Two familiar faces from KING 5 will share the stage during the Third Annual Eastside Friends of Seniors fundraiser at The Golf Club at Newcastle beginning at noon on Friday, Sept. 26.

Meteorologist Jeff Renner will return to the podium again this year to serve as master of ceremonies. He will be joined by Margaret Larson, host of New Day Northwest, at the event to raise funds and awareness for Eastside Friends of Seniors.

The nonprofit organization began serving seniors in Issaquah and the Sammamish Plateau in 1997 as Faith in Action. The group changed its name in 2011 to reflect its expanded mission of free services to seniors in Bellevue and the Snoqualmie Valley.

Volunteers from Eastside Friends of Seniors provide rides to medical appointments and help with shopping and routine chores that might otherwise force seniors to give up their independence. There are no financial requirements to receive the free assistance, but more than 92 percent of the organization’s clients are classified as low income. The services of Eastside Friends are available to anybody over 60 years of age within their area of service.

“Eastside Friends of Seniors helps the elderly population living in our community stay where they really want to be…in their own homes” explained Kim Jenkins, president of the group’s board of directors.

The event is free and open to all. Donations will be accepted to support the volunteer services provided by the organization. Information on volunteer opportunities and donations can be made online at www.eastsidefriendsofseniors.org. The hillside golf course is a new venue for the luncheon.

Reservations for a seat at the luncheon can be made by calling the Eastside Friends office at office in Sammamish at 425-369-9120 or by email to info@eastsidefriendsofseniors.org.