Last year, when Grace and her sister and mom read Nicole Brodeur’s piece in the Seattle Times, “For some kids, cuts at nonprofit mean fewer meals”, it spurred an idea: “The article got my sister and I thinking, and decided with some friends to organize a food drive,” Grace wrote to me in an email. “We put up posters around the neighborhood and gave out over 100 flyers. We want everyone to participate in this food drive.” The food drive was such a…
From what Wallyhood readers have shared this week, there were plenty of examples of visitors to our neighborhood not being their best selves during the Fourth of July celebrations. Fortunately, some of our smaller residents were inspired to acts of kindness on the Fourth. Which makes me, for one, proud to be a Wallingfordian. Wallingford residents Sebastian, age 8, and Sofi, age 5, hosted their fourth annual fundraiser for the Whale Museum at Friday Harbor on the afternoon of the 4th,…
This just in from Wallingford's romance writer and occasional (albeit, we wish more often) Wallyhood contributor, Kimberly Christensen: Did you know that the city of Seattle’s plastic bag ban goes into effect on July 1? This is great news for the Puget Sound and sea animals of all varieties. Plastic bags tend to end up in the ocean, where they can be mistaken for jellyfish and other food by turtles, sea lions, whales and birds. However, if you go grocery shopping…
Bartell Drugs is holding its annual Community Food Drive now through June 10. The food drive benefits Food Lifeline and helps to replenish local food banks during the summer, when families aren't able to rely on reduced-price or free school meals. Simply stop in at Bartell Drugs (1820 N. 45th St.) to purchase and donate any of the following non-perishable food items: High Protein Foods Canned tuna/salmon Beef stew/chili Peanut Butter/nuts Beans/legumes Canned & Dry Goods Rice & pasta Breakfast cereal…
High in the mountains of Eastern Tibet stands a tiny school focused on doing a world of good. Education at Elevation (E@E), located in rural Kham, Tibet, educates and houses 75 orphaned children from ages 6-14, who come from nomadic families. The school was founded by Wendy Wong in 2007 after she met Sonam Rinpoche, a Tibetan Monk who planned to build in Tibet and was inspired by his passion to help needy children. According to Wong, "It is our mission to…
Kathleen Cromp from the Wallingford Senior Community Center, and Jake Weber from FamilyWorks wrote to tell us how touched they were by the generosity of our neighborhood during the GiveBIG event on May 2, and they've asked us to pass along the following message to the community: Dear Wallingford Friends, FamilyWorks and Wallingford Community Senior Center want to thank Wallyhood and the many community donors for their amazingly generous response to Seattle Foundation’s Give BIG on May 2! Each organization had about 70…
Tomorrow (Friday, May 4), the kids from The Meridian School will be cleaning up around The Good Shepherd/Meridian Park grounds, and adjacent residential areas as part of the school's annual two-week long Community Service Celebration. So if you see kids armed with plastic bags and picking up litter, give them a big thanks for their service! In addition to the clean-up tasks, students will also provide volunteer assistance to Lettuce Link/Solid Ground, Snow Leopard Trust, Seattle Tilth, and a few other…