Honors
Fire Safety raffle winners named
This year’s grand prize winner in the Edmonds Fire Safety Foundation annual raffle drawing was Dolly Haakenson, wife of Edmonds mayor, Gary Haakenson. She won a fire engine pedal car.
Other raffle items included two dinners for two from Arnie’s Restaurant, won by Erik Gerking and Pam LeMay; two massage sessions from Pure Touch Massage, won by B. Anderson and “Mark;” a gift box from Starbucks, won by Moira Sullivan; gift certificates from Baskin-Robbins, won by Cark Cook; and a cast iron fire engine bank won by Jeff Larson.
The foundation raised $2,227 on the sale of raffle tickets. The proceeds from all EFSF fundraisers benefit the Edmonds Fire Department.
Youth Symphony selects new officers
The Cascade Youth Symphony Orchestras has elected its new board of directors and leadership for the 2009-10 performance season.
Serving as board chairwoman this year is Debbie Montague, band director at Kenmore Junior High School in the Northshore School District. Montague has been on the board for 10 years and succeeds Dennis Burkhardt as chair.
Serving as vice chairwoman is Laura Mork, who works at Aviation Technical Services of Everett. Skip Aagaard, a financial services officer at Seattle Pacific University, serves as treasurer and chairman of the finance committee. Other board members are Craig Gill of AT&T, who also serves as chairman of the communication committee, and Merry Tourtelot of the University of Washington’s College of Engineering.
Cascade Youth Symphony Orchestras is comprised of five separate youth symphony ensembles.
Giving
Senior plans talent show, collects food
Kallie Smith, a senior at Stanwood High School, organized a talent show on Oct. 10 at the Stanwood High School performing arts center. She collected food donations for a local food bank as admission to the show.
Smith collected 329 pounds of food during the 12-act show.
Readers stay home, read to help library
More than $19,000 was raised through this year’s “Stay Home and Read a Book” fundraiser for the Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation. Donors were invited to make a donation to the Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation and give themselves the night of Sept. 12 “off.” More than 120 households in Snohomish and Island counties participated.
Major corporate sponsors for this year were Once Sold Tales, Washington Energy Services, and BECU. Other sponsors included 3M Library Services, Anderson Hunter Law Firm, BWI, Chermak Construction, Frontier Bank, Midwest Tape, Partners West Book Distributors, Pro Quest Co., Thomas and Associates Insurance Broker, Inc., and University Book Store.
Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation funds programs and resources such as Teen Project, Books for Babies, Book Discussion Collection, and a variety of library programs.
The Sno-Isle Libraries serves more than 646,000 residents in Snohomish and Island counties.
Boeing provides hot water for charity
The Employees Community Fund of Boeing Puget Sound made a donation of more than $25,000 so Cocoon House could install an updated hot water system.
The foundation began in 1951 as the Boeing Employees Good Neighbors Fund and is completely funded by employee contributions. The foundation funds United Ways and Health and Human services agencies in 11 counties in western Washington where Boeing employees live and work.
Cocoon House is a 16-bed transitional facility for teens under the age of 18. Youths who come to the Cocoon Complex have no other housing options, such as living with relatives or re-uniting with their families. Most come to the Complex facing additional issues that contribute to sustained homelessness.
“Groups like the Employees Community Fund of Boeing Puget Sound are absolutely vital to our accomplishing our mission on a daily basis,” executive director of Cocoon House Lee Trevithick said. “We are deeply grateful for the employees at Boeing who have made this gift possible.”
Golf tournament for Christmas House
Bob Long of Judd &Black recently presented a $10,000 check to Christmas House board members at the conclusion of the company’s annual charity golf tournament at Battle Creek Golf Course in Marysville.
Christmas House, a nonprofit charity that was formed in 1981, helped 9,511 children and more than 3,302 low-income families throughout Snohomish County last year.
Christmas House will open Dec. 4 and will be located at 2316 12th St. in Everett through an agreement with the North Everett Boys &Girls Club. Christmas House will serve the public through Dec. 21.
For more information about Christmas House, to make a donation or to volunteer call 425-338-2273 or go to www.christmas -house.org.
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