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Two Everett groups get $5,000 grants

The PacifiCare Foundation, a nonprofit organization established by PacifiCare Health Systems Inc., recently contributed $10,000 to two community-based organizations in Everett.

Assistance League of Everett received a $5,000 donation to help provide new school clothing, warm winter coats, school supplies and other necessities for children who live in extreme poverty.

A $5,000 grant also was awarded to Camp Fire USA Snohomish County for a “Camp Willie” Grief Camp, a program that provides counseling and a camping experience for children who have recently had a loved one die.

“We are pleased to support such worthwhile organizations and look forward to working together to meet the critical needs of the community,” said Bill Wood, president of the PacifiCare Foundation. “As a company, we believe ‘Caring is Good, Doing Something is Better,’ and the foundation is another way PacifiCare is taking action to help improve the communities it serves.”

Bothell man wins essay contest

Michael Matesky II of Bothell won the $600 first prize in the Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology.

The winning essay is titled “The Digital Millenium Copyright Act and Non-Infringing Use: Can Mandatory Labeling of Digital Media Products Keep the Sky From Falling?”

Matesky, a recent graduate of Chicago-Kent College, was the notes and comments editor for The Chicago-Kent Law Review, a Chicago-Kent honors scholar and a 2004 Pepperdine National Entertainment Law Moot Court competitor. Also a graduate of the University of Washington, Matesky is the son of Mike and Nancy Matesky of Bothell.

Lynnwood fire official completes training program

Assistant Chief Tod Gates of the Lynnwood Fire Department recently completed the Executive Fire Officer Program through the National Fire Academy, which is run by the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s U.S. Fire Administration.