The American Cancer Society will be “Making Strides Against Cancer” again this year, from 9 a.m. to noon on Sunday, Oct. 20, in Everett, and event organizers and participants alike hope to recruit as many fellow members of the community as they can, to help continue the ACS’s progress in dealing with this disease.
While a number of other health agencies throughout Snohomish County are able to specialize in diagnosing and treating certain parts of breast cancer, many of them refer their support services to the Providence Regional Cancer Partnership.
For those who are uninsured, underinsured, low-income or living within limited means, coping with breast cancer is especially challenging, but those people stand a better chance of catching cancer before it becomes insurmountable through the services provided by the Sea Mar Community Health Center of Marysville, Community Health Centers of Snohomish County and Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest.
As National Breast Cancer Awareness Month returns this October, various health agencies throughout North Snohomish County are reminding women of their diagnosis and treatment options, to help them identify and respond to cases of breast cancer in time to save lives.
“May God bless you and your human,” was the phrase of the day on Sunday, Oct. 6, as St. Philip’s Episcopal Church hosted a Blessing of the Animals at their church in Marysville and at Jones & Co. Pets on State Avenue.
With the holidays just around the corner, volunteers from several organizations will kick off the Marysville All-City Food Drive on Saturday, Nov. 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., to help neighbors in need this season by collecting donations of money, food and unused toys.
LAKEWOOD — The Plant Farm at Smokey Point is again covered in pumpkins, as the Rotary Club of Marysville’s annual “Pumpkins for Literacy” program kicks off on Saturday, Oct. 12, and runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week, through Halloween on Thursday, Oct. 31.
MARYSVILLE — Tristan Brenner is the Marysville Fire District’s most recent graduate of the University of Washington and Harborview Medical Center Paramedic Training Program, Class 39.
MARYSVILLE — Mayor Jon Nehring has proclaimed October to be Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Marysville. Police and other city officials are donning purple ribbons on their uniforms and on their vehicles in support of raising awareness about domestic violence.
MARYSVILLE — Soroptimist International of Marysville recruited a few new business and professional women into their members during their “Last Splash of Summer” get-acquainted social and picnic-style dinner on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at Marysville Fire Station 62.
MARYSVILLE — Windermere Real Estate in Marysville is soliciting donations of food and dollars again this October, as part of their ongoing efforts to bolster the work of the Marysville Community Food Bank.
MARYSVILLE — As the teacher of the Life Skills class at Marysville-Pilchuck High School, Jim Strickland is familiar with student frustration, so on Tuesday, Oct. 15, he aims to do something about it, with a program entitled “When School’s Not Working.”
EVERETT — United Way of Snohomish County, a community impact organization that has served Snohomish County for more than 70 years with a special focus on local health and human services, is looking for volunteers to serve on several important internal committees.
