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Make appointment to give blood

People can donate blood today and Friday at the Church of Nazarene, 1331 E. Shelton Springs Road. To make an appointment, go to http://www.Schedule.BloodworksNW.org or call 1-800-398-7888.

Love INC offers free life skills workshops

The Shelton-based nonprofit Love In the Name of Christ (INC) and its 25 partner churches in Mason County are offering free life skills workshops.

The group and the churches work together to connect people in need with goods and services that include clothing, blankets, backpacks for kids, diapers, medical equipment and financial help. The group provides assistance to hundreds of low-income and indigent families each year. The workshops are hosted from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays at First Baptist Church, 429 West Cota St., downtown Shelton. Sound Learning provides a Spanish language interpreter as needed.

Space is limited. Reservations are encouraged by calling 360-462-5683 and going online at http://www.sheltonfbc.org.

The workshops include:

■ Cyber security June 27.

■ Conversational Spanish/English July 11.

Later workshops will include cooking, computer courses, resume building, and canning vegetables, jams and jellies. For more information, call Love INC at 360-462-5683.

Free family event June 18 at Kneeland Park

The Early Learning Coalition of Mason County hosts the Summer Kick-Off Carnival Family Fun Day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 18 at Kneeland Park in Shelton.

The free event includes door prizes and food from Radio Fryer. The park is located at 100 Turner Ave.

Tickets on sale for annual Love INC golf tourney

Tickets are on sale for the 11th annual Love INC Charity Golf Tournament, which will be hosted July 18 at the Alderbrook Golf and Yacht Club in Union.

Teams of up to four golfers can save $25 in registration fees if they register by June 15. After June 15, the registration fee rises from $150 to $175.

The event is the largest fundraiser for Shelton-based Love INC (In the Name of Christ), whose 25 partner churches provide people in need with clothing, blankets, backpacks for kids, diapers, medical equipment and financial help. To register for the golf tournament, call 360-462-5683 or go to http://www.loveincofmasoncounty.org and click on "registration form" under events.

 

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