Once again, the Fremont Edward Jones office of Marko Tubic will serve as a drop-off point for new, unwrapped toys to be distributed by the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots program to children in need this holiday season. Toys will be sent for distribution on Friday, December 11th.
Following the traditional consumerism of the last weekend, the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving has been adopted as Giving Tuesday!
While there are lots of options to give locally, a few Fremont non-profits have asked for our consideration this year – Moisture Festival, Nalanda West, and Urban Sparks.
A few tickets still remain available for purchase to the Moisture Festival Treasure Trove Fundraising Auction on Friday, December 4th at 6p at Hale’s Palladium.
Last Wednesday, November 18th, while waiting for a suitable match for a heart transplant, certified personal trainer at Fremont’s Anytime Fitness, Todd ‘Oly’ Olsen, passed away at age 58.
Drop off your cold weather items at Hallows Church (in the Fremont Baptist Church building,) from 4p – 7:30p on Sunday, November 29th, and through December.
After 15 years in Fremont, Literacy Source has outgrown their space and will be moving in the New Year to a larger, new learning center being fixed-up in Lake City at 125th St.
The American Lung Association offers everyone the Master Home Environmentalist program, a free service providing home visits to assess indoor air quality for positive health and quality of life.
On Sunday, November 22nd, from 10a – 4p, the Fremont Sunday Market will hold a community-wide, all-ages celebration of 25 years of hand-made, creative, and artisanal crafts, collectibles, arts, antiques and imports – and some of the best street food ever!
At the end of October, Tableau Foundation announced the beneficiaries of their generous Community Grants Program for 2015. In addition to non-profits in Austin, Texas and Kirkland, Washington, Tableau Foundation, an initiative of Tableau Software, one of the largest and fastest growing software companies in our community, has granted funds to eleven recipients doing work in Fremont.
Next Wednesday, November 4th, Fremonsters have a hard decision to make – are you a crafter, or a cyclist?
