NORTH MASON BRIEFS

March or drive at Pride and Diversity Celebration

The Mason County Democratic Party presents the Belfair Pride and Diversity Celebration with a walking and driving parade through Belfair from noon to 5 p.m. Aug. 13.

Participants are invited to gather at 11:30 a.m. at two locations. The drivers will meet at the Belfair Post Office and drive to the Pacific Northwest Salmon Center barn. The walkers will gather at Key Bank to march to the barn.

Attendees can vote on the best decorated vehicle, the best drag outfit, and the best drag performance, with prizes awarded. Donations will be accepted for the North Mason Food Bank.

Resource and job fair at Belfair church

The Mason County Resource and Job Fair is hosted from 1 to 3 p.m. Aug. 25 at The Bridge Church, 23001 state Route 3 in Belfair.

Attendees can find out which local businesses are hiring, and what resources are available. Participants will include Olympic College, WorkSource, Sound Learning, the Coastal Community Action Program, Crossroads Housing, Mason Transit Authority and KMAS. For more information, call the state Department of Social and Health Services at 360-432-2001.

Overdose awareness events in Belfair

The seventh annual Mason County Overdose Awareness Walk and Resource Fair is scheduled Aug. 31 at the Timberland Regional Library brand in Belfair.

The event honors the lives lost to overdoses and provides hope to those still struggling.

At the Belfair event at 23081 NE state Route 3, the Resource Fair begins at 3 p.m., the gathering for the walk begins at 5:45 p.m., and the walk begins at 6:05 p.m.