Thank you to everyone who supported the South Park Information and Resource Center during The Seattle Foundations’ GiveBig Campaign! On June 23rd, during The Seattle Foundation’s GiveBIG challenge, in what’s being called the biggest single day of charitable giving in King County history, more than 18,800 donations totaling more than $3.5 million were made to approximately 900 nonprofit organizations. The Seattle Foundation is busy processing the results, and as they get it all sorted out, they’ll be letting us know just who was able to support SPIARC and how much was raised. We will let you know, and if you donated, thank you, Thank you, Thank you! If you were unable, but support us in spirit and/or volunteer time ~ thank you too, we are really grateful!
South Park Information And Resource Center (SPIARC)
You Can Support The South Park Info Center with the Seattle Foundations one day GiveBig Event!
June 21st, 2011
On June 23rd (this Thursday), the Seattle Foundation is hosting GiveBig! This is a one day challenge to people from the general community to donate to their favorite non-profit. By making a donation to the South Park Information And Resource Center (SPIARC) via the Seattle Foundation’s web page below you will not only grow your donation thanks to the matching funds, but you will also go on record as a supporter of our efforts. Your support is not only important (and appreciated) by us personally, but also by our institutional donors.
For those of you not familiar with SPIARC here is a little background ….
MISSION:
“The South Park Information and Resource Center (SPIARC) is a community-driven organization that provides access to services and to community networks, and connects neighbors to neighbors.”
SPIARC serves as a neighborhood hub where community members can connect with one another, groups, projects and obtain access to information and resources. More than 700 people visit the information center each year and as the SPIARC staff and our organizational capacity continues to develop we expect this number to grow.
SPIARC staff and volunteers help people to navigate various issues regardless of language, literacy, computer literacy/access, or other circumstances. When possible, we provide direct assistance on issues that can be easily navigated from the Center. Some of these include resumes and employment on-line application assistance, utility bill reduction application preparation, translation and interpretation services, (Imagine for example, getting a traffic ticket and not being able to read English). In other cases we direct customers to outside services and resources, like energy-payment assistance, medical, dental and mental health resources, housing and shelter programs, Immigration and legal resources, child care resources, meal programs, senior programs, you name it. We also offer important links to community groups and regional service providers like Sea Mar, Consejo, Concord International Elementary, South Park Community Center, South Park Neighborhood Center, South Park Neighborhood Association, South Park Business Association, South Park Merchants Association, South Park Arts, South Park Action Agenda etc. In fact we are home of the South Park Action Agenda.
Additionally SPIARC is very focused at a community level in South Park. We work to maintain and foster relationships with other neighborhood-based committees and local service providers, in an effort to encourage partnerships and reduce duplication of services. We serve as the place to come to find out how to connect with the group in South Park that fits your interest or project. We also work to help keep the community informed on as many levels as possible by getting the word out, managing event calendars, help with outreach and keeping asset maps and other documents for South Park.
SPIARC serves many needs on a small budget, we utilize our funding very efficiently. We would deeply appreciate your support to help ensure that we can continue to provide free multi-lingual resources for the residents of South Park and surrounding areas.
If you wish to participate click on to the link below and donate any amount:
http://www.seattlefoundation.org/npos/Pages/SPIARC.aspx
When you give to the South Park Information and Resource Center this Thursday, June 23rd, your gift will be matched by The Seattle Foundation’s GiveBIG community giving challenge!
GiveBIG is a one-day event created by Seattle Foundation that will rally together the community to create a wave of charitable giving to support amazing non-profit organizations, including Children’s Alliance.
Here’s how it works.
The Seattle Foundation and local businesses will match a share of every contribution made through the Seattle Foundation’s Online Giving Center, on Thursday, June 23rd, between 7am and midnight.
Every gift, large and small, will go a very long way in supporting the work we do for and in South Park, and GiveBIG is a window of opportunity for you to see your gift grow.
Thank you for your support, and for being part of this wonderful community of friends, neighbors, businesses, service providers and industry.
Two more ways to help:
· Forward this message, with a personal note from you, to someone you know who cares about South Park and folks who need our services!
· Volunteer with us!
Sincerely,
Lora
Lora Suggs
Program Manager
P.S. As an added bonus, if you give on June 23rd, you could be chosen at random to select a charity of your choice to receive an additional $1,000 from GiveBIG’s sponsors!
Lora Suggs
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Program Manager
South Park Information and Resource Center (SPIARC)
8520 14th Ave S., Seattle WA 98108 ~ 206-767-7445
Gay Pride Picnic in the Park ~ Flight of the Butterflies ~ / Gay Pride Picnic en el Parque ~ Vuelo de las Mariposas ~
June 15th, 2011
This Sunday (Fathers Day) June 19th from 1 pm to 5 pm
South Park Bridge Construction Update #2
June 13th, 2011
It’s been a few weeks since our last South Park Bridge update, and here’s what’s been happening!
The construction management team–made up of King County Road Services staff members and our bridge design and construction consultants–has officially moved into its new construction offices on Dallas Street. When I visited them there last Friday, they were all raving about the neighborhood lunch spots.
The archaeological dig is now underway. A team of consultants is digging as many as 22 excavation pits west of the old bridge approach in search of materials such as shells, animal bones, stone tools, and hearths. So far, they’ve opened six excavation pits and have found shell and other artifacts in five of these. Some of the thickest intact cultural layers are being found under the road at the south end of the old bridge. All of the items found will be analyzed before being sent to the Burke Museum.
Personnel from Kiewit-Massman, the county’s contractor for the South Park Bridge replacement project, are moving into their offices on the Boeing side of the bridge. They’re also busy ordering the materials needed for the project, including machinery that’s coming all the way from Alabama.
Over the next couple of months, you’ll see their workers bringing materials and equipment into the construction staging area on the south side of the bridge. Starting in August, the contractor will be salvaging gears from the pier of the old bridge for reuse in the pedestrian railings of the new bridge. They’ll also be starting in-water work to build the piers for the new bridge.
For more information about the construction schedule and activities, see the project website at www.kingcounty.gov/southparkbridge. We’ll also be sharing updated information at a variety of neighborhood meetings in the coming weeks, including the June 14 South Park Neighborhood Association meeting, the June 20 Georgetown Community Council meeting, and the June 21 South Park Neighborhood Association Traffic Subcommittee meeting. Maybe I’ll see you at one of those–be sure to say “hi” if I do!
Ashley DeForest, Community Relations Planner
Communications, King County Department of Transportation
Family Night Magic Show at Concord International Elementary
June 9th, 2011
The Concord PTA presents; Family Night Magic Show! @ Concord International Elementary 723 S Concord St., Tuesday, June 14th @ 6:30 p.m.
Amazing tricks and outrageous fun with Magician Jeff Evans!
- Mind-Boggling Mysteries
- Spooky Danger
- Sparky the trained Chicken
- Popcorn and fun raffle
$3/person
$10/family
($10 per family with 2 adults and kids)
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El PTA de Concord trae para ustedes
Noche Familiar de Magia! @ Concord International Elementary 723 S Concord St. Martes 14 de Junio, 6:30 p.m.
El mago Jeff Evans y su Espectacular show y divertidos trucos de magia
- Alucinantes misterios de la mente
- Peligro y desafios que te daran miedo
- Sparky, La gallina entrenada
- Palomitas de maiz y una divertida rifa
$3 por persona
$10/familia
($10 por familia con 2 adultos y niños)
