EVENTS
The ancient history of fruitcake
The University of Washington’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute offers a free lecture, “The Ancient Fruitcake: What Really, Really Old Food Tells Us about History, Culture, Love and Memory,” at noon Tuesday at the Rosehill Community Center, 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo. During this “chew and chat,” author and broadcaster Harriet Baskas will explore how and why foods have been forgotten, tucked away or preserved.
More info: 206-685-6549
How to have “the talk”
Guest speaker Julie Metzger leads a workshop for parents on “Great Conversations with Our Kids on Puberty, Sex and Growing Up,” 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. May 8 at Edmonds United Methodist Church, 828 Caspers St. Tickets are $15 and include child care. Proceeds support the church’s MOPS group childcare program.
More info: edmondsumc.org/family
Church celebrates 25 years
Snohomish Community Church celebrates its 25th anniversary and invites current and past church members and staff to a celebration service, 10 a.m. May 6 in the gym at Snohomish High School, 1316 Fifth St. There will be a reception and displays afterward. Child care for children up to age 5 will be available.
More info: wearescc.org/25th, 425-334-9181
WAYS TO HELP
Donate plants, baked goods
The Camano Animal Shelter Association is planning its annual bake and plant sale for May 12 and is seeking donations.
Now is a good time to divide and transplant. Pots are available. Donations should be labeled.
Baked goods could include cookies, pies, cakes, breads and cupcakes. Gluten- and sugar-free baked goods are especially welcome. No refrigerated items.
More info: 360-387-9611 (plants), 360-631-5790 (baked goods)
Donate peanut butter
The Snohomish County Labor Council is helping the United Way and the Volunteers of America with collecting jars of peanut butter for local food banks. The peanut butter drive runs through May and includes a collection site at the Silvertips game Saturday.
More info: www.snolabor.org, 425-259-7922
OPPORTUNITY
Recycle your kid’s old car seat
Target stores offer free child car seat recycling through May 5. Drop-off bins are at guest services. Donations come with a coupon for the purchase of a new car seat or stroller. Old seats will be given to Waste Management to be dismantled for parts that could be used to make grocery carts, plastic buckets and construction materials.
Car seats have expiration dates because components can degrade over time. Children also outgrow them. That means at least 100,000 car seats destined for landfills from a single generation of Snohomish County preschoolers. Recycling programs were hard to come by before and dropped off significantly after China changed its waste import rules.
More info: tinyurl.com/yb5vcnbz
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