If you have a public service announcement, community event or anything of that nature, WOMF it! Visit tricitieswa.womf.com and let us know. It's free to sign-up, free to post and you can post as many as you'd like - no limit!
tricitieswa.womf.com and visit the community section
Local, non-profit, all-volunteer, NO-Kill pet organization dedicated to promoting responsible pet owenership thus preventing the needless death and suffering of companion animals.
POPP houses foster pets until they find their forever homes. They are never kept in cages. They get to know each pet's personality in order to match them with their perfet family.
All of their pets are spayed & nutured and have gone through obidience training. They also offer Financial Aid for Spaying & Nuturing!
Teen Challenge Tri-Cities Men's Outreach: Providing Faith Based Recovery Services
Don't let the name confuse you: Teen Challenge endeavors to help men of all ages become mentally sound, emotionally balanced, socially adjust, physically well, and spiritually alive. Teen Challenge shall endeavor in its efforts to help people by enriching their lives with actual work experience to enable them to become profitable members of their community.
The 2nd annual Teen Challenge banquet Friday April 17th , 6:30 pm, at the TRAC in Pasco. Silent auction as well. If any business would like to donate any items, please feel free to call! Ask for Myriam or Jesse Campos (Executive Directors).
To make monetary donations, or to get more information call (509) 547-2389 or E-mail Jesse Campos: jesse.campos@teenchallengepnw.com
For December, 94.9 The Wolf shines the Paws for Cause spotlight on The Salvation Army.
Every year, the Salvation Army helps over 30 million Americans with food, clothing, shelter, jobs, education, transportation, medicine and rehabilitaion.
You can help! Next time you see a volunteer ringing a bell by a Red Kettle, drop some change in the bucket.
Thank you, and Merry Christmas from The Wolf.
American Cancer Society
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month
During 2008, there will be about 215,020 new cases of lung cancer in America.
Lung cancer is by far the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women. More people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined.
There are many volunteer opportunities in the Tri-Cities area for the American Cancer Society . Please call (509) 783-5108 or visit www.cancer.org.
American Cancer Society's local websites include:
http://events.cancer.org/columbiariver Which is the Relay For Life of
Columbia River website. The Kickoff for this event is Nov 12 from 6-7:30 at the Columbia Center Rotary Event Center at 6222 John Day in Kennewick. The public is invited. They're currently recruiting for teams and corporate sponsors. The Relay is scheduled for June 12-13, 2009 at Southridge High School in Kennewick.
http://events.cancer.org/franklincountywa This is the Relay For Life of Franklin County website. The Kickoff for this event is Nov 20 from 6-7:30 at the Bank of Whitman conference room at 9517 Sandifur Blvd in Pasco. The public is invited. We're currently recruiting for teams and corporate sponsors. The Relay is scheduled for June 26-27, 2009 at McLoughlin Middle School in Pasco.
http://makingstrides.acsevents.org/kennewick This is the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer website. The Kickoff for this event is Jan 13, at the United Way Building. The event is scheduled for May 9, 2009 at Howard Amon Park in Richland.
The Mission of Domestic Violence Services of Benton and Franklin counties is to advocate for and empower domstic violence victims by providing free, safe and confidential shelter and support services. DVS is available 24-hours a day to assist anyone who has questions or concerns about domestic violence.
Crisis Line & Shelter:
(509) 582-9841 or 1-800-648-1277
A vigil will be held to pay respects to those affected by domestic violence. This event is free and open to the public. Friends and family of victims are invited to join DVSBF on October 30th in John Dam Plaza at 6pm
2nd Harvest Tri-Cities
Second Harvest of Tri-Cities is a charitable, non-profit organization which alleviates hunger and poverty by providing food and related commodities and services to people in need. They provide food to 97 agencies, food pantries and food banks throughout Eastern Washington. Last year, 3.1 million pounds of food was distributed throughout our service area. Monthly, over 24,000 individuals visit a food bank in Benton and Franklin counties and almost half of those people are children. They also distribute food boxes to twenty-five students in eight elementary schools through a program called Project BackPack.
