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Cops help children shop for gifts

The Lynnwood Police Department’s 10th annual Shop with a Cop event, held Dec. 11, benefited 15 mothers and 23 children from Pathways for Women YWCA. Lynnwood Police officers and the families ate dinner and shopped together to celebrate the season.

The event was made possible with funding provided by the Lynnwood Fred Meyer, Lynnwood Police Officers Association, and individual donations received throughout the year and during the event. Additional support was provided by Coffee First in Lynnwood and Green Mountain Kuerig.

Firefighters keep kids warm

Fire fighters from Snohomish County Fire District 1 recently donated 54 coats to local children as part of the national Firefighters Coats for Kids campaign sponsored by the International Association of Fire Firefighters (IAFF).

Members of IAFF Local 1828 in Fire District 1 delivered to coats to the entire kindergarten class at Discovery Elementary School south of Everett. All coats were purchased using funds donated by members of Local 1828.

Throughout 2014, members of IAFF Local 1828 provided coats to more than 150 local children.

Three honored for conservation

The Washington Association of Conservation Districts recently held its annual meeting in Cle Elum and presented awards to three individuals and groups from Snohomish County and Camano Island. The Tulalip Tribes, Kristoferson Farm, and Mukilteo teacher Sue Idso were recognized. The annual awards recognize individuals and groups that support conservation districts in their work on natural resource conservation.

The Kristoferson family and Kristoferson Farm won the WACD Wildlife Farm of the Year Award for their conservation and wildlife habitat restoration efforts.

The Tulalip Tribes received the WACD Tribal Partnership Award for starting stormwater education efforts and projects.

Sue Idso, a fifth-grade teacher at Mukilteo Elementary School, received the Educator of the Year Award for creating an outdoor classroom for her school.

Mill CreekChurch feeds thousands

Advent Lutheran Church of Mill Creek on Dec. 20 held its annual Christmas Food Basket event. Volunteers gathered to assemble and deliver food baskets to 225 families, representing a total of 1,038 people — a 35 percent increase over last year.

“It was a great success and we beat the nasty weather by a hair,” volunteer Trudi Trueit said.

Each “basket” included a turkey, milk, cranberry sauce, stuffing, rolls, butter and more, enough to fill nearly 700 grocery bags. Each family received about $50 worth of food.

Kiwanis, Key Club help feed 20 families

Members of the Kiwanis Club of Lake Stevens, their families and teens who volunteer with Key Club at Lake Stevens High School met Dec. 20 at Jay’s Market to fill their cars with bags of groceries for 20 needy families in the local community. The donations included two gallons of milk, a turkey and large bags of gifts for each family. In all, 34 people helped with the annual event, which started several decades ago.

Santa, Arlington fire fighters deliver

The Arlington Fire Department and volunteers wrapped up their annual Santa Run food drive on Dec. 14.

The Fire Department dressed up a fire engine for the holidays and traveled with Santa to Arlington neighborhoods while collecting food for the Arlington Food Bank and spreading holiday cheer with music and sirens. They visited Old Town, Smokey Point, Kent Prairie, High Clover, Magnolia, Eagle Heights, River Crest, Gleneagle and Highland View neighborhoods.

This was the largest annual collection for the food bank. The 10-day Santa Run collected 7,418 pounds of food and $1,759 dollars.

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