Charity
Watch Monroe firefighter attempt record run
MONROE -- People are invited to watch a Snohomish County firefighter aim to beat a world record next week.Fire District 1 firefighter Tony Robinson, 44, of Monroe, is a lifelong runner.About seven years ago, he started doing one-mile runs in full firefighting gear, he said.
Date: 05/24/2012 | Local News
Investigation launched into veterans charity
HELENA, Mont. -- U.S. Sen. Max Baucus of Montana said Wednesday that the legislative finance committee that he chairs is launching an investigation into a charity it suspects may be exploiting veterans.
Date: 05/23/2012 | Nation & World
Jackson High students organize food bank
MILL CREEK -- Hunger is a problem high school students often try to hide, especially when they live in Mill Creek.It's a community with a reputation for affluence, better known for its country club than its low-income housing.
Date: 05/17/2012 | Local News
Shop aids Habitat for Humanity's home building
Sinks and dishwashers, hardwood furniture, picture frames and toilets, too.
Date: 05/16/2012 | Local News
31 students earn scholarships
The Rotary Club of Everett hands out $161,500 in awards
Date: 05/16/2012 | Local News
Letter carriers still driven to stamp out hunger
Saturday's forecast is sunny, but there are clouds of uncertainty for postal workers about to do a good deed on the job.
Date: 05/11/2012 | Local News
A charitable seat
Auction of artistic chairs will support fund that aids new renters
Date: 05/06/2012 | Local News
Community Extra: Applause
GivingForest volunteers build parking lotVisitors to the Trillium Community Forest this week can park their vehicles on a new parking lot.The new 14-vehicle lot replaces a four-vehicle parking area and will be available for public use during daylight hours.
Date: 05/01/2012 | Local News
Showered with praise
Couple honored for providing 2,500 showers to those in need
Date: 04/28/2012 | Local News
Lake Stevens turns purple for Relay for Life
LAKE STEVENS -- Shop windows in this city are going purple.The paint, streamers and other purple decorations are all a sign of the Paint The Town Purple event set for Saturday.
Date: 04/26/2012 | Local News
Around Snohomish County
Snohomish County: Pay recommendation from salary panelA salary commission is expected to make a recommendation Wednesday about whether a dozen Snohomish County elected officials deserve a pay cut or boost in 2013 and 2014.
Date: 04/25/2012 | Local News
Columnist Goodman's primary focus: Family
When journalist Ellen Goodman first went to work, nearly all the newspaper writers were men.She was a researcher in the early 1960s at Newsweek magazine, which at the time had an all-male writing staff.
Date: 04/25/2012 | Local News
Front Porch: Sky Valley Food Bank needs help
Food bank needs helpDonations are down and shelves are looking bare at Sky Valley Food Bank, which feeds almost 4,500 people a month, nearly half of them children.In summer, children are out of school with no free or reduced lunches. No donation is too small.
Date: 04/25/2012 | Local News
Charity without bounds
Sky Valley woman, 75, meets needs where she finds them
Date: 04/24/2012 | Local News
Sample local beers and wine at Taste of the Northwest
Taste of the Northwest returns to Comcast Arena on April 27 offering great food and spirits for a good cause.The benefit includes a sample of Northwest wines, craft beers, nonalcoholic brews and appetizers.Everett's own Tom Lafferty is set to be the master of ceremonies.
Date: 04/18/2012 | Life
Community Extra: Opportunities
Donate: Help Domestic Violence ServicesThe Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County is holding a handbag auction and luncheon May 3 at the Mill Creek Country Club.For the auction, the agency is asking for new or gently used purses.
Date: 04/17/2012 | Local News
Lesson in charity makes the perfect birthday gift
For her birthday this year, Char Pike wanted to give, not get.She turned 61 on Feb. 26. After turning 60 last year, the Marysville woman was thinking seriously about her future.
Date: 04/15/2012 | Local News
State lawyers cut their bar association dues by $3.6M
SEATTLE -- The organization that oversees and supports Washington state's nearly 29,000 active lawyers says it likely will have to cut a variety of programs, including those that support legal aid to the poor, after the attorneys voted to reduce their dues by $3.6 million -- one-quarter of the...
