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With more than 3,000 new toys and winter clothing items collected over four weeks, this holiday season has been the most successful Korey?s Joy Drive since 2015.

Eighth annual Korey’s Joy Drive breaks giving record

December 24, 2022, 5:17am Community

The eighth annual Korey’s Joy Drive broke its previous giving record, with more than 3,000 new toys and winter clothing items collected over four weeks. Read story

Woodland High School's robotics team, the Beaver Bots, attracts a diverse range of students from every grade level.

Woodland High’s Beaver Bots robotics team doubles in size

December 24, 2022, 5:16am Community

Woodland High School’s robotics team, the Beaver Bots, attracts a diverse range of students from every grade level to compete against other schools’ robots in events involving challenging tasks and logic-based problems inspired by real-world scenarios. Read story

On Dec. 10, the Vancouver Police Officers Guild and Nautilus, Inc. hosted a holiday shopping event for kids in need.

Vancouver police, Nautilus shop with 100 local kids for the holidays

December 17, 2022, 5:56am Community

On Dec. 10, the Vancouver Police Officers Guild and Nautilus Inc. hosted a holiday shopping event for kids in need. This was the 18th year combining the Nautilus Holiday Helper event with the Guild’s Shop with A Cop program. Read story

Members of 100 Women Who Care Clark County presented $3,100 to Friends of the Children SW Washington on Nov. 16.

100 Women Who Care members donate to Friends of the Children

December 17, 2022, 5:55am Community

Members of 100 Women Who Care Clark County presented $3,100 to Friends of the Children — SW Washington on Nov. 16 during their fourth meeting of 2022, held at Salud! Wine Bar in Camas. Read story

On Dec. 3, 10 Battle Ground police officers accompanied 19 local children on a shopping spree as they bought gifts for their loved ones and items for themselves.

Battle Ground Police Department and Walmart team up for Shop with a Cop

December 17, 2022, 5:20am Community

For the last eight years, the Battle Ground Police Department has teamed up with the Battle Ground Walmart store to host Shop with a Cop. Read story

Woodland Middle School introduces new arts and crafts clubs

December 16, 2022, 5:21am Community

Woodland Middle School introduced two new after-school clubs — Art Club and Craft Club — in November to provide ways for students to engage in lessons or activities they might not have the opportunity to take part in during the school day. Read story

St. Paul Lutheran Church gets, blesses 1,000 pairs of socks

In 2020, Leslie Relth, office administrator at St. Paul Lutheran Church, received an email from apparel manufacturer Bombas inquiring if the church could use donated socks. Bombas gives away one pair of socks for every pair purchased. Read story

Ridgefield supports students coping with grief and loss

South Ridge Elementary School recently established a program to help students who are dealing with grief and loss by partnering with the New York Life Foundation and Slumberkins.

December 10, 2022, 5:49am Community

South Ridge Elementary School recently established a program to help students who are dealing with grief and loss, and two area companies have stepped up to lend their support. Last year, the New York Life Foundation provided no-cost training to South Ridge staff on how to support grieving students in… Read story