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Home Design & Remodel Fair
The 12th annual Home Design & Remodel Fair will be held on Sunday, February 8 at the Phinney Neighborhood Center. This event offers a wealth of ideas to help you make the most of your home and save money on operations and maintenance. Presentations by the experts will be held in Room 3 and include time for questions and answers. Thank you to our major sponsors HomeStreet Bank, Jackson Remodeling LLC, and Keystone Windows & Doors, as well as co-sponsors George W. Johnson Realtors, Greenwood TrueValue Hardware, and KPLU National Public Radio. A special thanks to all the exhibitors who donated door prizes. |
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Volunteer Opportunities at the GSC
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On February 28 the PNA’s 19th annual Wine Taste offers a great opportunity to compare terrific wines while socializing with friends and neighbors. The event includes your choice of ten tastes of wine, delicious hors d’oeuvres from Bill Drummond Catering and swinging jazz performed by Randy Rush and his band. New this year is a wine store offering participants an opportunity to purchase some of the wine that they have enjoyed at the event. Sponsored by Ballard Market, the event includes wines from the following - Airfield Estates Winery, Animale, Chatter Creek, Dunham Cellars, Eaton Hill, Lopez Island Vineyards, Masset Winery, milbrandt vineyards, Oshea-Scarborough, Portalis Wine Shop, Side Door, Sleight of Hand Cellars, SSCC’s Northwest Wine Academy, Trust Cellars, Two Mountain Winery, The Vineyard Wine Shop, Windy Point Vineyards and Yamhill Valley Vineyards. Tickets cost $25 for PNA members and $30 for the general public. Designated Driver tickets cost $10. Tickets are available at the Phinney Neighborhood Center or online. This is one of our favorite fundraisers, and we hope you’ll join us in raising your glass to toast the PNA and enjoy an evening of fun! Thank you to our sponsor, Ballard Market and all the Wine Taste participants who are donating the wine for this event. Thanks also to Terry Lundmark for the poster design and printing. During the PNA Annual Meeting it was our pleasure to recognize the work of many volunteers over the past year. The purchase negotiating team of Alan Kirtley, Matt Knox and Janet Selby share the designation of "Volunteers of the Year" for their tireless and successful work negotiating a purchase and sale agreement with the Seattle School District. John Smith received thanks for his leadership as President of the PNA Board of Directors for the past two years and as chair of the Capital Campaign Committee. Angela Fleet received kudos as the creator of the Ridge Romp family entertainment series and Greg Trudeau was honored as an "Acquisitions Ace" for his reliability as a finder of obscure and possibly useful objects for PNA staff members. In 2008 the PNA recorded a total of 25,725 hours given by 1,067 volunteers in support of PNA events and programs. We thank you all for the time and energy you have shared with us! On Martin Luther King Day we benefited from the efforts of a group of volunteers from the UW chapter of the Foundation for International Understanding Through Students. They did a terrific job helping with various buildings and grounds projects. Interested in increasing your visibility in the community? Consider sponsoring one of the many PNA events. Sponsorship helps underwrite the cost of the event so that more fundraising dollars can go directly to support PNA programs. We are looking for sponsors for the PNA Auction, PNA Home & Garden Tour and Greenwood Garage Sale Day. For more information contract chardell@phinneycenter.org. The 14th annual Greenwood-Phinney ArtWalk will be Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9. This juried show welcomes 2D and 3D artists from the greater Puget Sound area and is currently seeking entries. A Call for Artists with additional information about the event and the entry form is available on the Artwalk or the PNA web sites. Entry deadline is March 6. Neighbor Appreciation Day on February 7 offers us an opportunity to thank the people who make our neighborhoods great. Free cards are available at the PNA and Greenwood Neighborhood Service Center. Join fellow sleuths at the Mystery Book Exchange on February 14, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Bring your gently used mystery books and trade them for mysteries you have not yet solved. If you don’t have books to trade, you can purchase books for a nominal amount. For more information, email chardell@phinneycenter.org or call (206) 783-2244. Mark your calendar now for May 2 and plan your trip to Moulin Rouge for the PNA’s biggest fundraising party of the year. Celebrate the joie de vivre of the Moulin Rouge and our community as we transform the Blue Building and a large tent in the upper parking lot into a bohemian arena. We’re sending an auction donation letter to all our members next week and we hope you will consider making a donation to this year’s event. The success of the auction depends on the quality of the donations we receive. If you don’t have an item to donate, please consider making a cash donation to help underwrite auction expenses so that more of the money raised can directly benefit PNA programs. If you or your company would like to be an auction sponsor, there are many levels of participation. For more information or for additional donation forms, call Mary Lee or Chardell at (206) 783-2244 or email marylee@phinneycenter.org. Our winter blanket drive continues through February. We are partnering with The Sharehouse, an agency assisting formerly-homeless persons move into permanent housing. New or gently-used blankets may be dropped off at the Phinney Neighborhood Center anytime during our open hours. To contribute other household furnishings, please visit The Share House web site for guidelines and the delivery