Molly Gisi from Portland, Ore., met the USS Rodney M. Davis when it returned to Naval Station Everett.
Gisi, a member of NAVY ForMoms.com, a social networking Web site, adopted sailors on the ship at Christmas time.
More than 250 men and women on the USS Rodney M. Davis served in the Eastern Pacific for several months as part of an anti-drug mission. During the outing, Gisi and more than 300 members of an Adopt a Sailor group collected and sent greetings, treats, and phone cards to the ship.
Every sailor had a card to use to call home at Christmas.
Gisi came to Everett to offer free hugs to the crew when the ship returned home April 21. And she didn’t come empty-handed. She brought games, treats and movies for those unable to leave the ship while it’s in port.
Tammy Stich of Everett, whose son, Cody, is in Navy training to become an aviation rescue swimmer, is also a member of the social network. Stich gets answers about military questions online, and says at NAVYForMoms.com, there is support and camaraderie.
“It was great to be able to post questions and get instant reliable answers from folks who had already gone through what I was going through with my son,” Stich says. “I was able to find other moms whose kids were in the same division as my son, women who remain some of my closest friends today.”
Members from around the country met the sailors in Everett, Stich says, thanked them for their service and reminded them to call their mothers.
“We got lots of laughs and lots of hugs.”
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There is a theme at the Monroe Garden Club Annual Plant Sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the East County Senior Center, 276 Sky River Parkway in Monroe.
“I think the focus this year will be on low-maintenance, drought-tolerant plants such as Northwest natives,” says garden club member Linda Conway. “Most of our gardens suffered significant losses during this colder-than-usual winter, and we’re looking to replace them with something hardier.”
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Drop by and buy some books, even just to note their hard work.
Friends of Mill Creek Library will haul boxes of books this week for a sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at 15429 Bothell-Everett Highway in Mill Creek. They store the goods in space generously provided at Clock Tower Storage south of the library, says organization secretary Selma Bonham.
Everything is toted back and forth by dedicated volunteers.
And BYOB — Bring Your Own Bags.
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It’s fine that they offer “For Women’s Sake” from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday at 1230 Broadway in Everett.
Margaret Fowler, Volunteers of America Life Skills Case Manager, says low income and homeless women receive information about health and well-being issues.
It’s for women only on the day after Mother’s Day.
They offer a similar program for men only— the day after Father’s Day.
Kristi O’Harran: 425-339-3451, oharran@heraldnet.com.
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