The 2nd annual Cove to Clover 5k fundraiser race is coming Sunday, March 14th, and to help stir up excitement and let people know you’re a supporter, race organizers are offering up a limited number of cool car window decals for a $2 donation at Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub.
To get yours, just drop into Mick Kelly’s (located at 435 SW 152nd Street in Burien; 206.246.2473) and ask the bartender or server for one. They’re also available now at The Tin Room, Goodie Gumdrops and Emerald City Smoothie (both the Burien and Normandy Park locations).
But act fast, as they’re going quickly.
Your $2 donation will go towards the Highline Area Food Bank, as well as to local area schools. Last year over $12,000 was raised, and this year’s total fundraising goal is $20,000!
We’ve got one on the back of The B-Town Blogmobile™, and we think it looks pretty dang groovy.
If you’re interested in registering to run the Cove to Clover, please click here.
Here’s what to expect this year:
- The race begins at 1pm on Sunday, March 14th at Normandy Park Community Club. The course winds up “snake hill” all the way to the Gregory Heights neighborhood, past St. Francis of Assisi, crosses 152nd street with the finish line in Burien Town Square, where there will be a traditional Irish Festival.
- This challenging course takes its toll on even the most seasoned runners! Two water stops are provided, and racers will be rewarded with music from an Irish Piper when the reach the top of the ominous “snake” hill.
- Again there is a 1-mile Family Race which begins at St. Francis and follows the last of the 5K course.
- NEW: “While You Run” childcare, check your kids in at the Family Race start. Run the first 2 miles of the 5K, check your kids back out to run the Family Race together. Your 5K time will suffer of course.
- NEW: Pub Crawl – Friday March 12th!
- NEW: School Registration Contest! $5 from each registration fee can be donated to the local school of your choice! Just—type in your school’s name at registration–the school with the most registrations will be awarded an additional $1,500! Registrations can track their school’s progress at www.covetoclover.com/schools.
- NEW: School Limerick Contest — A $500 prize will be awarded to the school (or non-profit for non- student entries) who present the winning Limerick! Limerick contest details at www.covetoclover.com/limerick. BTW, we’re working on our own Limerick that starts “There once was a man from B-Town…”
- NEW: Start Line Party – Live Band inside the Normandy Park Cove Building prior to the race so you can warm up dancing to old school rock and roll.
- NEW: Expanded Pre-Race shuttle service from the finish line to the start line.
5k at 1:00pm:
- $30.00 early registration (before Mar. 2nd; $35 after)
Family Race (1 mile) at 1:30 PM:
- $25.00 early registration (before Mar. 2nd; $30 after)
Some other highlights include:
- On-course Irish Pipes
- Irish Entertainment
- 2 Live Bands
- Bigger Beer Garden
- 1-mile Family Race
- Free Hot Dogs for Kids
- Free Root Beer Garden
- Irish Grub
Not a runner? Get involved as a race day volunteer! Please contact John Nelson at jonelson@adobe.com.
As the official web Sponsor of the Cove To Clover race, we’ll be posting more updates soon (including details on the Pub Crawl March 12th!), so be sure to check back often.
More information available at the official Cove to Clover website here.
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:
On Friday afternoon (Jan. 29th), the first of two rounds of Burien’s annual “Empty Bowls” fundraiser for the Highline Area Food Bank was served.
For just $10, visitors received a full meal of soup made by various local restaurants and served in one-of-a-kind bowls handcrafted by area Potters, along with bread, cookies and a drink. There was also a dinner served between 4pm and 8pm.
When we visited for dinner, Highline Food Bank Executive Director Mike Werle told us that the lunch crowd was “a record,” in the neighborhood of 470 or so guests. As the dinner crowds wandered in, Werle assured us that the evening group would be another record.
BTB Photographer Michael Brunk dropped by for lunch and captured these photos:
We’ll be posting the total numbers from this fundraiser, along with more photos soon, so stay tuned to The B-Town Blog!
| Mar |
| 14 |
| 12:00 pm |
The second annual “Cove To Clover” fundraiser 5K race will be Sunday, March 14th, winding its way from the Normandy Park Community Club up the dreaded “snake hill” to the finish line in front of Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub.
