Community Extra: Applause
Published 10:48 pm Thursday, October 14, 2010
HONORS
Marysville firefighter is now a paramedic
Trevor Trueax is Marysville Fire District’s most recent graduate of the University of Washington-Harborview Medical Center Paramedic Training Program.
Trueax spent 10 months in the program, which consists of 350 hours of classroom lectures, 450 hours of laboratory work, 600 hours of clinical experience and 750 hours of field-work experience. The class also included riding with the Seattle Fire Department Medic One Program.
Trueax is the 13th Marysville Fire District paramedic trained by the program since 1995.
Trueax has been with Marysville Fire District for five years and said he has always wanted to be a paramedic.
“I enjoy helping people and I love fighting fire, so now I get the best of both worlds being a firefighter and paramedic,” he said.
Everett resident earns Eagle Scout
Charles Fritze of Everett was recognized for earning his Eagle Scout rank on Sept. 12 at an Eagle Court of Honor at St. Mary Magdalen parish hall in Everett.
He earned his Eagle Scout rank on June 4. The Eagle Scout is the highest rank in Boy Scouting and is achieved by fewer than 5 percent of Boy Scouts.
Fritze, 18, is the son of Marvin and Frances Fritze of Everett.
He is a recent graduate of Cascade High School and has been involved in scouting since he was 11. A member of Mount Baker Council’s Troop 18, he said he credits Scouting for nurturing his love for the outdoors. He earned the World Conservation Award in addition to the 21 merit badges required to earn the Eagle rank.
For his Eagle Scout service project, Fritze planted almost 200 native plants on a hillside at St. Mary Magdalen Parish to help control erosion and provide food and shelter for wildlife.
Fitze is a participant in the Congressional Award Program working toward the gold medal level and continues to be active in his troop as an assistant Scoutmaster. He plans to attend college and is interested in computer science.
Founders of Kids’ Kloset are honored
Kids’ Kloset co-founders Linda Dussault and Kimberly Meno were recognized as the Kiwanis Citizens of the Year on Oct. 6 by the Kiwanis Club of Arlington. Dussault and Meno received the club’s Distinguished Service Award.
Kids’ Kloset is a nonprofit volunteer organization that provides new and quality used clothing to children in the Arlington, Lakewood and Darrington school districts.
The organization has helped more than 4,500 children since opening our doors in May 2005. In the last year, Kids’ Kloset served nearly 1,800 children.
Snohomish woman honored for efforts
Virginia Aller, of Snohomish, was presented with the inaugural Dr. Leeon and Virginia Aller Snohomish Rotary Club Humanitarian award at the club’s special dinner meeting on Oct. 7 at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Snohomish.
During annual Rotary Club trips to Guatemala, Virginia provided support for a school and her late husband, Leeon, established a medical clinic.
Family members and representatives from Boy Scout Troop 50, Hands for Peacemaking Foundation, Rotary clubs and Snohomish Family Medical Center attended the dinner.
GIVING
Boeing helps Little Red School House
Little Red School House recently received a $30,000 Employees Community Fund of Boeing Puget Sound (ECF) Grant to upgrade computer and technology equipment.
Founded 46 years ago, Little Red School House is a community-based service provider for Snohomish County families with children ages birth through 3 who have developmental disabilities, developmental delays or are at risk of falling behind their peers.
The grant allows Little Red’s service team’s technology to be mobile, adding 17 laptops with docking stations and 21 cell phones, converting to a Web-based database and providing planning and systems support to their technology infrastructure.
A newly launched pilot program, Leading Change Volunteer Project, matches employees of Boeing’s largest young professional organization, REACH, with a local nonprofit to complete projects in Snohomish County. This joint venture will spearhead design and implementation of the school’s technology project.
“We believe that this project will allow us to match our technology and business infrastructure to our service model and become the most effective and efficient that we can possibly be,” executive director Terry Clark said.
The school’s main office is located at 14 E. Casino Road, Everett, with another office at 3210 200th Place SW, Lynnwood.
Lynnwood police get donation for dog
The Lynnwood Police Department recently received a $5,000 donation from Del Monte Pet Products and Milk-Bone in partnership with Fred Meyer toward the purchase of a new police dog.
Lynnwood Police Deputy Chief Bryan Stanifer and Commander Steve Rider accepted the donation.
The Milk-Bone nationwide police dog donation program helps police agencies add to or maintain canine units. More than 900 police and service dogs have been sponsored by Milk-Bone to communities across the country since 1997.
Lowe’s employees assist food bank
Every year, Lowe’s stores employees donate their time giving back to their community. This year, the Smokey Point Lowe’s employees helped the Victory Food Bank in Marysville.
Smokey Point Lowe’s employees spent over 100 hours planning and building a heated covered area with picnic benches for local families to wait for food donations. The project was completed on Sept. 17.
Employees of Smokey Point Lowe’s who participated in the 2009 Heroes program were Valerie Anderson, Dawn Beesley, Vince Crecco, Bryan Harstead, Ashley Malakowski, Rachelle Place and Jim Wilde.
