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NEWPORT — Buddhist nuns from Sravasti Abbey will give a series of classes entitled Compassion Every Day, offering practical ways to develop peace of mind through daily acts of kindness.
Thubten Chonyi and Thubten Dekyi are teaching the class, which meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m. from Tuesday, Sept. 9 to Tuesday, Oct. 14 in the Newport Conference Room of the Public Utility District Administration Building, 130 N. Washington Ave. There is no charge or advance registration, and offerings are welcome.
The class is based on the book “An Open-Hearted Life: Transformative Methods for Compassionate Living from a Clinical Psychologist and a Buddhist Nun.” It is co-written by Buddhist teacher and author Venerable Thubten Chodron and Eastern Washington University professor and clinical psychologist Russell Kolts.
Both Chonyi and Dekyi have studied Buddhist psychology and meditation for many years and taught in Spokane and other cities. The class includes guided meditation and group discussion to help people of all backgrounds bring greater kindness into their daily experience.
The class is open to all, and no meditation background is needed. For more information, visit sravastiabbey. org/events/.
Labor Day Celebration in Spirit Lake
SPIRIT LAKE — Spirit Lake City Park’s annual Labor Day Celebration is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 31. There will be vendors and a car show. If interested in being a vendor, message Spirit Event Committee on their Facebook page. Car show check-in starts at 7:30 a.m. and is put on by the Roy Racy VFW Post 1473 in Spirit Lake.
Contact the VFW for any car show-related questions by calling 509-981-6208.
Soroptimist grant applications open
NEWPORT — Soroptimist of Newport’s 2025 Live Your Dream Award application is now open.
The Live Your Dream award offers cash grants to women or girls seeking financial assistance for educational or training expenses. Those eligible to apply for the Soroptimist Live Your Dream Education and Training Awards must work or reside in the Pend Oreille Valley area and serve as the primary wage earners for their families.
Soroptimist of Newport will provide a $1,000 cash award to the recipient, who will then advance to the Soroptimist Northwestern Region level where they could receive up to an additional $5,000. The program culminates with three finalists each receiving a $10,000 award.
Recipients can use the award to offset costs associated with their efforts to attain higher education or additional skills and training. This includes tuition, books, childcare, carfare or any other education-related expense.
Applications are available online at bit.ly/LYDA-apply or by contacting Live Your Dream chair Cherie Reilly at 831-419-5107 or [email protected]. The application deadline is Nov. 15.
To learn more about the award, visit Soroptimist’s website at www.soroptimist.org/our-work/live-yourdream- awards/index.html.
