FYI

Published 10:57 pm Sunday, December 30, 2007

Buy a shrub, help the environment

Snohomish Conservation District has scheduled its 23rd annual Conservation Tree and Shrub sale March 7-8 at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe.

The sale is open to the public and plants may be pre-ordered before Feb. 6.

The public also can attend the general sale on the same days to purchase plants for reforestation, hedgerows, erosion control on rivers and wildlife habitat. Christmas tree starts also are available.

For more information, download a brochure and order form at the conservation district’s Web site, www.­snohomishcd.org.

Literacy volunteers needed at EvCC

Everett Community College’s Volunteer Literacy Program needs volunteers who can give a few hours a week to help adults improve English reading, writing and speaking skills. Math tutors also are needed.

Volunteers must be 18 or older and have good literacy skills, patience and sensitivity to different learning styles and backgrounds. Tutoring times and locations are flexible.

Free tutor-training classes are required and begin Jan. 8. For information, call 425-388-9524 or e-mail ­dhousman@everettcc.edu.

Edmonds: Donate to help children

Help children participate in fun and educational activities by donating a light on the holiday fir tree outside the Frances Anderson Center.

The donation event, called Light a Light, is expected to run through Wednesday. Donating a light to the fir tree costs $5, with proceeds going to the Edmonds Youth Scholarship Fund.

The scholarship fund benefits children from low-income families.

Each year, the Edmonds Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department gives out roughly $2,000 in scholarships.

For more information, call 425-771-0230 or visit the Frances Anderson Center at 700 Main St.

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