GIVING
$8K donation benefits YMCA
Quality Business Systems raised $8,000 this summer to support the YMCA of Snohomish County’s Invest in Youth campaign.
The company raised the money through a charity golf tournament.
“We chose the YMCA to be the beneficiary
of our annual golf event because of its focus on youth development in the community,” said Dan Brady, QBS president.
Girl Scouts help at community garden
Snohomish County Girl Scouts kicked off their Forever Green Challenge on Oct. 1 with a day of volunteering at the Red Barn Community Farm in Everett.
Vegetables grown at the farm in the Lowell neighborhood support the Volunteers of America Food Bank, spokeswoman Paulette Jacobson said.
She is the director of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Snohomish County.
The Girl Scouts harvested beans and carrots.
Dean Smith, a volunteer with the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, gave the girls a tour of the garden and a presentation about where food comes from.
Laura McCarty, another RSVP volunteer. taught the girls to separate carrot seeds from seed heads and helped them clear and sow the ground, and dig a 40-foot row of holes for more transplants.
Groups interested in volunteering at the Red Barn Community Farm should contact Paulette Jacobson at 425-374-6311.
Grant helps at-risk students
The Employees Community Fund of Boeing Puget Sound has granted $39,450 to Mukilteo’s Work Force Development Center.
The money will allow the center to buy tools and equipment for its vocational job training program that serves disadvantaged and at-risk students, said Boeing spokeswoman Carrie Thearle.
Founded by parents, teachers and community leaders concerned about the number of students dropping out of school, the fund is owned and managed by employees and, in the past 60 years, has granted more than $500 million to local nonprofit organizations.
The Work Force Development Center helps at-risk students graduate from high school and develop the skills they’ll need to succeed in the workplace.
Camp Fire walks against cancer
Camp Fire USA club members from Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of Perpetual Help school raised $300 for the national Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk.
The girls planned two bake sales to raise the money. Many Camp Fire club members also participated in the walk.
HONORS
Artists honored in Mountlake Terrace
More than 160 artists and guests attended the 33rd annual Arts of the Terrace artists’ reception and award ceremony.
This year’s Best of Show award went to Joel Rummell for his ceramic bowl, “Recycle Sun.”
The City Purchase Award went to Claudia Postema for her painting, “Sunflowers,” and Tim Clifton received the Commissioners Choice Award for “Contemporary Evolution.”
Other award winners were:
Paintings, prints and drawings: first place, Debra Cepeda for “Tuckered Out,” second place, Marla French for “Court Ladies,” third place, Charlotte Haugen for “Flocking.”
Photography: first place, Kelly Kellogg for “Casey House,” second place, Kelly Kellogg for “Autumn Stroll,” and third place, Tim Clifton for “Feather Dance.”
Three-dimensional: first place, Joel Rummell for “Recycle Sun,” second place, Sam Scott for “Black & White Platter,” third place, Melissa Luna for “Seashell Vase.”
Miniatures: first place, Hal Sutherland for “Me and Mom,” second place, Barbara Freeman for “From the Highlands,” third place, Debra Cepeda for “Serengeti Sisters.”
Calligraphers: Kathryn Barker for “Message of Peace” and Dewey Henderson for “Redeemed.”
Merit Awards included Rocky Barrick for “End of the Day,” Laura Elmore for “Allegro,” and Josey Wise for “Blodget Canyon.”
Honorable Mention Awards went to Seiko Konya, Claudia Postema, Min Zhong, Charlette Haugen, James McFarlane, Barbara Freeman, Cheryl Hufnagel, Sarah Sprouse, John Armstrong, Tim Clifton, Meagan Christie, Mary Bess Johnson, Zoanne LeRoy, Terry Sonmore and John DeKoekkoek.
Marysville engineer recognized
Kari Chennault, surface water supervisor for the City of Marysville, has been honored with the Innovative Service Award for helping the city save $300,000.
The award recognizes employees who come up with innovative ideas to save the city money or to improve services to people in Marysville.
Chennault’s idea resulted in design changes that saved the city about $300,000 when the city was building an overpass at 156th Street, spokesman Doug Buell said.
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