YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties

Java and Joviality: Forza Coffee Opens for Business Inside Lakewood YMCA
There was music, there were free muffins--and there was definitely coffee.

Friday afternoon was the grand opening of the new Forza Coffee Company cafe inside the Lakewood YMCA, and the space was packed with employees from both companies, community members, gym-goers and even a reindeer.

Lakewood Patch, May 12, 2012

YMCA Friends and Servants Flower Sales
Remann Hall's annual plant sales are high lighted on Pierce County News.

Pierce County News, May 5 2012

Teachers Strike Puts Pierce County YMCA on Alert
Lakewood was not affected immediately by the teachers strike in Tacoma, but staff members at the Pierce County YMCA say they are preparing to expand services to the Lakewood branch to accommodate a potential increase in child-care requests.

Lakewood Patch, September 14, 2011

Tacoma schools in $4B federal improvement experiment receive varying levels of criticism
Stewart is one of four Tacoma middle schools that are part of a nearly $4 billion experiment funded by the federal government to improve academic performance at schools across the nation.

The New Tribune, August 13, 2011

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