YMCA seeks clothing bags, products
The Working Women's Wardrobe program is in need of clothing bags and personal care products. Over 1,200 women yearly access the clothing program to receive clothing that can be used either for the interview or for the workplace. The clothing selected is put into department store paper bags that the participants can take home with them. Personal care products such hair care products, soaps, body lotions, deodorant, tooth paste and brushes are also in short supply. All items may be dropped off at the YWCA Pathways for Women shelter in Lynnwood at 6027 208th St SW or at the Everett YWCA located at 3301 Broadway. For more information, please feel free to call Luanne Kunz at 425-258-2766 ext 150.
Edmonds School District slates Community Budget Meetings
Coming up is a series of community and staff meetings during the months of March and April, and the public is invited to attend and learn how the budget planning for the 2011-12 school year is evolving.
The dates and times are listed below, and the budget development website is also updated regularly with new information.
April 13, 2011 4 p.m. Mountlake Terrace High Theater
April 20, 2011 7 p.m. Meadowdale High Theater
April 27, 2011 4 p.m. Edmonds-Woodway High Theater* _*Habrá Interpretación en Español
'Nominate A Youth' deadline extended
Within the Snohomish County community, hundreds of young citizens are achieving personal success beyond academics and sports.
The Youth Challenge Awards Committee needs your help to give these young people the credit they deserve.
Help recognize the outstanding youth whose contributions usually do not make the headlines but probably should.
Nominate a 7th-12th grade Snohomish County youth for community service, courage, creativity, environmental service, inspiration or leadership.
Online nomination form at www.youthchallengeawards.com. Extended deadline to April 7.
The Youth Challenge Awards are presented by the Lynnwood Rotary Club. For more information call Mike Neumeister at 425-774-3022.
Garden Club offering scholarship
The Alderwood Garden Club is offering a $1000 scholarship In a horticulture related field.
Students residing within Edmonds School District or who are recommended by a member of the Alderwood Garden Club, or be currently enrolled in a horticulture related certificate or degree program at an accredited institution of Higher Education within Washington State are eligible to apply.
Applications are available in the Edmonds District high school counseling offices and the Edmonds Community College Horticulture Department.
Applications need to be postmarked by April 8, 2011
For more Information please call 425- 774- 6227.
Saturday Night Dance
Join Charles England, Golden State Dance Teachers Association and a Certified World Swing Dance Council Instructor for five weeks of dance.
Learn Salsa 6-7 p.m., Ballroom 7-8 p.m., West Coast Swing 8-9 p.m. or East Coast Swing 9-10 p.m..
Classes are held at the Frances Anderson Center in Edmonds starting Saturday April 9, for only $52. For more information visit www.reczone.org or call 425-771-0230.
Edmonds in Bloom
Calling all volunteers! Spring is on the way and so are plans for the annual Edmonds in Bloom summer events.
Join Edmonds in Bloom on Saturday, April 9 from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Brackett Room at Edmonds City Hall.
Learn all about EIB activities, volunteer opportunities, and the chance to participate in our plant give away.
Debra Dill from the Edmonds Parks Department Flower Program will be the featured speaker, and there will be refreshments and door prizes.
Contact www.edmondsinbloom.com for more info.
Edmonds Streamside Landowners Short-Course
Four Thursday Evenings in April (7th- 28th ) with two local/Edmonds.
Two Saturday site visits: one in April and one in May.
Class Location is at Willow Creek Hatchery, 95 Pine Street, Edmonds.
This FREE 4-week course will educate the streamside landowner on such areas as: watershed awareness, monitoring and restoration efforts they can use, understanding the role they play as a streamside landowner , understanding the laws and ordinances around streams and wetlands, basic juvenile salmonid ID, wildlife habitat needs, proper planting and landscaping needs for streamside living.
The course will include two streamside and wetland site visits along with a site visit to local rain garden.
To learn more about this course or to register please contact Laura at: 425-672-2150 or via email at: edmondsbwh@gmail.com. Registration is required due to classroom space and resources.
DAR to meet
The Peter Puget Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet on April 16 at 10:30 a.m. in the Mountlake Terrace Library, 23300 58th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace.
Brunch will be served.
Guests will be outstanding students from Holy Rosary School, Edmonds, and St. Mary Magdalen School, south Everett. Students will read their winning essays on American History.
Other students will be rewarded for being a real "Good Citizen."
