| Mar |
| 27 |
| 9:00 am |
Just down the hill from B-Town, the Tukwila Rotary Club is holding “Strike Out Hunger,” a bowling party fundraiser for the Tukwila Food Pantry on Saturday, March 27th from 9am – Noon at ACME Bowl.
Who doesn’t love a bowling party, especially when it’s for a great cause?
Here are the details:
WHAT: Tukwila Rotary’s “Strike Out Hunger” bowling fundraiser for the Tukwila Food Pantry
WHEN: Saturday, March 27th from 9am – Noon
WHERE: ACME Bowl, located at
INFO: From a poster:
Join us at ACME Bowl in Tukwila for a great event that supports the Tukwila Food Pantry!
Saturday, March 27th from 9:00 am — 12 noon.
Bowler check-in at 8:45am.
Entry fee: Minimum of $200 per team (4 bowlers) Entry deadline: March 22nd or until full. Don’t wait…register today!
For event information, bowler registration and sponsorship opportunities visit our website www.TukwilaRotary.org.
If you have questions, or need further assistance, please contact the Tukwila Rotary at 206-674-4673 or send an e-mail to StrikeOutHunger@TukwilaRotary.org.
| Mar |
| 13 |
| Mar |
| 20 |
Thousands of Local Boy Scouts are mounting a massive Food Drive beginning this Saturday, March 13th (and concluding next Saturday, March 20th), in one of the largest food collection campaigns ever mounted by troops in the Puget Sound area.
The campaign, called “SCOUTING FOR FOOD,” kicks off this Saturday when Scouts canvas neighborhoods with door-hangers listing the most-needed food items for local food banks.
The Scouts will return next Saturday (March 20th) to pick up donations and deliver them to local food banks.
Record numbers of people are visiting local food banks in the wake of news that Washington state’s unemployment rate rose to 9.3 percent in January. 373,000 children living in Washington state households struggle to put food on the table, according to Children’s Alliance and USDA reports. To meet the increased food shortage locally, the Chief Seattle Council is teaming up with the Pacific Harbors Council of Boy Scouts of America making this the largest food collection campaign ever done by them. The two councils represent up to nearly 46,000 Scouting youth participation.
“In these tough economic times the SCOUTING FOR FOOD drive is more important than ever,” says Pat Craven, Boy Scout Spokesman. “Coordinating the two councils for our 2010 Centennial effort means we can help more people.” Craven added, “This drive will allow our Scouts to put into action the Scout Oath by ‘Helping Other People at All Times’.”
“Many families have depleted their resources and find themselves in need for the first time in their lives and our stock is dangerously low,” says Teresa Andrade, Center Manager at Kirkland/Northshore Hopelink. “The SCOUTING FOR FOOD drive by the Boy Scouts makes a huge difference to the people who depend on our help, especially when programs serving Washington’s children have received harsh cuts in state and local funding.”
And speaking of local food banks and fundraisers, don’t forget that there are two major fundraiser events for the Highline Area Food Bank this weekend:
- Friday night, March 12th, 6pm+: Cove to Clover Pub Crawl starts at Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub.
- Sunday, March 14th, 1pm: Cove to Clover 5k race begins at the Normandy Park Community Center.
The organizers of Cove to Clover, the 5k fundraiser race for the Highline Area Food Bank coming March 14th, are issuing a “friendly challenge” to the City of Burien, including councilmembers and city employees, to sign-up to offset city fees that are being charged to stage the event.
Fees that are not being charged by the other city involved in the race, Normandy Park.
Did we mention that this event is a fundraiser, and last year raised $12,000 for the Highline Area Food Bank?
In 2009, the Cove to Clover 5k Race raised $12,000 for the Highline Area Food Bank. L to R: Mike Werle, Shawn McEvoy, Mick Purdy and John Nelson.
And that John Nelson, the main organizer, is one of four recipients for the City of Burien’s 2010 Citizen Community Leader awards being presented March 6th?
And did we mention that the City of Normandy Park is NOT charging any city fees for the event, which starts at their Community Club, so they have not been challenged?
