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Got makeup bags or samples you don’t need? Stephanie Endres would be happy to get them:
My nonprofit Stephanie’s Lifeline HOPE is currently collecting makeup samples and makeup bags for an event we will be holding in which we are filling the makeup bags with makeup to distribute to women’s homeless and domestic-violece shelters.
We are in search of more makeup bags and more samples at this this time … We will be collecting items until October 27.
In order to donate, drop off donations at 3830 22nd Ave SW in West Seattle (Pigeon Point), or we can arrange a pick up time. Our phone number is 253-237-3056 and our email Stephanieslifeline@gmail.com.
We first mentioned Stephanie’s work four years ago.
(WSB photos)
West Seattle Helpline executive director Erin Dury Moore and board member Rev. Ron Marshall are smiling at tonight’s show of support for the organization’s mission to keep people out of homelessness. It’s the Helpline’s 10th annual “Neighbors Helping Neighbors” dinner and auction at The Hall at Fauntleroy. WSB is the media sponsor and we stopped by in the early going for some photos:
Dinner hadn’t started yet but among the items on display were the treats awaiting bidders in the “Dessert Dash”:
A variety of silent and live auction items are up for grabs, from vacation packages to a wine-tasting party (donated by WSB sponsor Viscon Cellars):
Among Helpline supporters in attendance, City Council candidate Phil Tavel:
As the Helpline website explains, “The West Seattle Helpline stops homelessness before it starts. We provide financial assistance in the form of rent and utility payments, clothing, bus tickets, and referrals to help our neighbors in West Seattle and White Center regain stability after facing hardship.” They’ve helped more than 6,000 people so far this year. If you couldn’t get to tonight’s event, here’s how to help any time.
That “River for All” is the Duwamish River, and we are now one week away from a simple way for you to show it some love: The fall edition of the one-day-and-many-locations Duwamish Alive! volunteering event is 10 am-2 pm next Saturday (October 19th). More than half a dozen of the sites are in West Seattle; to see the list and find out how to RSVP to help, go to DuwamishAlive.org, or email info@duwamishalive.org
. Just a few hours of your time can give a boost to the river and all who depend on it – animals, plants, and people.
If you’re on-peninsula at lunchtime next Tuesday (October 15th), the West Seattle High School ASB invites you to help them raise money during a special event: The El Chapulin Oaxaqueño taco truck will be on campus, and as the ASB explains, there’s a gap between student lunch periods, so they’re inviting you to stop by and get lunch too, (updated) 12:30 pm-1 pm. WSHS is at 3000 California SW.
One month into the new school year and fundraising season is revving up. At Lafayette Elementary (2645 California SW), today is Walk-A-Thon day, with students and staff taking turns out on the playground. With iffy weather this time of year, the event hasn’t always been sun-splashed, but this year, the weather’s perfect. Bake sale too, if you stop by to show support:
The Lafayette Walk-A-Thon is scheduled to continue until 1:30 pm.
(Fundraiser coming up at YOUR school? Be sure to send us info so we can share it with the community!)
Little things can make a big difference. That’s what Chief Sealth International High School‘s InvestED donation drive is about. Here’s the school’s announcement:
Please consider donating to the CSIHS InvestED fundraising campaign. These funds are used to help our students that are struggling to fund the basic needs for a successful high school experience.
There are a range of basic needs that students have at Chief Sealth International High School. Currently, many students have been requesting basic items such as backpacks, pencils, bedding, emergency gear, socks, underwear, and jackets. There have also been requests for many athletes who wish to participate in sports related activities. This includes fees for art class, ASB stickers, funds for IB tests, certain textbooks and books required for classes and not available at school, etc.
Your donation will go directly into the InvestED Fund at Chief Sealth International High School to help the students in need there. Simply designate your donation to Chief Sealth High School from the drop down list on the donation page … Donate Here!
The photo and announcement are from Sound Physical Therapy, one of a half-dozen local clinics that would love to team up with you this month to fight hunter:
October is National Physical Therapy Month, and Physical Therapy clinics in West Seattle are holding their 8th annual food drive to benefit the West Seattle Food Bank!!
Last year, more than 2,900 pounds of food and supplies were collected by the participating clinics and we are hoping to far surpass this total in 2019!
