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Board of Directors

Rick Kvangnes, President
Judd and Black - General Manager
Pam Sorenson, Vice President
Sunset Striping - Owner
Hope Ringstad, Secretary
State of Washington Community Corrections
Michael G. Dunican, Treasurer
The Boeing Company - Engineer
Bryan Allen, Director
Comcast - Ad Sales
Jan Barrow, Director
Windermere Real Estate (Retired)
Silvia Bauman, Director
Community Volunteer
Angela Camilon, Director
Eylander Electric - Bookkeeper
Kristie Carl, Director
Seahurst Electric - Office Manager
Alison Cline, Director
Snohomish S.D. - Teacher
Patricia Eylander, Director
Eylander Electric - Owner
Deb Harvey, Director
Snohomish County - Graphics Specialist
Jane Jacobson, Director
Windermere Real Estate - Associate Broker
Larry Lark, Director
The Herald - Major Accounts Executive
Terry Luton, Director
The Boeing Company
Sylvia May, Director
Fast Food Management (Retired)
Pam McLeod, Director
Community Transit - Accounting Assistant
Rosemary Randall, Director
OSP - Engineer
Sheryl Stefanson, Director
Allstate Insurance Agency - Office Manager (Retired)
Tom Thetford, Director
City of Everett - Utilities Director
Charlotte Wood, Director
Retired Business Owner

The Facts

Christmas House is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, registered in Washington state. We provide toys and essentials to low income families, during the holidays. Established in 1981, Christmas House helps over 2,900 Snohomish County families each year. Christmas House is operated by 100% volunteer staff, which put their lives on hold to help others at one of the busiest times of the year. Christmas House is located in Everett, Washington, in the Boys and Girls Club of Snohomish County gymnasium. Christmas House is administered by a Board of Directors and staffed by hundreds of volunteers during the Christmas season.

Recent Statistics

A total of 8,300 infants, youth and teens from 2,900 families received clothing, blankets, toys and personal items during the recent Christmas House season. We serve children from families within Snohomish County. The demand for our services is such that we are not able to provide assistance outside of Snohomish County at this time. Within the county, we have served families from 20 cities, plus unincorporated Snohomish County.

History

Christmas House was founded in 1981 by Roy Fraser in his garage. Roy had heard of children in Snohomish County who had not received anything for the prior Christmas and was determined to change that. He established the first annual Christmas House and stocked it primarily with used toys and handmade items, which they refurbished and gave away to families in need. They served more than 100 children the first year. Unfortunately, Roy did not live to see the second Christmas House, but his memory lives on as we now look forward to our 28th Christmas House, Christmas House 2008. The general format of how Christmas House functions has not changed over the years, just the number of families and individual children who benefit from his dream over two decades ago.

Read the 2007 Annual Report

Letters of Support

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Christmas House - P.O. Box 717, Everett, WA 98206 - 425-338-2273