Oh yeah, I guess we did.
Here’s the “friendly challenge” language from the Cove to Clover website:
Burien City Council: You just got served!
Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Council members,
Thanks for listening to my request last night to waive some fees for the race. I now understand that the fees can’t be waived and have been given some sage advice about how to offset these fees in future year.
However, for this year I have a proposal.
I happened to be at the NP Council Meeting when Rose Clark issued a friendly challenge to the Normandy Park Council to enter a team for the very worthy Relay for Life.
Since I’m new to this game, I’m stealing a play from your own playbook. From Normandy Park, I’m issuing my own friendly challenge to the Burien City Council and City Staff.
I’m challenging every member of the council to secure at least 2 registrations for the 2010 Cove to Clover. I especially encourage you to personally walk or run the race yourselves and to bring a new friend. It will be a lot of fun and I’d love to see our leaders all out there partaking in the goodness.
When you find a victim that is willing to register, make sure they enter “BTOWN” in the “Reg Code” field of the online or paper entry form to get official challenge credit. You can make an extra donation to the cause while registering which will also go to the challenge. You can pick up a paper form at Mick Kelly’s or register at www.covetoclover.com.
For your convenience, I setup a webpage to track the progress of the challenge (www.covetoclover.com/btown). It will be updated daily.
I know your team can do this and will have fun in the process.
Thanks for your consideration,
John NelsonPS: Next year, we can get NP and Burien into a head-to-head competition but I’ve learned to take baby steps first.
Click here to see how much the City has raised so far (updated nightly).
[EDITOR'S NOTE: as of 6pm Thurs. Feb. 25th, the total amount raised by the City of Burien = $0.00].
To register and for all the race info, visit www.covetoclover.com.
It’ll be interesting to see if, and how, the City of Burien will respond…
- Will they suddenly find a way to waive the fees?
- Will city employees suddenly sign-up en masse?
- Will we see Mayor McGilton and Mike Martin running down SW 152nd?
We’ll keep ya posted…
Burien’s annual “Empty Bowls” fundraiser for the Highline Area Food Bank was a smash hit Friday (Jan. 29th), setting records in both attendance (964 diners) and total amount of money raised (over $13,000).
“We had 477 people attend during lunch and 487 who came out for dinner,” said Mike Werle, Highline Food Bank Executive Director. “The amount of money raised was a little over $13,000.”
Werle added, “There must have been over 40 people who volunteered at the event, many of who were probably not counted because they didn’t come through the front door. Therefore I think we had over 1,000 people who contributed to the dollar total.”
“Do me a favor and put a big plug in for all the work that Gina Kallman and Debra George put in to make this event happen. They are awesome!”
Here’s a Photo Slideshow shot during the dinner serving by Scott Schaefer:
Also, as previously reported, BTB Photographer Michael Brunk took these shots during the lunch hour:
B-Town Blog Advertiser Market Place Salon and Day Spa recently went a cut above to help raise money for the Highline Area Food Bank.
Owner Daniel Keane (pictured left, holding some freshly-cut locks) and staff were invited to do haircuts to help raise money for Albertson’s holiday bucks promotion. They set up a chair and cutting station right in the front of the store.
“All day long they were cutting hair for donations,” said Rashelle Lee, Albertson’s Customer Satisfaction Manager. “We had a fantastic time and helped out the food bank as well.”
$500 in donations was raised over seven hours to help Burien’s needy neighbors!
Here are some pics from the event:
| Dec ’09 |
| 8 |
| 6:00 pm |
The B-Town Blog is proud to announce “Have A Heart,” a very special Food Bank Fundraiser Blog Party on Tuesday, Dec. 8th, at The Tin Cellars!
This one will be focused on raising money and food donations for the Highline Area Food Bank, which serves Burien.
The night of food bank fundraisin’ blog partyin’ fun will begin at 6pm and continue ’til whenever at The Tin Cellars, the brand spankin’ new bar next to the Tin Room, located at 923 SW 152nd in Olde Burien.
