Published: Thursday, December 8, 2011
Community Extra: Opportunities
Volunteer: Food bank needs help
Stanwood Camano Food Bank is looking for three volunteers to work from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursdays.
Volunteers must be able to lift 30-pound boxes, be able to pass a background check and have a valid driver's license and good driving record. Job duties include lifting, sorting and possible food pick up.
Apply at the Stanwood Camano Food Bank from 10 to 11:45 a.m. or 1 to 3:15 p.m. Wednesdays or Fridays.
More info: 360-629-2789
Attend: 'Star Wars' actors collect food
The last charity event of the year at BobaKhan Toys in Everett benefits the Volunteers of America Snohomish County Food Bank.
Members of the 501st Legion Garrison Titan Star Wars Group and the Alpha Base Rebel Legion groups will be at the store from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
These "Star Wars" costuming organizations include members who create and wear movie-accurate costumes for the heroes and villains of the "Star Wars" saga.
Each visitor is asked to bring at least one canned food or nonperishable food item to donate. Tickets for toys to be won or given to a charity toy drive will also be raffled off during the event.
BobaKhan Toys is located at 2916 Hewitt Ave.
More info: 425-258-3582
Volunteer: Camano seeks firefighters
Camano Island needs more volunteer firefighters.
Camano Island Assistant Fire Chief Levon Yengoyan said that most of the country is protected by volunteer firefighters.
The island was served by all volunteers until the district hired its first paid firefighter in 1991. Now 35 volunteers work alongside the 50 full- and part-time firefighters.
For new volunteers, training includes 140 hours of firefighting, hazardous materials, first aid and CPR training, and another 120 hours to become emergency medical technicians.
In a recent survey of Camano's volunteers, "service to the community" was overwhelmingly the primary reason people serve as volunteer firefighters.
More info: 360-387-1512
Give: YMCA needs monetary donations
YMCA of Snohomish County, 2720 Rockefeller Ave., Everett, WA 98201, is in need of monetary donations.
Five facility branches -- Everett, Marysville, Mill Creek, Monroe, Mukilteo -- and the Big Brothers Big Sisters affiliate is supported by YMCA of Snohomish County.
As a nonprofit organization, the YMCA doesn't turn away people who need help. Financial support helps the Y keep that promise.
More info: 425-374-5769; http://ymca-snoco.org/donate
Gifts: Victims group seeks aid
Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County is asking for help with its holiday gift drive supporting victims of domestic violence and their children.
Drop off an unwrapped gift at the New and Again Thrift Shop, 3116 Rucker Ave., Everett, between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.
More info: http://dvs-snoco.org
Stanwood Camano Food Bank is looking for three volunteers to work from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursdays.
Volunteers must be able to lift 30-pound boxes, be able to pass a background check and have a valid driver's license and good driving record. Job duties include lifting, sorting and possible food pick up.
Apply at the Stanwood Camano Food Bank from 10 to 11:45 a.m. or 1 to 3:15 p.m. Wednesdays or Fridays.
More info: 360-629-2789
Attend: 'Star Wars' actors collect food
The last charity event of the year at BobaKhan Toys in Everett benefits the Volunteers of America Snohomish County Food Bank.
Members of the 501st Legion Garrison Titan Star Wars Group and the Alpha Base Rebel Legion groups will be at the store from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
These "Star Wars" costuming organizations include members who create and wear movie-accurate costumes for the heroes and villains of the "Star Wars" saga.
Each visitor is asked to bring at least one canned food or nonperishable food item to donate. Tickets for toys to be won or given to a charity toy drive will also be raffled off during the event.
BobaKhan Toys is located at 2916 Hewitt Ave.
More info: 425-258-3582
Volunteer: Camano seeks firefighters
Camano Island needs more volunteer firefighters.
Camano Island Assistant Fire Chief Levon Yengoyan said that most of the country is protected by volunteer firefighters.
The island was served by all volunteers until the district hired its first paid firefighter in 1991. Now 35 volunteers work alongside the 50 full- and part-time firefighters.
For new volunteers, training includes 140 hours of firefighting, hazardous materials, first aid and CPR training, and another 120 hours to become emergency medical technicians.
In a recent survey of Camano's volunteers, "service to the community" was overwhelmingly the primary reason people serve as volunteer firefighters.
More info: 360-387-1512
Give: YMCA needs monetary donations
YMCA of Snohomish County, 2720 Rockefeller Ave., Everett, WA 98201, is in need of monetary donations.
Five facility branches -- Everett, Marysville, Mill Creek, Monroe, Mukilteo -- and the Big Brothers Big Sisters affiliate is supported by YMCA of Snohomish County.
As a nonprofit organization, the YMCA doesn't turn away people who need help. Financial support helps the Y keep that promise.
More info: 425-374-5769; http://ymca-snoco.org/donate
Gifts: Victims group seeks aid
Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County is asking for help with its holiday gift drive supporting victims of domestic violence and their children.
Drop off an unwrapped gift at the New and Again Thrift Shop, 3116 Rucker Ave., Everett, between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.
More info: http://dvs-snoco.org
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