They not only excelled scholastically, but are dependable, trustworthy and patriotic!
For more information call 425-224-4081.
Alumni Association accepting scholarship applications
Scholarship application forms for the 2011 Edmonds School District Alumni Association (ESDAA) scholarships are now available in the Edmonds School District high schools or online at the Edmonds District web site at www.edmonds.wednet.edu/alumni.
Seniors graduating from any of the Edmonds School District high schools are eligible to apply for these awards of $1,000 to $5,000. Last June, 22 students received scholarships totaling $22,000 and are now pursuing their education in many different educational programs.
Some of the scholarships are unrestricted and can be applied to any educational program after high school.
Others are restricted and specific as to programs such as vocational/technical, education, and music or for students from a particular high school.
Financial need is a factor in some of these scholarships. Applications are due to the high school scholarship chairpersons on April 18, 2011. If you are interested in contributing or setting up a scholarship, please call 425-431-7084 or email fitzdl@aol.com.
North Sound Church offers Alpha course
The Alpha Course is an opportunity to explore the meaning of life. There are eight thought provoking weekly sessions held in a relaxed setting. This will be one of the most important courses you will ever take.
Alpha is a practical introduction to the Christian faith.
The Alpha course is free. Each Alpha session includes a meal, a video and discussion. Each guest receives a course book. Everyone is welcome to come to an Alpha course and people attend for a wide variety of reasons. Some want to investigate whether God exists and if there is any point to life; others are concerned about what happens after death. Community Alpha Course (adults 18 and up) begins April 19 from 6 to 8:30 p.m.(includes dinner, video and discussion). Course held at North Sound Church (404 Bell Street, Edmonds) and free child care is provided.
Work Place Alpha 1 (course location) -
PCC Natural Market (9803 Edmonds Way, Edmonds). Course will be held on Thursday mornings beginning April 21 from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. (includes continental breakfast, video and discussion.)
For any questions or to register please call North Sound Church at 425-776-9800.
Edmonds Egg Hunt
The Edmonds Egg Hunt will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 23, at Edmonds City Park.
Bring your basket and hunt for magical golden eggs that win special prizes!
Free with nonperishable food donations.
For ages 0-10, there will be five separate age areas.
Bring your camera and take pictures with the Easter Bunny and the fire engine.
Held at Edmonds City Park, 3rd and Howell. Sponsored by Sound Women's Care and Edmonds Parks & Recreation with support from Nama's Candy Store, the Rotary Clubs of Edmonds and Snohomish County Fire District 1.
Call Edmonds Parks & Recreation at 425-771-0230 for more details.
Senior Softball Players
The City of Edmonds is looking for Senior Softball players. If you're a male over the age of 55 or a female over the age of 50 and looking to play softball, you found the right place. We have players from 55 up to 83 years old. Our league runs from May thru July and games are Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. at Meadowdale Playfields in Lynnwood. For more information call Todd at 425-771-0229.
Sex trafficking meeting
Sex trafficking of children goes on right here in Snohomish County. How could this happen? What can we do to help the victims and stop the vicious exploitation? The public is invited to a meeting sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Snohomish County Thursday, at 7 p.m. on April 28, at the Mukilteo Rosehill Community Center. A panel of experts will describe the Everett-to-Tacoma prostitution circuit, current law enforcement efforts and legal challenges, and what is needed to help these vulnerable teen victims recover. For more information, call 425-334-8922.
Floretum Garden Club offers Horticulture Scholarship
The Floretum Garden Club of Edmonds is offering a $1000 scholarship to a 2011 high school graduate, community college student, or individual planning a career in a horticultural field.
The applicant will be selected based on the following criteria:
· Interest in horticulture, floral design, landscape design, botany. forestry, or a related field.
· Financial need.
· Legal resident.
· A 3.25 grade point or higher.
· Activities and achievements in school and community.
The recipient may attend any community college, college or university in the State of Washington.
Scholarship application forms are available from your school's scholarship office, the horticulture department, or by contacting the Floretum Garden Club's Scholarship Committee chairperson Joyce Johnson at JoyceJohnson310@comcast.net or 425-774-7865.
The deadline for all applications is May 9, 2011.
Support Work Opportunities
On Thursday, June 2, Work Opportunities proudly hosts its Ninth Annual Gala Dinner and Auction, "Dreams: A Celebration of Abilities," at the Lynnwood Convention Center.
