Community Extra: Applause
Published 12:01 am Thursday, November 26, 2009
Giving
South Everett-Mukilteo Rotary Club delivers food baskets to 350
The South Everett-Mukilteo Rotary Club delivered 350 free Thanksgiving food baskets on Nov. 22.
The 65 members of the club donated money to pay for the baskets, then Rotarians met at Olson’s Food Emporium to assemble the food into packages.
Thanksgiving food baskets were delivered to low-income families. Each basket contained a whole turkey, a bag of potatoes, produce and seasonings for stuffing, cranberries, green beans, butter, rolls and gravy mix.
“We were delighted to be able to deliver 350 baskets this year, which is the most we have ever done,” said Fred Baxter of Mukilteo, president of the South Everett-Mukilteo Rotary Club. “Our club members really stepped up this year in a time of clear need.”
More than 15 students from Kamiak High School’s leadership class partnered with the Rotarians to assemble and deliver the food packages.
Boeing grant will help Mukilteo math teachers
The Mukilteo School District was awarded a grant from the Boeing Co. for $36,293 to support the Deepening Teachers’ Mathematical Knowledge program, an effort to support professional development in math.
The grant money will be used to fund two three-credit classes about developing mathematical ideas and to fund six full-day meetings with elementary mathematics leaders who will then assist teachers with the new instructional material.
Charity golf event benefits YMCA
Quality Business Systems held a charity golf event at the Washington National Golf Course to benefit the YMCA of Snohomish County on Sept. 22.
“We chose the YMCA to be the beneficiary of our golf event because of its contribution to the local community to help kids in need,” president Brian Landgren said. “We felt like this contribution would create a tremendous and needed positive impact for kids in the local community. Quality Business Systems is proud to be able to do our part, and look forward to a long partnership with the YMCA to create a positive effect wherever we can.”
Rotary gives $1,000 to Snohomish Senior Center
The Rotary Club of Snohomish recently donated $1,000 to the Snohomish Senior Center.
A check was presented to senior center director Karen Charnell by Rotary club president Brian Berard.
Rotarians give $5,000 boost to Guatemala skills center
The Rotary Club of Everett Port Gardner recently made a $5,000 donation to the Hands For Peacemaking Foundation. The donation is part of an effort to build the Aller Skill Center in Santa Cruz Barillas, Guatemala.
The presentation was made by the Ann Anderst, director of international service and club president Thom Martin. The Guatemalan Hands for Peacemaking Foundation representative, Wiliam Villatoro Castillo and his wife, Sandra, of Santa Cruz Barillas, and Pete Kinch, member of the Rotary club and the executive director of Hands for Peacemaking Foundation, accepted the donation.
The Aller Skill Center will be a two-story concrete structure, to be completed in early 2010.
Once built, the center will provide the needed space to assemble and store more than 10,000 school desks. In addition to the school desks, materials for clean air stoves, water collection and sanitation will be collected at the location to be installed in more than 2,000 homes each year.
The center will also offer training in cooking and housekeeping for local health-care workers in and around Barillas.
The Hands for Peacemaking Foundation was founded in 1985 by Dr. Leeon and Virginia Aller of Snohomish. Hands for Peacemaking began by providing medical services and teaching mission work to help the people of rural Guatemala.
Leeon Aller died in October 2008. The foundation’s board of directors developed a plan to pursue the dream of building a skill center to be dedicated in the Aller’s memory.
Sky Valley Food Bank gives to needy families
The Sky Valley Food Bank in Monroe gave enough food to provide 24,350 meals on Nov. 23 and 24.
More than 485 families each received a minimum of 60 pounds of food over the two days.
The food bank will continue to accept donations of food, cash and new, unwrapped toys, hats, gloves, scarves, games and gift certificates for their Christmas food drive and toy drive.
