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Left to right: Terry Higashiyama, community services administrator for the City of Renton; Bob McBeth, Communities in Schools of Renton (CISR) board chair; Kathy McBeth, wife of Bob McBeth; Don Persson, Renton City Council member; Dr. Sari Pascoe, executive director of CISR; and Sonja Mejlaender of the City of Renton. -
Left to right: Terry Higashiyama, community services administrator for the City of Renton; Bob McBeth, Communities in Schools of Renton (CISR) board chair; Kathy McBeth, wife of Bob McBeth; Don Persson, Renton City Council member; Dr. Sari Pascoe, executive director of CISR; and Sonja Mejlaender of the City of Renton.
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Auction raises about $20,000 for Communities in Schools of Renton


Oct 08 2008

About 200 people attended the annual benefit dinner and auction for Communities in Schools of Renton Thursday night at Renton Senior Activity Center. About $20,000 was raised for the nonprofit during the event.

“It was good; everybody had a good time,” said Erin Iverson, mentor program manager.

Guests were served an Ivar’s salmon dinner. Entertainment included guest speaker John Lovick, a mentor and Snohomish County sheriff, and musical guests Haben Abraham and her sisters Lianda and Salina, who go by the name EriAm (short for Eritrean-American, their heritage).

New executive director Sari Pascoe also gave a speech.

Communities in Schools of Renton supports Renton families and students with family liaison and mentor programs. For more information, visit www.renton.ciswa.org or call Executive Director Sari Pascoe at 425-430-6656.

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