The Highline Area Food Bank has been serving about 850 families a month, and is in need of more donations. It serves Burien clients north of 192nd Street and south of 116th Street, from Pacific Highway/International Boulevard/Military Road west to Puget Sound. Of those served, 42 percent are adults, 18 percent are seniors, 38 percent are children, and 2 percent are infants to age 2.
Suggested donation will be two cans/boxes of non-perishable food, $5 cash or whatever you can afford (including larger donations).
Here are the details:
WHAT: “Have A Heart,” The B-Town Blog’s Annual Food Bank Fundraisin’ Blog Party
WHEN: Tuesday, Dec. 8th from 6pm on
WHERE: The Tin Cellars, next to The Tin Room Bar at 923 SW 152nd in Olde Burien
COST: Suggested donation of two cans/boxes of non-perishable food or $5 cash or whatever you can afford. All proceeds will go directly to the Highline Area Food Bank (HAFB).
Here’s a list of items needed by the HAFB:
- Canned Veggies & Fruit
- Soup
- Tomato Sauce
- Yams
- Cranberry sauce
- Olives
- Meats
- Milk
- Crackers
- Mac & cheese
- Jam
- Peanut Butter
- Pumpkin
- Toiletries
INFO: This will be our 5th-ever “Blog Party,” and we hope that you can make it whether you’ve been to one before or not.
We’ll be demonstrating the BTB, doing live updates, taking pics and much more, including some great surprises…
While the number of families seeking help from the Highline Area Food Bank in Burien increased by 17 percent during the first six months of 2009, food donations are down by more than 30 percent.
“In this recession, we’re hurt the most by the lack that kind of giving,” said Mike Werle, executive director of the Highline Food Bank. “At every food drive for the past year and a half, the poundage of donated food has been going down.”
Werle notes that 380 pounds of food were donated during Prudential’s food drive in Burien on Oct. 1, compared to 780 pounds last year.
Yet, he adds, “We’re doing better than some food banks.”
This fall, the Highline Area Food Bank has been serving about 850 families a month.
Located at 18300 4th Ave South, the bank distributes food to clients on Tuesdays from 12 to 2:30 p.m., Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and the second Tuesday of each month from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
The value of donated food distributed last year topped $1,042,980. Food donations come from supermarkets, smaller stores and food outlets, and individual donors. Day-old and damaged goods come from:
- Fred Meyer
- Safeway
- Albertson’s
- Three Starbucks
- Little Ceasar’s
- Mud Bay pet store
- Bartell Drug in Burien
- QFC in Normandy Park
- Safeway and Gai’s Bakery in SeaTac
In addition to financial donations from individuals, businesses and churches, the food bank receives grants from federal, state and city governments, King County, United Way, and FEMA.
Financial donations, which Werle said “are way up” even as food donations are down, are essential to the food bank’s mission. “The purchase of food is essential to our ability to give out a nutritionally balanced unit of service to our clients.”
The Highline Area Food Bank serves clients north of 192nd Street and south of 116th Street, from Pacific Highway/International Boulevard/Military Road west to Puget Sound. Of those served, 42 percent are adults, 18 percent are seniors, 38 percent are children, and 2 percent are infants to age 2.
Clients come from Burien (65%), SeaTac (20.5%), Normandy Park (4.5%), and unincorporated King County (4%). Six percent say they are homeless.
The food bank negotiated a 25-year lease at its present facility, the former Manhattan Community Center, which Werle calls “a heck of a deal.” It opened there in 1996 and since has added 40-foot and 20-foot insulated containers and a 12 foot by 24 foot walk-in cooler and freezer for an on-site storage capacity of about 60,000 pounds of food.
“On average,” he says, “we go through 50,000 to 65,000 pounds of food a month.
The large storage capacity gives the Highline food bank the ability to accept large donations and then give some to other food banks if they can’t use all of some items.
Werle says Highline and other area food banks adopted in 2001 a list of foods, which was reviewed and revised slightly by nutritionists from the University of Washington, to provide clients a “standard minimum unit of service.”