This event celebrates forty-eight years of promoting self-determination, self-respect and valued participation in the community for persons with disabilities.
Work Opportunities is a private, local, non-profit organization providing a variety of individualized vocational services for persons with disabilities. Through various programs, hundreds of persons with disabilities have made their own choices from a full range of options in employment opportunities, social and recreational activities, health services, educational opportunities and living arrangements.
This is a wonderful opportunity for you to support persons with disabilities in our community and showcase your compassion and commitment.
For information on becoming a corporate sponsor, donating an item, making an in-kind donation, volunteering at or attending this event, please contact Marti Thomas at 425-778-2156 or marti@workopportunities.org.
FRIEND TO FRIEND
Nursing Home, Assisted Living and Retirement Home
Visitation Program
Friend to Friend recruits and matches volunteers to visit one-on-one with residents in Puget Sound area nursing homes and assisted living facilities,
who seldom or never have visitors.
Picture a person in a local nursing or retirement home
whose family may live in another city or state.
Seldom does anyone from the outside stop by to visit...
Can you visit such a person a couple times a month
at your convenience?
Email marilyn@friendtofriendamerica.org or call (206) 870-4266 / toll free.
1-888-FTF-7818 for more information.
A program of the Church Council of Greater Seattle. OPEN TO EVERYONE.
Website: www.friendtofriendamerica.org.
Shelter needs donations
YWCA Pathways for Women shelter located in Lynnwood is for homeless, single women with children. These families transitioning out of the shelter into housing are in great need of basic household items.
They are asking our community for donations of twin and double sheets, new pillows, pots/pans and silverware as well as personal care products (shampoo, soap, deodorant, etc).
For more information please call: 425-774-9843.
Overeaters anonymous
Is food a problem for you?
Do you eat when you're not hungry?
Do you go on eating binges?
Is your weight affecting your life?
NO dues * NO fees * NO weigh-ins * NO diets * We are a Fellowship
Overeaters Anonymous Meeting Sunday 6:30pm @ Edmonds Lutheran Chruch,
23525 - 84th Ave. W., Edmonds
Contact Jeannie at 425-771-2593.
"Friends of the Sister City" seek volunteers
Hekinan, Japan has been a Sister City with Edmonds for 22 years. The Edmonds Sister City Commission plans various activities each year to bridge these two cultures and build goodwill.
To expand the work of the Commission, a new group of volunteers called "Friends of the Sister City" is now forming.
The group will assist the Commission when Hekinan students visit Edmonds every summer in August, and when adult delegations periodically visit Edmonds in October.
Volunteers can determine the amount of time they have available to help. They will work as a group to prepare for the Hekinan delegation visits. Some volunteers will help during the time the visitors are here.
If you are interested in finding out more about "Friends of the Sister City," please contact the chairperson, Jeanne Mazzoni at jeanne.mazzoni@gmail.com.
Exchange Club holds weekly meetings
The Edmonds Exchange Club holds their weekly meeting every Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. at the Pancake Haus in Edmonds.
The Edmonds Exchange Club is a service organization that provides funding and services to local charities in Snohomish County.
To learn more about the Exchange Club, please join them for breakfast or call Roger Dalzell at 425-776-0089.
Help them get there - Be a mentor!
Mentoring Children of Promise is a community based mentoring program for children with a parent involved in the criminal justice system.
They are looking for adult volunteers, 21 and over, who want to share activities with a youth for eight hours a month. Mentors meet regularly with the child and offer friendship, support and guidance. Mentors are required to make a minimum of a two-year commitment. They take every precaution to screen carefully by requiring an application, mentor training and an in home interview. They match mentors to children who live in a close proximity, have similar interests and are a good fit in terms of personality. At MCP, their greatest hope is to create matches that last a lifetime.
For more information go to www.voaww.org/mcp or contact
Joell Coltrane, 425-259-2973x2717 or jcoltrane@voaww.org.
Household items needed
The YWCA Pathways for Women shelter in Lynnwood is always in need of household items for their families who are moving offsite into transitional housing.
They are in need of silverware, especially forks, new or gently used pots and pans with lids, sets of dishes, glassware, baking pans and cutlery.
Also needed are towels sets and personal care products.
