As new earthquake shakes Chile, local group keeps focus on Haitian relief
Published 10:49 pm Monday, March 1, 2010
Folks with “Oh no, not again” on their minds packed relief kits for Haiti Saturday in Mill Creek.
They felt for those suffering after the earthquake in Haiti, but learned Saturday morning about the magnitude 8.8 quake in Chile.
Though concerned about damage in South America, they stayed on task.
“People have nowhere to turn in Haiti,” says Derek Sciba with World Concern. “We target the most desperate people.”
Folks from other churches, including Greater Trinity Missionary Baptist Church in Everett, met at North Creek Presbyterian Church and assembled almost 700 Kids’ Healing Kits for Haitians who have lost everything, Sciba says.
Kits include health and hygiene items, including soap, toothpaste and a towel, as well as toys to help with psychological healing from trauma.
For more information, go to worldconcern.org/healing-kits. They hope to eventually send 6,000 kits. Sciba says though they ache for Chile, World Concert targets a list of 24 of the poorest countries on earth, including Haiti. They will direct help for Chile to partner agencies.
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Swedish singer Sofia Talvik’s songs touch on themes of love and heartbreak, along with a healthy dose of personal anecdotal stories.
She performs at 8 p.m. Friday at the Historic Hartley Mansion, 2320 Rucker Ave., Everett. It’s one of two concerts planned by Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle.
Karen Hansen, spokeswoman for the museum where Talvik is also performing, passed along flowery information about Talvik: Her vocals are backed by minimal instrumentation, including an acoustic guitar, cello, double bass, soft percussion and sometimes piano, to create melodic tapestries, revealing the world of a 32-year-old songwriter traversing an array of emotions.
Tickets are $27 for museum members, seniors, students and military, and $30 for nonmembers. For more information, call 206-244-5355 or go to www.worldsound.com.
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When was the last time we told folks about 50 available jobs?
After much head scratching, we don’t recall ever telling folks about such an opportunity.
David Sandler, spokesman for Goodwill, says the organization is hiring for a new store in Monroe.
The newly constructed, 22,000-square-foot store should open April 15 at 14751 Chain Lake Road SE. Open positions include supervisors, sales associates, production workers and material handlers.
A hiring event is planned for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday at Best Western Sky Valley Inn, 19233 U.S. 2, Monroe.
Monroe’s store becomes the fifth Goodwill in Snohomish County.
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Seniors are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their fitness program at South County Senior Center at 220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds, with the million-dollar view of the ferry dock next door.
Instructors Susan Bennett and Carolyn Long Soldier offer two levels of classes. A one-hour class meets at 9:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday and includes a cardio workout. A half-hour class is chair-based with stretches and strengtheners. That class meets at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
For more information, call 425-771-4228.
“The senior body can get stronger and more flexible as we age, if we work it,” Bennett says. “And we make the work fun.”
Kristi O’Harran: 425-339-3451, oharran@heraldnet.com.
