CHENEY, Wash., Aug. 5 -- Eastern Washington University issued the following news release:
Eastern Washington University's Office of Community Engagement is organizing volunteer opportunities for Eags who want to help those affected by the Spokane Complex Wildfires, with the first such volunteer event scheduled for tomorrow.
For the first volunteer effort, Community Engagement is looking for 10 people to help sort donations 2-4 p.m. tomorrow, Aug. 6, at Maddie's Place, at 1004 E. Eighth on Spokane's lower South Hill. Volunteers can sign up here.
Mark Este, director of Community Engagement, says that while Maddie's Place is focused on maternal and newborn health, not disaster relief, it has a large inventory of donated goods and is offeri...