News Next Door for the week of Dec. 10

News Next Door is a weekly list of events in Eatonville and surrounding areas. Want to submit an event or have a question? Email dispatcheditor@nwlink.com or call (206)461-1305. 

LIONS CLUB 15TH ANNUAL TREE OF HONOR

The Tree of Honor is sponsored every year by the Eatonville Day Break Lions Club and is located in Nevitt Point, at the north entrance to Eatonville. 

First lit with gold lights to symbolize Lionism, lights are changed to purple lights as people, groups or even pets are named by those wishing to remember, honor or show their love in some way.  

A $10 donation per light goes to support the local community.  Certificates can be provided to make a unique Christmas gift.

Names of honorees are published in The Dispatch and posted at the Eatonville Post Office until after the New Year.  

To purchase a light, contact Donna Bowers at 253-318-2895, Jackie Hollingsworth 360-832-2416 or any other Day Break Lion member, or call Kylee or Cherilyn at the Eatonville Family Agency at 360-832-6805.

SUPPORT YOUR BUSINESS AT THE LIBRARY

From 11 a.m to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15, learn about free resources local libraries provide small businesses and how to locate information through databases at library workshops. For more information about the workshops call 253-248-3311.

JOIN THE NEXT MEMORY CAFE MEETING

Join us at the Memory Café on the second Wednesday of each month. The next meeting is from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Dec. 12 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 22419 108th Ave E., Graham.  

The Café is a gathering of people with memory loss and their care-partners, friends or family.

DELIVER MEALS ON CHRISTMAS

Faith Baptist Church of Ashford will be delivering meals to seniors in the Ashford and Elbe communities who will be alone on Christmas Day. The delivery time frame will be between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Contact Faith Baptist Church for more information at (360)569-0902.

DOGWOOD GARDEN POTLUCK

Dogwood Garden Club's Christmas potluck meeting will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 13, at the home of Diane Mettler. The club will be collecting food for the Eatonville Community Center Food Bank, exchanging garden related gifts, having a garden book exchange and culminating their year-long Poinsettia Challenge.   

If you are interested in joining the group and contributing to the community, please contact Diane Mettler at (360)832-1745 or Mary Bewley at (360)832-4910.

ADVENTURE KIDS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM

This new program provides outdoor education, homework help, snacks, crafts, games and science projects. The program is designed for all elementary age students in the Eatonville School District. The group meets from 2:30 - 4:40 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Eatonville Elementary School cafeteria.

For more information about a specific school program, contact Adventure Director Alana Smith at (360)832-6805 or email her at asmith@eatonvillefamilyagency.org.

Adventure programs seek to provide a safe, structured environment that supports overall health and wellbeing of each student during, and after, school hours.

HOLIDAY COOKIE DECORATING

Come decorate holiday cookies with friends. The event is from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 12, at the Eatonville Library.

WINTER CRAFTS AT THE LIBRARY

Cut, glue, color and a create a winter craft at the local library. The all ages program will be held from 3 - 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 18, at the Eatonville Library.

SCHOOL BACKPACK PROGRAM

The Eatonville Family Agency, a nonprofit charitable organization, supports and runs the only backpack program in the Eatonville School District, which feeds around 100 children each weekend for the 

CHRISTMAS JUBILEE SONG FEST

Come join the Jubilee Song Fest at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 16, at the Eatonville United Methodist Church. Refreshments to follow.