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Published 5:17 pm Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Bredereck to helm new Y in Stanwood
Mary Bredereck has been named the new branch executive director of the Stanwood-Camano YMCA, a branch of the YMCA of Snohomish County.
Bredereck has been with the YMCA of Snohomish County since 1995 and has held many roles within the organization. She started as a part-time child care billing coordinator and worked her way up to Marysville YMCA executive director, a position she’s held since 2012.
“I can honestly say, when I started with the Y, I had no idea that it would become such an important and impactful part of my life,” Bredereck said.
The Stanwood-Camano YMCA broke ground for its new facility June 27 with an anticipated grand opening in the second half of 2016. For more information on the Stanwood-Camano YMCA, go to ymca-snoco.org/stanwoodcamano.
Help for your heart found in Lake Stevens
Lake Stevens firefighters and paramedics and other volunteers recently participated in a Nick of Time Foundation event at Cavelero Mid High School on Aug. 26. The event offered heart screenings for teens and youth ages 14-24. Heart disease is a leading cause of death in young athletes and one in 350 young people has an undetected heart condition. Local nonprofit Nick of Time Foundation aims to identify teens at risk.
More than 260 Lake Stevens youth participated in the event, with a few referred for follow-ups with cardiologists.
Learn more at www.nickof timefoundation.org.
Rotary raises $64K for Dawson’s Place
The South Everett Mukilteo Rotary Club 2015 Auction raised $64,100 for Dawson’s Place Child Advocacy Center, a local Everett nonprofit that improves the lives of abused children. A check was delivered Aug. 21 by Rotary President Martin Cross to Lori Vanderburg, Dawson’s Place executive director. “This donation literally brought tears to the eyes of our staff. The generosity really touched us,” Vanderburg said. The money will be used to help support the more than 1,200 children who are referred to Dawson’s Place each year.
The South Everett Mukilteo Rotary Club is a volunteer organization. Other projects include filling Thanksgiving baskets, cleaning up Mukilteo Beach, volunteering at the Mukilteo Community Garden, and providing musical instruments, school supplies and scholarships to local students, among many other projects. More information is at www.semr.org.
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