Aug. 29, Fri., 11:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. CFD Hot Rod and Custom Car Show in the L&I Parking Lot out front between L&I and the ELG (DOC and WSDOT) Building) at 7345 Linderson Way S.W. in Tumwater. The show will feature Food, Festivities, Voting, and more. $20 per car entry fee donation plus $1 voting donation. For more information and registration forms please contact Tina KramerDuRussel, (360) 705-7650; Thelma Smith (360) 705-7728; or Janell Rodriguez (360) 705-7147.

Sept. 1, Mon.; Holiday - Labor Day; State Offices Closed

Sept. 3, Wed.: Your September 2008 issue of the FTE News Magazine with the 2008 CFD Supplement will be available online with delivery beginning in
Lacey and West Olympia; Thursday in downtown Olympia and in Tumwater.

Sept. 4, Thurs., 911 a.m.: Herbs in Fall Cooking - Instructor Pat Leslie opens the Bayview School of Cooking (BSC) kitchen as your hostess for a FREE program with demonstrations, tastings and sage advice about cooking techniques, nutrition, recipes, ingredients, food storage and safety. She covers harvesting, using and storing the season's last bounty of herbs, as well as new seasonal recipes to capture the flavor of fragrant plants. For information on other BSC activities and classes, go to www.BayviewSchoolofCooking.com or visit Bayview Thriftway or Ralph's Thriftway to pick up the newly released fall cooking school catalogue.

Sept. 5, Fri., 5:00 PM: Deadline for the registration form and fees for the 10th Annual Department of Health Combined Fund Drive (CFD) Golf Outing, Thursday, September 18 at the Capitol City Golf Course. The registration form with information is posted at www.ftemag.com on the "Special Offers" webpage.

Sept. 6, Sat., 8 am to 3 pm: 12th annual Washington Small Business Fair. Renton Techical College, 300 NE 4^th Street. Learn from a variety of experts as they conduct seminars on topics ranging from taxes to business planning and marketing to websites. Gather information, literature, forms and instructions from a long list of governmental agencies, trade and business associations, and nonprofit organizations in our exhibitors show floor and display area. Mingle and meet with other business owners from the area. You never know, you may find your next strategic partner here at the Biz Fair. More info at www.BizFair.org/

Sept. 6, Sat., 5:30 pm; Magical Moments!, Annual Big Brothers Big Sisters Annual Gala Auction, Lucky Eagle Casino Event Center, Rochester. Reserve your table now. $35.00 per person. For Auction Reservations, Donations or Volunteer Information please call (360) 943-0409.

Sept. 9, Tue., 11:30 am - 1:30 pm; The Olympia Charity Fair, East Capitol Campus

Sept. 10, Wed., 11:30 am - 1:30 pm; The Tumwater Charity Fair, Tumwater Farmer's Market

Sept. 11, Thur., 11:30 am - 1:30 pm; The Lacey Charity Fair, Lacey's Huntamer Park

Sept. 12, Fri., 8:30 am: United Way of Thurston County Day of Caring. For more information, please call 360-943-2773 x 13 or to volunteer visit www.volunteer.ws