Police foundation awards money
Published 7:56 pm Tuesday, July 21, 2009
The Edmonds Police Foundation awarded $1,500 scholarships to three local high school graduates on June 23.
Justin Yuse recently graduated from Scriber Lake High School, where he was recognized as a student of the month, played team sports and participated in martial arts clubs and community service groups. Yuse currently attends Edmonds Community College.
Ericka Hayes recently graduated from Edmonds-Woodway High School. She was a member of the National Honor Society while being recognized as an all-conference Honorable Mention shortstop in softball and a Scholar Athlete. Hayes has been accepted to several colleges in Washington and Oregon.
Tanya Zickefoose recently graduated from Meadowdale High School. She was a member of the National Honor Society who lettered in soccer, basketball and track and field, and she sang in the Impressions Jazz Choir and the Chamber Choir. She plans to attend Northwest Nazarene University.
The three students were selected from among numerous candidates who each sent an application and sat through an interview.
The Edmonds Police Foundation was created in 1996 as a community-based organization to help the Edmonds Police Department through education and citizen involvement. For more information, call member Ed Baker at 425-771-6666.
Braille school receives grant
The Louis Braille School in Edmonds received a $2,500 grant from the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe’s Charity Fund to publish a braille workbook designed for parents and friends of children learning braille.
This workbook, according to Carolyn Meyer, author and director of the school, will allow family members to quickly gain an understanding of braille so they can help a blind child become literate. She expects the print order to run sometime within the next few months.
Every year, the Muckleshoot Charity Fund distributes $1 million to area schools, government agencies, churches and nonprofit organizations.
The Louis Braille School provides education in kindergarten through eighth grade for children with special needs arising from visual impairments and other challenges.
For more information, call 425-778-2384 or e-mail eric@louisbrailleschool.org.
Rotary benefits tsunami victims
A fundraiser for tsunami relief with Kayanee’s Thai restaurant raised $8,000 to benefit victims of the devastating Southeast Asian tsunami in 2004.
The donations will help purchase ShelterBoxes, a Rotary International disaster relief project. These boxes have been used all over the world for disaster relief, including over 13,000 already for tsunami victims. Each box contains a tent, stove and other necessities to help a family of 10 survive for six months. The restaurant’s fundraiser will pay for eight emergency disaster relief boxes.
Children’s carnival events
The 43rd annual Children’s Carnival in Edmonds will take place July 30 at the Frances Anderson Center starting at 5:30 p.m.
The Children’s Carnival is an event for kids run entirely by kids. There will be games, prizes, cakes, raffles, face painting and much more. Booth tickets are 10 cents, food tickets are 50 cents and raffle tickets are $1.
All proceeds will go to fund the youth scholarship program, which helps needy children participate in Summer Day Camp and other recreational events throughout the year.
For more information, call 425-771-0230 ext. 1340.
Free document shredding event
Residents of Edmonds and Woodway can have their personal documents shredded for free on Saturday, Aug. 15.
Individuals can bring up to five boxes worth of personal papers to be shredded. Paper clips and other metal objects, with the exception of staples, need to be removed from all papers before being shredded. Plastic items, such as credit cards, will not be accepted.
The boxes must be maximum 12 inches wide, 15 inches deep and 10 inches high. This rule will be strictly enforced due to the service’s past popularity and the capacity of the trucks.
There will also be a canned food drive at the same location to benefit Edmonds food banks.
The event is in its third year and is sponsored by the city of Edmonds, the town of Woodway and Enterprise Newspapers. Shredding will be handled by DataSite, a Seattle company.
Shredding will take place from 9 a.m. to noon in the south parking lot of Edmonds-Woodway High School, 7600 212th St. SW. The parking lot is accessible from 216th Street Southwest.
For more information, call the Edmonds City Clerk’s office at 425-771-0245.
Volunteers sought with United Way
Registration is now open for United Way’s Days of Caring event Sept. 18 and 19.
The company is looking for volunteers to participate at various sites around Snohomish County. Hands-on projects include painting, building, cleaning, environmental projects and reading to kids. Projects are being added daily online at www.uwsc.com.
Agencies or groups can register through Aug. 15, and individuals may register until the end of August.
Last year’s Days of Caring raised $63,000 and volunteers logged 3,237 hours of community service.
For more information, contact Michelle Morris at The Volunteer Center at United Way of Snohomish County at 425-374-5534 or volunteer@uwsc.org.