Donations are welcome thru October at the following clinics:
Sound Physical Therapy – 3823 Delridge Way SW
Highline Physical Therapy – 4700 42nd Ave. SW #510
Kinetic Physical Therapy – 4828 California Ave. SW
Life in Balance – 5410 California Ave. SW #101
West Seattle Physical Therapy – 4545 41 st Ave. SW
Biojunction Sports Therapy – 3727 California Ave. SW #1AYou do not need to be a patient to participate! Feel free to drop off non-perishable food or
items at your convenience. A list of suggested items is available at westseattlefoodbank.org.
All but one of the clinic links above will take you to pages with the hours they are open, so you can plan when to drop off your donation!
(2017 photo by Trileigh Tucker)
If you want to help ensure we keep seeing them, set aside a few hours later this month to do this:
(2016 photo by Leda Costa for WSB)
Two weeks from Saturday, it’s the fall edition of
Join Duwamish Alive! this Fall as our salmon are returning in our Duwamish River and Longfellow Creek, with this watershed wide effort in improving the health of our salmon by restoring their habitat which provides food, shelter and cool, clean water that salmon need. Volunteers will be restoring native habitat on in multiple urban parks and open spaces by removing invasive weeds, planting native plants, removing debris and learning about healthy habitat. This is a family-friendly event, all ages welcomed and encouraged.
To volunteer, visit DuwamishAlive.org to see the different volunteer opportunities and register for the site of your choice, or email info@duwamishalive.org
As you’ll see on the Duwamish Alive! link, your options include more than half a dozen sites here in West Seattle, and others elsewhere.
The West Seattle Helpline helps keep people from becoming homeless by getting them through an emergency -and their upcoming “Neighbors Helping Neighbors” event gives you the chance to ensure they can keep doing it. Two more days to get your ticket(s), as the Helpline reminds us:
Only two days left to buy tickets to West Seattle Helpline’s 10th annual Neighbors Helping Neighbors Dinner & Auction at the Hall at Fauntleroy on Saturday, October 12th from 6:00-9:00 pm.
This is a fun evening out to celebrate our community and stop homelessness before it starts. The night begins with a cocktail hour with a silent auction and live music, where you can strike a pose at our photo booth. Then enjoy a delicious dinner and exciting live auction where you can bid on great experiences such as a week long Caribbean cruise for two or an in-home brandy tasting! End the night with our infamous dessert dash with delightful desserts from Macrina, Indulge, Salty’s, and more!
Neighbors Helping Neighbors Dinner & Auction raises crucial funds to ensure that all of our neighbors receive the help they need during tough times so they can stay safe and stable in their homes. Together, we can stop homelessness before it starts.
To purchase tickets, click here! Don’t wait – ticket sales end Friday, Oct 4th!
Last Friday night, West Seattle Food Bank‘s “Grand Affair” brought together supporters to enjoy an evening and help fight hunger. As promised, WSFB’s Judi Yazzolino has the results:
Thank you again to those that supported the West Seattle Food Bank’s 4th annual A Grand Affair Cocktail Benefit last Friday at The Sanctuary at Admiral.
With the generous support of sponsors, donors and of course, our guests, we raised $51,520 and counting! It was so much fun!
Special thank you to our major sponsors, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Viscon Cellars, HomeStreet Bank, Whole Foods Market, CHI Franciscan, & Windermere Real Estate Wall Street Group.
Other community co-sponsors included WSB. If you couldn’t be there, you can still help WSFB now – here’s how.
(WSB photo, 2018)
With school back in session, it’s fundraising season. The Lafayette Elementary PTA is looking for more sponsors for its October 10th Walk-a-Thon:
THANK YOU to all of the businesses and families who have submitted sponsorship, our growing list is impressive. Help us make our sponsorship goal, we are halfway there!
What are the other ways YOU can help? Become a sponsor to our Walk-a-Thon! On October 10, over 400 students and their teachers will take to the blacktop in support their school. In support of their efforts, a Lafayette Sponsorship is a great way to get much needed funds into the Lafayette PTA’s budget and also benefit businesses by gaining exposure with the Lafayette and West Seattle community.
A Lafayette Sponsorship contributes in a BIG and DIRECT way to the success of the children at our school. As a sponsor, you show that you are looking out for the future of our kids!
THANK YOU for your consideration and continued support. Questions? Contact Kirsten Franklin-Temple, Sponsorship Chair (lafayettewatsponsorships@gmail.com). Sponsorship donations are accepted at any time but in order to have your logo on the t-shirt, the deadline is October 1.
Sponsorship levels are listed here.
Is YOUR school having a fundraiser or something else the community should know about? Let us know!