Clients self-select from a standard list of items at the food bank, with the variety depending on what has been donated. Once a month their minimum unit includes milk, meat, peanut butter, cereal, soup, canned fruit and vegetables, rice, beans and Jell-o.
Once a week they can get fresh fruits and vegetables, potatoes and onions, bread and other baked goods, baby food, nutritional supplements – and pet food when it’s been donated.
For Thanksgiving and Christmas, which Werle describes as “special giving,” more than 400 families will be served before each day with holiday foods as well as some of the regular food items that are distributed.
At Christmas, donated toys will be given to the children of clients at the John Knox Presbyterian Church fellowship hall in Normandy Park.
After the holidays, he says, “the need continues,” but donations decline sharply from early January until May, when the U.S. Postal Service holds its annual carrier food drive at “the best time of year for that to happen.”
In addition to providing food for clients in need, the Highline Area Food Bank also serves new people from outside the area for that day and refers them to the food bank closest to their home, helps people sign up for DSHS services and rental and energy assistance.
Twice a month, a United Way worker comes in to help them sign up for food stamps and summer nutritional programs for kids.
There’s no question that the Highline Area Food Bank could use some help this season; here’s how YOU can lend a hand:
- Send checks made out to Highline Area Food Bank and mail to:
Highline Area Food Bank
P.O. Box 66427
Burien, WA 98166
(you can also place checks into the drop box located at the Normandy Park QFC)
- Drop by the Burien Albertsons any Saturday or Sunday between 10am and 2pm and buy some “Turkey Bucks,” which come in $1, $5 and $10 denominations. Turkey Bucks are converted in to actual, hot Complete Holiday Meals for people in the Highline community to enjoy on Thanksgiving Day (which, by the way, is Thursday Nov. 26th).
- Drop non-perishable food off at Page2Books (15706 1st Ave South; 206-248-7248) which delivers to the Food Bank every Tuesday. Also, on Saturday (Nov. 14th) they are donating ALL proceeds from their $1 Book Cart to the Food Bank.
- Come to The B-Town Blog’s “Food Bank Blog Party” on Tuesday night, Dec. 8th at The Tin Room in Olde Burien! Stay tuned for more details soon…
For more information, visit the food bank’s website here.
BTB Advertiser El Dorado West Retirement Community tells us they’re working to help the White Center Food Bank this month by placing a “Giving Tree” in their front lobby.
Everyone is invited to pick a card from the tree and purchase a gift or give cash donations for that person, then bring the gift back to be placed underneath it.
El Dorado is also partnering with the Evergreen High School Football Team’s “Wolverines” to be Santa’s Helpers.
The “Giving Tree” will be in the front lobby of El Dorado West through December 31st, so everyone has plenty of time to participate. You can stop by El Dorado during business hours – they’re located at 1010 SW 134th Street, at the corner of Amnbaum and SW 134th in Burien (map below).
“The Wolverines” will be delivering the gifts to the Senior Patrons of the WCFB on January 8th.
In March of ‘08 the WCFB implemented a “Seniors Only Day” for those over 60. Senior clients can receive food that helps them meet their unique dietary needs and builds in special social time.
Every month residents of El Dorado West volunteer during this time by serving coffee in what they call “Seniors Helping Seniors.”
And remember, food banks are really feeling the pinch of the recession, so any donation you can make is most appreciated, especially by your hungry neighbors.
Here’s how to reach both of our local food banks:
- White Center Food Bank
10829 8th Ave SW
Seattle WA 98146
(206) 762-2848
Donate directly online here - Highline Area Food Bank
18300 4th Ave S
Burien, WA 98148
Phone: (206) 433-9900
The video above (courtesy BTB Reader Hope Kerkof) shows how 24 students from the 5th grade class at Shorewood Christian School helped out the Highline Area Food Bank on Tuesday, Nov. 25th.
The 5th graders volunteered their time and helped hand out food at the Highline Area Food Bank in Burien. They came prepared and brought with them a huge collection of stuffed animals to hand out to children at the food bank as well.
