Applause
Published 5:36 pm Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Volunteers honored for lives of service
The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, sponsored by Catholic Community Services, held its annual Recognition Event on June 11, thanking 175 volunteers from across Snohomish County.
This year, 14 RSVP volunteers received the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award, given to those with more than 4,000 documented volunteer hours. It is given through local service agencies by the national President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation and includes a pin and letter from President Barack Obama.
Lifetime honorees from RSVP: Bob Bayman of Tulalip, John D. Baker of Brier, Maxine Bires of Stanwood, Sharon Cordisco and Bonnie Drake of Monroe, Cherie Estok of Snohomish, Francis “Jiggs” Franchi of Arlington, Paul Jaenicke, Linda McCullough and Mary Hulka of Edmonds, Ella Krull of Granite Falls, Jan Link and Pat Colyer of Mukilteo, Claudette Martinez and Dorothy Morehouse of Lynnwood, Daryl Moses and Pat Westfall of Marysville, and E. Jean Nielsen and Toki Tonooka of Everett.
Meanwhile, during Darrington Day on May 30, Janet Cabe of Darrington also was honored with the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award for her service, which includes helping to organize the community’s memorial dinners.
DAR donates money, blankets to help children
A small local group of women, the Marcus Whitman Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, on June 13 presented Snohomish County Volunteer Search and Rescue with a check for $728.27 and also gave Everett Fire Chaplain John Blake 20 blankets to be used to comfort children in times of need. Learn more about Daughters of the American Revolution and the local chapter at marcuswhitmannsdar.weebly.com.
Honoring Old Glory
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8870 of Edmonds marked Flag Day on June 14 by lowering the weathered flag in Edmonds City Park and raising a new and larger one in its place. Participants in the ceremony included veterans of the Korean War, Vietnam and the Iraq campaign. Mayor Dave Earling and parks manager Rich Lindsay also participated.
The Y honors outstanding volunteers
The YMCA of Snohomish County honored its outstanding policy, program, youth, and financial development volunteers at a special recognition breakfast June 10.
The following individuals were recognized as the 2014-2015 YMCA of Snohomish County Volunteers of the Year, representing more than 1,947 volunteers who donated a total of 35,673 hours.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Snohomish County: Program volunteer Clint Diehm (Southern Wine &Spirits), policy volunteer Dan Gunderson (Windermere Real Estate), youth volunteer Christopher Rabideau (student, Harbour Pointe Middle School), financial development volunteer award to The King Family
Everett Family YMCA: Program volunteer Cris Gellerson (Gellerson Construction), Volunteer of the Year Brian Stuchell (Eclipse Real Estate Group), youth volunteer Karshaya James (student, Everett High School), financial development volunteer Becky Bellbach (Everett School District)
Marysville/North County Family YMCA: Program volunteer Doug Hogue, policy volunteer Loren Van Loo (Edward Jones Investment), youth volunteer Jackie Carretero (student, Marysville Pilchuck High School), youth volunteer Dianna Orbeladze (student Marysville Getchell High School), financial development volunteer Quinton Morris
Mill Creek Family YMCA: Program volunteer Dave Fisher, policy volunteer Melissa Setterberg, youth volunteer Zach Tharp (student, Archbishop Murphy High School), financial development volunteer Jon Friedrichsen (GLY)
Monroe/Sky Valley Family YMCA: Program volunteer Heidi Engle (Sky Valley Education Center), policy volunteer Kim Overton, youth volunteer Krissy Mae Stanton (student, Park Place Middle School), campaign volunteer Dwight Nelson (Northwest Sheet Metal Trust)
Mukilteo Family YMCA: Program volunteer Jerry Fraser, policy volunteer Ali Williams (Explorer Middle School), youth volunteer Jose Sanchez-Rangel (student, Mariner High School), financial development volunteer Tom Gaskin
Stanwood-Camano YMCA Initiative: Program volunteer Ian and Linda Gleadle, policy volunteer Laura Beyers (Coastal Community Bank), youth volunteer Camille Legarde (Y-Achievers graduate), financial development volunteer Rose Olson
YMCA of Snohomish County Board of Trustees: Program volunteer Karena Hooks (Edmonds School District), policy volunteer Bob Dobler (Gamut360), youth volunteer Camilla Mejia (student, Jackson High School), financial development volunteer Matt Reinhard (Rhino Manufacturing Inc.)
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