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Dancers get thrilling chance to set record

Dancers from Applause Studio Mill Creek hope to set a new world’s record at 3 p.m. simultaneously performing Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” routine with thousands of dancers around the world.

“The Thrill The World” event has been approved for consideration as a new world record by Record Holders Republic “Registry of Official World Records.”

Applause Studio has organized a group of dancers who will perform the nearly six minute routine at The Forum in Town Center. The performers, ranging in age from 10-51, will be in full zombie costumes. Community members are encouraged to attend the event to cheer dancers on and witness the record in the making.

Libraries launch satisfaction survey

You can check out books, sit in on a preschool storytime, access the Internet, do homework or read a magazine at any Sno-Isle Library. Now there’s one more thing you can do: tell the library what you think about it.

This month, Sno-Isle Libraries launched an online customer satisfaction survey, “Counting Opinions.” The survey is available at the Sno-Isle Libraries’ Web site at www.sno-isle.org.

As a continuous feedback system, the survey program will allow library staff to track customer satisfaction and trends over time. The results will be used to make changes and improvements to library service. There are two versions of the survey available. The short version should take about seven minutes to complete; the long version should take 12-15 minutes.

Participate in Make

a Difference Day

Millions of Americans across the country are expected to spend Saturday — National Make a Difference Day — doing volunteer projects to improve their communities and help neighbors in need.

To find a local volunteer opportunity, visit the Volunteer Center on the United Way of Snohomish County Web site, www.uwsc.org. Projects are searchable by age, group and interest.

Make a Difference Day is the largest community service effort in the nation, involving 3 million volunteers. Projects have ranged from a countywide cleanup involving thousands of people to a mentoring program in which members of a sorority provided one-on-one support to 35 underprivileged youth.

For more information about Make a Difference Day or volunteering, please call the Volunteer Center at United Way at 425-374-5534 or the Make a Difference Day Hot Line at 1-800-416-3824.

National Family Volunteer Day

Volunteering provides quality time for busy families, strengthens bonds, and positively impacts local communities across the nation. On Nov. 17, thousands of families and individuals participate in service projects — from park clean-ups and visits to senior homes to building playgrounds.

To volunteer or register a local project, contact the Volunteer Center at United Way at volunteercenter@uwsc.org or 425-374-5534.

Trunk or Treat features candy, spooks and more

The Mill Creek Parks and Recreation Department will have its annual Trunk or Treat Halloween Haunt at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 31 at City Hall.

The event will feature a parking lot full of cars, decorated and filled with candy for trick-or-treaters. Instead of houses, children go from car to car to get their sugar fix.

Other activities include face painting, balloon animals and live entertainment. Children ages 12 and under are invited to join the fun.

Admission is free, but a can of food for a local food bank would be appreciated.

To volunteer or make a donation, contact Mill Creek City Hall at 425-745-1891

Mill Creek Parks

&Rec open house

Community members are invited to celebrate the grand opening of the city’s two new Community Rooms at 6 p.m. on Oct. 31 next door to City Hall. Activities include carnival games, coloring, refreshments, and coffee donated by Starbucks.