– 2014 MONTHLY EVENTS –

2nd Tuesday of each month
Relay for Life – Team Rally meetings
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Prairie Lanes Bowling Alley

– 2014 JUNE EVENTS –

Sunday June 1st
Relay for Life – Survivor Social
– more info to come later
www.relayforlifeofsethurston.org (search “SE Thurston Fire Authority”)

Saturday, June 14
Flag Day Ceremony
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Yelm City Park

Saturday, June 21
Prairie Days Golf Tournament
Location: Tahoma Valley Golf Course
Sponsored by Chamber Foundation

Thursday, June 26
Prairie Days Parade
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Registration open at the Yelm Chamber Office

Thursday-Saturday, June 26-27-28
Prairie Days Celebration
Location: Yelm City Park
Sponsored by Yelm Lions Club

– December 2014 Events –

• City of Rainier Christmas Tree Lighting & Carols – December 4, 2014 at 6:00pm. Come have cookies, cider, and candy canes from Santa, receive a little gift and have your picture taken.
• Christmas Parade – December 6, 2014 at 9:30am
• Christmas In the Park – Follows directly after Christmas parade
• City of Yelm Christmas Tree Lighting – December 6, 2014 at 5:30pm

Yelm Chamber of Commerce Award

Yelm Chamber of Commerce will be recognizing S.E. Thurston Fire Authority as the Non-Profit winner of a 2014 Member Award at their December 9, 2014 Luncheon Forum, 11:30am, at the Prairie Hotel Conference Center.

Santa Run 2014

The Santa Run will be held on Sunday, December 14th at 6:00 pm. Confirmed locations included: Nisqually Pines and Lawrence Lake.

2014 Holiday Gift & Food Drive

Sponsored by:
S.E. Thurston Fire Authority, Yelm and Rainier Auxiliary Fire Stations
Cities of Yelm and Rainier

Donations accepted until December 19th!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Gift wrapping and food basket assembly.

Time: December 16, 17, and 18 at 6:00 pm

Where: Station 22, located at 17213 – 153rd Ave SE (out by Lawrence Lake)

For more volunteer information, contact:  Call Kathie Schleis at (360) 280-0941 or Tanya King at (253) 208-2220.

Family Donation Pick-Up, Saturday December 20th. Times will be assigned.

 

Drop off Locations:

Yelm Fire Station:
Hours: 9am-4pm,  Monday-Friday
709 Mill Road SE • Yelm, Washington
Phone: (360) 458-2799

City of Yelm
Hours: 9am-4pm, Monday-Friday
105 Yelm Avenue West • Yelm, WA 98597
(360) 458-3244
michellec@ci.yelm.wa.us

City of Rainier:
Hours: 9am-4pm, Monday-Thursday
102 Rochester Street West • Rainier, WA 98576
Phone: (360) 446-2265
amberd@fairpoint.net

Cash donations are welcome.  All donations are tax deductible.

Non-Food Items for Children:

New (or Gently Used) Items for Boys and Girls of All Ages (partial list)	Gift Cards To:
Toys Games Clothing Coats (like new) All Sizes Team sweatshirts Shoes Gloves & Hats	Wal-Mart RiteAid Yelm Cinemas Safeway

Food Items to Donate

Protein Foods: Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans, and Nuts	Grains: Bread, Cereal, Rice, and Pasta
canned tuna canned chicken canned beef stews canned salmon bean soups canned or dried beans baked beans canned chili peanut butter canned nuts	rice and rice mixes canned pastas noodle mixes dry noodles and pastas macaroni and cheese mix cold cereals bran cereal shredded wheat infant cereal hot cereal mixes oatmeal bread, muffin, and pancake mixes whole-grain crackers granola bars graham crackers flour bread

Dairy: Milk, Yogurt and Cheese	Vegetables
infant formula nonfat dry milk evaporated milk instant breakfast drinks shelf-stable (UHT) milk (small boxes) canned and boxed pudding	canned vegetables vegetable soup canned tomato products spaghetti sauce baby-food vegetables V-8 juice
Fruits	Oils and Condiments
canned fruit raisins applesauce dried fruits baby-food fruit fruit leather (100% fruit) canned and boxed 100% juice	vegetable oil salad dressing syrup jelly and jam honey sugar mayonnaise

Non-Food Household Items to Donate

Certain non-food items may also be welcome. These are especially important for our friends using government assistance. Many of these items are not covered in their monthly allowance.

Paper Products	Soap Products
toilet paper paper towels napkins tissues	hand soap laundry and dish detergent cleaning products
Personal Care Products	Extras
shampoo toothpaste toothbrushes shaving cream razors deodorant feminine hygiene products	tea coffee spices