The City of Kirkland has received a temporary use application from Lake Washington United Methodist Church (LWUMC) and SHARE/WHEEL to relocate Tent City 4 (TC4) to church property beginning Saturday, April 24, 2010. As part of the application process, the church, as host to TC4, will hold a public informational meeting on March 30 at [...]
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Tent City 4 | Neighborhood Information Meeting March 30
The Lake Washington United Methodist Church is holding a Neighborhood Information Meeting on Tent City on March 30th at 7:oo p.m. The meeting will be hosted at Lake Washington UMC in Kirkland (Note: this meeting was previously scheduled for March 23rd). Tent City 4 is an organized and regulated homeless encampment. The church has applied [...]
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound needs YOU
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound, a donor-supported mentoring organization, is looking for volunteers for its one-to-one Community programs. Community-Based volunteers meet with their Little two to four times a month to do fun activities like seeing movies, shooting hoops, playing video games or visiting a zoo or museum. Children in the Community-Based Mentoring [...]
KITH | Fighting homelessness, we mean business!
“Not so very long ago, Richard LeMieux was a successful businessman. He ran his own publishing company, lived in a house on the beach, drove a cool car, had a loving family. Then, suddenly, it was all gone: his business collapsed, his family left him, he was evicted from his home. He was nearly 60 [...]
Kirkland Heathman Hotel among first to join Adopt A Park program
Public-private, adopt-a-park stewardship could prove to be a model for other City parks As cities across America are tasked with maintaining their parks with ever-strapped budgets, volunteers and community stewards have come to their aid. To that end, The Heathman Hotel in Kirkland and The City of Kirkland Parks and Community Services have initiated a [...]
Community rallies for upcoming Jodi Bardinelli benefit auction; Seattle Times food writer Nancy Leson remembers her friend, Jodi Bardinelli
UPDATED When friends of Jodi Bardinelli made the call out to the community for auction items for this Monday night’s benefit dinner and auction (January 11), the response was tremendous. Phone calls, emails, cards and letters from far and wide have poured in. Auction items large and small have been donated to help benefit Jodi’s [...]
Registration now open for 7 Hills of Kirkland cycling event
Registration is now open for the 2010 Seven Hills of Kirkland Bike Ride presented by the Rotary Club of Kirkland Downtown. The annual ride begins and ends at Kirkland Marina Park and takes place on Memorial Day, May 31. The 7 Hills of Kirkland is one of the Northwest’s premier cycling events. This fundraiser for [...]
Jodi Bardinelli | 1960-2009
Jodi Bardinelli Mother, daughter, dear friend and neighbor. Truly a warm-hearted soul. You touched our lives and gave so much to our community. We owe you our deepest gratitude. Sleep well, in the arms of the angels. As many of you know, Jodi Bardinelli was diagnosed with terminal cancer just over a month ago. She passed [...]
Dinner and Auction to benefit and celebrate the Jodi Bardinelli family
Friends of the Jodi Bardinelli family are planning a charity dinner and auction to benefit and celebrate this longtime Kirkland family and the many contributions they have made to our community. The event will take place on January 11th. Please read the following release for details: As many of you know Jodi Bardinelli was diagnosed [...]
Dooley’s Dog House collects $4,600 in donations for Homeward Pet
During the last two weekends in November, Dooley’s Dog House took Pet Photos with Santa to benefit Homeward Pet Adoption Center, collecting over $4,600 in donations. Dogs and cats of every shape and size came in to sit on Santa’s lap, smile for the camera and say “cheese.” Dogs and cats were not the only [...]
Merrill Gardens to host fundraiser for fallen officers December 9th
UPDATED Advance response to the fundraiser pasta dinner at Merrill Gardens has been great so far! Thanks to Les Utley, General Manager at The Heathman Hotel, we will be adding a silent auction for a weekend getaway package at the Heathman Hotel. For those who cannot attend the dinner and have asked about making a [...]
Urban Coffee Lounge invites you to help the Kirkland Firefighter Benevolent Association
During the month of December, visit Urban Coffee Lounge (located at 9744 NE 119th Way in Juanita Village) and order a mocha for a good cause. For each “Goldberg” Mocha sold this month, UCL will be donating one dollar to the Kirkland Firefighter Benevolent Association in remembrance of Terence. Stop by UCL and help out [...]
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