The Rev. Greg Peters and Senior Warden Dan Mullene from Edmonds St. Alban’s Episcopal Church recently presented Chase Lake Elementary Community School Principal Sean Silver and Vonya King-Norton, Family Support Coordinator, with a check for $1,429 from donations received from the church’s Dec. 1 Winter’s Return Christmas concert.

In addition, the school received 74 food items for the back-pack program from the church. The members of St. Alban’s also donated $925 in gift cards to Fred Meyer and WinCo Foods grocery stores to help families in need.

St. Alban’s joins several other South Snohomish churches in continuing to support Chase Lake School through a variety of outreach programs funded by church members and special community events.

Chase Lake Safety Net program works to reduce hurdles to success caused by poverty, homelessness, and family disruption by providing immediate emergency help with basic needs (food, clothing, transportation) as well as family advocacy and help connecting with community providers.  The program also provides a safe and stable environment to its students so they can focus on their education.  This is the 5^th year that St. Alban’s has held a Christmas concert to support this cause.

To support the Safety Net Program, contact Vonya King-Norton, Family Support Coordinator, Chase Lake Community School: Phone: 425-431-2330, Email: king-nortonv@edmonds.wednet.edu

Chase Lake Elementary is located at 21603 84th Ave West. The Edmonds School District school has more than 400 students in its kindergarten through sixth grade classes, with 27 languages spoken among its diverse student body.

St. Alban’s is located at 21405 82nd Place West, near Edmonds’ Five Corners neighborhood.  The church holds services on Sundays at 8 a.m. (Rite 1) and at 10:30 a.m. (Rite 2).  The rector of St. Alban’s is Father Greg Peters.  For more information, contact the church at 425-778-0371 or visit stalbansedmonds.org.