Parkland Holiday Groove Weekend

Friday November 14 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, November 15, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. the Parkland Community Center will be holding the Parkland Holiday Groove Weekend, Rummage Sale and Holiday Groove Giving. At 214 121st St. S, Parkland, WA, the basement of the old Parkland School Building will be the…

Oct 18 Haunted Market in Parkland

On October 18, from 10 am to 4 pm, the Parkland Community Center at the Historic Parkland School will transform into a Haunted Market. There will be vendor tents, food trucks, a bake sale and more, all at 121st Street and Pacific Avenue. Bring the family and enjoy the day. This is what community is…

July 8 Dine out and help the Parkland Community Center

On July 8, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., the Haven Pub will be sharing its profits with the Parkland Community Center. For every meal and drink you purchase, a portion will go back to the Parkland Community Association’s project to pay for and restore the former school building to the benefit of the…

June 5 – Dine for a cause

On Thursday, June 5, 2025, the Parkland Community Association is asking you to dine out at the Black Star Pub and Grill, 158 100th St S, Tacoma, WA 98444. Hours are anytime between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. Twenty percent of the proceeds will be donated to the Parkland Community Associations projects.

May 30 and 31 Rummage Sale

The Parkland Community Association is holding a Rummage Sale at the Parkland Community Center on May 30 & 31, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The address is 214 121st Street S.

May 7, Dine out at the 2121 fundraiser

The 2121 Pub & Grill at 2121 112th St E, Tacoma, WA 98445, will be the site of a fundraiser for the Parkland Community Center purchase on May 7. A portion of what you spend eating there will go to the charity fundraising. 20% of the profits between 11 am to 11 pm will go…

April 19 Auction Fundraiser – Parkland School

Come out and help the Parkland Community secure its Community Center at the Community Showcase and Auction! On April 19, talent from the Parkland area will be showcased in performances on stage. The event will take place from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The address is 214 121st Street South, Tacoma, WA 98444. If you…

SSB 5516 March 21, 1:30 p.m. help Parkland pass this bill

Substitute Senate Bill 5516 is the bill to relieve the Parkland Community Association of the glitch in the law that triggered the first ever property taxes on the building since it was built in1908. The glitch happened because they did not purchase the building directly from the public school, but from a private non-profit, PLU….

March 22 & 23 Rummage Sale at Parkland Community Center

On Saturday, March 22 and Sunday March 23, the Parkland Community Center will host a hug Rummage Sale in their basement from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 214 121st Street S, Parkland, WA. Donations of new or slightly used items will be accepted on Tuesdays from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Parkland Community…

Legislative smiles and assistance

By Marianne Lincoln It was a cold, February, Tuesday afternoon. Julie, Michelle and I piled into the car and drove to Olympia. We arrived a few minutes early and had a chance to check out the Capitol Gift Shop and peek into the Rotunda before heading to Room No. 4 in the Cherberg Building. There,…

Parkland Community Center Open School House was an enjoyable event

Saturday, January 25th, the Parkland School building was open to the public for a fundraising event to raise more money toward the mortgage payments for the building. An additional $1 million will be due to PLU in May. Around 130 people came out to listen to the Tacoma Pierce County Jazz Band, bid on a…

Warming Centers are open – Parkland Community Center

Pierce Transit partnered with the Pierce County Department of Emergency Management to provide free rides to warming centers through Jan. 22. The free rides are in effect starting Jan. 19, according to Pierce Transit. There will be a free bus, Runner and SHUTTLE paratransit (for registered SHUTTLE customers) rides to local centers and shelters. “The…