Back in the first few months of the District 1 Community Network – people from community organizations around West Seattle and South Park – we reported D1CN was crafting a survey to help them help you. Now it’s ready and it’s fairly quick, so if you can spend a few minutes replying, you’ll find it here.
P.S. D1CN is busy already – as featured here earlier, they hosted a “City Budget 101” briefing last night, and the second of the two City Council District 1 candidate debates they’ve organized is Saturday (Sept. 28th), 4:30 pm at Neighborhood House High Point (6400 Sylvan Way SW)
In The Junction right now at California/Alaska, firefighters’ Fill the Boot donation drive for MDA is in its first day. We saw the crew from Highland Park-based Engine 11 there a little while ago; firefighters are rotating until 5 pm, and will collect there 9 am-5 pm daily through this Friday.
(Photo courtesy IAFF Local 27)
Seattle Fire Fighters Union IAFF Local 27, along with the Muscular Dystrophy Association, are getting ready for the annual Fill the Boot fundraising campaign with the goal “to help kids and adults with muscular dystrophy, ALS, and related muscle-debilitating diseases live longer.” They’ve been working together for more than 60 years. Firefighters will be collecting donations 9 am-5 pm each day September 24-27 at five locations around the city including, in West Seattle, California/Alaska. The citywide fundraising target this year is $100,000.
The walkthrough on the west side of California SW midblock between SW Edmunds and SW Alaska will be the site of a one-of-a-kind volunteer work party next Saturday. As announced by the West Seattle Junction Association:
Saturday, September 21st 9 am – 12 Noon
Volunteer opportunity! Be a part of the transformation of the walk-thru and a piece of mural history. Help turn the walk-thru from a uninteresting passageway into the new Mural Alley!
The Junction is renovating the walk-thru, transforming it into a positive space full of local art.
Renovations include:
Pressure washing
Cleaning the walls
Removing staples and flyers
Painting a backdrop
Installing the 5 community murals painted during 2019 Summer FestGloves, tools, and cleaning supplies provided.
Meet at 9 am in front of the walk-thru on California Ave by Northwest Art and Frame.
The new “Mural Alley” will be dedicated during the next West Seattle Art Walk (October 10th).
P.S. Always lots of volunteer opportunities with The Junction – see the list here.
(WSB photos)
Cameron and Pete Moores host community events just about every day/night at C & P Coffee Company (5612 California SW; WSB sponsor) – but what’s happening right now, the We (Heart) West Seattle party, is a first. They’re raising money for three local nonprofits, WestSide Baby, the West Seattle Food Bank, and West Seattle Helpline. Even if you didn’t buy an advance ticket, there’s room – and food – you can pay at the door!
Silent auction items, too:
The party’s on until 7 pm.
To modify the maxim … You snooze, they win. Tomorrow you’re invited to shop for a mattress (or more than one!) at West Seattle High School – the reminder:
Come support your West Seattle Wildcats this Saturday at our 2nd Annual Mattress Fundraiser Benefiting the West Seattle High School Athletic Department! This is our biggest fundraiser of the year. 100% of the proceeds will be reinvested in Locker Room renovations, Gymnasium upgrades and our WSHS Sports Performance Center! Every dollar and referral helps!
There will be 30 different models on display, each available in any size you need it in. Name brands you’re familiar with, like Simmons/Beautyrest! Great savings to the community and ALL purchases support WSHS Athletics! Doors will be open from 10 am – 5 pm in the West Seattle High School gymnasium. Plan to come check out what we have to offer!
The gym is on the south side of the campus, accessible off the parking lot, at 3000 California SW.
(2018 WSB photo)
Got your tickets yet? Here’s a chance to enjoy a well-deserved night out while supporting a vital community nonprofit:
Only 10 days left until the West Seattle Food Bank’s fun party and fundraiser A Grand Affair Cocktail Benefit at the Sanctuary at Admiral (on 42nd across from Admiral Safeway) on Friday evening, September 20th at 6:30 pm.
Tickets are $75/person until Thurs., 9/19 or $85 at the door. This is a fun Roaring ’20s-themed cocktail party featuring casino style gaming with a chance to win prizes (you get $10,000 of play chips with your ticket), hosted wine, beer & food, themed cocktails by Peel & Press and The Bridge, and Husky Ice Cream, served by Jack Miller himself, with a drizzle of Bourbon if you choose.
