Community calendar

Benefits

Valley View Teen Leaders American Red Cross Tsunami Benefit Lap-A-Thon, 11:20 a.m. Thursday, Valley View Middle School, Snohomish. Students taking pledges for laps. Jazmine Seather at 360-568-3166.

* Twin City Idlers classic car club, the Mercy Cruise, to benefit tsunami victims via Mercy Corps, 7 a.m. Saturday, meet at Bellis Fair in Bellingham, cruise to Portland. $10 includes magnetic ribbon.

* Kamiak High School orchestra dance benefit, “A Night in Vienna,” Saturday, Kamiak High School, 10801 Harbour Pointe Blvd., Mukilteo. 6 p.m. waltz lesson by professional dance instructors Don Walker and Dee Angel; 9 p.m. dance. Dressy casual. $7, $5 seniors and students, at the door.

* Bake sale and clothing drive for tsunami victims, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Lake Stevens Middle School, 1031 91st Ave. SE, Everett.

Classes

* City of Monroe Community Emergency Response Team classes begin Feb. 3, Monroe Fire Station. Learn how to be better prepared to respond to and cope with the aftermath of a disaster, and to provide immediate assistance to victims. $40. 360-863-4513.

Meetings

* Northwest Neighborhood Association, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Washington Oakes, 1717 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. Everett Transit, plan for covered bus stops; projects for mini grant money provided by the city will be voted on; and Providence Everett Medical Center will provide an update on its expansion plan.

* Mun-E-Mentors Toastmasters Club, learn public speaking, 7:30 a.m. Fridays, Everett Transit Operation Center, 3225 Cedar, Everett. 360-653-0211.

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