We invite you to join us at Tacoma Community House on September 19 for a panel discussion from 5-6pm as part of Welcoming Week. The discussion will break down: What Makes Communities Welcoming and How to Support Newcomers. To participate in this discussion, please scan the QR code above to register. This is a free > Continue Reading
Tacoma Community House is excited to partner with Happy Duo Café for a Café Takeover on September 18. Dine in at Hapy Duo Café from 4:30pm-6:30pm and 50% of all proceeds from those sales will go to Tacoma Community House. In addition, we invite you all to the University Place Pierce County Library for a > Continue Reading
Todd Miller from The Border Chronicle will be joining AIDNW by Zoom from Tucson. He'll give an update on the current situation at the border and explain scandals of the border industrial complex. Lunch will be served. Please let us know you plan to attend: volunteercoordinator@aidnw.org Curious about the Border Chronicle? See: https://www.theborderchronicle.com/about Peace Lutheran Church 2106 Cushman > Continue Reading
As the summer ends and fall begins, our mind turns to change. We might be thinking about what we need to make it through the colder and darker days. In this presentation, Sarah Low will provide us with the opportunity to consider the meaning of change by teaching us how trees survive and thrive through > Continue Reading
Items repaired for FREE by skilled volunteer fixers. Fix-it Nights will be at Tacoma Public Library - Moore Branch from 10/5/2023 to 3/28/2024. The same hours will continue with every Thursday 4pm - 5:30pm Items you can bring to Fix-it Nights: *Vacuums *Lamps *Clothing and textiles for sewing and mending *Furniture and other items for > Continue Reading
Learn about Chinese-style ink rubbings from Professor Vernon Ng, who will offer a lecture, demonstration, and audience Q&A about this scholarly practice. Ink rubbings date back to the 7th Century AD, during the Tang Dynasty, and have since developed into an important technology to preserve historical markers and inscriptions. Learn more about Professor Ng’s efforts > Continue Reading
We invite you to join us at Tacoma Community House on September 19 for a panel discussion from 5-6pm as part of Welcoming Week. The discussion will break down: What Makes Communities Welcoming and How to Support Newcomers. To participate in this discussion, please scan the QR code above to register. This is a free > Continue Reading
Come along for this journey through England as Lakewold Executive Director and Lead Horticulturist, Justin Henderson, shares his experience at several of the most fabulous gardens in the UK. Be enchanted as we learn about Great Dixter, Sissinghurst, Barnsley House, Hidcote, and more. The stories of these gardens and gardeners that Justin encountered are sure > Continue Reading
September 21, 2024, 10:00-12:00, Swan Creek Park, 42nd and Roosevelt, Tacoma, WA 98404, Gathering Place Entrance Join us at Tacoma’s Swan Creek Park to pick up litter and help collect critical data to prevent plastic pollution! We need volunteers to gather litter and track data. This data will be used to help set policies to > Continue Reading
La llegada del otoño nos entusiasma por los variados colores de los árboles. Al mismo tiempo, el cambio de temporada puede significar un reto. Requiere que nos adaptemos a pasar más tiempo adentro, al frío y a los días con menos luz. Un excelente antídoto para enfrentar los cambios de temporada es la atención plena. > Continue Reading
