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Evening Magazine Features Christmas House Dec. 13

Wednesday, December 12th, 2012

Evening Magazine (Channel 5) broadcast their December 13 segment from Christmas House at the Boys & Girls Club in Everett.

Christmas House Benefit Event Features Local Bands

Saturday, December 1st, 2012

Join the fun!    Sidekicks Grill & Lounge – 1709 Hewitt Ave, Everett 8 pm – Friday, Nov. 30 The band Pride Fails is headlining and helping put on a benefit show for Christmas House at Sidekicks in Everett. Cover is a suggested donation of $5 or a toy. Special Guests: Red the Dead. There will [...]

Volunteers Refurbish Bikes for Christmas House

Sunday, November 18th, 2012

View the Nov. 18 HeraldNet.com article … Sharing Wheels hosts a series of work parties where volunteers fix up bicycles, which are donated to Christmas House as gifts for children. Anyone who would like to help fix up donated bicycles can help. All levels of mechanical abilities are welcome from the professional mechanic to spit-and-polishers. [...]

Making Christmas House Click

Tuesday, November 13th, 2012

Volunteer director Mel Hammond’s drive and enthusiasm are contagious. View the 11/13/2012 Herald article by Rikki King.

Volunteering is Fun and Rewarding!

Saturday, November 10th, 2012

Just a few more days to go before moving into the gym Thanksgiving weekend and setting up the Christmas House Store. Do you have a few hours of time to help us with the tasks ahead? We are in great need of volunteers this year and ask that you pass the word to family, friends, coworkers, teachers, [...]

NEW Volunteer Opportunity for Santa’s Workshop Elves

Monday, October 1st, 2012

We need helpers that can dedicate two or three weekdays (or more!) each week we are open in December to help restock shopping tables with items from the back area. Must also be available on Tues/Wed, Nov 27/ 28 (one or both) to help with set-up and become familiar with your designated section. Must be [...]

Online Registration Now Available

Monday, October 1st, 2012

The Board of Directors has firmed up the schedule for Nov/Dec 2012 and online registration to help with move-in/set-up/store shifts/pack-up/move-out is now available. (Read our VOLUNTEER page and then choose REGISTER on the sidebar.) Our major move-in will be SUNDAY, Nov. 25 (not Sat, as in previous years) and move-out is Saturday, Dec. 22. We [...]

judd & black Golf Tourney Benefits Christmas House

Monday, September 10th, 2012

Christmas House board members accepted a $10,000 check in August from Bob Long at the conclusion of judd & black’s annual charity golf tournament. Pictured are Christmas House president Rick Kvangnes, board members Charlotte Wood and Sylvia May, and Bob Long of judd & black.

Computer/Tech Help Needed

Saturday, August 25th, 2012

Christmas House relies heavily on using their computers to check-in the shoppers and track all the information needed on shopper families. We are in need of a volunteer to help with the computer programming, setting up the computers in late November and troubleshooting any difficulties experienced during the month of December. If you have IT [...]

Storage Space Needed

Friday, August 24th, 2012

The Christmas House buyers will be out hunting for sales and bargains all during the year…shopping for our 2013 Christmas House store. We stretch our dollars further by shopping sales year-round, but need space to store the gifts. We are looking for 1,000 square feet of secure, dry space that would be available from Christmas [...]