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Lacey Joggernauts @ Thrive Community Fitness Center upper parking lot

Jul 27 @ 9:00 am

The Lacey Joggernauts have been a Run & Walk club since 2018 hosted by an all volunteer group of awesome people. We meet outside the Thrive Community Fitness Center each week for a free 5K (3.1 miles) and/or 8K (5 miles) run/walk. Each we we go on a new route through the neighborhoods or on the Chehalis Trail. It is never a boring routine.

Our name, Joggernauts, says it all. You can Jog or Not (walk). We meet at 9am, sign in, and get ready to roll out. This group is open to the entire community no matter what your age or ability. Young, old, fit, not-so-fit, kids, dogs, and strollers are all welcome.

Once you join us for 10 times or more, you receive a free medal from the Lacey Joggernauts. How cool is that? Oh and we have some of the coolest shirts available for purchase as well. That’s how we pay for those free medals.

Our goal is to give the community a free option to add to their fitness routine. From beginner to more advanced participant, you are sure to find someone to walk with or help keep a steady pace with.

Just show up on Saturday mornings and get ready for some fun. Find us on Facebook as well. Search Groups for The Lacey Joggernauts and click join.

Categories: Health and Wellness Outdoor Recreation Sports Tags: #funrun fitness jog jogging running walking

Learn to Play Pickleball @ Rainier Vista Community Park

Jul 27 @ 9:00 am – 12:30 pm

Want to learn how to play pickleball? Thurston County Pickleball Club (TCPC) provides FREE beginner and member intermediate classes on Saturdays starting April 6. Beginners: 9-10:45a and Intermediates: 11-12:30p; Rainier Vista Community Park. More info about TCPC, https://tcpcwa.com

Categories: Family Events Health and Wellness Outdoor Recreation Sports

Prayers for World Peace @ Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center

Jul 28 @ 10:00 am – 11:15 am

Prayers for World Peace
Sundays 10:00 – 11:15am
A peaceful, contemplative time in your weekend. Join us for prayers for world peace and uplifting advice on how we can transform our day-to-day life into opportunities for personal and spiritual growth. Through developing inner peace in this way, outer peace will naturally come about.
Everybody Welcome

Categories: Health and Wellness Workshops, Classes and Lectures

Alzheimer’s Association Offers Caregiver Support Group in Olympia @ Capital Medical Center, Rainier Room

Aug 1 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Caring for someone with memory loss? Do you need information and support? Alzheimer’s Association family caregiver support groups provide a consistent and caring place for people to learn, share and gain emotional support from others who are also on a unique journey of providing care to a person with memory loss.

About the Alzheimer’s Association
The Alzheimer’s Association is the world’s leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Our mission is to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. Our vision is a world without Alzheimer’s. For more information, visit www.alz.org.

Categories: Health and Wellness Tags: free health support group

Lacey Joggernauts @ Thrive Community Fitness Center upper parking lot

Aug 3 @ 9:00 am

The Lacey Joggernauts have been a Run & Walk club since 2018 hosted by an all volunteer group of awesome people. We meet outside the Thrive Community Fitness Center each week for a free 5K (3.1 miles) and/or 8K (5 miles) run/walk. Each we we go on a new route through the neighborhoods or on the Chehalis Trail. It is never a boring routine.

Our name, Joggernauts, says it all. You can Jog or Not (walk). We meet at 9am, sign in, and get ready to roll out. This group is open to the entire community no matter what your age or ability. Young, old, fit, not-so-fit, kids, dogs, and strollers are all welcome.

Once you join us for 10 times or more, you receive a free medal from the Lacey Joggernauts. How cool is that? Oh and we have some of the coolest shirts available for purchase as well. That’s how we pay for those free medals.

Our goal is to give the community a free option to add to their fitness routine. From beginner to more advanced participant, you are sure to find someone to walk with or help keep a steady pace with.

Just show up on Saturday mornings and get ready for some fun. Find us on Facebook as well. Search Groups for The Lacey Joggernauts and click join.

