Clubs
THURSDAY
42-PLUS SINGLES, buffet and games, 6:30 p.m. at Pied Piper Pizza, 12300 N.E. Fourth Plain Blvd. 360-737-1219.
SALMON CREEK GRANGE: Members meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. at the Olive Garden, 8101 N.E. Parkway Drive. No business meeting this month. Rose, 360-573-0236.
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON SCHOOL RETIREES ASSOCIATION: General meeting 11:30 a.m. at the Clark County Skills Center, 12200 N.E. 28th St., $12. Music teacher Darcy Schmitt will perform holiday music. Sherry, 360-694-9293.
LIBERTARIANS OF CLARK COUNTY: 7 p.m. at Round Table Pizza, 5016 N.E. Thurston Way. Ralph, 360-904-0081 or lpclarkwa.org.
CASCADE PARK KIWANIS CLUB, 7:30 a.m. at IHOP, 2900 S.E. 164th Ave. Guest speaker is Camas Mayor Paul Dennis. F. Hannah, 360-882-0145.
CLARK COUNTY CHRISTIAN SINGLES: Dinner and worship meeting from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at EastRidge Business Park, 11700 N.E. 95th St., Suite 160. 360-718-8975, cccsingles.net.
CAMAS-WASHOUGAL ROTARY, 7 a.m. Thursdays at Fairgate Inn Camas, 2213 N.W. 23rd Ave., Camas. 360-606-4960, cwrotary.com.
EVERGREEN TOASTMASTERS, develop communication and leadership skills, 6:50 p.m. at Ameriprise Financial Services, 15609 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd., Building C. egtm.org.
COLUMBIA RIVER DETACHMENT/AUXILIARY MARINE CORPS LEAGUE, 7 p.m. at the Vancouver Elks Lodge No. 823, 11605 S.E. McGillivray Blvd. All Marines and significant others are invited. John Stofiel, 360-907-5342, jstofiel@aol.com.
Health
FAMILIES ANONYMOUS, a free self-help program for those concerned about drug abuse or behavior problems of a relative or friend, 7 p.m. Thursdays at Orchards United Methodist Church, 11000 N.E. Fourth Plain Road. 360-687-9987 or 360-835-1066.
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS — CLARK COUNTY: Weekly peer to peer support group for those coping with mental illness, 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursdays, 2801 Fort Vancouver Way. 360-695-2823.
Miscellany
HOLIDAY JUBILEE for animals, sponsored by the Animal Enrichment Center, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at 2613 N.E. 114th Ave., Building N. Photos with Santa, dog-toy gift exchange, games and raffle. 360-256-3340.
COMMUNITY FORUM ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, hosted by YWCA Clark County SafeChoice Domestic Violence Program. Community members, service providers, and local authorities are invited to attend: "Standing Together against Domestic Violence in Our Community," noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at YWCA Clark County, 3609 Main St. Seating is limited. 360-906-9143.
"ALL IN THE TIMING" PERFORMANCE, presented by Hudson’s Bay High School. Collection of off-beat, one-act plays, 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday at the high school’s black box theater, 1601 E. McLoughlin Blvd. Tickets $5. 360-313-4400.
DISCUSSION JUNCTION, for children ages 9 to 12 at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Vancouver Community Library, 1007 E. Mill Plain Blvd. Book: "Everything on a Waffle," by Polly Horvath. 360-695-1566.
Fundraisers
NEIGHBORHOOD TOY DRIVE, to benefit Martha’s Pantry, a nonprofit serving the HIV/AIDS population in Clark County. A toy drop box is at 1101 S.E. Columbia Ridge Drive through Dec. 22. No cash donations. 360-696-1335.
CHRISTMAS TREE FUNDRAISER: Raise money for the Clark County Christian Community Center. Noble firs up to 6 feet are $15; taller than 6 feet are $20 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. through Dec. 22 at EastRidge Business Park, 11700 N.E. 95th St., Building One, Suite 160. 360-718-8975.
TEDDY BEAR DRIVE, sponsored by the local West Coast Bank branches. Donations of new stuffed animals can be dropped off through Dec. 18 at Vancouver East Branch, 1125 S.E. 163rd Place; Vancouver Main, 500 E. Broadway; Orchards, 7500 N.E. 117th Ave.; Salmon Creek, 13305 N.E. Highway 99. Bears will go to the Southwest Washington Medical Center, Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, the Free Clinic of Southwest Washington and The ARC of Clark County. 360-260-0823.
