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Give to What You Love and Strengthen Our Communities
Community Foundation of South Puget Sound is excited to announce the return of its 9th Annual Give Local campaign, taking place November 10 – 21, 2025, at spsgives.org. This annual giving event invites people across Lewis, Mason, and Thurston counties to give to what they love by supporting the nonprofits that keep our communities vibrant…
OlyFed Launches School Debit Card Program
As schools kick off around our region, students, staff, families, and alumni will have a new way to wear their school pride with OlyFed’s new Affinity Card Program. These custom-designed cards feature the local high schools in Thurston and Mason counties and also include Saint Martin’s University and South Puget Sound Community College. Every time the cards are used,…
Washington-born American Red Wolf helps increase wild wolf population with litter of eight pups
TENINO, WA – In April 2025, critically endangered American Red Wolf, M2191, produced a litter of eight pups in the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge of eastern North Carolina. This litter represents a minimum 25% increase in the total wild population of American Red Wolves, marking a significant conservation success and milestone. M2191 was released into the…
Intercity Transit Pilots NaviLens at Olympia and Lacey Transit Centers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:June 24, 2025 Intercity Transit Pilots NaviLens at Olympia and Lacey Transit CentersAims to Improve Accessibility for Blind and Visually Impaired Passengers Olympia, Wash. — Intercity Transit has launched a pilot program integrating NaviLens technology at the Olympia and Lacey Transit Centers. NaviLens provides wayfinding and information to blind and low-vision riders to help…
OLYMPIC RENTAL & LANDLORD SERVICES CELEBRATES 20 YEARS
Olympia, WA – Olympia-based housing provider, Olympic Rental & Landlord Services, LLC proudly announces its 20th anniversary. In March 2005, founder Todd Monohon left a 20-year career in the nonprofit sector and founded Olympic Rental & Landlord Services, LLC with one client and one single-family residence. Believing strongly in four key principles of success –…
Colvin Ranch Day 2025
You’re Invited to Colvin Ranch Day 2025! Join Colvin Ranch as they celebrate 20 years of conservation and community at Colvin Ranch on Sunday, May 18 from 11 AM to 3 PM in Tenino! Explore the beauty of working lands and native prairie with:Live music by Oly Mountain BoysGrass-fed steak sandwich lunch boxes by Simply…
Squaxin Island Tribe Opens Tumwater Trading Post, Expanding Economic Growth and Community Partnerships
The Squaxin Island Tribe is celebrating the opening of Tumwater Trading Post, a new convenience store and fuel station designed to serve the rapidly growing Tumwater community while reinforcing the Tribe’s commitment to economic resilience and cultural care. More than just a business, this milestone strengthens local partnerships, creates jobs, and reinvests in vital Tribal…
Capital Medical Center & Covington Medical Center earn ‘A’ hospital safety grade from Leapfrog Group
Hospitals awarded national recognition for patient safety TACOMA, Wash. — MultiCare Capital Medical Center and MultiCare Covington Medical Center earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog. Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 measures of…
‘Give Local’ This Fall & Contribute To A Thriving South Puget Sound
October 15, Olympia, Wash.— The Community Foundation of South Puget Sound isdelighted to announce the return of its highly anticipated community-wide givingcampaign, Give Local, which will take place from November 11 – 22 on spsgives.org.Give Local South Puget Sound, an initiative of the Community Foundation ofSouth Puget Sound, encourages community philanthropy, increases support forcauses people…
U.S. News and World Report names Providence St. Peter Hospital as the top hospital in the region, 13th in the state
Providence St. Peter and Centralia hospitals were 2 of 32 Providence ministries recognized recently byU.S. News and World Report.Providence St. Peter was recognized as a Best Hospital for 2024-2025. Providence St. Peter:– Was again recognized as the Top Regional Hospital for the Peninsula Region– Was ranked as the No. 13 hospital in Washington– Was recognized…