Support 7 pays tribute to the family of Jayda Woods-Johnson at 4th annual reception
LYNNWOOD—Approximately 350 attended the 4th Annual Reception & Auction on Sunday hosted by Support 7, a nonprofit that assists public safety agencies to effectively care for victims in real-time during events of trauma. The themes of “Community” and “Hope” for 2025 were ever so present when Executive Director Shannon Sessions and Lynnwood Police Chief Cole […]
Dr Paul A Stoot named Lynnwood Times Person of the Year for 2024
EVERETT—It with absolute pleasure that the Lynnwood Times staff has named Dr. Paul A. Stoot Sr, founder/CEO or Rise Up Academy, as its Person of the Year for 2024 for his faith-based community service and dedication to providing accessible, and affordable, quality early childhood education especially to underserved communities. “After being in this community and […]
Hundreds attend VOAWW’s fifth annual Hope is Brewing fundraiser
LYNNWOOD—Volunteers of America of Western Washington held its fifth annual Hope is Brewing fundraising event at the Lynnwood Event Center Friday, September 27, with the goal of raising the $185,000 to support ongoing operations. With approximately 400 attendees, Friday’s event was VOA’s largest ever in 120 years of operation. The organization took in $156,775 from […]
Everett honors fallen heroes for Memorial Day at Port of Everett
EVERETT—Residents and community leaders gathered at Pacific Rim Plaza in the Port of Everett on Monday for its annual Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony with keynote speaker Captain Stacy Wuthier, Commanding Officer of Naval Station Everett. “Some of them didn’t volunteer or were asked to leave their homes to fight in distant battlegrounds,” Captain Wuthier said […]
VOA and Rick Steves break ground on new Lynnwood Neighborhood Center
LYNNWOOD—Several community partners, including Volunteers of America Western Washington, travel writer Rick Steves, Snohomish County, the cities of Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, and Edmonds, and state and federal delegates, broke ground on the new Lynnwood Neighborhood Center at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lynnwood, Thursday, April 18 – commemorating a project ten years in the making. Volunteers […]
New Lynnwood Neighborhood Center to begin construction this April
LYNNWOOD—Volunteers of America’s new Lynnwood Neighborhood Center is set to begin construction this upcoming April 15 which will serve over 20,000 community members annually, from the most vulnerable needing support to at-risk children and youth. “The Lynnwood Neighborhood Center is a true partnership between the faith community, the local businesses, the local community members and […]
Lynnwood Times 2023 Person of the Year: Dr. Steve Woodard, Councilman, volunteer, devoted community servant
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE—It is with absolute pleasure that we at the Lynnwood Times present our 2023 Person of the Year Award to Dr. Steve Woodard, Mountlake Terrace City Councilman and Vice President of Community Engagement at Volunteers of America. After careful consideration the Times has selected Woodard for this recognition based on his work in local […]
Annual Stuff-a-Bus event returns to Everett Fred Meyer
EVERETT, Wash., December 11, 2023—The Silver Lake area Fred Meyer store successfully wrapped up its annual Stuff-A-Bus Food and Toy drive on Sunday, December 10, in partnership with Everett Transit, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 883 (ATU 883), and Volunteers of America Western Washington (VOAWW). For three weekends after Thanksgiving Day shoppers had the opportunity to […]
Annual Stuff-a-Bus returns to bring holiday cheer to families in need
EVERETT, Wash., October 29, 2023—For three weekends after Thanksgiving, Volunteers of America Western Washington, in partnership with Fred Meyer, Everett Transit, and ATU Local 883, will host the annual “Stuff-a-Bus” toy and food drive at Fred Meyer, 12906 Bothell-Everett Hwy near SR 527 in Everett. Shoppers will have an opportunity to load an Everett Transit […]
Evergreen Goodwill celebrates 100 years of building community
EVERETT, Wash., August 2, 2023—Evergreen Goodwill celebrated its 100th anniversary this year with five celebrations across five counties. Evergreen Goodwill is a non-profit organization founded in 1923. It currently operates five Job Training Centers, 24 retail stores, and 30 donation sites in King, Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom, and Kitsap Counties, employing over 1,500 people. Evergreen Goodwill […]
