Kiwanis club awards grants
On Nov. 18, the Federal Way Kiwanis Club awarded three local civic groups with grant funding to support their programs.
Kent Cross, principal of Rainier View Elementary School, was awarded $1,325 to the school’s ASB fund. The grant will provide an ongoing math program integrated with the popular ELMOS learning tools in classrooms already.
Heather Longhurst accepted a $1,500 grant to Pacific Ballroom Dance. This program targets “kids at risk” to provide dance training and an opportunity to perform in the community. The grant will enable Pacific Ballroom Dance to provide scholarships for students that do not have the ability to participate otherwise.
Ted Vidan, chairman of the Federal Way Domestic Violence Coordinated Community Response Committee (DVCCR), received a $100 grant to support the group’s program costs for the Nov. 20 regional event at City Hall.
Federal Way Kiwanis Club meets at noon Wednesdays at the Old Country Buffet on South 320th Street across from The Commons mall. To learn more, visit
Poinsettia sale helps children
The Federal Way Sunrise Rotary Club is selling poinsettias. With the proceeds, the club is able to take disadvantaged children on a “shopping spree” to purchase much needed clothing and necessities, and a small gift.
Poinsettias are available in six-inch pots in traditional red or white, plus a pink, and a marbled pink and white, at $10 each. A larger plant in red or white is available in a 10-inch pot for $30 each.
Delivery dates are Nov. 25 or Dec. 5, 12 or 19. Visit http://federalwaysunrise.rotary5030.org/index.php for an order form; fax your request to (253) 320-7548; or e-mail mikepetitt@hotmail.com
The Federal Way Sunrise Rotary meets at 7:15 a.m. Tuesdays at Marie Callender’s, 31920 Gateway Center Blvd. S.