Date: 04/12/2012 | Northwest
Police raise $3,000 for Olympians
EDMONDS -- Washington Special Olympics athletes are getting some help from local police.
Date: 04/12/2012 | Local News
Songs in the key of charity
Marysville teen donates CD proceeds to food bank
Date: 04/10/2012 | Local News
Community Extra: Opportunites
Eat: Prime Rib Dinner to help the Armed Forces
Date: 04/10/2012 | Local News
Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon leaving Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS -- A year after the Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon split with comedian and longtime host Jerry Lewis, the Labor Day weekend show is leaving Las Vegas.
Date: 04/08/2012 | Nation & World
Community Extra: Opportunities
Eat: Pancake breakfast benefits scholarships
Date: 04/03/2012 | Local News
Community Calendar
MeetingsAARP, Snohomish County, chapter 2308: 1 p.m. first Friday of each month at the Stillaguamish Senior Center 18308 Smokey Point Blvd. Arlington. Mary Davenport, 425-760-0102 or cookmary@hotmail.com.
Date: 04/01/2012 | Local News
Taxes taxing you? United Way can help
Whoa, March is about gone. The tax deadline is about here. If a refund is coming, tax time means bill-paying or a spending spree.For Monroe's Juan Gutierrez, a tax refund meant savings.
Date: 03/30/2012 | Local News
Helping his adopted home
Oak Harbor native helps direct aid after Japan's tsunami
Date: 03/29/2012 | Local News
Everett man moved to feed hungry among seniors
Verne Ruthruff is 64. He is a musician. He has driven a street sweeper. He once worked at a veterinary lab."I'm retired from everything," the Everett man said. "It's nice to be able to give back."
Date: 03/28/2012 | Local News
Front Porch: An evening with native music and dance
Native music, danceSkykomish Valley Indian Education is hosting an evening of native music and dance March 31.Doors open at 6:15 p.m. at the Monroe High School Performing Arts Center, 17001 Tester Road. Admission is free and refreshments will be served.
Date: 03/26/2012 | Local News
Paul Allen puts $300M in brain institute expansion
SEATTLE -- Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is putting $300 million into expanding the work of the brain science institute he founded.The financial commitment announced Wednesday is part of a 10-year plan to tackle the most complex questions in brain science.
Date: 03/21/2012 | Northwest
Everett teen shelter to celebrate its success stories
It wasn't a life preserver, but it served the same purpose.Justin Goff was 14. He had been in and out foster care and schools. His parents had split up. Both of them, he said, struggled for years with drugs and alcohol.
Date: 03/21/2012 | Local News
United Way of Snohomish County honors fundraisers
EVERETT -- United Way of Snohomish County, which is still working to total the amount raised in its 2011 Community Caring Campaign, recently honored top fundraisers.
Date: 03/19/2012 | Local News
Everett firefighters place at stairclimb challenge
Everett firefighters were among the top finishers at this year's Scott Firefighter Stairclimb.
Date: 03/13/2012 | Sirens
'Acting in one spirit' to fill community needs
As a former Snohomish County executive, Bob Drewel knows how far budgets can stretch.And in today's economic climate, governments have fewer dollars available to cover increasing needs.
Date: 03/09/2012 | Local News
Fundraiser to help Mukilteo girl
MUKILTEO -- Police in Mukilteo are planning a community fundraiser to help a little girl with a life-threatening illness.
Date: 03/07/2012 | Local News
Edmonds officers get soaked in charity dip
A few Edmonds police officers took part in a charity Polar Plunge in Seattle in February.We wrote a little about it here.Edmonds police also shared this picture from after they jumped into the frigid waters.
Date: 03/02/2012 | Sirens
Firefighters plan fundraiser at Tips game to support stairclimb challenge
EVERETT -- Local firefighters are hosting a fundraiser at tonight's Everett Silvertips game at Comcast Arena.
Date: 03/02/2012 | Local News
Community Extra: Calendar
EventsBingo marathon: Food and beverages available for a marathon day of bingo that starts at 1 p.m., March 24, in the Snohomish Senior Center, 506 Fourth St. For more information call 360-568-0934.