Categories: Health and Wellness Outdoor Recreation Sports Tags: #funrun fitness jog jogging running walking

Walk with Erin Jones @ ASHHO Cultural Community Center

Aug 3 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Lace up your shoes and join us for a stroll with a purpose at our “Walk with Erin Jones” event! Save the date for the first Saturday of every month from 11 am to 1 pm. Let’s meet at the ASHHO CULTURAL COMMUNITY CENTER for a fun-filled morning and a chance to build bridges, celebrate diversity, and foster unity within our community. Together, we can make a difference!

Categories: Family Events Health and Wellness Outdoor Recreation Volunteer and Community Enrichment

Prayers for World Peace @ Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center

Aug 4 @ 10:00 am – 11:15 am

Prayers for World Peace
Sundays 10:00 – 11:15am
A peaceful, contemplative time in your weekend. Join us for prayers for world peace and uplifting advice on how we can transform our day-to-day life into opportunities for personal and spiritual growth. Through developing inner peace in this way, outer peace will naturally come about.
Everybody Welcome

Categories: Health and Wellness Workshops, Classes and Lectures

Grow Your Own Produce: The Workshop Series @ Zoom

Aug 7 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

February 7th – November 6th 2024: 1st Wednesday of the month $250 for all 10 classes, $130 for a 5 class series, or $30 per class 6 pm – 8 pm PST

Grow Your Own Produce is a 10 class monthly series taught by permaculture expert Marisha Auerbach. Each class features seasonally-relevant information about planning, growing, maintaining, and harvesting food from your own vegetable garden.

Each month, the class is designed to help you maximize your yields and efforts in the garden by providing an overview of key activities to engage in at the right time each month from February through November. We meet on the first Wednesday of each month through Zoom. Before the class meeting, participants will receive a collection of handouts supporting the key topics for the month with a garden checklist for the month ahead. We will discuss different subjects that are pertinent to the garden that month using slides and the month’s handouts as reference. There will be ample time each class session for questions. After each class, participants receive a video of the class and pdf of the slides.

Marisha Auerbach has spent many years observing and interacting in her garden and in the gardens of the greater Pacific Northwest bioregion. She has been growing most of her own produce year ‘round for over the past decade. To learn more about Marisha, please visit her bio page. This is the 11th year that Marisha will be offering the workshop series.

2024’s schedule of Classes:

Wednesday, February 7: Planning, Design, & Framework

Wednesday, March 6: Indoor Seedstarting, Early Season Plantings, & Perennial Vegetables

Wednesday, April 3: Cole Crops, Greens, & Soil Building

Wednesday, May 1: Warm Season Crops, Edible Flowers, & Attracting Pollinators

Wednesday, June 5: Maintenance & Harvest

Wednesday, July 3: Berries, Herbs, & Water Catchment

Wednesday, August 7: Seedsaving & the Winter Garden

Wednesday, September 4: Putting up the Harvest

Wednesday, October 9: Garlic, Cover Crops, & Compost

Wednesday, November 6: Nourishing Soups, Wildlife in the Garden, & Planning for the Coming Year

Categories: Food & Beverage Health and Wellness Home and Garden

Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group @ Lacey Senior Center

Aug 8 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Caring for someone with memory loss? Do you need information and support? Alzheimer’s Association family caregiver support groups provide a consistent and caring place for people to learn, share and gain emotional support from others who are also on a unique journey of providing care to a person with memory loss.

About the Alzheimer’s Association
The Alzheimer’s Association is the world’s leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Our mission is to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. Our vision is a world without Alzheimer’s. For more information, visit www.alz.org.

Categories: Health and Wellness Tags: health public meeting

Perinatal Mental Health @ Online Webinar

Aug 9 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

‘Traumatic Birth and Why it Matters’ with Leslie Butterfield, Ph.D.

‘An Overview of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders’ with Dr. Kristeen Seratt, DNP, ARNP, IBCLC, PMH-C.