We’re proud to be a Sponsor of this great event, which serves as a fundraiser for the Highline Food Bank. Last year over $12,000 was raised, and this year’s goal is $20,000!
If you’re interested in registering, please click here.
If you thought last year’s race was fun and challenging, just wait until you get a whiff of some o’the new elements for 2010. It’s as if the dial on the family-friendly funometer has been cranked up to 11 – check out some of the new features:
- The race begins at 1pm on Sunday, March 14th at Normandy Park Community Club. The course winds up “snake hill” all the way to the Gregory Heights neighborhood, past St. Francis of Assisi, crosses 152nd street with the finish line in Burien Town Square, where there will be a traditional Irish Festival.
- This challenging course takes its toll on even the most seasoned runners! Two water stops are provided, and racers will be rewarded with music from an Irish Piper when the reach the top of the ominous “snake” hill.
- Again there is a 1-mile Family Race which begins at St. Francis and follows the last of the 5K course.
- NEW: “While You Run” childcare, check your kids in at the Family Race start. Run the first 2 miles of the 5K, check your kids back out to run the Family Race together. Your 5K time will suffer of course.
- NEW: Pub Crawl – Friday March 12th!
- NEW: School Registration Contest! $5 from each registration fee can be donated to the local school of your choice! Just—type in your school’s name at registration–the school with the most registrations will be awarded an additional $1,500! Registrations can track their school’s progress at www.covetoclover.com/schools.
- NEW: School Limerick Contest — A $500 prize will be awarded to the school (or non-profit for non- student entries) who present the winning Limerick! Limerick contest details at www.covetoclover.com/limerick. BTW, we’re working on our own Limerick that starts “There once was a man from B-Town…”
- NEW: Start Line Party – Live Band inside the Normandy Park Cove Building prior to the race so you can warm up dancing to old school rock and roll.
- NEW: Expanded Pre-Race shuttle service from the finish line to the start line.
5k at 1:00pm:
- $30.00 early registration (before Mar. 2nd; $35 after)
Family Race (1 mile) at 1:30 PM:
- $25.00 early registration (before Mar. 2nd; $30 after)
Here’s a map of the race course:
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Some other highlights include:
- On-course Irish Pipes
- Irish Entertainment
- 2 Live Bands
- Bigger Beer Garden
- 1-mile Family Race
- Free Hot Dogs for Kids
- Free Root Beer Garden
- Irish Grub
RACE DAY SCHEDULE:
- 10:15am+: Take the Free Pre-Race Shuttle – loads at Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub starting at 10:15 am (WARNING: Start Line Parking is EXTREMELY LIMITED!). Please park near Burien Town Square and take the free shuttle from Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub. Final shuttle departs promptly at 12:40 pm. Shuttle will drop you at the family race start-line (St. Francis Parish) of the 5K start-line (The Cove).
- 1pm: 5K Race (race starts at 1 pm sharp) Start Line @ Normandy Park Swim Club “The Cove”
- Registration/Packet Pickup from 10:45 am – 12:45 pm @ The Cove
- LIVE ROCK BAND starts at 10:45 am: “The Throbs” will be cranking out old school rock and roll at the start line until race time. Warm your bones rocking out to covers of Nirvana, AC/DC, Scorpions and other eye-popping ROCK!!! Come early and avoid the last minute shuttle rush.
FAMILY RACE:
- Race starts at 1:40pm sharp
- Start Line @ St. Francis Church
- Registration/Packet Pickup from 10:45 am – 1:20 pm @ St. Francis Church
- 1 mile-ish. This can be walked or run and will include people of all generations. Hopefully we’ll have Irish Step Dance lessons prior to the start. – Pick up bib
- NEW: “While You Race” Childcare (11:00 am – 1:35 pm) at St. Francis Church
- If you want to run the 5K but your kids aren’t ready for that level of suffering, consider checking your kids into “While You Race” Childcare at the family race start line. You can then run the first 2 miles of the 5K to the Family Race Start, grab your kids and run then run the Family Race together. Child care provided by St. Francis Parish, extra fee may be involved.
