Posts for category ‘Fundraising’

Supporting Susan G. Komen for the Cure, 19 Puget Sound area Massage Envy locations, including the Everett Mall Massage Envy center located at 1402 E. Everett Mall Way, Everett, WA 98208, will host Massage for the Cure on September 14 in the fight against breast cancer. As part of the one day nationwide event, Massage Envy centers will offer $49 one-hour therapeutic massage sessions–with $15 from each massage donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Additional monetary donations will also be accepted September 14. Local proceeds from Massage for the Cure support breast cancer education, screening and treatment initiatives in the Puget Sound area. Read more »

Volunteers of America’s Everett Food Bank is excited to be the beneficiary of Community Transit’s 2010 CAN Food and Funds Drive! This year, Community Transit donated 29,764 pounds of food to the Volunteers of America Everett Food Bank.

“It is so exciting to see a group come together to help feed so many people in this community! Food drives are the backbone of the food bank. We wouldn’t be able to serve over 6,000 Read more »

The Everett Silvertips and the American Red Cross of Snohomish County will be teaming up at this Sunday’s Green-Grey game to raise money for the families and individuals displaced by the July 9 fire at the Lynnview Apartments and other fires in Snohomish County. While the Green-Grey game has always been free of charge, this year fans are kindly asked to donate $5 to representatives of the American Red Cross, who will be on hand near the entrance at Sunday’s game, which begins at 12:30 pm. Read more »

Deaconess Children’s Services will host their 6^th Annual Father and Mother of the Year Awards ceremony complete with beautiful desserts, a wine auction, a raffle with big ticket items including a 50” plasma TV, a trademark fashion show for moms and  inspirational speakers for the fathers, such as Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon and so much more. Mark your calendars for October 1 at 6-8pm, pick your favorite bottle of wine to donate to the wine auction and program the GPS for Floral Hall at Forest Park  802 E. Mukilteo Blvd for this free event. Please read further about how you can get involved. Whether or not you have children, you’ll want to get involved. Read more »

Everett AquaSox and Volunteers of America present High School Pride Night school supply drive on Saturday August 28 at 7:05pm. Come out to the ballgame wearing your school colors. The school with the most students represented wins a pizza party in the stands of Everett Memorial Stadium. Enjoy a summer night of baseball and contribute to a great cause. Bring your donations of new back-to-school supplies and help support the Everett Gospel Mission through the Volunteers of America Youth Western Washington Youth Action team. To purchase tickets go to aquasox.com/groups enter code word pride. You will get a seat in your school’s special section. For more information contact Marcy Waldmen at (425) 259-3191. Join the Action team on facebook at facebook.com/ActionTeamWesternWashington

The Young Leaders Society of Snohomish County will present a lunch-time training session on Thursday, August 12 titled, Understanding Ourselves in the Workplace: Dealing with Impulses, Emotions and Stress. The talk will be presented by Dennis G. Smith, Ph.D., executive vice president, United Way of Snohomish County in the United Way Board Room at 3120 McDougall Ave. Lunch provided. For more information or to RSVP, contact Shannon Abitbol at 425.374.5524 or shannon.abitbol@uwsc.org

For more info, visit: http://www.uwsc.org/events.php

Children deserve the opportunity to succeed in school and in life. But, not all families have the resources to make this happen. You can help through the YWCA School Days Program. The YWCA School Days Program, with generous support from individual community sponsors and The Seattle Times Fund for the Needy, will equip over 1,300 children with backpacks and school supplies this summer. Find out where and how to donate. Read more »

Q13 Fox Will Take on KISW to Benefit the American Cancer Society
The Everett AquaSox will host the Celebrity Baseball Challenge on Sunday July 25 to raise money for the American Cancer Society. The contest, played between celebrities representing Q13 Fox and KISW, will take place immediately following the AquaSox 2:05 p.m. game against the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes at Everett Memorial Stadium in Everett. Read more »

New & Again Thrift Shoppe supporting Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County with FREE electronic waste recycling of TVs, computers, and cell phones by E-Waste, LLC.  Any working cell phones will be donated to Domestic Violence Services.  Small fee applies for other electronics. For more information, call Mary at 425-239-4118. Read more »

Rock your summer night on Saturday with Snohomish County’s best blues bands at the Summertime Blues Benefit for KSER, Everett’s local public radio station. The day-long event takes place on Saturday, July 10 from 3:00 pm–midnight at Normanna Hall, 2725 Oakes in downtown Everett. All proceeds benefit 90.7 KSER. Doors open at 3, music starts at 4 pm. Full bar available, but under 21 also allowed. The lineup includes, Nick Vigarino Band, Unbound with Ryan LaPlante, Stacy Jones Band, Mary McPage, Blues Playground, Angelatini and the Treblemakers, and The Roaddogz. Tickets for $15 available at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/115951  Enjoy great beer, wine & barbecue. Dancing? Yes, you can dance to the blues. Plus you can win prizes from local businesses. Read more »