June Updates
June - Celebrating
Pride Month, Black Music Month, and Juneteenth
June is LGBTQIA+* Pride month. We are proud that many members of our villages, staff, board, volunteers, and donors represent this community. Quixote Communities stands in support and solidarity of our LGBTQIA+ community.
*LGBTQIA+ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexuality, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual, and the + stands to be inclusive of all people who identify as queer or anything other than heterosexual.
Join us in learning more about how to destigmatize, provide support and promote awareness through the resources from Mental Health America.
June is also Black Music Month, we invite you to visit The National Museum of African American History & Culture to enjoy some musical history.
June is also a time when we celebrate Juneteenth, a time that symbolizes the end of slavery. Learn more about Juneteenth here.
In the Community
Colleen Carmichael, our Executive Director has been out and about, sharing about our work, and helping to create a better understanding of how we can collectively make homelessness rare, brief, and one-time.
Dick Pust invited Colleen to join him at the KXXO studio for a Community Podcast interview. You can check out the podcast here.
Together we are creating a safer community. A path to stability. A better quality of life.
On June 7th The Great Bend Chorale had a beautiful performance, featuring the voices of local veterans. One of our very own Shelton Veterans Village residents performed!
We hope you'll enjoy their rendition of Thompson "Alleluia".
A Special Thank You to the Pierce County Arts Commission for their grant support of this project.
Great Bend Chorale Choir performance at Saint David of Wales Episcopal Church.
Our Executive Director Colleen Carmichael attended the concert with Becky Sayan, Board President of Turning Pointe Survivor Advocacy Center.
Save the Date
June 21st
This month our Orting Veterans Village team is honoring the lives of residents who have passed away with a tree dedication memorial.
You can RSVP by sending an email to our Program Supervisor Leah Moore at leah@quixotecommunities.org
KeyBank Day at Quixote Village
Thank you KeyBank team members for spending two days working on the community garden at our Quixote Village in Olympia. Our garden is now looking beautiful and prepped for future use!
Inaugural Annual Report
We hope you'll enjoy the debut of our first Annual Report!
You can click on the picture for the full report.
Other ways to connect
Learn more about our villages: Olympia - Quixote Village, Orting Veterans Village, Shelton Veterans Village to and see how your support makes a difference.
Coffee with our Executive Director, Colleen Carmichael? Email Tamra to schedule.
Are you a member of a Service Club or Organization? We'd love to be one of your Program Speakers. Contact Tamra to coordinate.
Do you enjoy hosting? We'd love to plan mini-fundraisers & friend-raisers with you. Email Tamra to make a plan.