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Published 10:55 pm Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Students help Camp Fire USA

Three high school students who serve on the board of directors of the Camp Fire USA Snohomish County Council are busy helping with the nonprofit organization’s current capital campaign, which hopes to raise more than $2 million to expand programs and increase capacity at Camp Killoqua near Lakewood.

Participating are Tony Deal, Trina Huschka and Rebeccah Treser.

Toby Brown, capital campaign coordinator, has high praise for the students.

“Each is making a cash donation to the campaign, along with volunteering their time to attend board meetings and participate in fundraising,” Brown said. “It’s pretty impressive. All three are caring, confident youth and future leaders.”

Tony, 15, a sophomore at Academy Northwest in Marysville, has been involved with Camp Fire USA for more than 10 years. He has worked for two years as a day camp assistant at Camp Killoqua and is president of Camp Fire USA’s Horizon Teens in Action. The list of his community service projects is long, and he is a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps member, holds a black belt in karate and plays football for Marysville-Pilchuck High School. Tony is working on his WoHeLo, Camp Fire USA’s most prestigious award. His goals include serving on the Camp Fire USA National Youth Advisory Cabinet and going to the Air Force Academy.

Trina, 15, a sophomore at Cascade High School in Everett, has been involved with Camp Fire USA for more than 10 years. As a day camp assistant, Trina’s experiences including working with sight-impaired twin brothers. Her community service projects include Camp Fire USA Teens in Action and Relay for Life. She also has earned the Discovery Service Emblem.

Rebeccah, 17, a senior at Jackson High School in Mill Creek, has been involved with Camp Fire USA since first grade. She has served as a day camp counselor and is trained to be a youth leader.

Her favorite community service project was for Friends of the Mill Creek Library, where she collected more than 2,000 books in less than two months. She earned her WoHeLo award in 2006 and plans to study history in college.

For more information about the Snohomish County Camp Fire USA capital campaign, go to www.campfireusasnohomish.org.

Monroe Kiwanis makes donation

Monroe Kiwanis Club recently collected nearly $4,000 in cash and food at area grocery stores and donated the gifts to the Sky Valley Food Bank in Monroe.

The food drive is a semiannual event for the club, which had help from Monroe Congregational Church and Monroe High School Key Club.

Foundation supports charitable causes

The employees and directors at Mountain Pacific Bank recently created a giving fund at the Greater Everett Community Foundation to benefit charitable causes in Snohomish County.

During the first cycle of the grant, a total of $6,000 was divided and awarded to the Assistance League of Everett, Blue and Gold, Christmas House, Clothes for Kids, Cocoon House, Housing Hope and Providence Hospice and Home Care.

The Mountain Pacific Bank Giving Fund is supported by personal donations and enables participants to pool their donations.

The Greater Everett Community Foundation is a philanthropic pool, built by gifts from hundreds of individuals, families, businesses and organizations committed to improving the quality of life for the people of Snohomish County.

Everett Elks names top student

Everett Elks Club has awarded a savings bond to Mathew Stjern and honored him as the club’s November student of the month.

Mathew is a junior enrolled in the robotics, electronics and computers program at Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center and also attends Marysville-Pilchuck High School.

Mathew recently put together a computer system from donated nonfunctional computers for a classmate who could not afford a computer at home.

Firefighters to wait tables for kids

Lake Stevens firefighters are set to wait tables from 5 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Ixtapa restaurant, 303 91st Ave. NE, Lake Stevens.

The firefighters hope to collect extra tips to purchase Christmas presents for children in Lake Stevens. During the past three years, the firefighters collected more than $8,000 and provided gifts for more than 200 children each year.

Everett student presents musical

Everett High School Drama Club member Le Button has written and is directing a musical presented this week by the club.

“Hollesaga” is an exciting story about Vikings and is filled with Viking lore, Le said.

The show, which features new thespians as well as seasoned Everett High School actors, is set for 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the school’s Little Theater, 2416 Hoyt Ave., Everett.

Tickets are $5 for ASB card holders and $8 for adults.

For more information, call 425-385-4510.