Nonprofit Briefs

Nonprofits can apply for vans

Nonprofit organizations can apply for a Mason Transit Authority grant for two used 12-passenger vans.

Jan. 10 is the deadline to apply for the grant. The grant application, selection criteria and other information is at http://www.masontransit.org/vangrantprogram.

Both vans are 2006 Ford Econolines with about 94,000 miles, automatic transmissions and no wheelchair lifts.

The Van Grant program awards surplus transit vans to help solve transportation issues and benefit Mason County residents.

The application process is competitive, and the nonprofits will be selected based on demonstrated community benefit and the number of trips that vans would provide.

“These vans help hundreds of Mason County residents through our hardworking nonprofit partners,” MTA General Manager Amy Asher said in a news release. “We’re pleased to extend our community connections with this program.”

The vans can be inspected after the pre-application workshop from 11 a.m. to noon Dec. 29 at 790 E. Johns Prairie Road, Shelton.

For more information, call operations coordinator Chris Wilder at 360-432-5754.

Vaccines at Little Creek

Free COVID vaccinations and booster shots for children and adults are available from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Little Creek Casino and Resort’s Skookum Creek Event Center, 91 W. state Route 108, Shelton.

Activities at senior center

Activities hosted by the Mason County Senior Activities Association at its center at 190 W. Sentry Drive include, today, cribbage at 8:15 a.m., live and Zoom yoga at 8:30 a.m., E-Z Crafters and Joker’s Rule at 9 a.m., quilting at 9:30 a.m., line dance, Zoom tai chi, knit and chat and mahjong at 10 a.m., bridge and machine knitting and lunch at noon, and bingo at 1 p.m.

Activities Friday are cribbage and tai chi at 8:15 a.m., line dance at 9 a.m., Mexican trains at 10 a.m., tai chi at 10:45 a.m., lunch at 11:30 a.m., and pinochle and hand and foot care at noon.

Activities Monday are cribbage and tai chi at 8:15 a.m., line dance at 9 a.m., Mexican trains at 10 a.m., lunch at noon, and pinochle and artist’s workshop at 12:30 p.m.

Activities Tuesday are cribbage at 8:15 a.m., Zoom and in-person yoga at 8:30 a.m., line dance at 9 a.m., tai chi at 10 a.m., and bridge and lunch at noon.

Activities Wednesday are cribbage and Zoom and in-person tai chi at 8:15 a.m., line dance at 9 a.m., Mexican trains at 10 a.m., lunch at noon, and pinochle at 12:30 p.m.