[Wedgwood Announce] Happy Thanksgiving - And Upcoming Events

Thu Nov 26 13:37:33 MST 2009

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   HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING.  JUST SO YOU KNOW:  QFC IS OPEN UNTIL  
6:00 PM, SAFEWAY UNTIL 1:00 AM (NORMAL HOURS), MET MARKET UNTIL 2:00  
PM. (PCC DIDN'T ANSWER THE PHONE)
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   WEDGWOOD EVENTS (OR EVENTS THAT IMPACT WEDGWOOD RESIDENTS):

   TOWN HALL WITH MAYOR-ELECT MIKE MCGINN: Monday, 11/30

   SOUND TRANSIT COMMUNITY MEETING REGARDING UW STATION: Wednesday, 12/2

   MATHEW?S BEACH PLAYGROUND REDESIGN MEETINGS: 12/8, 12/11, 1/20

   ADVANCED NOTICE:  Neighborhood Appreciation Day: 2/6/10

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   Mark your calendars for Monday, November 30th, 7 pm, the day after
Thanksgiving weekend.

That's when Seattle Mayor-elect, Mike McGinn, will hold a town hall
meeting at the Northgate Community Center to hear from us what Seattle
residents want and need from their new Mayor
(http://northseattle.komonews.com/content/save-date-mayor-elect-wants-your-input).

The Northgate Community Center is located at 10510 - 5th Ave NE
(http://www.seattle.gov/parks/centers/Northgate.htm).

It's best if you can attend the meeting to make your comments in person,
but you can also send your comments to our new Mayor at
http://new.seattle.gov/[1]

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   Sound Transit is hosting a community meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 2,  
2009. Please join us to meet the contractor and learn about the  
following topics:

   ·         UW Station construction activities schedule

   ·          Temporary Burke Gilman Trail closure 

   ·          Partial closure of Montlake Boulevard

   ·          UW Station design and the Rainier Vista plan

   Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009
6 - 8 p.m. (presentation begins at 6:30 p.m.)
Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI - McCurdy Gallery)
2700 24th Avenue E
Seattle, WA 98112

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    Seattle Parks and Recreation invites you and your family to meet  
with the design team for Mathews Beach Play Area renovation project.  
Parks will present design options for Mathew Beach located at 9300  
51st Ave. NE and wants to hear from you. Identified in the Parks and  
Green Spaces Levy this renovation project provides play area  
improvements for children ages 2-12, safety surfacing, better  
accessibility and site improvements.

   Parks will present initial concepts for the community to evaluate  
at the first and second meetings. These meetings will be your  
opportunity to provide valuable input on design options and amenities.

   Parks will incorporate the information collected from these  
meetings into a preferred design. This preferred design will be  
presented and refined with your input at the final meeting held on  
January 20th.Parks encourages you to come and give your thoughts on  
which play equipment and design features work best for your  
neighborhood. For project information please visit:  
http://seattle.gov/parks/projects/matthews_beach/play_area.htm[2]

   MEETING#1

   Tuesday, December8, 2009; 7 ? 8:30 p.m.

   Garden Room at the Brig in Magnuson Park

   6330 NE 74th Street, Seattle, WA 98115

   MEETING#2

   Friday, December11, 2009; 10:30 a.m. ? 12:30 p.m.

   Magnuson Park Community Center

   7110 62nd Avenue NE, Seattle, WA 98115

   MEETING#3

   Wednesday, January 20, 2010; 7 ? 8:30 p.m.

   Garden Room at the Brig in Magnuson Park

   6330 NE 74th Street, Seattle, WA 98115

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   Mark your calendar for Neighbor Appreciation Day 2010!

   February 6th marks the 16th annual Seattle celebration of neighbors

   February 6, 2010 will mark Seattle?s 16th annual Neighbor  
Appreciation Day. It is a time to reach out to our neighbors ? to  
create new bonds and to express our thanks for the neighbors in our  
lives.

   History:

   The celebration began in 1995 when Phinney Ridge activist Judith  
Wood suggested that the City designate ?a special day to celebrate the  
goodness in those around us and to reach out and strengthen our bonds  
to each other.? Mayor Norm Rice responded by proclaiming the Saturday  
before Valentine?s Day as Neighbor Appreciation Day. The observance  
has grown every year since!

   Neighbor Appreciation Day is a grassroots celebration. People and  
organizations organize block parties, open houses, award ceremonies,  
potluck dinners, and work parties to recognize and encourage caring  
neighbors. In addition, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods sponsors  
an art contest for K-12 students in Seattle. The winners of the  
contest have their art featured on Neighbor Appreciation Day greeting  
cards distributed free throughout Seattle in recognition of caring  
neighbors.

   Planning an Event?

   If your organization is planning an activity for Neighbor  
Appreciation Day, you can include it on our special online events  
calendar. Just visit our events page,  
www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/calendar, hit the link for "Submit an  
Event" on the upper left-hand column, read the "How to Submit..." and  
policy guidelines, and complete the form. You?ll note on the form  
there is a section called DON Programs, so be sure to select Neighbor  
Appreciation Day.

   The Neighbor Appreciation Day events calendar will be posted on the  
Department of Neighborhoods website beginning mid-December. It will  
also be shared with the Mayor?s Office, Seattle City Council and the  
media. There is no deadline for submitting events. If you have  
questions, please contact Wendy Watson at wendy.watson at seattle.gov  
(206-684-0719).

   Free Neighbor Appreciation Greeting Cards

   Seattle Department of Neighborhoods produces free greeting cards  
available to Seattle residents, schools, and community organizations  
that want to acknowledge the good work of their immediate neighbors  
and others who help make their neighborhood a special place to live.

   If you want to order greeting cards for larger events, contact  
Wendy Watson at wendy.watson at seattle.gov (or 206-684-0719). Beginning  
in mid-January, you can pick up cards at Seattle City Hall, Seattle  
Department of Neighborhoods office, the 13 Neighborhood Service  
Centers, community centers, and libraries throughout Seattle.

Links:
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[1] http://new.seattle.gov/
[2] http://seattle.gov/parks/projects/matthews_beach/play_area.htm

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