Key Club and Kiwanis help Snoqualmie Valley seniors prep for cold weather
December 16, 2009
The cold-weather kits are assembled by members of the Mount Si High School Key Club and the Snoqualmie Valley Kiwanis Club. (Photo by Dan Catchpole)
Members of the Mount Si High School Key Club and the Snoqualmie Valley Kiwanis Club made cold-weather kits—or blizzard boxes—for older Snoqualmie Valley residents just in time for last week’s cold snap.
In all, 100 kits were assembled. They include hand warmers, glow sticks, first aid kits, snacks, water and clothing, such as a hat or socks.
“It felt good to help,” said Emily Cruz, a freshman at Mount Si.
Her friend and classmate, Christine Stapleton agreed.
“It gets really cold in the winter,” she added.
Fifty of the kits will be kept at Mt Si Senior Center.
“The senior center often gets people who come here who have nothing,” Kiwanis member Debby Peterman said.
Dan Catchpole: 392-6434 ext. 246, or editor@snovalleystar.com.
King County cuts funding to Mt Si Senior Center in half
December 9, 2009
Volunteer Sharon Posey counts money after a bake sale to benefit the Mount Si Senior Center, which will receive nearly $25,000 less from King County in 2010 than in 2009. The sale was held Dec. 5 in conjunction with the annual holiday country store fundraiser at the center. (Photo by Tara Ballenger)
NEW — 9:55 a.m. Dec. 9, 2009
When the dust around the county’s contentious 2010 budget had settled, Mount Si Senior Center’s funding was spared the chopping block, but it did not escape unscathed.
Next year, the center will get $24,500—only half what it has received from the county in years past. And in 2011, that sum will disappear altogether as King County Council members are tasked with trimming more and more off the budget, said Kathy Lambert, District 3 councilwoman who represents Snoqualmie Valley. Read more
Senior get pumped up at Mt Si Senior Center classes
December 31, 2008
Susan Hankins used to get her exercise through swimming and aerobics. These days, however, she’s found a better way to keep in shape.
Hankins has joined S.A.I.L. — an acronym for Stay Active and Independent for Life — a program coordinated by the Mt Si Senor Center and the Snoqualmie Valley Hospital. Read more
