Snohomish County and City of Everett leaders this week launched the “Better With Boeing” campaign, a community-led initiative to highlight the unique strengths of the region and reinforce why Boeing’s long-term success is rooted in growing operations in Washington state.
The global pandemic has severely affected the aviation and aerospace industries. Boeing has difficult decisions to make to cut costs and increase efficiencies and is currently studying what it would mean to consolidate 787 production in a single state. Currently, the Dreamliner models are built in both Washington and North Charleston, South Carolina. The campaign’s message to Boeing is that we are better with Boeing, and Boeing’s future is brighter right here in Washington state.
“Our partnership with Boeing stretches over fifty years,” said Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers. “Generations of Snohomish County residents have built their careers at Boeing – designers, engineers, machinists and other professionals. They’ve built the company and shaped its success, and we hope this relationship continues for many decades to come.”
“Boeing is part of our identity as a region, and we’ve built an incredible aerospace workforce development pipeline here in our community,” said City of Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin. “Who doesn’t know someone who works at Boeing? Boeing workers and their families form the fabric of our community and have helped influence the heart and soul of our city. We’re definitely better with Boeing and through the partnerships and skilled workforce we have, Boeing is better with us.”
The Better with Boeing campaign also launched a new website, BetterWithBoeing.com.
For more information see the full press release.
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Please save the date for Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers’ State of the County Budget Address.
We hope you can join us for Executive Somers’ budget address and update for the county.
Date: Tuesday, September 29th
Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m.
The address will be via Zoom webinar. A link will be provided the week before the event.
The mental health impacts of COVID-19 were the focus of a Zoom briefing on Friday morning. Dr. Megan Gary, assistant medical director and practicing psychiatrist with Kaiser Permanente Everett Medical Center, Rena Fitzgerald, crisis services senior program manager for Volunteers of America Western Washington, and Dr. Kira Mauseth, practicing clinical psychologist and co-lead of Washington State Department of Health Behavioral Health Strike Team, spoke during the briefing.
They all have observed a “concerning” uptick in mental health calls during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since May, the Volunteers of America’s local crisis line’s call volume has increased 44%.
There are key steps people can take to help, especially heading into fall and winter seasons that are expected to be particularly challenging for mental health. These steps include setting a routine for eating, exercising, and sleeping. It’s also important to maintain connections in safe ways with your loved ones, even if you can’t see them in person, and to set realistic expectations of yourself and others.
Perhaps most important is to remember that intense emotions are normal during this challenging time, and you are not alone.
“Sometimes when people have an increase in these negative feelings, they’re not sure if they’re supposed to be having them or not, and it’s completely normal for people to have an increase in anxiety and worry for the future right now,” Fitzgerald said. “It’s important that we all take care of ourselves so that we can help take care of one another. We’re not alone in dealing with the emotional toll the pandemic is having on us. Help is available 24/7.”
Watch: https://youtu.be/VfjyxNEJM8o or read the transcript: https://www.snohd.org/DocumentCenter/View/4967
And a list of mental health resources is available here: https://www.snohd.org/DocumentCenter/View/4968
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