Vancouver Youth Lacrosse is hosting an opportunity for girls to give lacrosse a try on Sunday at Luke Jensen Sports park in Vancouver.
The free clinic is open to girls in grades 1-8 and runs 4:30 to 6 p.m. All equipment will be provided.
Learn more by visiting vancouveryouthlacrosse.com.
Roller derby event Saturday
The Storm City Roller Girls will take on the Rainy City Roller Dolls in a flat-track roller derby match at 6 p.m. on Saturday at the Clark County Event Center.
Tickets can be purchased for $10 in advance through Brown Paper Tickets for $10. Tickets are $12 at the door. Parking costs $6.
This is the season opener for the Storm City Roller Girls, a Clark County-based team. Rainy City Roller Dolls are from Centralia.
To learn more, visit www.stormcityrollergirls.com.
Charity run slated for March 22
The Southwest Washington Elder Abuse Prevention Coalition is one of the local charities that will participate in the Couve Clover Run on March 22 in Vancouver.
Participants can run or walk 7 or 10 miles in the St. Patrick’s Day themed event, which begins at 9 a.m.
Charities that get at least 50 people to enter the event will receive $5 from each of those registrations.
The event, which includes a post-race celebration in downtown Vancouver, is being staged by Northwest Personal Training.
To register a charity team, call 360-574-7292, Visit www.nwpersonaltraining.com for details.
NWABA adds board member
Don Rhoads, president of the Convenience Group, has been maned to the board of directors for the Northwest Association for Blind Athletes.
“I am extremely honored to be involved in an innovative organization that is truly changing lives in our community,” Rhoads said. “I look forward to working with my fellow board members to enhance and expand our mission and programs to improve the quality of life for individuals with visual impairments.”
The Vancouver-based Northwest Association for Blind Athletes provides sports programs that have served more than 1,000 individuals with visual impairments. The NWABA was formed in 2007 by a group of visually impaired students.
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