Summer means less access to food for many children in our community. Families who receive free and reduced meals at school struggle to find a way to replace those meals during school vacation months. It is also a time when food bank resources are low. Local businesses and organizations can help ease this burden by [...]
Brooklake Church in Federal Way is having it's Big Ol' Turkey Round-Up on November 22! The turkeys collected will be distributed to families for Thanksgiving through the MSC food bank. Their goal this year is to donate over 1000 turkeys. Please consider donating a turkey. Bring turkeys to Brooklake Church on the morning of November [...]
“My generation tends to want to give their time more than money,” says Jenny Vasquez, General Manager at the Courtyard Marriott in Federal Way and chair of MSC's Crab Feed for the last two years. “We're more team-oriented, and devoted to causes. So when I got to Federal Way, I thought immediately 'Here's my opportunity.' [...]
Gather your friends and join us for our second annual MSC Helps fundraising luncheon to benefit MSC! Thursday, October 22, 2015 11:30am Registration 12:00pm Program Emerald Downs, Auburn Honorary Co-Chairs: Jim Berrios, Bob Celski, and Pete Lewis Emcee: Meeghan Black Interested in being a table captain or sponsor? Please e-mail [email protected] for more information. KEYNOTE [...]
We know the school year is ending for many kids this week, but it's not too early to start thinking about next year! Project Cool is collecting school and dental supplies now and all summer long to provide homeless children with school supplies next fall. This year, Project Cool will be providing more than 1,400 [...]
Bev and Wayne Triplett have volunteered at MSC for an amazing nine years. “We made the commitment, so it is important to follow through,” says Wayne. And follow through they have! Bev and Wayne not only dedicate volunteer time weekly to the food bank at MSC; they also are involved in MSC’s V3 Volunteer Project [...]
"I'm fortunate to have enough, and when you have enough, you have enough to share," said Lois Watt as she visited MSC last month. Lois is concerned with the widening gap she sees between the "have" and "have-nots" and has decided that she will be someone who can make a difference. Lois knows she can't [...]
