We’re raising funds to donate groceries to low-income families in Seattle
Thanks to donors like you, #bigthanks has now delivered over 3,500 meals to first responders and hard-hit communities throughout the Puget Sound. 10 Seattle fire stationsEvergreen Hospital, KirklandBackpack BrigadeSaya-Valley Medical CenterMulticareUW CustodiansSeattle Police DepartmentSt. Joe’sHighline HospitalSeattle Children’s Hospital South ClinicBoys & Girls Club Snohomish CountyMedic One FoundationPediatric Interim CareYMCA SeaTacOverlake HospitalPeaks and Pints Ronnie and Shannon, at Shawn O’Donnell’s downtown restaurant, who helped us feed 200 night shift workers at Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland and…
Do you have a wifi-capable laptop, notebook or tablet that you’re no longer using? Consider getting in touch with Seattle resident Adam Tratt, whose family is gathering and distributing laptops to schoolkids in need. I reached out to Adam (a good friend), who tells me it all began earlier this week with this story in the Seattle Times: “Confusion and Uncertainty on First Day of Mandated Remote Learning for Washington Stchool Districts.” He reached out…
A Seattle-area college senior makes hoodies and donates $10 of every order to Gratitude Meals.
If you’re interested in tracking the latest COVID-19 data in your area, here’s a good resource. Fast charting, showing lots of counts in both linear and logarithmic format: COVID-19 cases by country as of March 25, 2020 http://www.91-divoc.com/pages/covid-visualization/ As the author describes, the data is taken from the Johns Hopkins CSSE dataset: https://github.com/CSSEGISandData/COVID-19/tree/master/csse_covid_19_data/csse_covid_19_time_series
Here’s a clever idea for those of you living in high-rise buildings: get a coordinator to organize regular (e.g., weekly or twice per week) deliveries from local restaurants you love. Have them drop it off at a known location in the building, and pick it up for reheating. Tips: You’ll need to coordinate payment from residents. You can use Venmo, for instance, or good old fashioned checks. I strongly suggest you get first three payments…
A major private philanthropic initiative, AllInSeattle was launched today. They’re raising funds for some of the most impactful and effective charities in the community; it’s a great way to ensure your dollars go to good use in sustaining and rebuilding the community. From AllInSeattle: We’re a coalition of concerned and motivated community members who, like you, want to help our neighbors through the COVID-19 pandemic. A couple of us who have partnered together over the…
Several senior centers in the region are in real need of food and supplies
Pike Place Market, the beloved co-op market in downtown Seattle, is empty right now. But you can still place orders for pickup and these vendors would love your business: Pike Place, which normally looks like this on a Spring day: Currently looks like this: photo credit: Jan Xaiv Thao via Facebook Help these vendors out with your support!
1,000+ meals delivered to first responders and communities in need. Reflections on our one-week anniversary.