YMCA offers before school child care
KENDALL – YMCA now offers before school daycare at Kendall Elementary. The first day of the program was Jan. 25. Afterschool care is already available. The program is DSHS approved and scholarships are available. For more information, contact the YMCA Family Enrichment  Director at 733-8630 or stop by the Kendall Elementary school office.

Knit, crochet workshop on Feb. 6
DEMING – A free knit and crochet workshop will take place on Saturday, Feb. 6 from 2-4 p.m. at the Deming Library. Free patterns and other materials will be available for beginning projects. The workshop is being offered by Louise Granger and Ann Storm. All knitters, crocheters, and needleworkers welcome.

Registration for youth sports under way
DEMING – Mt. Baker Youth Baseball (MBYB) is accepting registrations for children in grades Kindergarten through 6th, as well as any youth interested in the U10, U12, U14, or U16 Fastpitch Division. Forms are available at the Deming Library. You can also register at http://mtbaker.baberuthonline.com. The group’s next meeting will be Tuesday, Feb. 2 in Room 205 at the Mt. Baker Junior High School at 7 p.m. For more information, contact Chellie Anderson at 927-3933.
In other news, registration is also under way for the Mt. Baker Girls Softball League, open to 1st through 6th grade girls at Harmony, Acme and Kendall Elementary schools. The spring activity will be kickball. For more information, contact Steve Otten at 483-7102.

Lynden/Everson Subzone to meet
LYNDEN – The Lynden/Everson Subzone will meet on Monday, Feb. 8 at 10 a.m. at the Northwood Fire Hall, located at the corner of Northwood Road and Badger Road in Lynden. Agenda items include election of officers, role of committee members and levee vegetation maintenance. For more information, contact the Public Works River & Flood Division at 676-6876.

Kendall holds soap drove for Haiti

KENDALL – Kendall Elementary’s 3rd and 4th graders are having an all-school collection for the earthquake victims of Haiti.
Students are collecting unopened bars of soap from now until Feb. 11. Donations can be dropped off at Kendall Elementary at the front desk or any classroom. For more information, call Kendall Elementary at 383-2055.

Homeless Count on March 4; volunteers sought

BELLINGHAM, – The county wide Project Homeless Connect will offer services to the homeless on March 4, 2010 in Bellingham.
Project Homeless Connect’s goal is to help the 1,300 people who are homeless in Whatcom County – a number recorded through  January 2009 Point-in-Time Count, which is counted people who are homeless in Whatcom County.
At the 2009 Bellingham/Whatcom Project Homeless Connect 475 guests received services, helped by more than 500 volunteers and service providers. The number of locations has been doubled for the 2010 event, and guest attendance is expected to be higher.
Confidential services include dental care, medical exams, vision screening, women’s health care, information on veteran benefits, housing assistance, and more.
“This is our community’s way of engaging people with the issue of homelessness,” said Dan Hammill, Program Director at Whatcom Volunteer Center. “When you volunteer at this event, you make a difference in someone’s life.”
Project Homeless Connect is a community effort led by The Opportunity Council, Whatcom Volunteer Center, Whatcom Homeless Service Center, Catholic Community Services, Department of Corrections and Whatcom Alliance for Healthcare Access. Overall, more than 30 agencies are involved in planning and putting on the event. Local government is also involved, including the Bellingham Police Department and the Whatcom County Health Department. Whatcom Transit Authority has donated two free ride days on March 3 and 4 to help guests and volunteers gain access to Project Homeless Connect.
Project Homeless Connect is seeking more than 300 volunteers from all sectors of the community to provide guest intake, food service and other assistance.
People interested in volunteering should contact Rebecca Rayner at 734-305 or rebeccar@whatcomvolunteer.org to sign up for a session taking place on Feb. 3 at 5:30 p.m. at St. Luke’s Health Education Center at 3333 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham.