FYI
Published 9:04 pm Thursday, July 12, 2007
Children love to ride bicycles just like any other kid, but for some, the family budget doesn’t stretch that far.
The Concern for Neighbors Food Bank in Mountlake Terrace aims to make 75 dreams come true by providing bikes for clients.
“I have 75 needy and deserving kids at our food bank that need bikes,” said volunteer Pam Martinez. “The kids range in age from 3 to 17.”
Most have never owned a bike, she said.
Take donated bikes to Harvey’s Bike Shop, 19920 Highway 99, Lynnwood, where they will be fixed up.
For more information, call Harvey’s at 425-774-8951.
Researcher seeks male abuse victims
Men who have been victims of verbal or physical abuse from wives or girlfriends are being sought for confidential interviews by an Everett man who is writing his doctoral dissertation on male victims of domestic violence.
If you’d like to help, call Owen Bargreen at 858-922-3110 or e-mail ojb516@aol.com.
Yard sale to help world’s needy
Victoria Geck, 12, and her friends are holding a yard sale to benefit World Concern, an organization that aims to help the needy around the world.
Buy goods from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at 1009 Rucker Ave. in Everett.
Meet police dogs and horses
Meet the Snohomish County sheriff’s newest police dog, Lidar; the sheriff’s office’s horseback patrol; and police dogs used for patrol and search-and-rescue missions from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the Snohomish County Campus, 3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett.
The Snohomish Regional Drug Task Force also will be talking about what it does to combat drugs.
The event is sponsored by Pennies for Puppies and Ponies, a nonprofit organization that raises money for the sheriff’s special operations unit.
T-shirts, coloring books and bottled water will be available for purchase.
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