Front Porch: Marysville trail ride benefits Y

Trail ride benefits Y: The Marysville Family YMCA will hold an “All-In Family Bike Ride,” a poker ride along the Snohomish Centennial Trail, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. April 5. Register before Monday for the best rates at the Y branch, 6420 60th Drive NE.

Grab the family and bike 8-, 24-, 36-, 48- or 60-mile routes, with a card draw at each stop. There will be a 2-mile training-wheel ride and family-friendly activities all day at the trailhead at Nakashima Barn, 32328 Highway 9, Arlington. People using wheelchairs are welcome.

Proceeds support the Marysville Family YMCA Annual Campaign. For more information, go to ymca-snoco.org/ALL-IN

Eat, drink for EvCC Foundation: Lombardi’s Italian Restaurants is hosting two events in April to benefit the Everett Community College Foundation.

Lombardi’s at the Everett Marina, 1620 W. Marine View Drive, hosts “Wine vs. Beer” at 6:30 p.m. April 3. The four-course dinner is paired with Ruffino wines and Merchant du Vin European craft beers. Tickets are $75 each or $140 for two. All proceeds go to the foundation. For tickets, call 425-388-9434.

Lombardi’s at Mill Creek, 19409 Bothell-Everett Highway, and the Everett Marina also are hosting “Dine Out for Education” nights, April 3-5, with 5 percent of proceeds from every lunch and dinner going to the foundation. Also, $1 from each purchase of Ruffino wine and 50 cents from each purchase of Merchant du Vin beer will be donated to the Foundation.

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