Opportunities

Published 9:23 pm Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Volunteer: Be a community adviser

Evergreen Hospital Medical Center is recruiting volunteers to help shape health care services through its Community Advisor Program. Community advisers offer insights to the Evergreen Board of Commissioners and administration.

There are 36 volunteer advisers who serve three-year terms beginning in January. Applications are accepted through Oct. 23.

Volunteers in the program attend seven educational sessions throughout the year where they learn about health care issues facing the community and about Evergreen programs and services.

They also serve on internal Evergreen Hospital Medical Center task forces and committees and represent Evergreen Healthcare at regional community events.

Qualifications include community involvement, professional or volunteer experience, strong interpersonal, oral and written skills and an interest in health care delivery.

Advisers are residents in the Evergreen Hospital Medical Center District, which encompasses Bothell, Duvall, Kenmore, Kirkland, Redmond, Sammamish, Woodinville and portions of northeast unincorporated King County.

More info: 425-899-2664, www.evergreenhealthcare.org.

Terrace: ESL Talk Time at library

ESL Talk Time begins at the Mountlake Terrace Library at 10 a.m. Sept. 11.

Talk Time is an opportunity for adults who are learning English to practice speaking English with each other. A trained ESL (English as a Second Language) instructor is on hand to provide support.

Meetings are free every Tuesday and Friday and drop-ins are welcome.

The Mountlake Terrace Library is located at 23300 58th Ave W. in Mountlake Terrace.

More info: 425-776-8722.

Volunteer: Pitch in at fundraiser

Volunteers are needed for a variety of jobs during this year’s Village Community Services’ Friendship Walk.

Set up for the event begins at 8 a.m. on Sept. 12 at Arlington Legion Park Gazebo, 114 North Olympic Avenue, Arlington. Registration is at 11 a.m. and the event begins at 1 p.m.

Volunteers can help set up, clean up, work at rest stations, registration and first-aid stations or in hospitality or safety patrol positions. This is also an opportunity for students to earn service learning hours.

The event is free and volunteers and walkers who donate or collect $25 or more in sponsorships will receive a commemorative T-shirt.

The Friendship Walk celebrates the inclusion of people with disabilities in community life. Event proceeds benefit Village Music and Arts and Voices of the Village performance ensemble.

More info: Michelle, 360-653-7752, ext. 14 or www. villagecommunitysvcs.org.

Microchip tags: Protect your pet

The first 200 Snohomish County resident dogs and cats brought to the Everett Animal Shelter between 10 a.m. and noon on Saturdaycan receive free microchip implants.

The chip station will be in the shelter’s parking lot across the street from Langus Park in North Everett. The shelter is located at 333 Smith Island Road, Everett.

Microchips help identify a pet owner’s name and contact information, ensuring a lost animal gets a quick ride home, instead of a trip to the local animal shelter. This program is available to residents of Snohomish County and cities within Snohomish County only.

All cats must be in a carrier and dogs must be on a leash at the event.

Finders of lost pets with a Snohomish County Regional Pet License tag can get owner information from the Snohomish County Auditor’s Web site at www.co.snohomish.wa.us\auditor or by calling 425-388-3627.

PAWS adoptions: Shelter lowers fee

Through Monday, PAWS is lowering its adoption fee for all cats, 6 months and older, to $30. The price is a third of the normal fee, offered in hopes of relieving an overload of cats at the PAWS Lynnwood shelter.

The tough economic climate has increased the number of people asking PAWS to take in cats they can no longer afford to keep. PAWS is trying to accommodate those requests as much as possible, but when space is limited it is reserved for stray animals who need a place to wait for their families to find them.

Cats adopted from PAWS are spayed or neutered, have microchips, have had their first set of vaccines and come with a cat carrier.

More info: www.paws.org.

Donate: Bring your bounty to food bank

Marysville Community Food Bank has received more than 2,000 pounds of fresh produce this summer, but more donations are needed to help feed hungry families.

Extra squash, tomatoes, beans, plums, apples or other fresh produce can be donated to the food bank located at 4150 88th Street NE., Marysville.

The food bank also needs volunteers who are willing to glean from local fruit trees when the owners are unable to pick the fruit themselves and don’t want it going to waste. Interested volunteers can call the food bank at 425-658-1054 or e-mail marysvillefoodbank@ clearwire.net.

Donation hours are 8 to 11 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and again from 2 to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays.

Volunteer: Hoop coaches wanted

Marysville Parks and Recreation is seeking volunteer coaches for the youth basketball league for first through eighth grades.

The program focuses on developing fundamentals, teamwork and good sportsmanship in a recreation league environment.

Practices begin the first week of December and the league activities conclude the third week of March.

Volunteer packets are available at the Marysville Parks and Recreation office, located at Jennings Memorial Park, 6915 Armar Road, Marysville.

For a volunteer packet, call the Marysville Parks and Recreation office at 360-363-8400 or e-mail dhall@ marysvillewa.gov.

Training: Help during a disaster

Snohomish County Fire District 1 is offering Community Emergency Response Team training for citizens interested in learning how they can help their community during a major disaster.

Classes are set to meet from 6 to 10 p.m. every Monday and Thursday beginning Oct. 12 through Nov. 9 at the Fire District 1 Training Center, 12425 Meridian Ave., Everett.

CERT classes teach citizens about readiness, basic disaster first aid, search and rescue operations, how to put out small fires and the psychological effect of disasters.

The class is free; however, students will need to create or buy a home disaster kit and purchase personal safety equipment to participate in some class activities. Assembled kits will be available for purchase the first night of class.

Online registration is available at the Fire District 1 Web site at www.fire district1.org.

More info: Tina Delisle at 425-551-1250, tinadelisle@firedistrict1.org.

Volunteer: Hospice care info session

A free information session to review the volunteer opportunities at Providence Hospice and Home Care is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 16, in downtown Everett.

To register and to get driving and parking information, call 425-261-4815 by Sept. 14.