Celebration lifting up incarcerated women this Saturday

Readers, organizer Joan Nelson tells me this event is near-full, but there's probably still room for you. I went last year, and discovered quite a few of our congregation members quietly supporting Empowering Life, which helps women and their families as they tackle successful lives on the outside. It's got a valentine's theme. Here's an earlier blurb with the specifics. — Rachel Pritchett

An Empowering Life benefit to help incarcerated women prepare to exit into the world takes place fro 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 11 at St. Mark’s by The Narrows Lutheran Church, 6730 N 17th St., Tacoma. Dinner, dessert, a silent auction and entertainment is planned. Women who have been incarcerated will talk about how Empowering Life helped them and their families succeed afterward. The suggested donation is $15. To make reservations, contact Joan Nelson at joan2nelson@comcast.net or (253) 208-3307.