FYI: Dozens of kids waiting for mentors

Published 10:49 pm Monday, February 18, 2008

Young people are eager to be paired with an adult through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Snohomish County.

During 2007, nearly 450 children in Snohomish County had a Big Brother or Big Sister. They spent more than 21,000 hours of one-on-one time with kids.

Mentoring programs can increase school attendance and improve grades, studies show.

For more information, go to www.bbbs-snoco.org or call 425-252-2227.

Foundation offers scholarships

Students can apply for more than 150 scholarships through the Stanwood-Camano Area Foundation.

The scholarships, roughly an average of $1,000 each, are funded by more than 50 organizations, businesses and families in and around Stanwood and Camano Island, said Theresa Metzger, executive director of the foundation. Last year, scholarships were awarded to every student who applied, she said.

Applications are due by March 14. Application forms are scheduled to be posted Friday on the foundation’s Web site at www.s-ccs.org.

Learn how to help at hospice

A free information session about volunteer opportunities at Providence Hospice and Home Care is planned for 2 p.m. Wednesday in downtown Everett.

To register and to get driving and parking information, call 425-261-4815.

Donor Closet offers medical equipment

The Multiple Sclerosis Helping Hands Donor Closet has more than 50 recycled scooters and power chairs for low-income and handicapped people.

Other medical items in inventory include hospital beds, lifts, bathtub transfer benches, shower benches, recycled and new wheelchairs and transport chairs and walkers.

The donor closet is open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday at 409 Howell Way, Edmonds.

For more information, call 425-712-1807.

Correction

An Associated Press story in Saturday’s Herald about an avalanche south of Anchorage, Alaska, incorrectly reported the number of deaths. Two people died.

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