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The Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane has teamed up with the Maia Water Project to buy a water filtration system for the thirsty children of Gaza.

To raise money for this system, the organizations will host a Bowling for Water Fun-draiser on Dec. 1 from 4-6 p.m. at North Bowl.

Registration is $25 per person (includes two games, shoe rental and a beverage) or $90 per team of four. Teams are encouraged to come up with a theme.

Registration deadline is Nov 28.

Register online.

For information call (509) 838-7870 or visit peacejustice.org

 

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Tracy Simmons
Tracy Simmons
Tracy Simmons is an award-winning journalist specializing in religion reporting and digital entrepreneurship. In her approximate 20 years on the religion beat, Simmons has tucked a notepad in her pocket and found some of her favorite stories aboard cargo ships in New Jersey, on a police chase in Albuquerque, in dusty Texas church bell towers, on the streets of New York and in tent cities in Haiti. Simmons has worked as a multimedia journalist for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas, Connecticut and Washington. She is the executive director of FāVS.News, a digital journalism start-up covering religion news and commentary in Spokane, Washington. She also writes for The Spokesman-Review and national publications. She is a Scholarly Associate Professor of Journalism at Washington State University.

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