On Friday, 15 workers from Waste Management helped the Kirkland Downtown Association remove the garland from the business district’s storefronts. Removal of the garland and lights is just one more clue that the holiday season has passed (ignore the giant Christmas Tree at Lake and Central. It is going soon). We say kudos and give [...]
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Three Cheers for Kudos Kirkland Volunteers — 375 Hours of Community Service (and counting)
On Thursday night, a group of volunteers, city employees and city council members gathered to celebrate the completion of the Kudos Kirkland Market Street Median Cleanup project — an 11 week effort to improve the link between Juanita and downtown Kirkland. Deputy Mayor Penny Sweet and council members Bob Sternoff and Amy Walen, all members [...]
Kudos Kirkland Volunteers Light Heritage Hall and Marina Park Pavilion
When downtown Kirkland volunteers decorated the storefronts with lights and garland last week, two prominent locations were skipped: Heritage Hall and the Pavilion at Marina Park. Michelle Sailor and her team of Kudos Kirkland volunteers stepped up to finish the job on Wednesday morning. Thank you to Tom and Jan Reichert, Samy Khoury, George Noble, [...]
The Mushrooms of Market Street
As the Kudos Kirkland volunteers continue their march down Market Street cleaning and weeding the medians, they run into all sorts of strange items such as bottles, cans, pieces of automobiles, campaign signs, clothing and garbage left by less than thoughtful passersby. Also found hidden in the shadow of the trees are large orange and [...]
Community is one of Kirkland’s greatest hallmarks
Sometimes it is difficult to step outside of the busy schedules we have created for ourselves and really appreciate the important things in life — our family and friends. How we work together to achieve common goals is one way to build a sense of community. In the past, the sense of community was strengthened [...]
Currently Kirkland story on Kudos Kirkland volunteers as they continue work on Market Street
Currently Kirkland, the news program produced by the City of Kirkland, last week ran a story on volunteer the efforts of Kudos Kirkland to spruce up our city. The news segment explains the origins of the organization, efforts to clean up downtown, City Hall, parks and this week, the Market Street median. The medians that run [...]
Kudos Kirkland Power Washes Downtown Businesses
Kudos Kirkland volunteers were out bright and early power washing the sidewalks of downtown Kirkland businesses three days this week. Over the course of a year, sidewalks in front of local businesses become dirty with moss, muck and grime (technical terms) and they need cleaning. Power washing is the most effective method, but many local [...]
‘If you see something, do something’ becomes local call to action
In Kirkland, citizens have noticed the cutbacks in services they used to take for granted. Readers send emails and letters to the editor lamenting about the new lower level city services: parks sometimes lack needed maintenance, the new trash cans can’t accept large items resulting in trash left nearby, sidewalks seem dirtier and weeds need [...]
Kudos Kirkland volunteers continue charge on Market Street medians (photos)
Over a dozen volunteers of Kudos Kirkland worked alongside Public Works crews in the second round of Market Street median clean up last Thursday. The medians along Market Street have become overgrown with grasses and blackberry bushes and residents of the Market Neighborhood came to join the effort to beautify the link between downtown Kirkland [...]
Kudos Kirkland Volunteers ask for a honk or a wave in support of effort to clean up Market Street median Thursday AM
Fast on the heels of the successful Kudos Kirkland Market Street Median Clean Up event in August comes round two on Thursday, Sept. 8 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.when volunteers will work in cooperation with the City to week the median on Market Street. Please drive carefully past the area as the Market Street [...]
Kudos Kirkland volunteers help out at Juanita Bay Park (photos)
Juanita Bay Park is a 144-acre wetland and urban wildlife habitat on the shores of Lake Washington. A visit to Juanita Bay Park is a chance to enjoy a view of wildlife, stroll along the boardwalk and relax. If you happen to visit on a day when one of the several volunteer groups happen to be [...]
Volunteers needed at Juanita Bay Park on Thursday, Sept. 1
If you love our parks, here’s a chance to help give a little back to the community by restoring the health of Juanita Bay Park. Nona Ganz and her cadre of Juanita Bay Park volunteers has invited Kudos Kirkland to join forces with them to weed around native vegetation at the park. Juanita Bay Park [...]
Kudos Kirkland Volunteers Clean Up Market Street (photos)
On Thursday, a group of about eighteen Kudos Kirkland volunteers donned their bright orange safety vests and cleaned up the median on lower Market Street near Waverly Way. With the help of Public Works who created a safe work environment with cones and signs reading “Median Work Ahead,” the volunteers got much accomplished. Starbucks generously [...]
Volunteers Needed: Kudos Kirkland cleanup effort on Market Street Thursday Aug. 25
Kudos Kirkland cleanup effort on Market Street Thursday August 25th from 8-10AM Kudos Kirkland welcomes you to participate in our volunteer cleanup effort that will focus on the Market Street medians between Waverly Way and 7th Ave. W. We look forward to working with you in the beautification of Market Street, the main corridor through our [...]
Public Service Announcement: How to use a trash can
The cleaver use of urban camouflage wrapping the recycle bin to the left works brilliantly making it virtually invisible to the common passerby.
How to Use A Trash Can:
Step 1 Open the trash can door
Step 2 Insert trash into the trash can
Step 3 Close the trash can door
Congratulations! You are now a model citizen
Kudos to SpaKrista for sprucing up their block
Heath Warnock, the husband of Krista of SpaKrista in downtown Kirkland, was shopping at a local garden store when he spotted a sale on beauty bark. He picked some up and spread it around the trees in front of their storefront at 10 Lakeshore Plaza. Another Kirklander donated some Pachysandra ground cover and together, they have [...]
Kudos Kirkland Volunteers Clean Up City Hall (photos)
Last Thursday, a group of Kudos Kirkland volunteers cleaned up City Hall in week one of a two-week project (join us this Thursday morning at 8 a.m. at 123 5th Ave.) to help weed and spruce up the grounds for visitors and the folks who work in the building. Each week volunteers work in different [...]
Volunteers Needed to Clean Up City Hall This Thursday
This Thursday, Kudos Kirkland volunteers will do weed removal at the grounds of City Hall, 123 5th Avenue from 8AM to 10AM. We welcome everyone to join us while we work to beautify Kirkland and show our civic pride. Please bring gloves and tools to assist with weed removal. Kudos Kirkland meets every Thursday morning from [...]
Kudos Kirkland Volunteers Clean Up Marina Park
In time for the Summer Concert in Marina Park and Saturday’s Cruise in & Dance, Kudos Kirkland volunteers weeded planting beds and sidewalks around Marina Park. Each week volunteers join the Kudos Kirkland crew at a new location, working to make our city a better place through volunteer efforts. We say thank you for showing [...]
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