Date: 02/28/2012 | Local News
Community Extra: Opportunities
Dance: Zumba marathon for trip to Kenya
Date: 02/28/2012 | Local News
Goods will get better display at Goodwill
EDMONDS -- Business is brisk at the new Edmonds Goodwill thrift store. The 16,700 square feet are packed with merchandise – jewelry, designer purses, artwork, unique golf clubs, gently used furniture, crystal goblets, a decorative animal horn.
Date: 02/27/2012 | Business
Kids in museum’s program show what they can do with $10 and a lesson in philanthropy
The main goal was to get them to read.If they could learn how to help others, well, that would be icing on the cake.
Date: 02/22/2012 | Local News
UW receives record $334M from donors
SEATTLE -- The University of Washington raked in more private money last year than ever before, thanks in part to a big anonymous donation for need-based scholarships.Contributions hit $334 million, a jump of 17 percent over the previous fiscal year, The Seattle Times reported Sunday.
Date: 02/19/2012 | Northwest
Stanwood-Camano to honor people, groups who make a difference in community
STANWOOD -- An active group of philanthropists is to be honored Feb. 24 at the Stanwood-Camano Area Foundation's annual breakfast.
Date: 02/17/2012 | Local News
YMCA launches fundraising campaign for youth programs
Summer camps, obesity prevention, teen centers and other positive programs are offered at Y branches throughout the area. To help run those programs, the YMCA of Snohomish County has launched its 2012 Invest in Youth Community Campaign.
Date: 02/15/2012 | Local News
Mill Creek mom loses her locks as a Valentine’s Day gift to charity
It was time for a change.Rayna Hwynn had been thinking about it since Christmastime. With her mind made up, she picked Valentine's Day.
Date: 02/15/2012 | Local News
Community Extra: Volunteer opportunities
Attend: Basketball game to fight cancerThe Washington Rampage basketball team is hosting a fundraiser game for cancer cure research. The game is scheduled for 4 p.m., Feb. 26 at the Marysville Boys & Girls Club, 1010 Beach Ave. Marysville. The cost is $5.
Date: 02/14/2012 | Local News
Photo illustration honors lost firefighter
Marysville firefighters have shared with us a piece of art that's important to them.
Date: 02/13/2012 | Sirens
Children from Everett church help raise money to save school in Guatemala
EVERETT -- Children from Faith Lutheran Church helped build a retaining wall for a Guatemalan school in danger of sliding down a steep hillside in a remote village.
Date: 02/11/2012 | Local News
Marysville firefighters will race up stairs to fight cancer
MARYSVILLE -- They honor a lost friend and share his story.They also race up 69 flights of stairs, aiming to beat last year's times -- and each other.
Date: 02/10/2012 | Local News
Religious groups to tackle homelessness
Religious organizations with a passion for ending homelessness have a chance to get help putting hopes into action.
Date: 02/07/2012 | Local News
Report: Large charitable donations on the rise
SEATTLE -- Money donated by the nation's most chartable people is starting to catch up with pre-recession giving, thanks in part to some very large bequests from a few donors.
Date: 02/06/2012 | Northwest
Some former Komen supporters can't forgive, forget
NEW YORK — When Dorothy Twinney first saw a Race for the Cure walk for breast cancer — "a sea of pink" traveling through her hometown of Plymouth, Mich. — she was so moved she sat in her car and wept.
Date: 02/04/2012 | Nation & World
Planned Parenthood controversy concerns local Komen supporter
SNOHOMISH -- David Nansel has completed the Susan G. Komen Foundation's three-day, 60-mile walk twice in the past two years.
Date: 02/04/2012 | Local News
Komen drops plan to cut Planned Parenthood grants (Video)
NEW YORK — The Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity on Friday abandoned plans to eliminate grants to Planned Parenthood. The startling decision came after three days of virulent criticism that resounded across the Internet, jeopardizing Komen's iconic image.
Date: 02/03/2012 | Nation & World
Susan G. Komen charity faces backlash over grant cuts (Video)
NEW YORK — Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the renowned breast-cancer charity, faced an escalating backlash Thursday over its decision to cut breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood. Some of Komen's local affiliates are openly upset, and at least one top official has quit, reportedly in...
