GIVING
Snohomish woman helps food bank
Snohomish resident Ginger Clay Bernauer recently hosted a pirate-themed birthday party with a purpose.
Bernauer, 62, asked family members and friends to bring food donations for the Snohomish Food Bank instead of gifts. A total of 312 pounds of food was collected at her birthday celebration
“I just feel so good about this and want others like myself who have too much stuff already to maybe consider doing something similar to help those that are in need,” she said.
Marysville residents donate blankets
Members of TOPS 349 in Marysville recently concluded their Keep’em Warm blanket drive.
The club collected 20 blankets and $100 for the Everett Gospel Mission’s women’s shelter.
Shop With a Cop helps families
The Lynnwood Police Department’s annual Shop With a Cop event was Dec. 10 at Fred Meyer in Lynnwood.
The event benefited 19 mothers and 25 children from Pathways for Women YWCA and other local families in need.
Fred Meyer shoppers also donated $354 to the Lakewood Officers Fallen Officers Fund and Fred Meyer donated $900 in honor of the officers’ nine children during Shop With a Cop.
Funding and support for the event came from the department’s summer Shop With a Cop Garage Sale and donations from the Lynnwood Fred Meyer store.
Food bank receives a shopping spree
Good Cheer Food Bank manager Damien Cortez will sprint through the aisles of The Goose Community Grocer on South Whidbey Island to gather as much donated food as he can to help stock the food bank for the holiday season on Friday.
The Goose Community Grocer donated the five-minute shopping spree in August for an auction fundraiser sponsored by the Greater Freeland Chamber of Commerce. The winning bidders, Ed and Chris Halloran, decided to donate their shopping spree to the food bank for the holiday season.
The shopping spree will begin at 1 p.m. at the Goose Community Grocer, 14485 Highway 525 in Langley.
Boys & Girls Club get $7,000 check
The board of the Snohomish Community Coalition recently announced a decision to disband the organization.
Coalition president Robert Knight said that many of the goals of the group that were directed toward the needs of teenagers are now being carried out by the Snohomish Boys & Girls Club.
Members of the Coalition presented the Boys & Girls Club with a $7,000 check to continue their programs.
Church donates to food bank
Alderwood Manor Community Church recently held two food drives in support of the Lynnwood Food Bank and delivered over 7.5 tons of fresh food to the food bank.
Over 350 families received food for their weekend meals on Nov. 25 at the food bank, 5320 176th St. SW in Lynnwood.
Boys & Girls Clubs host holiday meals
A $5,000 grant from the Wal-Mart Foundation helped the Boys & Girls Clubs of Snohomish County host two local holiday meals for families on Dec. 12.
The donation allowed clubs in Everett and Snohomish purchase food and other supplies for the celebrations.
“The gift from WalMart comes at a critical time for our clubs when we feed hundreds of kids and adults for the holidays,” said Bill Tsoukalas, executive director of Boys & Girls Clubs of Snohomish County. “The holidays offer the perfect opportunity for families to spend time together and reconnect. Our celebration meals provide wholesome food for many families in a fun atmosphere.”
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Snohomish County provide program opportunities for approximately 1,800 boys and girls each year.
HONORS
Citizens train for emergencies
Twelve Snohomish County residents recently graduated from an eight-session course to learn how to help their community in a major disaster.
Julie Ann Baker, Frank Batchelor, Matt Cail, Amanda Fink, Matt Fink, Chuck Foltz, Brian Granger, Kristi Irwin, Chris Hanson, Ron Smullin, Terri Stone and Cindy Weyers completed Fire District 1’s Community Emergency Response Training class.
Class topics included readiness, basic disaster first aid, search and rescue operations, how to put out small fires and the psychological effect of disasters.
Community Transit a top workplace
Community Transit recently received a silver award from Best Workplaces for Commuters, a program managed by the University of South Florida’s National Center for Transit Research.
Community Transit is one of 27 companies in the nation and one of two in the state to earn Best Workplaces for Commuters 2009 Race to Excellence recognition.
Those recognized were awarded for taking steps to offer transportation alternatives other than driving alone to their employees.
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