You can get your pictures taken in the photo booth, get your Tarot Cards read, buy raffle tickets with a chance to choose anything from the live auction, and bid on some fun experiences like a private dinner prepared by the owners of Bakery Nouveau or a tequila tasting and dinner at The Matador! All to help the 12,700 individuals the West Seattle Food Bank serves in our community.
To purchase tickets or check out all the rest of the auction items, click here!
Community co-sponsors of the event include WSB.
The family affected by Thursday morning’s house fire in North Delridge included a Pathfinder K-8 student, and Robin sends word today of a community crowdfunding effort for the student and their family. As noted in our coverage, SFD determined the fire was accidental, sparked by a malfunctioning power strip and extension cord. The crowdfunding page is here.
(WSB file photo)
If you don’t already have your ticket(s) – Cameron from C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor) wants to be sure you know about this upcoming community benefit:
We Heart West Seattle Benefit Party, September 14th
From 4 – 7 pmPete and I are excited to announce what we hope will be an annual event supporting the West Seattle Food Bank, West Seattle Helpline, and WestSide Baby.
There will be food from local restaurants; West 5, Peel and Press, Husky Deli and Joanie’s Catering as well as live music and incredible auction items.
Tickets are $25.00 for one drink of choice and amazing food options and can be purchased at the coffee shop (5612 California Ave SW) or online.
(Photo by Lisa Bontje)
Got teen(s) in your house? As the new school year gets going, here’s their chance to make a difference by helping younger kids:
Team Read is currently recruiting local teens to tutor 2nd and 3rd grade students who are reading at least one year below grade-level proficiency.
We will be hiring 75+ middle and high school students for reading coach positions, and will offer after-school programming at four tutoring sites in/around West Seattle this year (2 more than last year): Roxhill Elementary, Highland Park Elementary, High Point Branch Library and Concord Elementary.
Reading coaches tutor two days a week, gaining valuable work skills and the satisfaction of changing the lives of children in their community, while also acquiring tangible benefits such as (minimum wage) pay, college savings, or service hours. Team Read staff and alumni will be recruiting at local schools over the next several weeks. Teens can also learn more and apply online here.
Deadline: 9/20 for returning coaches, 9/25 for new coaches. Open to all 8th-12th graders who meet the qualifications outlined on our website.
Four weeks from today, you’re invited to a golf tournament to raise money for a project to expand the usability of West Seattle High School‘s south playfield by student athletes. First, some background:
West Seattle is growing! More people using the parks has shrunk access by WSHS student athletes. Seattle Public Schools has a joint-use agreement with the Parks department that limits WSHS access in favor of groups who rent Parks fields (such as Hiawatha). Baseball practices for example used to be 3+ hours; today they are less than 2 hours as non WSHS sports teams claim the field.
In 2017 a group of WSHS parents, booster, coaches, and administrators began a campaign to expand field access by installing artificial turf, covered batting cages, fencing, and other athletic training resources on the West Seattle High School south play field — at one time a parking lot and also a dog park. Our growing movement has achieved great progress — individual matching donors have stepped up, Seattle voters approved the BEX V levy, and a growing alumni network is beginning to engage.
The South Playfield Athletic Resources and Cages (SPARC) project will benefit all WSHS students through enhanced PE curriculum and access by all sports teams. This project will provide a turf practice area, covered cages and equipment for all teams at WSHS, benefiting players of all abilities and across all athletics. Proceeds from the Westside Golf Tournament will go toward the construction of SPARC. Investing in this infrastructure project today benefits the community of kids today and the high schoolers of tomorrow.
Now, about the tournament:
Come support the WSHS booster community in our first annual golf tournament at the beautiful High Cedars Golf Course in Orting. The golf tournament will benefit the construction of the South Playfield Athletic Resources and Cages (SPARC) at West Seattle High School.
September 28th, 2019
Registration at 11:30 am, Shotgun Golf Tournament at 1 pm, Dinner and Auction at 6:00 pmFor more information about the SPARC project, to become an event sponsor, or for online tournament registration please visit:
westsidetourney.orgClick here for secure online registration.
Email WSHSgolftournament@gmail.com if you have any questions, or to discuss sponsorship.
Thinking about buying a new bed? The West Seattle Booster Club is raising money for West Seattle High School athletic programs again this year with a mattress sale 10 am-5 pm September 14th at the school:
Come support your Wildcats on September 14th! This is our biggest fundraiser of the year. 100% of the proceeds will be reinvested in Locker Room renovations, Gymnasium upgrades and our WSHS Sports Performance Center! Every dollar and referral helps! Thank you and Go Wildcats!
This flyer has more details.
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