Community Extra: Opportunities
Published 9:08 pm Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Volunteer: Tell tourists where to go
It’s helpful to have knowledge of Everett and the surrounding area — but not required — when you sign up as a volunteer travel counselor.
Help visitors and tourists discover Everett and Snohomish County at the downtown center location. Shifts usually run three to four hours, Monday through Saturday.
For more information on Visitor Center positions, call 425-322-2646 or e-mail mj@snohomish.org.
Help: Red Cross needs relief workers
Disaster relief volunteers are needed for daytime service with the Snohomish County American Red Cross chapter.
Training is free. Successful candidates will be assigned to teams that provide relief to county residents whenever disaster strikes.
The Red Cross responds to disasters such as house or apartment fires about every four days. Team members are on-call 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on a rotating schedule.
Applicants should be comfortable working in a chaotic environment and helping people who are under severe stress.
Contact Diana Schmid at 425-740-2327 or schmidd@snohomishcounty.redcross.org.
Benefit: Jazz and dinner for a cause
The fourth annual Sultan High Jazz Dinner Club is 6 p.m. Saturday.
Enjoy a gourmet dinner and nonalcoholic cocktails while listening to soft music during dinner.
Dance to jazz and swing later in the evening. Limited seating is available.
Funds raised go to the Sultan High School Marching and Jazz Bands and choirs.
Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the Sultan Visitors Center, 320 Main St., Sultan. 360-793-0983 or 360-793-0776.
Donate: Senior Center in Need
The Merry Haven Care Center at 800 10th St., Snohomish, is in need of a sewing machine for seniors and their sewing group. The machine should be simple to operate.
The center would also like donations of current magazines on birds, gardens and housekeeping. Contact Connie Ennis at 360-568-3161.
Volunteers: Youths explore police work
Lynnwood Police Explorer Post 911 is looking for Police Explorers, students from 14 to 21 years of age who have an interest in law enforcement.
The group’s mission is to educate and involve high school youth in police operations and to expose department personnel to the positive side of youth —with the goal of promoting community service and a positive image of the police department.
Explorers support the department by performing specific duties and helping at police events. Some training includes: crime scene investigation, hostage negotiation, traffic stops and report writing, and police ride-alongs.
Post 911 was formed in March 1996 and has 11 members. The group meets three times a month and provides training on a variety of law enforcement topics.
Volunteers are needed for events such as the Lynnwood Easter Egg Hunt, the Lynnwood July 4 Celebration, the Civic Lights Celebration, patrol ride-alongs, D.A.R.E. graduations and S.W.A.T. training.
Apply at the Lynnwood Police Department. For more information, call officer Reorda or Sgt. Brooks at 425-670-5600.