Mike Werle, Director of the Burien-Highline Food Bank explained that the food shortage is growing worse:
“Food drives are down and there is less poundage of food coming into the bank. We’ve had about a 30% increase in the number of people that come in here per day. The number of people seem to grow daily. The number one reason people are saying they are coming to the food bank is they have been laid off from their jobs. With the current economic conditions, the food shortage at food banks are expected to grow worse as unemployment rises.”
Nicko Morris, a 5th grade student at Shorewood Christian told about his experience that day: “I like giving because I like to see the smiles on the children’s faces. They looked like they were afraid. But when Emily and I gave our toys to the children, you could tell that they were just filled with joy when they reached for the toy. That’s what we all should do! It’s better to give than to receive.”
Rachelle Kerkof, one of the 5th grade girls in the class, “It was fun to see the kids’ faces when I gave them toys. I really enjoyed this experience.”
Mrs. Mary Lesnett, the 5th grade teacher, explained, “This is our 4th year supporting the Burien- Highline Food Bank. The kids love to get involved and help others. The experience impacts them greatly. I’m sure we will be doing this for many years to come.”
“At Shorewood Christian School, our students are involved on a regular basis with giving back to our community and making a difference in this world. Our students help at food banks, visit nursing homes, clean up streets and yards, and are always involved in some sort of fundraiser for a cause other than themselves. These are lessons that these students will carry with them for a lifetime. We want these students to grow up to become world changers.”, says Tim Lorenz, Principal of Shorewood Christian School.
Shorewood Christian School, a ministry of Shorewood Foursquare Church, is located in West Seattle and is currently enrolling pre-K thru 10th grade for the 2009-2010 school year. For more information you can go to www.ShorewoodChristianSchool.org.
Volunteering at the food bank is a great project for families, schools, and churches to do together. Not only will you help someone in need, but as the 5th grade students at Shorewood Christian School would tell you, it will make impact your heart and make you feel good too.
The Burien-Highline Area Food Bank is located at 18300 4th Ave South in Burien (map below); phone: (206) 433-9900
[EDITOR'S NOTE: We at both the B-Town and White Center Blogs strongly urge all Readers to pitch in and help this holiday season, as there are more hungry and needy neighbors than ever before. It's easy to help too – we did it on Saturday Nov. 22nd and raised nearly $1,200 – if we can do it, you certainly can!]
| Oct ’08 |
| 12 |
| 2:00 pm |
Sustainable Burien’s Food Pod is seeking volunteers for a “Tree Gleaning” this Sunday, Oct. 12th at 2pm.
[EDITOR’S NOTE: Personally, we hadn’t heard of “gleaning” relating to food before (pardon our ignorance folks but hey, at least we’re honest) so we looked it up; here’s how Wikipedia defines it:
Gleaning is the act of collecting leftover crops from farmers’ fields after they have been commercially harvested or on fields where it is not economically profitable to harvest. Some ancient cultures promoted gleaning as an early form of a welfare system. For example, ancient Jewish communities required that farmers not reap all the way to the edges of a field so as to leave some for the poor and for strangers.
As for this particular gleaning, it’s a large apple tree with lots of apples, and is located near SW 128th and SR-509.
According to Suzanne Greive of Sustainable Burien:
One of our goals was to identify fruit-bearing trees that could be gleaned and donated to local food banks.
I have been working with the West Seattle gleanit.org group since we don’t have an organized group for Burien yet.
We had one successful gleaning experience in Burien and gathered 232 lbs of apples from one of my neighbors.
I did start a blog just for our small food pod group and here is the link if you want to check it out: http://sustainableburienfoodpod.blogspot.com/
I also am a extreme couponer and take advantage of free or nearly free items for the food banks with the use of coupons and local sales. You can check my blog out out at http://suzdeals.blogspot.com/ In particular the post about couponing basics. It’s a rewarding hobby and contributes to our food banks and community.
I am a big fan of both the B-Town Blog and the White Center Blog (I live right between the two).
