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SNOHOMISH COUNTY GIVES: SPECIAL SECTION INSIDE
Rich in generosity Altruism is woven through our county’s history. Today, meet some of the organizations continuing that tradition
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Port to choose director Tuesday The person picked for the job will be responsible for carrying out a long list of ambitious plans. By Dan Catchpole Herald Writer
Emphasizing leadership, institute helps Latino students, business owners succeed By Kari Bray Herald Writer
LYNNWOOD — The Latino Educational Training Institute’s programs are focused on empowerment through education. Rosario Reyes, president of the Lynnwood nonprofit, said the group works largely with Latino business owners and students. The organization is run by volunteers except for one part-time paid administrative assistant funded by United Way. The institute has started three
new programs or events during the past two years. One is geared toward networking for business owners and two are focused on education for Latino youth. On the business end of things, the first Latino Expo took place at Edmonds Community College on Aug. 9, featuring music, art, dance and business showcases. The event started as a fair for Latino-owned microbusinesses in 1987, Reyes said. A recent partnership with United Way and See LATINO, Page A11
Program members Monica Aguilera (from left), Miriam Zaragoza and Martin Negrete completed more than 1000 hours of volunteer work for a project at Everett Community College, which helped connect high school students with middle school students for mentorship programs.
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About today’s section By Josh O’Connor, Herald Publisher
This year, we’ve all learned a great deal about what it means to be a community. On multiple occasions, I’ve been in meetings or in conversations with colleagues, friends and residents talking about what makes Snohomish County so special. While we all recognize that there are many wonderful things about living and working in Snohomish County, everyone describes the meaning differently. One common theme that seems to define living in Snohomish County is our long legacy of giving. Helping each other improve our community is more than a promise, it’s a legacy that goes back as far as the county’s founding. In 2013, Snohomish County residents and businesses gave more than $280 million to nonprofits. Snohomish County ranks in the top 110 most giving counties in the nation. Giving of ourselves, in both time and money, is an important value in our county. More than 1,400 charitable organizations are registered here; many help specific churches or youth sports teams. Others help public parks, libraries and schools. Our bigger charities help children, the homeless, the hungry, victims of domestic violence, and the poor. Much of the money, and volunteer time, donated in the county stays close to home, bringing people food, medical care, housing, counseling and job training. To celebrate our philanthropic tradition, The Daily Herald and local nonprofit organizations are proud to present “Snohomish County Gives” to spotlight some of the charitable efforts of local people, businesses and groups doing good work in our community.
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Rosario Reyes is president of the Latino Educational Training Institute, a nonprofit organization that emphasizes leadership by mentoring Latino students at community colleges in Snohomish, Skagit and Whatcom counties.
EVERETT — Port of Everett commissioners say they’re ready to pick a new port director when they meet Tuesday. Whoever follows outgoing director John Mohr will have to manage a long list of ambitious projects covering everything from cleaning up decades-old pollution to redeveloping weedinfested, largely vacant property. Work has already started on some projects, while others have extensive plans ready to act on. The port’s three commissioners agree that the next director needs to be able to execute those plans. They say they feel good about the finalists, but they aren’t revealing who they are. The pool of several dozen applicants was whittled to four finalists, who were interviewed by commissioners earlier this month. After the interviews, “my sense was we all felt pretty confident about a particular candidate,” Port Commissioner Troy McClelland said. All the candidates have port experience “by one definition or another,” Mohr said. He helped pick the finalists and has agreed to stay on through Jan. 2. For much of the past century,
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