Community Spotlight

Published 11:00 pm Tuesday, July 10, 2007

The St. Vincent de Paul thrift shop in Everett has scheduled a special collectibles sale for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday at the store, 6424 Broadway.

The collectibles, which have been stored in the St. Vincent De Paul warehouse, include antiques of all kinds, dishes, clocks, books, glassware and figurines.

Proceeds will benefit St. Vincent de Paul social service programs. For more information, call 206-355-3525.

Help hospice get its errands done

The volunteer department of Providence Hospice and Home Care of Snohomish County is looking for help.

Needed is a “honey do” volunteer who is willing to run occasional errands, as well as provide delivery help and transportation for patients and the agency.

For more information, call 425-261-4808. The office is located at 2731 Wetmore Ave., suite 500, Everett.

Preschool available through YMCA

The Heatherwood Child Development Center, part of the YMCA of Snohomish County’s Southeast Family Branch, is launching two new half-day preschool programs for toilet-trained children ages 3 and 4.

Registration is being accepted for fall sessions.

For more information on the half-day preschool programs, call Jennifer Bender at 425-379-9400.

Volunteers needed to help at Aquafest

Lake Stevens Aquafest organizers are recruiting volunteers for the annual festival.

Those interested in volunteering at Aquafest, set for July 27-29, are asked to call 425-397-2344 or sign up on the festival Web site, www.aquafest.com.

Can’t commit until the day of the festival? Walk-in volunteers are welcome any day of Aquafest. The volunteer check-in desk is at the Lake Stevens Senior Center, 1808 Main St.

Register now for children’s parade

Registration is under way for the children’s parade at this year’s Aquafest celebration.

The parade is scheduled for 6 p.m. July 27 and will begin at Hartford Drive and Grade Road. The festival runs from July 27-29.

Registration forms are available at several locations in downtown Lake Stevens, including at City Hall, 1812 Main St., and at the Lake Stevens Library, 1804 Main St.

Advance registration is strongly recommended, but entrants may register at the parade. Staging begins at 5 p.m.

You can also register online at www.aquafest.com.

United Way needs ideas for projects

Need volunteers? United Way’s Day of Caring needs projects.

Nonprofit organizations can submit their projects now for United Way’s annual Day of Caring, the largest volunteer event in the county.

This year, the Day of Caring is expanding to two days, Sept. 28 and 29, to complete more projects. The addition of a Saturday also allows more volunteers and families to participate, organizers said.

Nonprofit organizations, community and government organizations, neighborhood associations and schools are welcome to post projects now through July 31 at www.uwsc.org.

Any nonprofit organization may register a project.

From July 16 through Aug. 13, volunteers and company teams may select Day of Caring projects to work on.

Last year, more than 1,000 volunteers took to the streets to paint, plant, build and complete hands-on volunteer projects that were valued at more than $120,000.

For more information, call 425-374-5534.