To volunteer or get more info, please email Suzanne Greive: suzgreive@yahoo.com
| Oct ’08 |
| 4 |
| 10:00 am |
The economy’s in the dumps, nobody knows what’s going to happen next, but hey – at least you’ve still got your high-speed internet and some food, right?
Many of your neighbors aren’t so lucky, and this Saturday is a perfect day to step up to the plate and help them out – Prudential NW Realty-Burien is hosting its annual Food Drive Saturday from 10am until 2pm at two Burien locations:
- Albertson’s at First Ave South and South 160th Street (Five Corners)
- Grocery Outlet at 4th Ave SW and SW 152nd Street
From Prudential’s press release:
Please come and help provide food banks with much needed items, and make a difference in your community.
Food collected at Albertson’s and Grocery Outlet will benefit the Highline and Des Moines Food Banks.
Our company goal is to collect $20,000 in cash and $20,000 lbs worth of food between our 10 offices statewide, so please come and show your support! Just follow the Prudential signs, and we’ll see you there!
Prudential’s 13th annual Global Volunteer Day is October 4th. Prudential affiliates across the globe participate in a day of volunteerism and community improvement.
In 2007, more than 31,000 Prudential members, their families and friends completed more than 800 projects in 35 states and 11 countries.
Our sister site, the White Center Blog, just launched its latest community-enriching effort, a page devoted entirely to JOB LISTINGS!
The page is set up to retrieve live, continuously-updated job listings for the general White Center area, and can be found here.
Currently it’s set to find jobs listed within a 10-mile radius of the Dub-C.
This is the second community-building effort for the White Center and B-Town Blogs this week; on Monday night we co-sponsored a Food Bank Fundraiser that brought in enough food donations to feed two entire families (in the White Center/Burien areas – everything stays local) for one month!
The new Jobs listing page can be found here.
Here’s another video from Monday night’s Blog Party 2.0 Food Bank Fundraiser at Elliott Bay Brewery, featuring Luke from local band Skwish performing a cover of the Foo Fighters’ “Everlong”:
Here’s a video we shot of local comedian Winlar doing an original song at last night’s Blog Party 2.0 Food Bank Fundraiser called “The B-Town Blog Song,” aka the “Town Blog, Comma B”:
Thanks again to everyone who showed up, from the musicians to the comedian to all our generous Readers and Contributors – collectively we all donated 166 items of food and $280 cash to be split between the Highline and White Center Food Banks!
“I just purchased ground turkey at 59 cents per pound,” remarked Rick Jump, Executive Director of the White Center Food Bank. “Therefore the $280 cash donated translates into a lot of turkey for a lot of local, hungry families in need.”
Rick Jump, along with Mike Werle, Executive Director of the Highline Food Bank attended, as well as 45 other people who braved a blustery night to enjoy free appetizers provided by Elliott Bay Brewery, live entertainment and lots of goodwill. In addition to live comedy from local comedian Winlar, the fundraiser also featured live music from Luke of the Burien band “Skwish,” along with “Lost in the Bamboo” (videos coming soon).
This is the second major fundraiser the B-Town Blog has been involved with; the first was held on July 16th at Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub, and raised over $10,500 for the victims of the fatal June 29th Burien arson apartment fires.
The next major fundraiser for the White Center Food Bank will be their annual “Harvest Dinner and Auction” on Sat. Oct. 18th at the Jerry Brockey Center at South Seattle Community College.
For more info on the White Center Food Bank, go to www.whitecenterfoodbank.org. To get in touch with the Highline Food Bank, call Rick Werle (206) 433-9900.
Monday night’s Blog Party 2.0 Food Bank Fundraiser was a rockin’ success, bringing in 166 separate food items and $280 in cash/checks, split evenly between the Highline and White Center Food Banks, and a huge THANK YOU to everyone who braved the weather and showed up (with a special shout-out to Elliott Bay Brewery for hosting)!
