Calendar

City of Edmonds

7 p.m. Tuesday, April 13, City Council committees. City Council Chambers, 250 Fifth Ave. N. Info: 425-775-2525.

4 p.m. Thursday, April 15, Cemetery Board. Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St. Info: 425-771-0230.

7 p.m.Wednesday, April 14, Planning Board. City Council Chambers, 250 Fifth Ave. N. Info: 425-771-0200.

9:15 a.m. Tuesday, April 13, Public Facilities District Board (arts facility). City Hall, Fourtner meeting room, 250 Fifth Ave. N. Info: 425-775-7724.

Civic Meetings

Port of Edmonds

7 p.m. Monday, April 12, Commission meeting. 336 Admiral Way. Info: 425-774-0549.

Snohomish County

9 a.m. every Wednesday, County Council general meeting, County Administration Building Jackson Board Room, Everett.

Meetings

Edmonds

Exchange Club of Edmonds — 7:30 a.m. Wednesdays: The philanthropic group meets for breakfast at the Pancake Haus. Info: 425-776-0089.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) — 9-11 a.m. Tuesdays: Support group meets at Maplewood Presbyterian Church, 196th and 84th Streets, Edmonds. Open to the public. Info: 425-776-0682 or 206-542-5524.

Memory Loss Caregivers Group — 7:30-9:30 p.m. 1st and 3rd Mondays: Support group for family and friends who care for loved ones with memory loss. Edmonds location. Info: 425-337-3414.

Edmonds Friends of the Library Bridge group — 10 a.m.-noon 1st Mondays: Contract bridge players meet in the Library Plaza Room above the Edmonds Library, 700 Main St. Meets monthly (except December) through April. Info: June Seeley, 425-771-5037.

Edmonds Bike Group — 7:30 p.m. 3rd Thursdays: Meets in room 113 of Frances Anderson Center. Join other cyclists in discussing bicycle issues in Edmonds and the surrounding communities. Help promote cycling as a commuting option.

Lynnwood

Relatives as parents — 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. 1st Fridays: Meets at Family Support Center, 6330 195th St. SW., Lynnwood. 425-670-8984.

Working parents support group — 5:30-7 p.m. 2nd and 4th Mondays: Meets at Family Support Center, 6330 195th St. SW., Lynnwood. 425-670-8984.

Parents Without Partners — 4th Saturdays: Meets for social activities for single parents and children. Info: 425-776-5811.

Veterans of Foreign Wars &Auxiliary, All-American Post 1040 — 7:30 p.m. 1st Thursdays: Meets at Alderwood Youth Club, 19619 24th Ave. W., Lynnwood. Info: Post Commander Martin Spani, 425-673-7702 or 425-774-7416.

Debtors Anonymous — 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays: Meets at Alderwood Manor Community Church, 3403 Alderwood Mall Blvd., Room A203, Lynnwood. Info: 425-774-7788; and 7-8:30 p.m. Mondays at 1906 Grand Ave., Everett. Info: 360-653-0341.

Widowed Information — 1 p.m. Thursdays: WISC/SC support group for surviving spouses meets in room 203 at 6215 196th St. SW., Lynnwood. Office hours are 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursdays. Info: Terry, 425-776-8073, Arvy, 425-778-9088 or main office, 425-252-7617.

For Seniors

Edmonds

South County Senior Center (220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds; 425-774-5555) offers the following events and activities:

• Senior Lunch — Noon Mondays-Fridays: Seniors 60 and over enjoy hot meals and community. Reservations recommended; reserve by noon Monday for that week’s desired date. Cost: $2 suggested donation.

• Coffee Bar — 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays: Hot tea or coffee, fresh baked cookies and pastries. Cost varies.

• Thrift Store — 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays: Antiques and bargains, plus senior handcrafted dish cloths/towels and baby shower items in the Country Boutique Shop (open Mondays-Thursdays).

• Senior Employment Resource Center — 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays: Matches seniors with skills with seniors that could use those skills, including home maintenance/repairs, housework, caregiving, driving, handymen. Info: 425-774-5555.

• AARP Chapter #775 — 1 p.m. 2nd Fridays.

• VFW Edmonds Post #8870 — noon 2nd Fridays: Info: Warren Schweppe, 425-778-2670.

• Edmonds Senior Kiwanis Club — 10 a.m. Tuesdays: Meets at the Center. Info: Buck Weaver, 425-774-3568.

• Friday Fling — 1 p.m. 1st and 3rd Fridays: Dance or listen to the Nice n’ Easy combo in the ballroom. Cost: $3 per person.

In church

Edmonds

Christian cancer support group — 5:30-7 p.m. 2nd and 4th Thursdays: Cancer patients, survivors, family, and caregivers meet at Joan Longstaff Real Estate, 524 Main St., Edmonds. Sponsored by Cancer COMFORT Ministry. Info: Dianne West, 425-673-7570, Judy Brobeck, 425-775-3670 or visit www.cancercomfort.org.

Westgate Chapel support groups — 7 p.m. Mondays: 1st Mondays, parents with special needs children (specialized child care provided); 2nd Mondays, individuals with depression; 3rd Mondays, individuals or caregivers coping with chronic illness; 4th Mondays, grandparents raising grandchildren. Meets at 22901 Edmonds Way, Edmonds. Register: Cindi Bowen, 425-775-2776.

Ways to give

Lynnwood

All Aboard Arts, a part of USA Arts of Washington, is seeking volunteers for their art classes from 2-4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, at Martha Lake Community Club in Lynnwood. These classes include people with disabilities. Volunteers assist in guiding and directing students in the many facets of art. Info: 425-513-1401.

Edmonds Community College Foundation, 20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood, works with the college to provide educational opportunities for students living on tight budgets, including offering emergency scholarships and subsidies for rent or utility bills, textbooks or child care. Car donations also accepted. Call 425-640-1884 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, e-mail foundation@edcc.edu or visit foundation.edcc.edu.

Lynnwood Food Bank, 5326 176th St. SW, Lynnwood, serving residents in Lynnwood, is accepting donations of nonperishable food and cash to buy bulk food items. Checks should be made to The Lynnwood Food Bank; 8 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays; 425-745-1635.

PAWS, Progressive Animal Welfare Society, P.O. Box 1037, Lynnwood, provides services for animals through direct care, education and legislation. Vvisit www.paws.org or call 425-787-2500.

Shoreline

Food Lifeline, 1702 NE 150th St., Shoreline, 98155-7266, distributes food to 253 nonprofit agencies to feed more than 600,000 hungry people in Western Washington. Donations of money, food and time are needed. See the Virtual Food Drive at www.foodlifeline.org, call 206-545-6600 or send a check.