Date: 02/02/2012 | Nation & World
Planned Parenthood-Komen rift sparks a surge in new donations
NEW YORK -- Planned Parenthood said Wednesday that it received more than $400,000 from 6,000 donors in the 24 hours after news broke that its affiliates would be losing grants for breast screenings from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer...
Date: 02/02/2012 | Nation & World
Stanwood benefit planned for woman with rare form of cervical cancer
STANWOOD -- Jen Bell-Burgess is fighting a rare form of cervical cancer, but her community is behind her.Friends and family have organized a benefit concert set for 7 p.m. Friday at Amigo Mexican Restaurant, 6996 265th St. NW, in Stanwood.
Date: 01/23/2012 | Local News
Volunteers needed around the county for Relay for Life events
People who want to participate in their first ever Relay for Life event to benefit the American Cancer Society are encouraged to attend one of the upcoming information sessions.
Date: 01/18/2012 | Local News
A safe harbor for health
Volunteers at Stanwood clinic care for the uninsured
Date: 01/17/2012 | Local News
Driven to make a difference
Mom aims to buy van to help disabled students
Date: 01/07/2012 | Local News
Vacation becomes a mission
Edmonds couple devote their efforts to orphanage
Date: 01/05/2012 | Local News
Harp player’s concert at Everett church on Wednesday ‘a last hurrah for Christmas’
EVERETT -- Bronn Journey isn't finished celebrating Christmas.
Date: 12/31/2011 | Local News
Faith and church calendar
EVENTSMill Creek Christian Women's Connection: meets the second Thursday of each month for lunch. The next luncheon is scheduled from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Mill Creek Country Club, 15500 Country Club Drive, Mill Creek. Information: leandforsbe@aol.com.
Date: 12/31/2011 | Local News
Community Extra: Calendar
MeetingsAmerican Legion Post 58: 7 p.m. third Tuesday of every month at the Odd Fellows Building, 610 Lewis St., Monroe. Bob, 360-863-3544 or www.americanlegionmonroe.org.
Date: 12/29/2011 | Local News
Community Extra: Opportunities
Help: Compassionate volunteers neededHospice and Home Care of Snohomish County is looking for volunteers to help in a multitude of ways. People can visit patients, deliver supplies, work in the office and help with events.
Date: 12/29/2011 | Local News
Volunteers return to Guatemala to improve the lives of the poor
They have seen the poorest of the poor. They have seen their investments of time, money and sweat make life better for people in rural Guatemala.
Date: 12/29/2011 | Local News
Teens carry on MLK’s legacy as community volunteers
On a day off from school, Olga Rotar didn't need to be talked into getting out of the house to help other people."For me, everything we do with the YMCA is fun," the 17-year-old said. "It was never boring. I said, 'Sure, let's go.' "
Date: 12/28/2011 | Local News
Jackson High School musicians will perform at Carnegie Hall
Jackson High School percussion and wind ensembles will perform May 26 at Carnegie Hall in New York City, N.Y.That's quite an honor.Many of the band members arrive at the Everett School District school at 6:30 a.m. every weekday to practice. The band director is Leslie Moffat.
Date: 12/27/2011 | Local News
Front Porch: Langley library discussion
Library discussionWhat would you do if one of your neighbors was killed in a hate crime? Think about it. Talk about it with your neighbors.
Date: 12/26/2011 | Local News
Christmas gifts for Cocoon House teen shelter pour in
EVERETT -- Surprises will be revealed around the tree this morning at Cocoon House. We published letters Monday, written by young people who live at the homeless shelter because they have nowhere else to go.
Date: 12/25/2011 | Local News
Thoughtful giving requires thoughtful planning
Starting in 2012, I vow not to cram most of my charitable giving into December, donations haphazardly made based on the solicitations I get in the mail or charities my friends mention on Facebook. I vow to craft a thoughtful 2012 giving plan.
Date: 12/25/2011 | Business
Volunteers discover true meaning of Christmas
Churches across Snohomish County this holiday are delivering meals, building houses, collecting children's books and helping struggling families.And the volunteers are often finding their work just as gratifying as it is to those they serve.