Some highlights of the evening:
- Local comic Winlar sang a hilarious original song about the B-Town Blog (video coming soon)
- Skwish’s Luke did a rousing solo set
- Lost in the Bamboo finished the night with a killer set
- And sadly, BTB Publisher/Editor Scott Schaefer was forced to sing “Folsom Prison Blues” (and yes, there’s video of this so stand by…)
We’ll be posting more photos and exclusive videos soon, so please check back in…and again, THANKS EVERYONE for helping to feed your hungry neighbors!
Quick Blog Party 2.0 update:
- So far (as of 7:07pm) we’ve received 94 food donations and $95
- Over 40 people are here
- We’re about to start a Shuffleboard Exhibition
- Live comedy and music starts at 8pm
There’s still time to get down here, so why aren’t you here yet?
Photo above was taken just minutes ago outside the Elliott Bay Brewery in downtown Burien, where Blog Party 2.0 is just getting underway despite squalls and thunderstorms.
Luckily, tonight’s event is inside, where there’s a roof, walls, comfortable atmosphere and lots of great neighbors doing good for the Highline and White Center Food Banks.
We’re blogging live of course, and live entertainment starts at 8pm with local comedian Winlar, live music from Skwish’s Luke along with Lost in the Bamboo.
There’s no cover charge, but we kindly request that you bring in 2 cans (or boxes) of food. If you arrive without food, you’re still allowed in, and if you’d like you can make cash/check donations directly to the charity of your choice, as representatives from both food banks will be present.
See ya soon!
Blog Party 2.0 is TONIGHT (Mon., Aug. 25th), starting at 6pm at Elliott Bay Brewery, (map below) and we’re looking forward to a fun, fundraisin’, organic brewmasterin’, rockin’ and laughin’ evenin’!
Along with being our second-ever “Blog Party,” this event will also serve as a showcase for local talent, and will feature a resident Comedian and two B-Town bands, with entertainment starting around 8pm.
More importantly, it will also be a Fundraiser for both the Highline and White Center Food Banks , and while there is NO COVER CHARGE, a suggested donation of 2 cans (or boxes) of food is kindly requested.
The basics:
- Starts at 6pm, goes until…10/11pm?
- Live Blogging!
- Entertainment starts at 8pm with live Comedy from local Comedian “Winlar“
- Live acoustic set from local band Skwish’s Luke
- Live acoustic set from local band “Lost in the Bamboo”
- Appetizers courtesy the B-Town Blog and Elliott Bay Brewery!
- Fun!
- Drinks! (BTW, you’re expected to buy your own beverages)
- Humor!
- Much more!
Please note that you must be 21 or over to attend, as Elliott Bay Brewery serves alcohol.
Here’s a short video sample of a very appropriate song called “Burien” by Skwish (we’re pretty sure Luke will play this one):
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=26666916
Previously we featured two video samples of Winlar and Lost in the Bamboo, but your best bet would be to just show the flip up.
We’ll see ya then!
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We’re only one week away from Blog Party 2.0, our special Food Bank Fundraiser, which is scheduled for MONDAY, AUG. 25th, starting at 6pm at Elliott Bay Brewery, located at 255 SW 152nd in downtown Burien.
Aside from being a fun and festive gathering, this event will also serve as a Fundraiser for both the Highline and White Center Food Banks, and while there’s NO COVER CHARGE, we kindly ask that you bring at least two cans or boxes of food to help feed your B-Town area neighbors in need.
So come on out and have some fun while helping a great cause, and mark your calendars for what’s sure to be a great night full of:
- NO COVER CHARGE (suggested donation of 2 cans or boxes of food is asked)
- Fundraising for Highline and White Center Food Banks!
- Live Blogging!
- Live Comedy from local Comedian “Winlar”
- Live Music from area band “Lost in the Bamboo”
- Food courtesy Elliott Bay Brewery!
- Fun!
- Drinks!
- Humor!
- Much more, just show up!
Please note that you must be 21 or over to attend, as Elliott Bay Brewery serves alcohol.
As a sneak preview, here are two videos to whet your appetite:
- Winlar sings his original comedy song “Would You Spunk On Hitler’s Pizza?”:
- Lost in the Bamboo doing their original song “Maria”:
We’ll see ya then!
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