Daily Dim Sum - Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Food Drive to Honor Fallen Officers

Today marks the two year anniversary of the shooting of four police officers in a Lakewood coffee shop. It also marks the kick-off of a week-long food drive in their honor. Families of the four helped organize the drive, and will be helping collect donations this week as a way of turning their tragedy into something positive for the community. They’ve set a significant goal of 50,000 pounds of food and $50,000 to be donated to the Emergency Food Network. If you’d like to help them out, you can drop off your donation at the Lakewood Police Department, or at a Lakewood library or Forza coffee shop. More details from King 5.

Tacoma/Pierce County Coalition to Target HIV/AIDS

World AIDS Day 2011 is coming up on December 1st, and this year it will be marked by the announcement of a significant collaboration between several Pierce County organizations:

After several years of absence of a comprehensive HIV prevention program targeting gay and bisexual men in Pierce County; Rainbow Center, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, and Pierce County AIDS Foundation are excited to announce a new coalition. This coalition is dedicated to re-committing our resources and services to gay and bisexual men in Pierce County for the goal of reducing HIV infections.

The collaboration will be launched with a day of free HIV and STD testing, an open house, and an official ceremony, all at the Rainbow Center on St. Helens. For more about the day, visit www.piercecountyaids.org.

Drink Local, Drink Tacoma

Don’t forget that this Thursday, December 1st at 6:00 p.m. is Drink Local, Drink Tacoma at the Swiss. Local beverage crafters 21 Cellars and Wingman Brewers are coming together for an event in support of REACH Ministries. Wingman has aged their Strong Winter Ale in a 21 Cellars’ Pont 21 oak barrel, and will have it on hand to taste, along with a taste of Pont 21 Cabernet Sauvignon for a suggested donation of $3. For event details and information on what REACH Ministries does, visit www.reachministries.org, or find the event on Facebook.