A benefit dinner for the University District Food Bank will be held Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, 5-10 p.m., at the Greenlake Bar & Grill (7200 E Green Lake Drive N) and the Eastlake Bar & Grill (2947 Eastlake Ave E). At least 50% of each dinner bill will be donated to the Food Bank, and 66% of the cost of orders from a special menu will be donated. “Our monetary goal for the evening is to raise $6,000,” Paul Yunker, Development Director at the University District Food Bank, said in an email sent to Food Bank supporters earlier today. “That’s essentially 50% of our food purchasing budget for…
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Donate shoes to Redeeming Soles at the Love ‘em or Leave ‘em Valentine’s Day Dash
FROGBOX will be collecting shoes for Redeeming Soles at the 2012 Love ‘em or Leave ‘em Valentine’s Day Dash at Green Lake Park. The 5K run/walk will be held on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. Race information is available here. New and used shoes of any kind will be accepted at the FROGBOX booth beginning at 8 a.m. The booth, which will be on the west side of Green Lake, can be found by looking for stacks of big green boxes. Redeeming Soles provides shoes to Seattle’s homeless and underprivileged. A video describing their mission can be viewed here: Redeeming Soles will also be at Green Lake Park during SPU’s Falcons…
1,500+ runners expected at Green Lake Park this Sunday
More than 1,500 runners are expected at Green Lake Park this Sunday (Nov. 20, 2011) for the Green Lake Gobble & Mashed Potato Munch Off. The event begins at 9:10 a.m. with a free Kids Dash, followed by a 5K run/walk at 9:30 a.m. The race course can be viewed here. Runners will have the opportunity to “Burn the Turkeys” by racing against one male and one female running the event in turkey costumes. All the runners who finish the 5K before the turkey of their gender will automatically qualify to win a range of random prizes. There will also be a…
Join us at Blogsgiving, a multi-blog meetup benefit for Northwest Harvest
Please join us and other Seattle online media at a benefit for Northwest Harvest on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Pies and Pints (1215 NE 65th St). The event, organized by The SunBreak, is the fourth annual Blogsgiving. It is hosted by Roosiehood, Ravenna Blog, Wallyhood, My Green Lake and The SunBreak. A suggested minimum donation of $5 to Northwest Harvest and/or two non-perishable food items will earn you one specialty drink, such as a Guinness with cider float. Non-alcoholic beverages will also be available, as well as markers and paper for kids of all ages to make hand turkeys. “All bloggers, readers, friends, enemies, and even…
Green Lake resident raises over $37,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
This story comes to us via Kat Chow. Kat is a student in the University of Washington Department of Communication News Laboratory, an advanced reporting class in which students produce news stories and packages for local neighborhood and ethnic newspapers and online sites. Five years ago, way before she raised over $37,000 in total for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society through the Winter Pineapple Classic, Peggy Snyder never thought she’d have to fight the disease she was already helping others fight. This Green Lake resident started participating in the Hawaiian-themed, obstacle-filled 5K race to support her friend and fellow Adobe co-worker,…
