Donate: Help Red Cross help others
The Island County Chapter of the American Red Cross seeks donations to provide shelter, food, counseling and other assistance to victims of disasters such as the recent flooding.
Donations can be made by mail to American Red Cross, P.O. Box 1588, Oak Harbor, WA 98277 or online at www.islandredcross.org. The Island County Chapter of the American Red Cross is at 1150 SE Dock St., Oak Harbor.
For more information, call 360-675-2912 or 888-216-5727.
Learn: Healing power of art lecture
The Mukilteo Arts Guild offers a lecture by Mary Long, “Healing Through Expressive Arts,” at its general meeting 7 to 8:30 tonight at Rosehill Community Center, 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo. Long plans to discuss Jungian psychology, arts-based learning and writing.
Call 206-200-4542 or e-mail maryalice@ maryalicelong.com or go to http://maryalicelong.com.
Fundraiser: Lincoln Day Dinner
The Island County Republican Party’s annual Lincoln Day Dinner and Silent Auction will be Feb. 28 at the Elks Club, 155 NE Ernst St., Oak Harbor.
Herb Meyer will give a presentation entitled “What in the World is Going On: An Intelligence Briefing for Island County Republicans.” Meyer is a former official with the National Intelligence Council and special assistant to the director of Central Intelligence during the Reagan administration.
Cost is $40 per person for dinner. The evening will start with a reception at 5 p.m. Dinner begins at 7.
Call Jo Balda for reservations at 360-679-4595 or eljoba@verizon.net. For more information, go to www. islandcountygop.com.
Learn: Foster parenting discussed
A free introduction to foster parenting is scheduled for 5 to 7 p.m., Friday at Compass Health in Everett. The class is open to community members.
Learn how children enter foster care, about therapeutic foster care, what the requirements are to become a foster parent and how you can make a difference in the life of a child.
The class will be offered at 4526 Federal Avenue, Everett, WA 98203, Building 1. To register for the class please leave a message at 425-232-7933 or compassfosters@gmail.com. Include your name, phone number and the date of the class. Classes of four or less may be canceled.
For more about Compass Health and its foster care program, call 425-349-8480 or go to www. compassfosters.org and www.compasshealth.org.
Teach: Become a Sound Steward
People For Puget Sound offers its free Sound Stewardship training beginning Feb. 26 in Everett.
Classroom and field instruction includes regional history, ecology, identifying native and invasive plants, weed control, and planting techniques.
In return for 12 hours of training, Sound Stewards are asked to commit to 40 volunteer hours over the next year at a restoration site of their choice. Hands-on restoration projects in Snohomish County currently include sites at Union Slough, Jetty Island, Picnic Point and Kayak Point.
To register for training, contact Gail Lassmann by e-mail at register@pugetsound.org.
Sessions are scheduled for 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 26; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 28; 6 to 9 p.m. March 5; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 7.
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