Front Porch: Borrow a life jacket

Published 10:44 pm Friday, July 31, 2009

If you see Richelle Risdon in a “PIO 31” vehicle, ask her a favor.

She will have life jackets to loan, thanks to the Monroe Fire Department. Just get a proper fitting, sign out the jacket, and return it to the Monroe fire station after your swim.

Benefit Sunday for pigs: Pigs Peace Sanctuary in Stanwood, a shelter for unwanted potbellied pigs and other farm critters, will benefit from an auction Sunday.

It’s planned for 5 p.m. at a home in Seattle.

There will be an auction, vegetarian dinner and visitors will get to meet a pig named Winston.

For more information, visit www.pigspeace.org online.

Family Center gathers supplies: The Family Center of South Snohomish County is gathering school supplies to give to students at Cedar Valley Community School’s resource fair. The fair is 1 to 4 p.m. Aug. 12, but donations need to be collected before then. The school is at 19200 56th Ave. W., Lynnwood.

Donations of school supplies or money are accepted and can be mailed or dropped off at the Family Center, 6330 195th St. SW, Lynnwood. All donations are tax deductible.

For more information, call Maddie at 425-670-8984, ext. 18, or e-mail mforrest@lcsnw.org.