Day of Caring volunteers to renovate Friends of Youth programs

As part of United Way of King County’s Day of Caring, Friends of Youth, a nonprofit agency that serves youths and their families in King and Snohomish counties, will host more than 100 volunteers from Microsoft Corp., SnoCope Federal Credit Union and the United Way of Snohomish County from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 12.

September 8, 2008 6:33 pm

As part of United Way of King County’s Day of Caring, Friends of Youth, a nonprofit agency that serves youths and their families in King and Snohomish counties, will host more than 100 volunteers from Microsoft Corp., SnoCope Federal Credit Union and the United Way of Snohomish County from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 12.

Volunteers will be working on projects at seven Friends of Youth’s program sites, including Youth Haven Kenmore, New Ground Everett and Issaquah Foster Home. Their activities include painting front decks, cleaning and gardening back yards, creating a family playground, washing windows and removing debris and trash.

“The goal of these projects is to create a clean and family friendly environment for our young clients,” said Cheryl Schnelle, Friends of Youth’s volunteer coordinator. “Volunteer support for projects of this magnitude is definitely vital to our continuing to serve the teens in need.”