Tag: Community Building

Spring Clean

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This Sunday, April 7th from 1pm – 3pm

Meet in the Lake City Mini Park where we will provide gloves, grabbers, vests and bags. Our past Spring and Fall Clean Up efforts usually see about 65 people but we would love to double that this time out. Please do join us to give a little love and shine to the neighborhood. It is a great way to connect with neighbors and an easy way to feel good about volunteering. We will have some snacks and the chance to win some raffle prizes for those that sign in with us. See you there, rain or shine.

2019 Clean Up Schedule

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Mark Your Calendars and Let’s Make 2019 a Strong Year for Neighborhood Clean Up Efforts

Check this webpage or the Enjoy Lake City Facebook page for locations one week prior to clean up.

Sunday, April 7th – “Spring Clean Event” 1pm – 3pm (more details to come)

Sunday, May 19th – 1pm – 2pm

Sunday, June 23rd – 1pm – 2pm

Sunday, July 21st – 1pm – 2pm

Sunday, August 18th – 1pm – 2pm

Sunday, September 15th – 1pm – 2pm

Sunday, October 20th – “Fall Clean Event” 1pm – 3pm (more details to come)

“Build Lake City Together” provides everything you need to participate including gloves, grabbers, safety vests and trash bags. These events are family friendly and a great way to meet neighbors, give a little shine to Lake City and feel great doing it.

If you would like to join our list for reminders or have questions please email me at:      Chris.leverson@chs-wa.org

 

 

Lake City Summer Festival

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Salmon Bake and World Stage a Big Success for Lake City Summer Festival

Urvasi Dance Ensemble

A huge thank you to all the incredible volunteers and all those who worked tirelessly to bring the Lake City Summer Festival back to the Community. LCFF was thrilled to host hundreds of families in Albert Davis Park to enjoy family activities and an incredible line up of performers.

While the people that contributed to the success of the event are too numerous to mention here we would like to give a shout out to a few superstars.

  • Monica Sweet (sound for the world music stage)

  • TomiJo McCarrier – Seattle Parks and Rec

  • LCFF Board Members – Annie Stocker (head of salmon bake), Ray Robinson, Molly Burke (children’s area lead) and Robin Crowder

  • Chuck Schultz (grill master extraordinaire)

  • Executive Chef’s Jak and Asoka from 21 Acres

  • Furtuna Telke – Grand Marshal of the Parade and and inspiration to us all

  • Kym Smith, Lake City Fred Meyer

  • Manila Manila, Auto Shine, Urban Heron Painting, Two Dog Yoga, Beer Authority, Grocery Outlet and the Friendly Foam Shop

  • Nancy (AND pAT) Pew, Lake City Children’s Librarian

  • Pierre Family for the awesome mustang for the parade

Jump Ensemble
Melody Institute

Lake City Collective

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New Group Forms to Help Connect Lake City’s Diverse Community

Visit their new Facebook page here: www.Facebook.com/LakeCityCollective

Support the Lake City Collective: Click Here

The Lake City Collective (LCC) has formed to create a unified voice among the mosaic of cultures in the Lake City neighborhood to increase capacity and political agency among communities of color, immigrants and refugees. The group is working to build bridges across the diverse Lake City Community to begin to build consensus on and advocate for shared needs and goals in the many public and nonprofit planning processes that are actively seeking their input.

Community leaders Peggy Hernandez, Cesar Garcia and Tsegay Berhe, established the Lake City Collective to build the capacity of marginalized populations to address issues like economic development, affordable housing, displacement, early learning, across the ages programing, and all aspects of livability in our Community.

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LCFF in 2017

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LCFF’s Year in Review – 2017

As we look forward to another strong year in 2018, we wanted to take a brief moment to reflect back on some of the accomplishments of 2017. Thank you to everyone who supported our work, volunteered your time, attended an event or took part in the Lake City Community.

  • Held 9 Community Conversations involving hundreds of people on important neighborhood issues
  • Worked with our partners to complete a neighborhood planning grant that engaged over 5oo community stakeholders through survey’s, focus groups and community meetings resulting in an inclusive action plan
  • Held 10 Live Music Concerts in our Lake City Mini Park

  • Painted 2 Store Fronts at no cost to the business owners
  • Worked with the Lake City Young Leaders to continue the mural projects that brought out hundreds of volunteers
  • Held 7 Community Clean Up efforts throughout the neighborhood
  • Promoted Small Businesses in Lake City through various events and programs
  • Completed the 4th year of “World of Tastes in the Heart of Lake City” program with 450 “passports” circulated
  • Worked with Seattle Department of Transportation to get street murals, crosswalks and stop signs on 28th Ave. NE and to address our Lake City Way medians
  • Planted flowers along LCW with the Lion’s Club and Lake City Young Leaders
  • Worked to shadow two new development projects through the design review process
  • Supported the Lake City Young Leaders program with stipends for participation and leadership in Community events
  • Worked with businesses and service providers to hold the Lake City Pub Crawl, Trick or Treat Walk, Bike Everywhere Day, Park(ing) Day, Roll and Read literacy event, two World Dance Parties and Pumpkin Palooza
  • Conducted walking tours and discussions with Mayoral Candidates and at large City Council Candidates
  • Helped to form the District 5 Business Coalition to create cohesion and dialog across the district and successfully advocate for the expansion of the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion program to the north end
  • Worked with the North Seattle Rotary to get an information     kiosk installed at the Jackson Park Tutoring Center
  • Held a fund raiser for our amazing Lake City Farmers Market and also maintained an outreach table throughout the market season
  • Brought live children’s theater and live chickens to educate youth, with our partners from the Hunger Intervention Program, to Albert Davis Park