Are you retired and looking for another way to utilize your skills? Are you in between careers and searching for a different direction to take? Regardless of what stage you're at in life, if you want an opportunity to retool skills, obtain training, or explore new options, join us Saturday, March 20th at the Olympia Center on 222 Columbia St. NW, in Olympia, for the Next Chapter workshop "Passion." Take a step back and learn more about yourself and envision your ideal next chapter. The class focuses on how to: Understand a framework for discovering your passions. Break out of...

Do you carry a video camera with you 24/7? Are you looking for a way to showcase your favorite volunteer organization? The Volunteer Center of Lewis, Mason and Thurston Counties is calling all would-be filmmakers who are passionate about service to enter the Movies About Change Contest! We're looking for inspirational stories about every day people making a difference in their community. Whether it's helping the homeless, mentoring children or cleaning up the environment, we want motivational examples of volunteer efforts going on in Lewis, Mason or Thurston County. Videos should inspire volunteerism, highlight a nonprofit and their work, or...

If you make less than $44K a year you can get your taxes prepared for FREE! The Volunteer Center of Lewis, Mason, and Thurston Counties invites you to join us and the Asset Building Coalition of Thurston County (ABC), for our Super Refund Saturday event this weekend at the SPSCC Hawks Prairie campus from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Spanish translators, check cashing vouchers, food and more will be offered. Don’t wait until April 15th, to have one of these IRS trained volunteers help you prepare your taxes. Stop by this Saturday and see if you qualify for the Earned...

We are an area that prides ourselves on good citizenship. Thurston County residents volunteer at a higher rate than any other county in the state. Gene Strozyk of Mason County won a state-wide award for his work supporting low-income residents....