasy is about a mysterious Scottish village that disappears into the Highlands mist and returns for only one day every 100 years, though to the villagers, the passing of each century seems no longer than one night. Tickets are $17 for adults, $12 for seniors and youths. Call 360-943-2744.

“Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad”: 8 p.m. Thursday, The 4th Ave. Tav, 210 Fourth Ave. E., Olympia. A mix of comedy, music, spoken-word and burlesque featuring performers seen on Comedy Central, HBO and late-night TV. Tickets are $12 in advance from www.brownpapertickets.com or $15 at the door. Call 360-786-1444.

Today in History

In 1866, Cyrus W. Field finished laying out the first successful underwater telegraph cable between North America and Europe (a previous cable in 1858 burned out after only a few weeks of use).

In 1909, during the first official test of the U.S. Army’s first airplane, Orville Wright flew himself and a passenger, Lt. Frank Lahm, above Fort Myer, Va., for one hour and 12 minutes.

JULY BIRTHDAYS

Jacob Matthews Briggs: Turned 10 on July 1

Chloe VanDeventer: Turned 12 on July 1

Martha Jaenicke: Turned 9 on July 3

Kaeleigh Bute: Turned 16 on July 6

William Peters: Turned 9 on July 8

Tanner Phelps: Turned 7 on July 9

Cody Kartman: Turned 11 on July 11

Warren Gu: Turned 10 on July 12

Cameron Keith Downing: Turned 3 on July 13

Lauren Helene Strout: Turned 6 on July 15

Lucas Russell: Turned 4 on July 15

Riley Killip: Turned 10 on July 16

Jack Archbold: Turned 1 on July 17

Cort David Campbell: Turned 18 on July 19

Emily Rose Marie Mallea: Turned 1 on July 20

McKenzie Clark: Turned 9 on July 20

Whitney Sederberg: Turned 5 on July 20

Danica Grace Fonder: Turned 2 on July 23

Kalan Shelly: Turned 6 on July 23

Ryan Connor: Turned 12 on July 25

Johnathan Dumbrille: Turned 12 on July 25

Julia Fleener: Turned 12 on July 25

Jacob Robert Duffy: Turns 1 on July 29

Reier Herigstad: Turns 10 on July 29

Madison Zambrotto: Turns 10 on July 30

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