Jan 20 eat at Frugal’s for the Parkland Community Center

On January 20, all day, if you buy a snack or a meal at Frugal’s in Parkland, the profits all go to the Parkland Community Center. I know you love those burgers; I love them too. And, you missing having them, don’t you? I had one last week and it was so good! Give in….

Dine Out, Raise Money for Local Charity, Jan 13

Monday, January 13, please go treat yourself to lunch or dinner at El Toro in Parkland. Twenty percent of your purchase will be donated to the Parkland Community Center Project. So, break out of the January doldrums; go have a little fiesta and help out your community! If you can’t make it that day, please…

End of the year giving for Parkland School

Donations to finish purchasing the Parkland School are needed.  Please consider what donation you can provide, then do something. You can donate to the building purchase or operations fund.  All donations are 501(c)(3) tax-deductible with Parkland Community Assn (PCA). We use Swipe Simple for electronic donations to avoid the costs associated with GoFundMe.  Click here or…

Dec. 1 Deadline for submissions for Parkland School Memory Book

Scans of pictures or other memorabilia can be sent to Linda Carlson via the Parkland Elementary Grade School Facebook page or FB Messenger. Please identify the year and any names of persons in the pictures if possible. They are looking for any information/pictures of businesses on Garfield St. during the time the school was open….

Haunted Parkland School Oct 25 -26

Chills, thrills, and spooky surroundings await you at the historic Parkland School Haunted House! On October 25 and 26 from 7 to 10 p.m., for a suggested donation of $20, you can have a bit of Halloween fun with the community. Your donations will go to help repair and maintain our newest old Community Center…

Volunteers needed for Parkland Haunted House

The Haunted Parkland School will appear October 25 and 26 this year. From 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., you can stop by, purchase a ticket, and enjoy the thrill of being in a historic building with ghosts, ghouls and other things that bump in the night. No guarantees that some real Parkland spirits won’t make…

Dine at Marco’s Cantina & Lolitas Cocina -October 9

Dine for a cause on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. Marco’s Cantine & Lolitas Cocina are donating a portion of their earnings to the Save Our Parkland School Committee. The restaurant is at 506 Garfield St S, Tacoma, WA 98444. Dine between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. to help the cause. The public is welcome. You…

Kiwanis selling Sees Chocolates for the holidays

If chocolates are on your gift list for the holidays, please get them through this link! The money you spend will include 25% toward your local community projects! It is their “Yum Raising” plan for the holidays. Other local projects coming up the Fall: • A Food Drive, for the Trinity Food Pantry.• Collecting bath towel donations (new…

Donate your Halloween decorations

Do you have a closet or garage filled with Halloween decorations that you no longer feel like putting up? May be the kids moved on and you’d rather travel than decorate. Whatever the reason, You can donate them to the Parkland Community Association for their Haunted House at the Parkland School. You can donate and…

P/S We Need a Parade!

By Marianne Lincoln Parkland and Spanaway have been communities longer than Tacoma has been a city. Years ago, we had the Parkland Roundup which included a rodeo on Gonyea Park and the surrounding area that is now housing. (I really don’t understand why it isn’t still park land. Someone please explain.) So our sense of…

Garage sale to benefit Parkland School Project May 30 -June 1

The Parkland Community Association is still in need of funds to finish paying for the purchase and repairs to the Parkland School so it can open around September. Fram May 30 to June 1, there will be a garage sale across the street from the school at 255 121st St. S., Tacoma, WA 98444. Hours…