Community Focus
COMPILED BY CAROL SCHMIDT
Willow and Jim’s COUNTRY CAFÉ in Silvana opened on a recent Monday when it is typically closed, to raise funds for victims of the Haiti disaster. Owners Willow and Jim Payne, donated 100 percent of their sales totaling $1,125, to Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian humanitarian organization. “It’s a good feeling,” said Willow.
The Cascade Mall and the Red Cross are partnering to collect donations for Haitian relief efforts. More people want to know what they can do to help, as the staggering need continues growing in Haiti in the earthquake’s aftermath. The American Red Cross is advising that the greatest way to make a positive impact is to simply give donations in the form of money to help with the primary needs of food, water, shelter and medical help. The mall is partnering with the Red Cross to collect such monetary donations in the form of cash, check and credit card. There is a collection site located at guest services, which is near center court. There will be envelopes available to allow shoppers to give. It is important to note that the mall is unable to accept any other type of Haiti relief donations, such as clothing, food or medical supplies. Monetary donations are also being accepted online at www.redcross. org. More information is available at www.shopcascademall. com.
The Everett Clinic Foundation has awarded COCOON HOUSE a $15,000 grant to help fund the emergency shelter program, which is designed to provide a safe haven for homeless teens, then transition them into stable, safe and permanent housing. During the next 12 months, Cocoon House projects that over 260 county youths will need to access the program. The average stay for the clients is 10- 12 days. The organization will provide these young people with a continuum of care, including medical and dental care, intensive case management, educational services, mental healthcare, and referrals to other services as needed. Currently, there are shelters in Arlington and Everett; a new shelter is under construction and will be operational in the first quarter of 2010.
Two students from Stanwood are listed on the 2009 fall semester Dean’s List at the University of Portland. TERRY VOELCKERS is a freshman majoring in psychology, and SHEA CHAPPEL is a junior majoring in communication.
The academic Dean’s List for the fall 2009 semester at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, includes 403 students, among them ANNALIESE FRYE of Camano Island, a junior majoring in social work.