- YOU MUST CHECK OUT YOUR CHILD BEFORE FINISHING THE 5K. It is not intended that runners finish the run and then return to claim their children. Due to the tight schedule, this service is for families with children who plan to run the Family Race.
- If you do the math, you’ll need to be able to run the first 2 miles in 30 minutes to pickup your child in time for the Family Race. Shuttle from the finish line, will stop drop you at St. Francis to check in your kids. Then you can re-board the shuttle to be taken to the 5K start line (the Cove).
FINISH LINE FESTIVAL AT BURIEN TOWN SQUARE:
- Finish Line Irish Festival runs from 2pm – 5pm at Burien Town Square
- “The Haggis Bros” are a lively Irish Band. You can enjoy the show from the beer garden (or free root beer garden for the kiddies). Be entertained by traditional step dancers while you gnash some Irish grub.
Not a runner? Get involved as a race day volunteer: Please contact John Nelson at jonelson@adobe.com.
And there are still some great Sponsorship Opportunities available – please email Ashley Fosberg at fosberg5@comcast.net for a sponsorship packet!
As the official web Sponsor of the Cove To Clover race, we’ll be posting more updates soon (including details on the Pub Crawl March 12th!), so be sure to come back often.
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| 29 |
| 11:00 am |
We’d like to remind all our Readers that Burien’s annual “Empty Bowls” fundraiser for the Highline Area Food Bank is next Friday, Jan. 29th, with both a lunch and dinner serving, along with one-of-a-kind original bowls handcrafted by area Potters.
This is always a great, fun and fulfilling event involving great food, art and fundraising for Burien’s hungry, and you can bet The B-Town Blog will be at the Moshier Art Center to help.
Here are the details:
WHAT: “Empty Bowls” fundraiser for the Highline Area Food Bank
WHEN: Friday, Jan. 29th:
- 11am – 2pm: Lunch
- 4pm – 8pm: Dinner
WHERE: Moshier Community Art Center, located at 430 South 156th, Burien
COST: Just $10 donation, which will get you both a good solid meal AND a work of art in the form of a beautiful handmade bowl!
INFO: From their flier:
JOIN US FOR A MEAL AND HELP FIGHT HUNGER IN OUR COMMUNITY!
Friday, January 29, 2010
Lunch served 11:00 AM-2:00 PM
Dinner served 4:00-8:00 PM
Moshier Community Art Center, 430 S 156th, Burien
$10 (minimum) Donation
Proceeds to benefit Highline Food Bank
Moshier Community Art Center Potters have teamed up with the Highline Food Bank and Discover Burien to bring you Empty Bowls 2010. Empty Bowls events can be found around the country raising money to combat hunger in our communities. Potters have donated bowls to be filled with soup at this fun event…all are invited!
Your $10 (minimum) donation will get you the opportunity to pick out a beautiful handmade bowl, as well as a simple but wonderful meal of soup, bread, dessert and drink; all donated by local businesses. 90% of proceeds go to the Highline Food Bank, which serves over 750 area families per month, and 10% will go to provide art programming for low income youth.
www.MoshierArtCenter.org or phone: (206) 988-3700
Here’s a video we shot at least year’s event, where over 800 participants helped raise over $10,000 (let’s break that record this year!):
| Dec ’09 |
| 15 |
| 2:00 pm |
Janice Hammond of Sunrise Financial Services tells us that they’re holding a special “Pay It Forward” event at the Burien Library on Tuesday, Dec. 15th, from 2pm to 8pm, where you can drop off unused items (see list below) to help out both the Highline Area Food Bank and YWCA’s Emergency Housing Program.
Here’s an email Janice sent us:
Been looking for a way to help out your community? Here is a very easy and/or FREE way to do it! We are putting on a drive for many items you may have in your house right now and are not using anymore.
Go clean out your CUPBOARDS AND CLOSETS and bring any usable items to the main Burien Library on Tuesday, December 15th from 2pm-8pm.
I’m sure if you looked through your kitchen you would be surprised at how many items you will find that you know your family will never use! So, clean out your closets and cupboards and don’t let all those usable goods go to waste!
