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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Thursday, October 9, 2008 Community Spotlight: Donate food for food banks at grocery stores TOP Food and Haggen Stores in Snohomish County have set food drives beginning Monday and running through Oct. 19 to help the hungry. Food banks are reporting increasing requests for assistance. Also, low-income families experience greater hardships as heating costs increase during fall and winter. Many food-bank clients are senior citizens or families with children. Food banks need nonperishable food items such as canned protein and fruit. TOP Food & Drug and Haggen stores also offer bags of groceries that include rice, pasta and soup for $5 each. The participating stores are: Arlington Haggen Food & Pharmacy, 20115 74th Ave. NE. Edmonds TOP Food & Drug, 21900 Highway 99. Everett TOP Food & Drug, 1605 Everett Mall Way SE. Lake Stevens Haggen Food and Pharmacy, 8915 Market Place NE. Marysville Haggen Food and Pharmacy, 3711 88th St. NE. Snohomish TOP Food & Drug, 1301 Ave. D. Stanwood Haggen Food and Pharmacy, 26603 72nd Ave. NW. CROP Walk to help the hungry in Everett Sunday The Interfaith Association of Northwest Washington invites the public to participate in the greater Everett-area Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty or CROP Walk at 1 p.m. Sunday beginning at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 2005 Colby Ave., Everett. The walk is held annually to raise awareness for food banks, organizations, families and individuals that are having trouble obtaining adequate food. For more information, call 425-252-6672 or go to www.interfaithwa.org. Free health screenings in Everett on Saturday The Positive Women's Network hosts a Girls to Grandmothers wellness festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Women's Wellness Center, 2817 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. Women and men of all ages are invited to enjoy a day of fun and hands-on education including free health screenings for cholesterol, bone density, glucose and other screenings. For more information, call 425-259-9899 or go to www.­girlstograndmothers.org. Walk for breast cancer Saturday in Snohomish The Glacier Peak High School Future Business Leaders of America have scheduled a breast cancer walk from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 7401 144th Place SE, Snohomish. Check-in is at 9 a.m. The cost is $10. Organizers ask that participants provide at least $10 in sponsors in addition to the registration fee. All ages are welcome. Proceeds will benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation. For more information, call 360-563-7551 or e-mail ­gphsfbla@yahoo.com. Dinner, auction to benefit Camano seniors Saturday The Camano Senior and Community Center hosts its second annual Island Gala Auction with doors opening and silent auction beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday at 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. Jack Archibald is the emcee. The event is optional black tie and includes courtesy valet parking, hors d'oeuvres, complimentary wine with a commemorative wine glass and dinner. The cost is $65 per person or $550 for a table of eight. Seating is limited. All sales benefit the Camano Senior and Community Center. For more information, call 360-387-0222 or go to www.camanocenter.org. Blood drives Wednesday and Thursday at EvCC The Everett Community College student activities health and wellness program and the Puget Sound Blood Center have scheduled blood drives from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 to 3 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at Everett Community College's Jackson Center, 2000 Tower St., Everett. Walk-in donors are welcome. For more information, all 425-388-9509 or e-mail jrhodes@everettcc.edu. READER COMMENTS Be the first to comment. You must be a registered user and verify your e-mail address to post comments to blogs or articles on HeraldNet. To register, click here. To read other terms and conditions, click here. Log out

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