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Published 11:22 am Thursday, October 1, 2009

GIVING

Rotary donates learning games

The Rotary Club of Everett Port Gardner recently donated learning games and supplies to the Casino Road Ministries after-school program. The program offers a place for kids to go to receive assistance with homework and interact with their peers.

This is the second year that the Rotary Club of Everett Port Gardner has supported the Casino Road Ministries and their commitment to the Casino Road neighborhoods.

Guatemala honors Murphy High

Archbishop Murphy High School will be recognized by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Guatemala on Oct. 9 for improving education for children in poverty-afflicted villages in Guatemala.

Over the past year, the students, parents, faculty and staff of Archbishop Murphy High School raised money to support their partner school in the small village of Cerro Niño, a rural Mayan community located in central Guatemala.

The efforts of the Archbishop Murphy High School community helped to purchase teaching materials, classroom equipment, textbooks and other educational supplies for the teachers and the more than 90 students who attend Cerro Niño School.

The award of recognition will be presented on behalf of the government of Guatemala by Gary Teale, executive director of Avivará, the organization responsible for delivering the supplies and materials funded by the money raised by Archbishop Murphy High School.

More information about the award and the Avivara programs can be found at www.avivara.org, or by e-mail at gary.teale@ avivara.org.

HONORS

Ladies Auxiliary to VFW visits state

Jan Tittle of South Carolina was recently elected national president of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.

A life member of Tech. Sgt. Walter C. Fulda Auxiliary 3433 in Ladson, S.C., she is eligible for the position through her father, Arlen Owens, a World War II Purple Heart recipient.

Tittle visited Vancouver, Leavenworth and Olympia Sept. 25 and 26. She was accompanied during her visit by Ruth Herren of Everett who serves as historian for the state’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary and is a member of the Old Guard 2100 Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary in Everett.

Arlington salutes American Legion

Arlington Mayor Margaret Larson and the Arlington City Council adopted a proclamation at their Sept. 21 city council meeting, citing the contributions members of the American Legion and American Legion Post 76 have made to the community.

The proclamation was also in recognition of the 90th anniversary of The American Legion’s charter by Congress on Sept. 16, 1919.

Post commander Ken Trusky, vice commander Jay Lorenz, auxiliary president Vicky Bailey and Sons of the American Legion commander Ken Agnew were present to accept the honor on behalf of the American Legion Post 76.

Approximately 700 active duty veterans and their families belong to American Legion Post 76 in Arlington.

Post 76 raised more than $16,000 for their annual Toys for Kids Holiday Toy Drive last year and worked with the Arlington Food Bank to ensure every child received something from their guardian during the holiday season.

They have also provided college scholarships to high school students; sent young adults to the American Legions Boys State and Girls State program where they can be mentored by positive role models; sponsored a local Boy Scout troop; provided building space for the local boxing club; and provided space for a local chapter of an Alcoholics Anonymous group.

Post 76 coordinates parades, honors veterans on Memorial Day by placing more than a thousand flags at the Arlington Municipal Cemetery, donates time and resources to honor a lone veteran at the Pioneer Cemetery and coordinate special events.

“American Legion Post 76 does so much for our community,” Larson said. “We are proud to honor Post 76 and the entire American Legion for their contributions at home and across the nation.”

2 Terrace Scouts earn Eagle award

Matt Funk and Adam Huntsman of Mountlake Terrace received their Eagle Scout awards on Sept. 20 at a Court of Honor ceremony at the Mountlake Terrace Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Funk’s parents are Kevin and Cheryl Funk. His project was to plan, build and install the materials required to renovate the gazebo at Veterans Memorial Park. The project included replacement of the gazebo roof, benches and the siding, and applying preservative coatings. The park is adjacent to the Mountlake Terrace Library, at the south side of the library building.

Huntsman’s parents are Mark and Tracy Huntsman. His Eagle project was to design, build and install quarter-mile markers on the trail at Candy Cane Park also known as Terrace Creek Park. The park is located at 48th Avenue W. and 232nd Street in Mountlake Terrace.

The trail is the site of a Frisbee-disc golf course. The quarter-mile markers allow trail users to identify and reference the distances and location of each hole.

Funk and Huntsman are both members of Troop 67, Mount Baker Boy Scouts of America. The awards were presented by Scout Master Steven Mudaliar. Fourteen other Eagle Scouts attended the ceremony. Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Lynnwood Post 1040 presented certificates and Boy Scout belt buckles to the two new Eagle Scouts.

Everett Boy Scout earns Eagle award

Sean Keck, the grandson of Vic and Jo Keck of Everett, received his Eagle Scout award on Sept. 15.

He is the son of Michael Keck and Donna DeVito-Keck of Champaign, Ill.

For his Eagle Scout project Keck built a stall for horses for an animal organization.

Rotary honors humanitarians

The Rotary Club of Snohomish plans to recognize the late Dr. Leeon Aller and his wife Virginia at a dinner Wednesday in the parish hall at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 913 Second St., Snohomish.

Virginia will receive the inaugural Snohomish Rotary Club’s Dr. Leeon and Virginia Humanitarian Award. There will be a presentation showing the work of Rotarians from Snohomish County during their annual trips to Guatemala in support of the work of the nonprofit Hands for Peacemaking Foundation.

During these trips, Virginia provided support for a school and Leeon established a medical clinic.

The dinner begins at 6 p.m. is open to the public. A donation is being requested in the amount of $35 per person. A portion of the funds from the dinner will support the foundation.

Reservations cam be made by calling the Rotary Club of Snohomish at 800-454-9715.