What we need:
- NON PERISHABLE FOOD
- SHEETS
- BLANKETS
- PILLOWS
- TOWELS
- CLEANING SUPPLIES
- TOOTHBRUSHES
- TOILETRIES
- CLOTHES
- KITCHEN ITEMS
Who it’s going to: Highline Food Bank and YWCA’s Emergency Housing Program – they provide housing to local families in crisis and woman and children who are survivors of domestic violence.
Why: Because if you’re not using it, someone else can!
PLEASE HELP US SPREAD THE WORD BY FORWARDING THIS OUT TO OTHERS!!!!
Help us make this a great success!
If you have any questions feel free to email them to me at janice@sunrisefinancialservices.net
FINAL UPDATE: Our annual “Have A Heart” Food Bank Fundraiser Blog Party for the Highline Food Bank was a smashing success Tuesday night, raising nearly $600 in food donations and cash for our hungry neighbors!
Some of the highlights of the shin-dig at Tin Cellars included:
- A special guest appearance by Burien’s own Manuela Horn, known to many of our Readers as “The Yodeling Dominatrix” who performed an impromptu yodeling song, which brought the house down.
- Numerous BTB Readers dropping by to say hi and donate food or cash.
- Very generous donations from businesspeople in White Center, including Darlene Templeton from Java Joint Espresso and Brad Trusedell from Malo’s Auto Body, who donated a combined 45 items!
- Incredibly generous donations from “The Pouch Guy” (he makes handmade jewelry pouches, which make great gifts: 206-517-7797), who had to make several trips to his car to bring in all his food donations.
Our final totals were:
- Nearly 300 separate food donations
- $135 in cash donations
For a grand total of:
- $580!
PREVIOUSLY:
We’ve got a lively, generous crowd on hand, and if you’re thinking of coming down you’d better hurry, as the complimentary appetizers are going fast.
As of 6:45pm, our total donations are:
- 235 items of food (with plenty of room as we’ve got a big honkin’ barrel)
- $75 in cash donations
- 5 diapers
Total estimated value thus far:
- $447
We’ll be here all night, so if you’re hankering for some fun for a great cause, come on down – Tin Cellars is located t 923 SW 152nd in Olde Burien. Suggestion donations are 2 (or more) cans/boxes of non-perishable food, or $5 cash/check (made out to the Highline Area Food Bank).
We’ll be updating live through the night, so be sure to refresh your browser to see the latest news!
REMINDER: We’re holding our annual “Have A Heart” Food Bank Fundraiser Blog Party this TUESDAY NIGHT, Dec. 8th, starting at 6pm at The Tin Cellars.
We’ll be raising funds and collecting non-perishable food items 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: This 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: Here’s a lnk to our Evite invitation.
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 also be demonstrating the BTB, doing live updates, taking pics and much more.
During the Burien Art Walk on Sept. 12th, if you make a purchase of three Partylite products, 50% of all sales will go directly to the Highline Area Food Bank.
Here are the details:
WHAT: Fundraiser by Partylite for the Highline Area Food Bank
WHEN: During the Burien Art Walk on Sept 12th from 10an to 6pm
WHERE: Diane Ball, the Fundraising Chair will be located out on the sidewalk in front of The Mark Restaurant 914 SW 152nd Street in Old Town Burien.
INFO: 50% of all sales go DIRECTLY to the Foodbank. You can purchase, or help sell. Three Partylite products to choose from makes it simple & easy to raise dollars for those in need.
Place an order or collect orders from friends, family and co-workers. With one single sale; you can raise as much as $7.50 in CA$H for the Highline Food Bank.
