Community Spotlight
Published 10:20 pm Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Healthy Kids Day coming to museum
Imagine Children’s Museum holds a Healthy Kids Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at 1502 Wall St., Everett.
The event includes free health and vision screenings and advice on nutrition and fitness. Kids can make a healthy snack recipe book. Organizers also plan to hand out free child-identity kits.
General admission is $7.
For more information, call 425-258-1006 or go to www.ImagineCM.org.
Mukilteo library holds Game Day on Friday
Mukilteo Community Library offers a Game Day from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday at 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd., Mukilteo.
Kids who have been released early from school can play board games and work on puzzles. Friends are welcome.
For more information, call 425-493-8202.
Hit the water at Lake Stevens Rowing Club
The Lake Stevens Rowing Club plays host to a youth and adult Try Rowing event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the boat launch at North Cove Park, 17th Place NE, Lake Stevens.
The cost is $10 per person.
For more information call 1-888-ROW-LSRC or go to www.lakestevensrowing.com.
Foster parenting class offered in Everett
Compass Health in Everett offers a free Introduction to Foster Parenting class from 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 24 at 4526 Federal Ave., Everett.
Registration is required by Tuesday.
The class offers information on how children enter foster care and the requirements for becoming a foster parent.
To register for the class, leave a message at 425-232-7933 or e-mail compassfosters@gmail.com. Include name, phone number, the name of the training and the date of the class.
Call 425-349-8480 or go to www.compassfosters.org or www.compasshealth.org.
Aging class offered in Mill Creek on Tuesdays
The Mill Creek Senior Center offers a free Aging Well class from 10 to 11:30 a.m. the first and third Tuesdays of each month through March 17 at the Washington State University Extension Conference Room, McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett.
For more information, call 425-357-6002.
Volunteers needed for Taste of Decadence
Village Community Service seeks volunteers for its annual Taste of Decadence fundraising event scheduled for June 26 at the Smokey Point Community Church, 17721 Smokey Point Blvd., Arlington.
Volunteers are needed to serve on the planning committee, to assist with mailings and graphic design, and to help create marketing materials. Donations for the silent auction also are needed.
Village Community Services helps people with developmental and other disabilities find jobs and homes.
Call 360-653-7752 or e-mail resource@village communitysvcs.org.
Military families can enjoy YMCA programs
The YMCA of Snohomish County offers military families access to youth, family and health and well-being programs as part of the Armed Services YMCA and Department of Defense Outreach Initiative.
Membership fees are underwritten by the Defense Department and administered through Military OneSource, an information and referral service for military families.
For more information, call 425-258-9211.
