Community Extra: Applause
Published 3:46 pm Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Pedal power for the Y
Leaders at the Everett YMCA put their feet to the pedal on March 15 to help raise money for the Y’s Annual Campaign. Staff pedaled on stationary bikes in the lobby, joined at one point by the Pedaling for Parkinson’s class, and raised over $3,000.
Each branch under the umbrella of the YMCA of Snohomish County is taking part in the campaign, with a collective goal of nearly $1.4 million.
People can donate in person at their local Y, or online at ymca-snoco.org/give. The campaign concludes March 31 with a victory celebration.
Park Place students help restore estuary
More than 250 seventh-graders from Park Place Middle School in Monroe, led by science teachers Maura Hartway and Scott Holland, helped plant trees, place blue plant protectors and conduct water quality tests in the Aldergrove Meadows neighborhood March 8 and 9.
The project — coordinated by the Snohomish Conservation District and Washington Conservation Corps AmeriCorps — is part of a Department of Ecology National Estuary Program grant to restore the French Creek Watershed.
While the watershed historically was a salmon-bearing creek, French Creek now struggles to provide adequate habitat for juvenile and returning salmon due to several factors, including poor water quality.
The students planted over 500 trees and shrubs and installed plant protectors on over 1,200 plants that will help to slow erosion and protect water quality in a tributary to French Creek.
“It is a wonder what 253 seventh-graders can do in a few hours,” said Laura Goff, education coordinator for the Snohomish Conservation District.
See more photos of their work with this article at cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/heraldnet.
Kiwanis supports backpack program
The Kiwanis Club of Snohomish recently donated $1,000 to Hope Creek Charitable Foundation for its Backpacks of Hope program, which provides free weekend meals to children from low-income and homeless families served by local elementary schools. Learn more at www.hopecreekcf.org/services.
Maloney named Chief Fire Officer
Deputy Fire Chief and Marysville Fire Marshal Tom Maloney recently earned his Chief Fire Officer certificate from the Commission on Professional Credentialing.
Maloney is the first person in the department to receive the certificate, and only one of 1,113 chief fire officers worldwide. The certification process took nearly two years, and included an assessment of his education, experience, professional development, technical competencies, contribution to the profession and community involvement.
Maloney has worked for the Marysville Fire District since October 2008, and has been in the fire service for more than 25 years.
To submit news for Applause, email newstips@heraldnet.com.
