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"Psst, Amazon Smile ... check it out." (John Fisken photo)

“Psst, Amazon Smile … check it out.” (John Fisken photo)

Your finger has the power.

With one simple click this holiday season, you can help support the Coupeville Booster Club and Wolf athletics.

The Booster Club has linked up with Amazon to take part in the company’s Smile program, which kicks 0.5% of eligible sales to the charity of your choice.

How to take part? It’s simple.

When you go to place an order through Amazon, shop at https://smile.amazon.com/, making sure to choose the Coupeville Booster Club as the charity you support.

The first time you do this, it’s important to check, as you’ll often be defaulted to another charity. Once you’ve tabbed the Wolves, you’re golden for future visits.

If you have an existing account/Amazon Prime, it won’t change how you log in, other than you ALWAYS start from the Amazon Smile page.

Go about your normal business, and a percentage of the profits gets kicked back to Coupeville, as easy as that.

With the holiday gift-giving season in full swing, you can stock up, dodge trips to the mainland and support local athletes, all with a simple click of the finger.

Have questions? Let’s let Amazon do the heavy lifting for me:

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/aw/ch/about

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Deb Smith, seen here with son Jacob at the state track meet last spring, is leading a drive to help Coupeville's homeless.

   Deb Smith, seen here with son Jacob at the state track meet last spring, is leading a drive to help Coupeville’s homeless.

Deb Smith spends a lot of time outside running.

Now the fitness enthusiast and Wolf mom is racing to lead an effort to help provide for homeless in Coupeville this holiday season.

She’s hoping to collect:

Tarps
Rope
Socks and gloves
Hats and beanies
Sleeping bags
Wool blankets
Hygiene items
Non-Perishable food items
Gift cards (food or coffee)

Smith would like to pull everything together by Dec. 18, and she plans to supplement everything with home-baked cookies as well.

For more info or to donate, call or text Smith at (360) 731-7619.

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Greenbank Farm's Santa dispenses holiday joy.

Greenbank Farm’s Santa dispenses holiday joy.

Cheerful? Outgoing?

Have a hankering to take your Christmas spirit to the next level and work with the Big Man himself?

Excellent. Your time may have come.

Lovers of all things holiday are being called on to step up and consider donating a bit of their time to take on the persona of an elf and work with Greenbank Farms’ Santa-in-residence as he dispenses holiday cheer through this holiday season and beyond.

Santa will be sitting from 11-1 every Saturday at the Greenbank Farm until Christmas, as well as hosting three 45-minute parties at 10 AM Dec. 6, 13 and 20.

Eager elfs can pick up volunteer hours and a gig that can be included on a resume, particularly if the participant is a drama student.

Appearance of prospective elfs should be “small in stature, nimble, but not frenetic in movements. Clad in colorful, loose-fitting androgynous clothing that is both modest and exotic in design; e.g. pointy-toed shoes/slippers, crown-like cap with attached elf ears, fur fringe, bells and/or other dangling/glittering items like stars, pom-poms, etc.”

Rules of behavior include an ability to be “extroverted in a mildly effeminate manner, but outwardly calm and speaks in a soft voice, especially to children. Buoyant, positive, cheerful, friendly, talkative, inquisitive. Especially interested in children from infancy through 8-10 years old.”

Outgoing and personable helps, as well. Previous experience working with children is highly valued.

Children at the parties will receive a party favor bag with his/her name on it which includes a candy cane, several chocolate coins, a finger puppet and a non-religious wooden tree ornament craft activity that includes mini-markers.

Kids will also get their photos taken with Santa and get some one-on-one time to discuss their holiday-related concerns.

Serious about gettin’ your elf on? Send an email to whidbeysanta@gmail.

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