In brief: Play equipment topic of meeting

Thu., May 10, 2012

SPOKANE VALLEY – The Spokane Valley Parks and Recreation Department will have a community meeting Wednesday at McDonald Elementary School, 1512 S. McDonald Road, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. to discuss playground equipment for Terrace View Park.

The department is seeking ideas from residents for the park. Parks and Recreation Director Mike Stone and consultant Tom Sherry of Sherry Pratt Van Voorhis Architects will be on hand to answer questions about the plans to update the park and playground equipment.

The new equipment will be funded by the city as part of its regular improvements to the Spokane Valley parks.

For more information, call Stone at (509) 720-5400 or email mstone@spokane valley.org.

Horse program to benefit from sale

SPOKANE COUNTY – The I Can Horse Co-op annual parking lot yard sale will begin today at Aslin-Finch Feed and Pet Supply, 10505 N. Newport Highway, from noon to 7 p.m. The sale will continue Friday, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The I Can program uses horses to build confidence in children who have been neglected or abused and helps them develop compassion for animals. The program also creates a sanctuary for unwanted and abused horses.

For more information about I Can, call Janey Marek at (509) 466-0153 or visit icanhorseco-op.org.

Nominees sought for YMCA awards

SPOKANE COUNTY – The YWCA of Spokane is accepting nominations of local women who excel in their field of expertise and whose achievements have had a powerful effect on the Spokane community for the 2012 YWCA Women of Achievement Awards.

Categories include of arts and culture; volunteer community service; social and racial justice; professional; and young woman of achievement (high school senior, graduating in 2013). Nominees should embody the mission of the YWCA through dedication to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice and freedom.

Nomination forms and details are available at www.ywcaspokane.org or by calling (509) 789-9303. The nomination deadline is June 30.

The awards will be presented on Oct. 25 at the 30th annual Women of Achievement Benefit Luncheon.

Fundraiser for NFL’s Gleason

SEATTLE – Gonzaga Prep alumni and friends will host “Game on for Gleason,” a benefit for Spokane native Steve Gleason, at Safeco Field in Seattle on Saturday, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Gleason is battling Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

Gleason was an athlete at Gonzaga Prep and Washington State University. The longtime Spokane resident went on to play for the New Orleans Saints from 2000-’07. He retired from the NFL in 2008.

Tickets for the Seattle fundraiser, which includes drinks, appetizers and silent and live auctions, are $80 if purchased in advance or $95 at the door. All proceeds benefit Gleason and his family.

To purchase tickets in advance visit gameonforgleason.ez register.com/. To donate to the Gleason Family Trust and for more information visit www.TeamGleason.org.

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