Cocoon House sets graduation ceremony
Cocoon House will hold its 13th annual Butterfly Graduation at 2 p.m. June 13 as part of its annual fund campaign. Admission is free.
Special guests include Snohomish County Sheriff John Lovick and musician-raconteur Gerry Andal. Youth speakers will be featured and a request for donations in support of Cocoon House will be made, followed by a reception with cake, coffee and punch.
SnoCope Federal Credit Union staff and members raised more than $1,400 for the Butterfly Graduation. To raise these funds, SnoCope staff procured items from local business and put together a raffle the week of May 17 in the lobby of their Everett office. The staff also paid for dress-down days and accepted cash donations from the community.
The Butterfly Graduation is a community event that celebrates the accomplishments of Cocoon House youth, who are often unable to participate in traditional springtime graduation ceremonies. The ceremony also recognizes an outstanding Cocoon house staff member with the Wilma Betts Spirit Award.
The ceremony will be held in the Snohomish County PUD Auditorium, 2320 California St., Everett.
Learn when and how to extend job offers
Lynnwood-based All Things HR offers a workshop for employers looking to hire employees. Learn what compliance regulations and best practices you should consider when extending job offers to candidates, as well as successful on-boarding tips and programs for new hire orientation. Topics that will be discussed:
When: 9:15 to 11:30 a.m. June 15
Where: Planned Parenthood, 2001 E. Madison St., Seattle, WA 98122
Register: www.allthings-hr.com/seminars.
Good Morning Snohomish County networking event
A premier networking event happens in Snohomish County on June 18. The Holiday Inn at 3105 Pine St., Everett, is the venue for the 6:45 to 9 a.m. Good Morning Snohomish County meeting. Network with South Snohomish County Chamber of Commerce and 14 invited area chambers. Come prepared with a stack of business cards and a one-minute infomercial about your business. It’s a chance to connect with dozens of new business contacts.
All Snohomish County chambers’ members are welcome. The theme for the event is “We Are the Champions!” Celebrate your favorite sport, team or athlete. Dress in your favorite player uniforms, fan gear or business attire.
Some $150 member display tables may still available for company marketing materials; first come, first served. Call by June 10 to purchase a display table or to check availability. All online registrations for Good Morning Snohomish County close at 5 p.m. June 15.
Free workshop to learn how to obtain Navy contracts
Here’s a chance to ask questions and receive valuable information on how to get noticed and obtain Navy contracts in a free workshop. The class is taught by Lucy Leu, deputy director of Small Business Programs Office, FISC Puget, a NAVSUP Command; and Steve Shapro, deputy for small business, NAVFAC.
This session will cover: Five steps to begin; the Navy; marketing (who, what, where and when); and Navy contracting.
The workshop will be held at the Everett Area Chamber of Commerce in the Edward D. Hansen Conference Center, Comcast Arena, 2000 Hewitt Ave., Suite 205, Everett, from 10 a.m. to noon, June 29. Sponsored by the Washington State PTAC at EDC of Snohomish County, Everett Area Chamber of Commerce, Naval Supply Systems Command and Naval Facilities Engineering Command.
International economic gardening conference set for Bellingham
Western Washington University’s College of Business and Economics’ Center for Economic Vitality and the city of Tacoma are jointly hosting the eighth annual International Economic Gardening Conference, presented by Ad-ology, June 16-18, at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal in Bellingham.
Session topics include economic development strategies; economic gardening — past, present and future; models of existing programs; setting up a program and locating funding resources; research tools; case studies for rural communities; and social media applications. Economic development practitioners from throughout the world practicing economic gardening or interested in learning more about economic gardening are invited to attend.
Everett Chamber-Banner Bank golf tournament
Get your logo in front of this tournament crowd. Foursomes and individual entries should sell out before the deadline. Don’t miss out on golfing or sponsoring this popular tournament.
The tournament has a 1 p.m. shotgun start July 16 at Legion Memorial Golf Course, 144 W. Marine View Drive, Everett. Participate in several ways: individual golfer; golf foursome; executive foursome; executive sponsorship; and gold, silver or bronze corporate sponsorship. Hole sponsorships are sold out.
Donate golf-related items or merchandise for each of the 160-golfer and volunteer gift bags. Call Sarai Fulton at 425-257-3222, ext. 203, for more information and prices.
Business Network group meeting in Lake Stevens
The Lake Stevens Business Network Group will hold a visitors event at 11:30 a.m. June 8 at La Hacienda Restaurant, 621 Highway 9 NE, Lake Stevens.
The business network group organization specializes in business referrals among members and is a great way for business owners to expand their contacts by maximizing their marketing efforts through word of mouth. The group generated more than 563 referrals for members last year and served the community through various charitable donations and volunteer time. The group is currently seeking business owners and business individuals who want to expand their business and gain valuable contacts in our local community. Anyone interested is invited to attend. Call Christina Gagnon for reservations at 425-377-2776.
16th annual Artists’ Garage Sale is June 5
EVERETT — Spring, is finally in the air, and that means it’s time for artists to clean out their studios and start afresh. So, if you are looking for a good deal on some great art, or are an artist in need of some art supplies be sure to mark your calendars for the 16th annual Artists’ Garage Sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 5 in downtown Everett.
Almost 100 artists will participate at this year’s new location, the Schack Art Center at 2921 Hoyt Ave. The garage sale will be held inside on the first floor of the new art center building, and along Hoyt Avenue between Wall Street and Hewitt Avenue.
Even though the location is new, there will still be a fabulous selection of artwork including watercolors, oils, pastels, acrylics, glass, found objects, cards, sculpture, ceramics, photography, garden art and much more. Seconds, old stock, new stock – all at garage sale prices.
The local business community is looking forward to having the garage sale crowd downtown. Josey Wise, co-owner of WiseDesignz framing and gallery, noted, “We have a strong arts community in Everett and having the Garage Sale downtown hopefully will bring more people to Everett and let them see how great our artists and businesses are.”
Parking is on the street, park for free in Everpark Garage one block north of the Schack Art Center.
Admission is free.
Shenzhen seminar comes to Seattle
A seminar entitled Shenzhen, China: The City of Innovation and Entrepreneurship is scheduled at the Seattle Sheraton on June 8.
Local professionals can gain insight into the information technology industry by listening to an array of private and public sector professionals from Shenzhen, China, who will be in Seattle to meet U.S. companies with an eye toward promoting trade and investment activities.
Representatives from China’s BYD (high-tech and green transportation), ZTE (telecom), VanceInfo (IT outsourcing) and the Research Institute of Tsinghua University (R&D and incubator) as well as Microsoft will speak. Cost is $15.
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