If you’re curious about the impact of mental health during the perinatal period, this is the perfect opportunity to learn more. We’ll be diving into the importance of understanding and addressing mental health impacts and why it matters for both parents and healthcare providers

Categories: Health and Wellness Women Focused Events Workshops, Classes and Lectures

Lacey Joggernauts @ Thrive Community Fitness Center upper parking lot

Aug 10 @ 9:00 am

The Lacey Joggernauts have been a Run & Walk club since 2018 hosted by an all volunteer group of awesome people. We meet outside the Thrive Community Fitness Center each week for a free 5K (3.1 miles) and/or 8K (5 miles) run/walk. Each we we go on a new route through the neighborhoods or on the Chehalis Trail. It is never a boring routine.

Our name, Joggernauts, says it all. You can Jog or Not (walk). We meet at 9am, sign in, and get ready to roll out. This group is open to the entire community no matter what your age or ability. Young, old, fit, not-so-fit, kids, dogs, and strollers are all welcome.

Once you join us for 10 times or more, you receive a free medal from the Lacey Joggernauts. How cool is that? Oh and we have some of the coolest shirts available for purchase as well. That’s how we pay for those free medals.

Our goal is to give the community a free option to add to their fitness routine. From beginner to more advanced participant, you are sure to find someone to walk with or help keep a steady pace with.

Just show up on Saturday mornings and get ready for some fun. Find us on Facebook as well. Search Groups for The Lacey Joggernauts and click join.

Categories: Health and Wellness Outdoor Recreation Sports Tags: #funrun fitness jog jogging running walking

Learn to Play Pickleball @ Rainier Vista Community Park

Aug 10 @ 9:00 am – 12:30 pm

Want to learn how to play pickleball? Thurston County Pickleball Club (TCPC) provides FREE beginner and member intermediate classes on Saturdays starting April 6. Beginners: 9-10:45a and Intermediates: 11-12:30p; Rainier Vista Community Park. More info about TCPC, https://tcpcwa.com

Categories: Family Events Health and Wellness Outdoor Recreation Sports

Prayers for World Peace @ Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center

Aug 11 @ 10:00 am – 11:15 am

Prayers for World Peace
Sundays 10:00 – 11:15am
A peaceful, contemplative time in your weekend. Join us for prayers for world peace and uplifting advice on how we can transform our day-to-day life into opportunities for personal and spiritual growth. Through developing inner peace in this way, outer peace will naturally come about.
Everybody Welcome

Categories: Health and Wellness Workshops, Classes and Lectures

Lacey Joggernauts @ Thrive Community Fitness Center upper parking lot

Aug 17 @ 9:00 am

The Lacey Joggernauts have been a Run & Walk club since 2018 hosted by an all volunteer group of awesome people. We meet outside the Thrive Community Fitness Center each week for a free 5K (3.1 miles) and/or 8K (5 miles) run/walk. Each we we go on a new route through the neighborhoods or on the Chehalis Trail. It is never a boring routine.

Our name, Joggernauts, says it all. You can Jog or Not (walk). We meet at 9am, sign in, and get ready to roll out. This group is open to the entire community no matter what your age or ability. Young, old, fit, not-so-fit, kids, dogs, and strollers are all welcome.

Once you join us for 10 times or more, you receive a free medal from the Lacey Joggernauts. How cool is that? Oh and we have some of the coolest shirts available for purchase as well. That’s how we pay for those free medals.

Our goal is to give the community a free option to add to their fitness routine. From beginner to more advanced participant, you are sure to find someone to walk with or help keep a steady pace with.

Just show up on Saturday mornings and get ready for some fun. Find us on Facebook as well. Search Groups for The Lacey Joggernauts and click join.

