Community Extra: Applause
Published 4:42 pm Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Mill Creek Rotary names president
The Rotary Club of Mill Creek in June named Becky Porter as its new president. She replaces Jeff Brennan, who now serves as immediate past president. The Mill Creek Rotary in 2014-15 supported a variety of local, educational and international causes, including grants to local nonprofits, scholarships and awards for local teenagers, and support for Healing the Children in Guatemala. A fundraising auction in spring raised over $68,000 for the club’s efforts. To learn more, go to www.millcreekrotary.org or contact Jeff Pratt at millcreekrotary@frontier.com.
Lake Stevens firefighters earn awards
Lake Stevens Fire congratulated their most recently hired members who graduated from the Fire Academy on July 24. The twelve-week program is located in North Bend and teaches firefighters most every topic in structural firefighting.
Lake Stevens Fire graduates received the following honors at graduation:
Firefighter-EMT Sean Dahl received a Leadership Award and First Due Truck Award
Paramedic-firefighter Bob Zutter received a Leadership Award, First Due Engine Award, Bulldog Award and he was valedictorian
Firefighter-EMT Marck Fugiwara-Herbert received a Leadership Award
Driving in donations
Molly Helmuth Racing’s “Drivers Unite to End Hunger” fundraiser, Aug. 15 at the Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, collected $1,228.81 and 110 pounds of food from fans and other drivers and crew members, benefiting the Sky Valley Food Bank. Donors included Grocery Outlet, Security Imaging, Squires Machine and Jana Helmuth CPA.
Oso mudslide victims get help on big day
Amanda Skorjanc and Ty Suddarth were married Aug. 15 at Winding Path Gardens in Arlington with help from multiple wedding vendors who donated their services and time.
Skorjanc was a survivor of the March 22, 2014 mudslide in Oso with her son, Duke Suddarth, and went through a lengthy recovery process.
The following vendors donated their services in order to help the family make a fresh start:
Winding Path Gardens, venue
Colleen Harun, hair and makeup
Ashley Moll, hair
Sound City Players, deejay
Events by Heather &Ryan, photography
Flowers by Tiffany, flowers
Lake Union Café Custom Bakery, cake
Dream Dresses by P.M.N., wedding dress
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