Join us for "Coupons 101"

We're excited to announce that we are partnering with The Coupon Project to present "Coupons 101" on Tuesday, March 1 at 1:00 p.m. at Lutheran Church of Christ the King, 1710 85th Street East, Tacoma. (Map)

In this free one-hour class, local bargain blogger Angela Russell of The Coupon Project will share her secrets for smart shopping with coupons.  Let Angela show you how to stretch your budget dollars to the max! Topics will include:

• Why and how you should stockpile
• Where to find coupons and how to keep them organized
• The basics of using coupons with sales 
• Coupon etiquette 101
• Common myths about using coupons
• How to save on groceries beyond using coupons
• How to use coupons in a time-effective way

 For more information or to RSVP, please email us or call us at 253-383-3164

Volunteer training was a hit!

Thanks so much to FISH board member and City of Tacoma EEO officer Jerry Lee, who presented a great workshop on Diversity Awareness yesterday for volunteers from our food banks. About 40 people attended the lunchtime workshop at the Pierce County Library Processing and Administrative Center. Jerry had us all laughing but also gave us a lot to think about as we work to provide the best possible service to our clients. It was a great opportunity to take a look at our biases and assumptions, and how they affect our behavior with the people we encounter. A bit of role-playing provided lots of laughter and also lots of insight.

This was the first in what we plan to be a series of quarterly training sessions for our regular volunteers, and we're inviting all of our volunteers and supporters to suggest topics for future sessions. 

Jerry Lee discusses diversity awareness with FISH volunteers.

Volunteers and staff work together on a diversity exercise at Thursday's workshop.