Memorial and Medical Funds Created for the Schulte Family

UPDATE 7: The medical and memorial funds set up by the WCC have now been closed as of October 2013. Many thanks to all that donated. 100% of the funds received were given to the Schulte family.
UPDATE 6: On Tuesday, April 2nd, from 7-9PM at the Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center, the Ravenna-Bryant Community Association hosted a community meeting about last Monday’s tragedy. There were speakers-a-plenty and many local and state officials present to listen in.  The Ravenna Blog live-blogged from it.  (Live Blog link)

UPDATE 5: We are so grateful and thankful to live in a community willing to donate generously for a family in as much need as the Schulte’s.  Their need is great, so continued fund raising is important to help on their road to recovery.  As of today, we’ve raised about $10,000 for Karina and Elias’s medical fund and about $1,000 to Dennis & Judy Schulte’s memorial fund through the ProjektKarma and personal donations made to HomeStreet Bank. Additionally, the other medical fund created by Karina’s friend has raised more than $40,000.  Thank you for your continued donations as they have a long road ahead of them. Your funds are already making a difference for the family.

UPDATE 4: A Meal Schedule has been created to help Dan Schulte and his family over the coming weeks with so many people in town and so much time spent at the hospital.  If you’d like donate food, prepared meals, snacks, or gift cards to support the Schulte family, please sign up for the Meal Schedule or email » Jess.

UPDATE 3:  A growing list of businesses are donating food or gift cards to the family. Special thanks to the following businesses!

Cafe Javasti, Trophy Cupcakes, Grateful Bread, Safeway, Eat Local, Metropolitan Market, Coopers Alehouse, and the staff at QFC!

The customers at the Van Gogh Coffeehouse collected $786.48 in tips from Friday-Saturday to donate to the Schulte Family!

The Shultes, victims of DUI accident last week, are in our thoughts. Sand Point is accepting donations for the family, matching up to $1000.

— Metropolitan Market (@MetMarket) March 29, 2013

If you didn’t hear, we’re donating 25% off all sales all day Wed., April 3rd to the Schulte family medical fund. Join us for a good cause. — Cooper’s Alehouse (@CoopersAlehouse) March 29, 2013

UPDATE 2: Yesterday was Karina’s 34th birthday!…which she spent at Harborview Hospital (Thanks for the birthday cupcakes, Trophy Cupcake!). Wish her a happy birthday through the medical funds set up below for her.

UPDATE 1:  There is a growing list of events for the community to participate in to show support for the Schulte family.  Here is a list of those that we know.  More to follow as they’re confirmed.  Please comment below if we’re missing any.

• THURSDAY – March 28th, 7PM: Sand Point Community United Methodist Church (4710 NE 70th Street), where the Schulte’s attended, is holding a Prayer Vigil for Karina and Baby Elias instead of their planned Maundy Thursday service.
• MONDAY – April 1st, from 4-5PM: There will be a Memorial Walk for anyone interested.  Mayor McGinn will join us in our walk from Top Pot Doughnuts (on 35th Ave NE at NE 70th Street) to Eckstein and back. You are encouraged to bring flowers to remember Judy and Dennis or canned food (to be donated to the University Food Bank).
• TUESDAY – April 2nd, 7-9PM: The Ravenna-Bryant Community Association is hosting a community at the Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center gymnasium (6535 Ravenna Ave NE). The following have confirmed their attendance: Peter Hahn (SDOT Director), Councilmember Tom Rasmussen, the Executive Director and Associate Administrator for Harborview Medical Center, criminal and civil attorneys from the City Attorney’s Office, and a representative of the Seattle Police Dept will be there.  Other City staff/departments may come as well but have yet to confirm.  The meeting is open to everyone.

Growing memorial for the Schulte family. (c/o Ravenna Blog)

The Wedgwood Community Council has established two funds at the Homestreet Bank – Wedgwood Branch office.  Thanks to a crowd-sourcing guru from the neighborhood, we’ve created an easier venue for those looking to contribute to the Schulte family on Projekt Karma.  Please, please, please help us spread the word about this so that we can really contribute to the grieving family.  Also, friends of Karina’s have also set up a fund through FundRazr and have agreed to let us spread the word about their fund too.  The need is great.  Needless to say that everything raised will be given to the family.

You can now click on the links below to access the giving page for each fund or deposit checks personally.

For more information on making a deposit you can call this branch of Homestreet Bank directly at 206-525-2840.

• Dennis & Judy Schulte Memorial Fund(Click here to donate securely online)
• Karina & Elias Ulriksen-Schulte Medical Fund (Click here to donate securely online)
• Friend of Karina’s Fund to Help with Medical Expenses (Click here to donate securely online)
  Or mail checks to the following address (NO CASH PLEASE, Make checks out to Dan & Karina Schulte.)
  Adrienne Bergman
  C/O Dan & Karina Schulte
  P.O. Box 30423
  Indianapolis, In 46230

Please continue to keep everyone involved in this terrible incident in your thoughts.  We are grieving alongside the family’s Seattle and Indiana friends and family. We’d also like to thank both HomeStreet Bank and Projekt Karma for their help getting this up and running so quickly.