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Published 1:30 am Friday, July 14, 2017
EVENTS
Meet at the park
Get your family active and outdoors at Lynnwood parks this month at free “Meet Me at the Park” events. The next programs are 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at South Lynnwood Park, 20915 61st Ave. W, and July 25 at North Lynnwood Park, 18510 44th Ave. W.
Enter to win prizes, learn to hula hoop, play Frisbee, basketball or soccer, try Zumba and draw with sidewalk chalk — or just enjoy the park’s play structures.
More info: 425-582-8600
Eat, and make a T-shirt
Project Harvest in Snohomish County hosts a potluck and T-shirt making event, 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Sen. Henry M. Jackson Park, 3302 18th St., Everett. An RSVP is requested.
Bring a dish to share, as well as your own T-shirts or reusable bags to stamp the Project Harvest logo.
Project Harvest helps provide fresh produce to 21 local food banks through gleaning programs at local farms and farmers markets. Volunteers also can register their personal fruit trees or crops for harvest.
More info: www.projectharvestsnoco.com, 425-259-3191, ext. 13058
Learn more about nonprofit
Victim Support Services holds an open house event from 2 to 6 p.m. Thursday at its offices at 5023 Claremont Way in Everett. All are welcome to come enjoy a barbecue, music, office tour and raffle and to learn more about the local nonprofit and its work with victims of crime.
More info: 425-252-6081, victimsupportservices.org
Main Street fire one-year mark
Bothell will commemorate the one-year mark of the Main Street fire with a block party, 4 to 8 p.m. July 22 in downtown on Main Street at 101st Street. The free event will include live music, food trucks and kids events, along with a multimedia documentary about the fire and an opportunity to meet first responders.
More info: www.bothellwa.gov
Free shredding
A free shredding event is coming up: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 22 at Maris & Associates, 10512 19th Ave. SE, Everett. No need to remove staples or paper clips.
More info: 425-338-0414
SUPPORT
Find help for MS
Local support groups offer self-help for multiple sclerosis:
Edmonds: The MS Sno-Flakes meets 1-2:30 p.m. fourth Thursdays at Edmonds United Methodist Church, 828 Caspers St. For people with multiple sclerosis as well as their family, caregivers and friends. More info: Bill Brayer, 206-718-0894, wbrayer@comcast.net.
Marysville: Meets 10:30 a.m. to noon second Saturdays at Cascade Christian Reformed Church, 13908 51st Ave. NE. More info: susanjiam@live.com.
Find a list of family caregiver support groups at www.nationalmssociety.org.
