Parks

Back in November, 2000, one of the first acts that I committed as a new Seattleite was to vote in support of the Pro Parks levy. IMHO, this levy has done great things for Seattle’s parks. Practically every time I’m at a park, I see a sign boasting that X project was completed with funds from the Pro Parks levy. And if you don’t believe me, just take a look at this project list,  which impressively covers everything from Ballard Commons Park…

Next Sunday, August 12, Plus One Foundation will be hosting the second annual Family Fun Field Day from 12:00PM - 3:00PM at Meridian Park to raise funds for children with neurological disorders. It'll be a fun day for families to play field games and chances to win prizes donated by local businesses. From Plus One: Plus One Foundation is an all volunteer nonprofit funding participation in non-medical activities that build muscle strength and feed the soul helping people with neurological disorders…

We'd like to thank Wallingford resident Greg Flood who wrote the following guest post: Ask.com is doing a survey to select a project to fund for Seattle and funding operation of our wading pools is one possibility. It only takes a few seconds to vote at http://www.seattleasks.com/ before May 15. If successful, Seattle pools will be saved for this summer, but what about future years? Seattle Parks and Recreation has reduced the operating hours of Seattle wading pools in recent years due to budget cuts.…