NAACP bestows annual honors

The awards presented in May at the Snohomish County NAACP National Day of Honor 2015 were:

Armed Services Award, Rachel Jeanpierre, U.S. Navy

Veteran of the Year, Herbie Martin

Ozie Greene Community Service Award, Edmonds Community College’s “Boots to Books” program

Chairman’s Award, Alfie Alvarado-Ramos

President’s Award, Olivee Greene

The awards for the SCB NAACP Freedom Fund awarded in March 2015 were:

Jack Curtis Armed Services Memorial Award, Aletha Tatge

Oscar Eason Jr. Community Service Award, Betty Cobbs

Shirley Walthall Youth Achievement Award, Maciel Mata

Rev S G Wilson Spiritual Leadership Award, Timothy Parnell

Carl Gipson Lifetime Achievement Award, Lucille Debose

Future librarian feted by Edmonds Friends

The Friends of the Edmonds Library on June 25 presented a $4,000 scholarship to Chelsea Cooper, of Edmonds, a graduate student attending the University of Washington Library Science program.

Cooper previously attended Edmonds Community College and earned her bachelor’s in Latin American and Caribbean studies with a minor in history from the UW. She recently was hired to work part time at the Edmonds Library and has a special interest in outreach programs, such as the Bookmobile, and programs that connect with minority groups.

Learn more about the Friends at www.edmondslibraryfriends.org.

Garden Club grows horticulture programs

The Snohomish Garden Club awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Sabrina Stauffer, a recent graduate of Glacier Peak High School in Snohomish who is heading this fall to Central Washington University with plans to study environmental science.

The garden club has also granted a total of more than $3,5000 to various horticulture-themed projects at the Delta Rehabilitation Center at the Snohomish Chalet, the Snohomish Boys and Girls Club, Glacier Peak High School FFA, and Cascade View Elementary, Emerson Elementary, Totem Falls Elementary, Valley View Middle, Riverview Elementary, Seattle Hill Elementary, and Little Cedars Elementary schools.

Learn more about the Snohomish Garden Club at www.snohomishgardenclub.com.

Rotary Club of Arlington installs board of directors

Dr. Jeff Huleatt was recently named president of the Arlington Rotary Club for the 2015-16 club year. Also installed in leadership positions were Erik Granroth, president-elect; Jola Barnett, vice president; Pamela Beaton, CPA, treasurer; Paul Ellis, secretary; and Cindy Huleatt, past-president.

The Arlington Rotary Club supports an array of local causes with funds raised at the Great Stilly Duck Dash each Fourth of July. Learn more at www.rotary clubofarlington.com.

Girl Scouts spread joy to seniors

Girl Scouts from Troop 48465 in Marysville recently put together and delivered “Joy Boxes” to 22 local senior citizens. Catholic Community Services of Snohomish County connected the girls with low-income elderly and disabled clients in the Marysville and Arlington areas.

“We were thrilled by the excitement of the young Girl Scouts and their desire to help others in need,” said Allison Taylor, of Catholic Community Services.

The girls are in the third and fourth grades. The Joy Box idea came from their troop leader, Nicole Coates, who had done similar projects with other troops. The Scouts voted to do the project. Items in the Joy Boxes included handmade cards, clay dolls and origami hearts, as well as other items that they purchased with some of their cookie sales proceeds.

Mill Creek honors youth volunteers

Mill Creek Mayor Pam Pruitt recognized the graduating Youth Advisory Board graduating senior members at the June 9 City Council meeting: Alia Memon, David Hwang, Leah Shin, Brett Hereth, Sunny Hong, Timmy Chen, Indira Rayala, Michelle Nguyen, Emily Tasaka, Joseph Driscoll and Reigina Apuya. The teens contributed 974 volunteer hours to the community through various events, such as the Eggstravaganza and Flashlight Egg Hunts, Trunk or Treat, and the Tree Lighting.

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