Categories: Health and Wellness Outdoor Recreation Sports Tags: #funrun fitness jog jogging running walking

Learn to Play Pickleball @ Rainier Vista Community Park

Aug 17 @ 9:00 am – 12:30 pm

Want to learn how to play pickleball? Thurston County Pickleball Club (TCPC) provides FREE beginner and member intermediate classes on Saturdays starting April 6. Beginners: 9-10:45a and Intermediates: 11-12:30p; Rainier Vista Community Park. More info about TCPC, https://tcpcwa.com

Categories: Family Events Health and Wellness Outdoor Recreation Sports

Prayers for World Peace @ Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center

Aug 18 @ 10:00 am – 11:15 am

Prayers for World Peace
Sundays 10:00 – 11:15am
A peaceful, contemplative time in your weekend. Join us for prayers for world peace and uplifting advice on how we can transform our day-to-day life into opportunities for personal and spiritual growth. Through developing inner peace in this way, outer peace will naturally come about.
Everybody Welcome

Categories: Health and Wellness Workshops, Classes and Lectures

Lacey Joggernauts @ Thrive Community Fitness Center upper parking lot

Aug 24 @ 9:00 am

The Lacey Joggernauts have been a Run & Walk club since 2018 hosted by an all volunteer group of awesome people. We meet outside the Thrive Community Fitness Center each week for a free 5K (3.1 miles) and/or 8K (5 miles) run/walk. Each we we go on a new route through the neighborhoods or on the Chehalis Trail. It is never a boring routine.

Our name, Joggernauts, says it all. You can Jog or Not (walk). We meet at 9am, sign in, and get ready to roll out. This group is open to the entire community no matter what your age or ability. Young, old, fit, not-so-fit, kids, dogs, and strollers are all welcome.

Once you join us for 10 times or more, you receive a free medal from the Lacey Joggernauts. How cool is that? Oh and we have some of the coolest shirts available for purchase as well. That’s how we pay for those free medals.

Our goal is to give the community a free option to add to their fitness routine. From beginner to more advanced participant, you are sure to find someone to walk with or help keep a steady pace with.

Just show up on Saturday mornings and get ready for some fun. Find us on Facebook as well. Search Groups for The Lacey Joggernauts and click join.

Categories: Health and Wellness Outdoor Recreation Sports Tags: #funrun fitness jog jogging running walking

Learn to Play Pickleball @ Rainier Vista Community Park

Aug 24 @ 9:00 am – 12:30 pm

Want to learn how to play pickleball? Thurston County Pickleball Club (TCPC) provides FREE beginner and member intermediate classes on Saturdays starting April 6. Beginners: 9-10:45a and Intermediates: 11-12:30p; Rainier Vista Community Park. More info about TCPC, https://tcpcwa.com

Categories: Family Events Health and Wellness Outdoor Recreation Sports

Prayers for World Peace @ Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center

Aug 25 @ 10:00 am – 11:15 am

Prayers for World Peace
Sundays 10:00 – 11:15am
A peaceful, contemplative time in your weekend. Join us for prayers for world peace and uplifting advice on how we can transform our day-to-day life into opportunities for personal and spiritual growth. Through developing inner peace in this way, outer peace will naturally come about.
Everybody Welcome

Categories: Health and Wellness Workshops, Classes and Lectures

Lacey Joggernauts @ Thrive Community Fitness Center upper parking lot

Aug 31 @ 9:00 am

The Lacey Joggernauts have been a Run & Walk club since 2018 hosted by an all volunteer group of awesome people. We meet outside the Thrive Community Fitness Center each week for a free 5K (3.1 miles) and/or 8K (5 miles) run/walk. Each we we go on a new route through the neighborhoods or on the Chehalis Trail. It is never a boring routine.

Our name, Joggernauts, says it all. You can Jog or Not (walk). We meet at 9am, sign in, and get ready to roll out. This group is open to the entire community no matter what your age or ability. Young, old, fit, not-so-fit, kids, dogs, and strollers are all welcome.

Once you join us for 10 times or more, you receive a free medal from the Lacey Joggernauts. How cool is that? Oh and we have some of the coolest shirts available for purchase as well. That’s how we pay for those free medals.

Our goal is to give the community a free option to add to their fitness routine. From beginner to more advanced participant, you are sure to find someone to walk with or help keep a steady pace with.

Just show up on Saturday mornings and get ready for some fun. Find us on Facebook as well. Search Groups for The Lacey Joggernauts and click join.

Categories: Health and Wellness Outdoor Recreation Sports Tags: #funrun fitness jog jogging running walking

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