GIVING
Rotary club breaks fundraising record
The Rotary Club of Edmonds raised about $40,000 during the waterfront festival, one of the club’s best fundraising records.
Money will go toward scholarships, to support the YWCA Trinity Place transitional housing for homeless women and children, and other local and international projects.
Boy Scouts improve Centennial Trail
Tanner Swanson, with a team of Boy Scouts and their parents, recently installed four information kiosks in Arlington.
The kiosks are located on the Centennial Trail near Haller Park, Legion Park, 204th Street NE and 172nd Street NE.
Visitor information about the trail and the city of Arlington is available at each location, as well as a map.
The kiosks were funded through the city’s hotel motel tax fund.
The project was a requirement for Swanson to become an Eagle Scout.
“It sounds like an easy project, but it was a lot of work,” he said.
It took 59 hours to complete the kiosks.
Firefighters fill their boots with $8,000
Snohomish Fire District 1 firefighters recently collected $8,000 during their annual Fill-the-Boot fundraiser.
Proceeds from the event go to the Muscular Dystrophy Association and research programs to fight the disease.
The nonprofit is thankful to all commuters who dropped their dollars and change into the boots of firefighters, said Adrienne Genise, spokeswoman for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Firefighters have helped raise money for the nonprofit since 1954 and have collected about $453 million.
Kiwanis helps Friends of Library
The Kiwanis Club recently participated in the Friends of the Library book sale at the Mill Creek library.
Money raised through the sale help provide scholarships, fellowship grants and other programs for children and adults.
The club helped collect from bookstores, recycling firms and past owners and donate them to the sale.
Fifty boxes of unsold, donated books were given to the Snohomish County Jail and Denny Youth Center and 250 children’s videos were donated to the Children’s Orthopedic Hospital.
HONORS
Mill Creek awards city gardeners
The City of Mill Creek’s Art and Beautification Board recently toured the city and awarded residents who have put exceptional time and effort into the beautification of their properties.
Each winner received a keepsake and a yard sign to post in their yard until the end of the month. Winners will also be recognized by the City Council on Sept. 6.
The winners are: Teresa Adams, Alfredo Arreola, Terence and Rosario Carroll, Jim and Yvonne Cupp, Joe Dasilva, Timothy and Michelle Davenport, Steve Farvo, Russ Francisco, Robert Gay, Victor Hackett, Allen and Bundie Olsen, Larry Powell, Michael and Mary Senko and Steven and Kristi Zevenbergen.
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