Front Porch

Published 9:56 pm Friday, June 11, 2010

Charity car wash

The second annual CARSTAR Soaps It Up! Car Wash at ARA Collision CARSTAR in Everett today is part of an attempt around the country to set a Guinness record for “Most Cars Washed — Multiple Venues.”

They hope to wash 4,000 cars in eight hours around America.

It’s planned for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 10721 Evergreen Way S. in Everett.

The fundraiser benefits Girls Giving Back and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Scout troops, volunteers and CARSTAR staff will be on hand to scrub.

Shop for books and DVDs: The annual Friends of the Library Book Sale begins at 10 a.m. today at the Mountlake Terrace Library, 23300 58th Ave. W. in Mountlake Terrace.

Seniors safe in Darrington: Darrington seniors will be safe tonight.

Their Senior Safe Night starts at 8 tonight and ends at 6 a.m. Sunday.

Soccer fundraiser planned: “Kicking Batten’s for Carl” is a soccer clinic and silent auction fundraiser set for today in the play fields adjacent to the Arlington Boys &Girls Club on 59th Avenue NE.

Carl Bergam, the late son of Jeff and Robin Bergam, suffered from Batten Disease, a neurological disorder that causes seizures, mental impairment, a progressive loss of sight and, finally, death. Carl died Feb. 3, 2009. There is no known cure for the disease.

The soccer clinic is at 9 a.m. the auction starts at 1 p.m. Funds raised go to the Batten Disease Support and Research Association.