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Thank a Volunteer for Their Service This Week, April 19-25

Post author:Patti Gray Whann
Post published:April 19, 2026
Post category:PI Volunteer
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Since 1974, National Volunteer Week has been an opportunity to recognize the impact of volunteer service—the power of volunteers to tackle society’s greatest challenges, build stronger communities, and transform the world. National Volunteer Week was established by President Richard Nixon, and in 1990, President George H.W. Bush established one of the largest volunteer associations, called Points of Light. National Volunteer Week takes place annually in April, which is Global Volunteer Month. This year, we celebrate our volunteers from April 19-25, and…

Beauty, Community, and Fresh Air: Welcome to The Sparkling Wallingford Society

Post author:Larry Bush
Post published:March 27, 2026
Post category:Graffiti PI Volunteer
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You may have noticed a group of Wallingford neighbors picking up trash, leaves, and debris along the N 45th Street business corridor. More likely than not, these folks are part of “The Sparkling Wallingford Society,” an all-volunteer group dedicated to helping keep Wallingford’s sidewalks clean and free from trash. The following was received from Carrie Johnson, founding member of the society: This April will mark a year since The Sparkling Wallingford Society became an Adopt-A-Street group. Within the city of Seattle,…

Assisteens Garage Sale Saturday, March 7th, Hosted by Assistance League of Seattle

Post author:Patti Gray Whann
Post published:March 4, 2026
Post category:Charity Kids PI Volunteer Yard Sale

I began volunteering this past fall at the Assistance League of Seattle Thrift Store, a place I already knew well. Since moving to Wallingford three years ago, to begin my “urban retirement adventure” near my daughter, the store had become one of my favorite neighborhood stops. I still remember the first time I walked through the front door and felt instantly hooked. Instead of the dim church-basement thrift stores I was used to on the East Coast, I found a bright,…

Wallingford Community Senior Center Board – Service Opportunity

Post author:Deborah Barnes
Post published:February 15, 2025
Post category:PI Senior citizens Volunteer

Wallingford Community Senior Center (WCSC) is actively seeking to expand its board membership to strengthen governance and expertise at the center. Members of the WCSC Board of Directors contribute their skills, networks, and time towards achieving shared goals to the benefit of older adults and the Wallingford community at large. WCSC’s mission is to “Connect and empower seniors to live happy, healthy, and engaged lives.” For more information please visit https://tinyurl.com/wcscboard

Nisqually earthquake damage from KIRO7

Getting ready for The Big One

Post author:Mike Ruby
Post published:May 24, 2021
Post category:Emergency Preparedness Neighborhood Planning Volunteer

Seattle's Office of Emergency Management is presenting a series of webinars to detail how they will respond when a major earthquake comes our way. Note, we say WHEN, not IF. It's coming, we just don't know when. It's overdue, which makes us even more nervous. Recent research says that a rupture of the Seattle Fault, that runs east-west under Harbor Island and Beacon Hill, is likely to be more damaging to Seattle than the much discussed Cascadia Subduction Fault that runs…

Wallyhood is looking for a new editor!

Post author:Kim
Post published:March 18, 2017
Post category:Volunteer Wallingford, Seattle

Dear Wallyhood readers, It has been an honor to serve my rotating post as editor-of-the-week since last April when Wallyhood was officially "re-launched" to operate as a shared editorial effort among myself, Jordan, Katy, Ben, and Jack. After starting the blog and dedicating over seven years to keeping it running, Jordan reached out to his readers for support and the community responded by helping to come up with a more sustainable model. Today, we are a solid team of 5 editors…

Calling all readers, writers and contributors…

Post author:Kim
Post published:September 30, 2016
Post category:Bar Food Volunteer Wallingford, Seattle

In this day and age of online interactions, it's oh so commonplace to collaborate with people that you have never meet in person. And so it is at Wallyhood. Many of our staff have never met the neighbors who read our blog and help make Wallyhood what it is. And vice versa. We want to change that. Writers, come meet your editors! Editors, come meet your writers! And readers, come meet the folks who put Wallyhood together day in and day…

This community blog is all volunteer run, and we welcome articles from everyone in the Wallingford community. Something on your mind? Have a story to share? Please contact us at [email protected] today!

Editorial Board:

Larry Bush
Elizabeth Connolly
Jack McLaughlin
Megan Dulgar Okabayashi
Gary Shigenaka