Senior Services of Snohomish County needs volunteers who speak English and can also speak one or more of the following languages: Russian, Korean, Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Tagalog and Spanish.
Volunteers are needed to assist with the agency’s second annual Ethnic Elders Resource Fair on Sept. 30.
More than 500 people are expected to participate. Two training sessions are scheduled in September. For more information or to volunteer, contact Ramonda Sosa at 425-290-1275 or e-mail rsosa@sssc.org.
Nine area restaurants are participating in a fundraising event today for Cocoon House, Senior Services of Snohomish County and the Snohomish County Center for Battered Women.
“Platters that Matter” benefits seniors, women, youth and families who receive food, shelter and safety. The restaurants involved will donate a portion of the proceeds from dinners sold tonight to the local nonprofit agencies.
Participating are Amici Bistro, Mukilteo; Bistro San Martin, Arlington; Buck’s American Cafe, Everett; Everett Sub Shop; The Flying Pig, Everett; La Hacienda, Lake Stevens; The Majestic Cafe, Everett; Papi’s, Everett; and Turners, Everett.
Tickets for the Oct. 21 regional wine festival “Gusto!” go on sale Friday. The event features more than 60 Northwest wineries and 15 local restaurants. Admission includes unlimited tasting and a commemorative wine glass and plate.
“Gusto!” runs 6 to 10 p.m. Oct. 21 at the Future of Flight Aviation Center, 8415 Paine Field Blvd., Mukilteo. Tickets are $40 per person and will be on sale starting Friday.
The evening includes live music and a student art show. Guests also can participate in the Everett Community College Foundation silent auction, which features many art and wine items.
Proceeds from “Gusto!” benefit the EvCC Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides financial support for student scholarships and Everett Community College programs. This is the wine festival’s 11th year.
For more information or to order tickets, call 425-388-9535. Tickets also can be purchased through TicketWeb at www.ticketweb.com. More information is available at www.everettcc.edu/gusto.
Reservations must be made by Sept. 6 for the seventh annual Light Up the Sound dinner and auction, hosted by the South County Senior Center.
The fundraising event is 5:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at the center, 220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds, and features a catered dinner and live and silent auctions.
Among the items to be auctioned are a Holland America vacation cruise, weekend getaways, day cruises and trips to fun spots around the Puget Sound area, theater tickets, restaurant meals, gift baskets, jewelry and salon treatments. Dolly Haakenson, wife of Edmonds Mayor Gary Haakenson, creates and decorates the gift baskets for the silent auction each year.
All proceeds benefit the South County Senior Center, which provides services and programs such as nutrition, health and social services, education, recreation, employment and fellowship for older residents of south Snohomish County.
Tickets are $50 each, which includes hors d’oeuvres, dinner and beverages. Reservations are required. Call 425-774-5555.
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