location; we will only be collecting blankets at the PNC. Here’s a special “thank you” to everyone who has made an extraordinary commitment to the PNA by serving on our Board of Directors. As we bid farewell to outgoing board members Bert Hargesheimer and Andrew Parker, we are pleased to welcome new board members Angelina Merola, Lori Oliver and James Rooney. We also appreciate the support of returning board members Mark Blatter, Paul Campbell, Kris Cummings, Dick Cunningham, Alison Kartiganer, Rhoda Lawrence, Marco Lowe, Caleb Papineau, Anita Paulsen, Ed Pottharst, Mark Schiller, John Smith and Jennifer Wood. For those of you who are computer savvy the PNA is beginning to join the 21st century. We now have our own blog where you can learn more about the people and events of the PNA. We’ve also recently began an online forum where you can discuss anything you like. There’s even a PNA Facebook Group forming. In addition, you can receive this newsletter via email which not only saves us money but also saves trees. To stop getting the paper version contact chardell@phinneycenter.org. The next ethnic potluck dinner is Sunday, February 22, at 5:30 p.m. and the theme is Greek cooking. Space is limited. To RSVP, email chardell@phinneycenter.org or call (206) 783-2244 by February 13. Join Gary Paine on Sunday, February 1, from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. in Community Hall for a free family sing-along. The PNA Book Club meets in the Blue Room on Wednesday, March 11 at 7 p.m. The March selection isThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz. Volunteer Opportunities at the GSC Weekly Reader Board changer needed at the GSC! We need help once a week from a volunteer who would enjoy changing our lovely Reader Board to keep the community updated about upcoming events and activities. This is a flexible position that takes approximately one hour once a week. Special event volunteers needed at the GSC. Help plan and implement special events and in-house fundraisers. Specific help needed with Spaghetti Dinners, Bingo and Karaoke Night, Rummage Sale, and Luncheons. Times are flexible. Volunteer knitter needed to help lead a new knitting group at the Greenwood Senior Center. Knit and socialize with seniors one Thursday afternoon a month for 2 hours. This is a social group, not a class – volunteer would not be required to provide instruction or plan projects. Community Kitchen Volunteer needed! Help facilitate an evening of cooking, community-building, and meal-planning once a month. Tasks include shopping for menu items, planning meals, and demonstrating recipes. GSC will provide training and additional details. For more information contact Aura Honkanen via email, aura@greenwoodseniorcenter.org or by phone at (206) 297-0875. This is the sale you’ve been waiting for! You’ll find a huge selection of gently used clothing from 0-10 years, maternity clothes, toys, games, books, strollers and tons of general baby/kid gear. For easy shopping all clothes will be hung by sizes. There is plenty of parking in the PNA lower and upper parking lots, so grab a tote and line up early for the best bargains! We’re also accepting tax deductible donations of gently used baby/kids clothes and gear. Saturday, March 21st 9am-1pm at the Phinney Neighborhood Center Community Hall “The Brick Building”. All proceeds will go to the PNPC. Questions? Email PNPCKidsSale@yahoo.com. Untitled [Intersection] is a monthly performance art & poetry series curated by A. K. "Mimi" Allin at the Phinney Neighborhood Center. On February 27 five featured poet/publishers will sit on NW POETRY PUBLISHERS FORUM. Guest moderator and literary journalist, Dave Jarecki, has a way of investigating intelligently while putting his speakers at ease. Dave is on a mission to interview notable NW writers and in furthering a dialog about how we are manifesting the poetry of our times. You can see Dave's work at: http://davejarecki.com/. This 2-hour discussion will be followed by a wine & cheese reception. It is open to the public for a donation of $5-10. The event will open with a short reading by each of the poet/panelists and go into a moderated discussion about the work they are doing to make poetry widespread and beautiful and affordable. Panelists include: Jeremy Halinen, David Horowitz, Staphanie Lenox, Paul Hunter and David Biespiel. Phil Fenner instructs you in "How to survive the end of conventional TV broadcasting as we've always known it." If you don't have cable or satellite or a new TV with a digital tuner (or if one of your TVs is the old-fashioned kind), and you'd like to start getting the new "DTV" signals over the air for free with just a converter box, we'll discuss the options and help you sort out the hype from the facts. Avoid the obvious pitfalls and start enjoying free digital television! Class is free in Room 3 of the Phinney Neighborhood Center Tuesday, February 10 7 - 8 p.m.
Call (206) 783-2244 to register. For more information or to register for PNA classes, call (206) 783-2244, email or visit the PNA web site. |
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BUILDING COMMUNITY IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
Strong vibrant neighborhoods don’t just happen. They’re the result of years of hard work and effort. Since 1980, the Phinney Neighborhood Association has invested time and money in building and strengthening our neighborhood by providing and promoting a variety of programs and activities aimed at connecting neighbors and fostering involvement in our community.
Over the years, thousands of neighbors, near and far, have joined in these efforts creating a unique neighborhood center that is home to countless events, classes, community meetings, preschool and childcare resources, a tool lending library, soup kitchens, a senior center and an art gallery.
Make an investment in the future of your neighborhood. Membership forms the cornerstone of the Association and is vital to our success. Join today.