If you would like to donate, please drop off at 6027 208th St SW in Lynnwood between 9:30 and 4:30 Monday through Friday (closed Wed. until 12:30 p.m.) Or for more information, please call 425-774-9843 or 425-258-2766 ext 150.
Edmonds VFW Post 8870 meets monthly
The Edmonds VFW Post 8870 and Edmonds VFW Ladies Auxiliary meets at noon on the second Friday of the month at the South County Senior Center in Edmonds.
Information: Quartermaster (VFW Post) at 425-672-0270 or quartermaster@vfwpost8870.org or Duane/Julie Pounds (Auxiliary) at 425-672-0279.
Community Volunteers Wanted!
The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), sponsored by Catholic Community Services, seeks persons over 55 for many interesting and meaningful volunteer opportunities in the community.
There are more than 400 RSVP volunteer opportunities throughout the county, just waiting to be filled.
RSVP enrollees receive free supplemental liability, accident and automobile insurance covering them while they perform their volunteer duties along with an ongoing personal recognition program and the chance to meet new people and learn new skills.
RSVP exists to help volunteers 55+ find fulfillment in their volunteer work and matches your lifetime of skills and experience to the organization of your choice. RSVP is America's largest volunteer network for persons over 55 and the only agency where the collective contribution of the senior volunteer is recorded.
For more information please email John McAlpine at johnm@ccsww.org.
Breast Cancer patient support offered
Trained survivors offer free emotional support to the newly diagnosed, which enhance emotional recovery while going through treatments. They will attend consultations, chemotherapy and radiation appointments. The volunteers will help you to wellness by being a role model, helping you to have quality of life at this critical time. There are volunteers in your community. Visit www.angelcarefoundation.org to learn more.
For assistance phone Angel Care at 206-417-3484 or email angelcare@angelcarefoundation.org.
Volunteers needed
Volunteer Chore Services (VCS) is seeking volunteers to provide low-income elders and disabled adults help with a variety of everyday tasks. Volunteers provide valuable services such as light housekeeping, laundry, shopping, yard work, light meal preparation, and similar independent living requests.
Volunteers are screened, orientated and trained.
The hours are flexible, the work is gratifying and the difference is life affirming!
Please contact Debra Bordsen, Volunteer Chore Services Recruiter at (425) 257-2111 for further information. You CAN make a difference!
Volunteers needed at Edmonds Senior Center
Fun and meaningful volunteer opportunities are available, helping local senior citizens by helping at the South County Senior Center. One area in immediate need of assistance is the Thrift Store where both clerks and cashiers are needed. Retail experience is helpful, but we will be happy to train you for the job. Opportunities for both paid instructors and volunteers include: instructors for watercolor classes, a licensed massage therapist for seated chair massage, an instructor for a self-publishing writers group, and computer instructors. Come have some fun, enjoy our waterfront location, and help our senior community. Edmonds Senior Center is located at 220 Railroad Ave. Call the Center at 425-774-5555 for information.
T.O.P.S. meets weekly
Take Off Pounds Sensibly is a national non-profit weight-loss support group that focuses on pursuing healthy lifestyle choices and goal weight management. T.O.P.S. meets each Tuesday at 9 a.m. at Maplewood Presbyterian Church, 19523 - 84th Ave. W., Edmonds. Visitors are welcome. Info: 425-778-3895 or 425-776-0682.
50-plus singles to meet
A social club for single people age 50 and up meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 5:30 p.m. at Denny's Restaurant (904 North 155th St., Seattle). Other activities include dances, walks, theater, potluck, dining, etc. For more information call 425-771-9301 or 206-364-2977.
Toastmasters meet weekly
Meet over breakfast with a fun group to practice and improve communication and leadership skills. The Edmonds Toastmasters club meets every Friday morning at 7 a.m. in the back room of the Pancake Haus (530 5th Ave S). Come on by for a visit!
For more information call 206-949-8025.
Greater Edmonds Chamber of Commerce Visitor's Log Cabin -volunteer opportunities
The Greater Edmonds Chamber of Commerce has positions open for volunteers at the Log Cabin Visitor's Bureau in beautiful downtown Edmonds.
The Log Cabin is open from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, and Saturdays from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Volunteers at the Log Cabin provide visitors with information about Chamber and City activities, events, lodging, shopping, and dining in Edmonds, as well as information about living and working in Edmonds.
This is a great way to get involved in the Edmonds community. If you are interested please contact the Log Cabin at 425-776-6711.