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Recent Recognition
#7 on the Milken Institute's
Best Performing Cities
Index for 2009.
Olympia's
Hands on Children's Museum
named the
#1 Best Fun Place for Kids
in western Washington by king5.com
#6 on Kiplinger's
2009 rank of Best Cities.
Reader's Digest
2009
Top 8 People, Places and Things We Love About America
for Olympia's
Procession of the Species
sponsored by Earthbound Productions.
The most secure mid-sized U.S. city
ranking in 2007 and 2008 by Sperling's Best Places on behalf of Farmer's Insurance.
#8 on Forbes Magazine
2008 list of Best Places for Business and Careers, and #10 on the 2007 list.
#16 on Sperling's 2007 ranking of Best United States Cities.
#36 on the 2007 Country Home Magazine list of Best Green Cities in America.
Featured in the 2006 edition of 50 Fabulous Places to Raise Your Family.
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Volunteer Opportunities
City of Olympia Volunteers in Parks
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maintained by the Volunteer Center of Lewis, Mason and Thurston Counties