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Wallingford swings!

Next time you're at the Wallingford Playfield or Meridian Park, you'll notice a a bright cheery, yellow addition to the swings.  The Fremont Rotary Club has donated one ADA accessible swing for each park that are designed for kids with special needs.  The donation is part of the Fremont Rotary's "Yellow Swing Campaign" of which a total of four swings were donated to local playgrounds. The Fremont Rotary aligned themselves with the "Seattle Children's Playgarden" organization which serves to provide children…

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Food Bank Gourmet

When chefs Rachel Yang of Joule or Amy McRay of Eva cook, you can imagine they have a pretty well-stocked pantry to work with. Imagine, though, that these two cooking experts were limited to food you'd find in a food bank. We'd say it's doubtful you'd find "Hawaiian prawn stone pot with saffron rice" or "Grilled Northwest Beef ‘Petit Tender’ Steak with a Sauté of Roasted Potato, Red Onion, and Winter Vegetables & a Feta, Smoked Paprika and Almond Salts" on the…

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Fresh Fitness on Solid Ground and Fit to Feed

Have you been telling yourself lately that you need to get to the gym or try a new workout? Well, let me give you a good reason and a little push to try the newest workout craze Zumba, at Fresh Fitness and Dance Fit to Feed Fundraiser Event (4430 Corliss Ave North), Friday, March 4th, 6:30 pm. You may be asking, "what is Zumba?" According to Fresh Fitness and Dance: Zumba® fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program.…

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Day On!

*Updated January 11, 2:43pm While many folks take Monday, January 17 off for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, John Stanford families will "Make it a Day On -- Not a Day Off!" Wallingford neighbors are invited to participate in the MLK Day of Service activities at John Stanford International School from 10 am until 2 pm.  The volunteers will be meeting on the school's playground, where they will be weeding, digging, and spreading wood chips.  The playground is just south of…

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Wallyhood Mug: Get it to go!

We've gotten such a great response to our Wallyhood Mugs that we've decided to ask Irwin's and A Muddy Cup to help sell a few on our behalf.  And being the super-awesome neighborhood coffee places that they are, they agreed!  So if you missed out on ordering a mug from us last month, now's your chance to get your very own.  Maybe it's just me being biased at all, but they've got a great feel to them:  they're ceramic with a…

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Boys and Girls Club Gets Kinect(ed)

Christmas came to the Wallingford Boys and Girls Club (WBGC) a few days early, thanks to a generous donation from Microsoft.  Yesterday, the club received an Xbox 360 with Kinect.  The software company donated the console and two games to 4,000 Boys and Girls Club locations nationwide.  As a special bonus, WBGC also received 13 additional Kinect games, courtesy of the Hotmail team, who shipped them using their new Active View feature.  Club members were invited to come and try out…

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Rebuilding Seattle

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If you're planning any winter cleaning this month, Sarah Ihrie wants you to know that her organization, Rebuilding Together Seattle, is seeking donations of supplies to help with their programs. From their web site: RTS provides donated repair services for homeowners in need so they can continue to live independently in warmth and safety. About Us: Rebuilding Together Seattle was established in 1989 and is part of the national Rebuilding Together organization. We are a volunteer, charitable group and repair or…

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