Date: 12/24/2011 | Local News
Community responds after $2,000 stolen from Snohomish Senior Center
SNOHOMISH -- It looked like any Christmas card the Snohomish Senior Center receives during the season. It was in a red envelope and heavier than the rest. The woman who delivered it did not sign the registration sheet, which most everyone does when they enter the building at 506 Fourth St.
Date: 12/24/2011 | Local News
'Layaway angels' in Everett
Anonymous donors pay off accounts of Kmart shoppers
Date: 12/24/2011 | Local News
Community Extra: Applause
HonorsEagle Scout earns volunteer awardMarysville Mayor Jon Nehring recently announced Danyon Heacock as the community Volunteer of the Month for November for his Eagle Scout project to build a bridge across Allen Creek on city-owned park property.
Date: 12/22/2011 | Local News
Community Extra: Opportunities
Donate: Firewood needed for familyRetired United Methodist pastor John Shaffer is looking for dry, clean, cut firewood to donate to a family that has no other heating source.Shaffer is prepared to pick it up and deliver it.More info: 425-314- 5916; jjsshaffer@aol.com
Date: 12/22/2011 | Local News
Community Extra Calendar
MeetingsAmerican Legion Post 58: 7 p.m. third Tuesday of every month at the Odd Fellows Building, 610 Lewis St., Monroe. Bob, 360-863-3544 or www.american legionmonroe.org.
Date: 12/22/2011 | Local News
Front Porch: Help the Giving Gift Tree in Arlington
Help the Giving TreeThe Giving Gift Tree at Arlington United Church, at Fourth Street and McLeod Avenue, is covered with gift tags for suggested items for the benefit of Kid's Kloset in Arlington.Gift items should be brought to the church before Sunday.
Date: 12/21/2011 | Local News
Front Porch: Arlington farewells
Arlington farewellsThe Arlington City Council meeting Monday includes a presentation to outgoing Mayor Margaret Larson and Council members Sally Lien and Linda Byrnes.
Date: 12/19/2011 | Local News
A colorful lesson in giving
Everett fifth-graders make ornaments for kids at hospital
Date: 12/16/2011 | Local News
Granite Falls students exceed food drive goal with 16,058 food items and $6,919
GRANITE FALLS -- Students at Granite Falls High School set two goals for their annual food drive. They wanted to collect 15,000 food items and $3,000. By Monday, the last day of the drive, students had collected much more.
Date: 12/16/2011 | Local News
Dancing with the Grizzlies
Glacier Peak High ballroom competition benefits food bank
Date: 12/15/2011 | Local News
Boeing workers pledge $1.8 million to United Way of Snohomish County
EVERETT -- United Way of Snohomish County has reason to celebrate.The Employees Community Fund of Boeing Puget Sound is making a $1.8 million pledge for 2012.That's more than the group gave in 2011.
Date: 12/13/2011 | Local News
Toys for Tots donations running short
The U.S. Marines' Toys for Tots organization in Snohomish County is experiencing a shortage in donations from corporations and businesses this holiday season, coordinator Mary Butler said.
Date: 12/12/2011 | Local News
Biz Bits: People
PeopleKim Williams, chief nurse executive for Providence Hospital Medical Center of Everett, was recently elected president of the board of the Washington Center for Nursing, a nonprofit organization in Seattle.
Date: 12/12/2011 | Business
Salmon raised at Bellingham college donated to food bank
BELLINGHAM -- Weighing in at 1,300 pounds, 650 salmon raised by students at a Bellingham college are going to feed the hungry.
Date: 12/11/2011 | Northwest
This year, buy something useful for Christmas
MONROE -- One year, Lori Johnson gave her mother bees for Christmas. But her mother never saw any hives or honeybees. They were provided to a family in South America.
Date: 12/10/2011 | Local News
State Patrol gives ‘sea of bikes’
Those who work in the local Washington State Patrol district had a cold, busy morning in Marysville.WSP troopers, staffers and their families donated more than 100 bikes for needy children.
Date: 12/09/2011 | Sirens
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