Marysville Globe, December 19, 2015

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Education: State

senator shares struggles with Marysville Getchell students. Page 19.

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Students wrap up a Miracle BY STEVE POWELL spowell@marysvilleglobe.com

MARYSVILLE – The classic movie “Miracle on 34th Street” debates if Santa is real. With the Miracle on State Street program in Marysville, there is no doubt. Santa works every year with students in the leadership class at MarysvillePilchuck High School. Four girls took the lead this year: seniors Claire Dobler, Amanda Kalab and Megan Stuart, along with sophomore Bailey Nelson. “It’s our baby,” Dobler said, adding they started the project in October. Stuart said counselors at every elementary school in the district come up with names of families who are most in need of help at Christmas time. This year Miracle on State Street is helping 15 families, with one-to-five kids, ranging in age from 4 months to 21 years. Every class at M-PHS is assigned a family and either buys presents on the

Schools:

Workers picket to raise awareness of issues. Page 3.

Steve Powell/Staff Photo

Sports: Highscoring Athlete of Week plays for Lakewood. Page 10.

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Claire Dobler wraps up a Star Wars present while Amanda Kalab wraps a book, above. She then checks out one of the bicycles Marysville-Pilchuck High School came up with for a needy local family through its Miracle on State Street project. At far right, Megan Stuart wraps an old-time favorite game, Candy Land.

Poor get Hand Up BY STEVE POWELL spowell@marysvilleglobe.com

MARYSVILLE – Debbie wrapped a warm London Fog coat around the other two jackets she was wearing, smiled and said, “This is a Merry Christmas.” She was one of dozens of local homeless people who attended the Hand Up Project Resource Lunch at the Reset Church in

Marysville Dec. 16. One battle the homeless constantly fight is that services are spread so far apart. At this event, the homeless had a variety of resources available under one roof. “I’ve been telling everybody about it,” Debbie said. “I’m so excited. It can take three months to go everywhere, and here just three SEE POOR, PAGE 2

kids’ wish list or donates the money so the leadership class can buy them. The four girls were wrapping the presents this week. If there weren’t the same number of presents for each child, or if they really wanted something they didn’t get, the girls made sure they “filled in the gaps,” Stuart said. Dobler said items donated included: three bicycles, a scooter, roller blades, $150 hair salon gift certificate, blankets, coats, socks, shoes and so much more. “I don’t know how many ‘Frozen’ dolls” of Elsa and Anna, Dobler said. Kalab said she’s had a good feeling working on the project. “We’re helping out the whole community,” she said. Nelson said it also makes her feel good inside. “It’s one-hundred times better to give” than receive, she said. “It’s heart-warming to know the kids will have something for Christmas instead of nothing at all.” Steve Powell/ Staff Photo

Social service groups were on hand to help the homeless and other folks in need at the first The Hand Up Project in Marysville this week. Clothes, food and other basic needs also were available.


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