Pick-up and drop off your Fundraising packet during the month of September 2009 at the following locations:
- PAGE 2 BOOKS September 1st thru the 15th 2009
15706 1st Ave. S. M-Sat 10am-6pm Wed 9am-7pm
Burien WA 98148 - Highline Food Bank Tuesday September 8th 4:30pm-7pm 18300 4th Ave. S Diane Ball the Fundraising Chair will
Burien Wa 98188 be there. - The Mark September 12th 2009 10am-6pm Restaurant & Bar September 16th thru 28th 914 SW 152nd St. September 29th & 30th drop off only. Burien WA 98166 M-Thur 11am-11pm F-11am-1am Sat-9am-1am Sun-9am-11pm
- Burien Farmers Thursday September 24th 1pm-till close
Diane Ball the Fundraising Chair will be there
152nd Street between 5th&6th SW
Additional information on this event is available here. For more info on the Highline Area Food Bank (including how you can donate or volunteer), click here.
by Janet Grella
Thanks to the 5K run “Cove to Clover” on March 15 and January’s “Empty Bowls” fundraiser, the Highline Food Bank has more monetary funding than anticipated.
“Cove to Clover,” which started at the Cove in Normandy Park and ended at BTB Advertiser Mick Kelly’s raised over $12,000 in cash for the food bank.
“Empty Bowls” at the Moshier Community Center raised nearly $11,000, which was $3,000 more than the 2008 fundraiser.
“The community has been awesome as far as donations,” Executive Director Mike Werle told BTB.
However, there is some bad news – actual food donations are down, while the number of families served has increased by 27%, from 720 per month to 900.
So what does the Highline Food Bank need?
Baby food.
Yes – baby food!
That’s what Mike and his local families would like to see more of (especially the ones with hungry babies).
Normandy Park’s QFC has been a drop-off point for the food bank for many years. Now Mike has added Page 2 Books as a local drop-off point. Co-owner Gayle Collins delivers a grocery cart full of food every Tuesday. Page 2 has many customers as well as non-customers who drop food off every week. If you’d like to help our Highline Food Bank, please deliver some non-perishable food at Page 2 after 10am Monday-Saturday at 15706 1st Ave South in Burien. You just may find a good mystery or classic book to read while you’re there.
If you and your business wants to help collect food or have a fundraiser for the food bank, call Mike at 206-433-9900 and he’ll be happy to have your participation as a Highline Food Bank drop-off point or bring a barrel to your fundraiser.
Mike is looking forward to the National letter carriers food drive on May 9th. Every year our Highline Food Bank receives 20,000-30,000 pounds of food from Burien neighbors.
BTB will keep you posted on this event, so stay tuned…
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| 30 |
UPDATE 1/30/09: We shot some video of today’s lunch session, which drew an estimated crowd of approximately 300 people; you can view the video here. Tonight’s dinner runs until 8pm so get up there ASAP!
PREVIOUSLY:
Burien Parks’ annual “Empty Bowls” fundraiser for the Highline Food Bank will take place Friday, Jan. 30th at the Moshier Community Arts Center, located at 430 South 156th Street (map below), with two different meals being offered:
- Lunch: 11:30am-1:30pm
- Dinner: 4pm-8pm
Here’s info from the flier:
Moshier Community Art Center Potters have teamed up with the Highline Food Bank and Discover Burien to bring you Empty Bowls 2009. Empty Bowls events can be found around the country raising money to combat hunger in our communities.
Potters have donated bowls to be filled with soup at this fun event…all are invited!
Your $10 (minimum) donation will get you the opportunity to pick out a beautiful handmade bowl, as well as a simple but wonderful meal of soup, bread, dessert and drink; all donated by local businesses.
All proceeds go to the Highline Food Bank, which serves over 750 area families per month.
Bring your friends and family!
More information available at www.burienparks.net or by calling: (206) 988-3700
As part of Normandy Park’s Winterfest this Saturday and Sunday (10am-3pm, Dec. 13-14), the Highline Area Food Bank will be collecting food donations at a table in front of the Normandy Park Athletic Club.
The event goes from 10am to 3pm at the Normandy Park Towne Center, located at First Ave South and SW 199th (map below).
Dutch & Brenna O'Farrell pose for a photo with "Peter Pan" (Demi Jordan). Photo by Stopped Motion Photography
The Hi-Liners fall production of “Peter Pan” left behind more than just “pixie dust” after the sold out closing matinee on Sunday, September 21, 2008.
Over 200 canned or boxed food items and $140.00 was collected for the Highline Area Food Bank in Burien. For a donation of non perishable food, patrons received a commemorative picture of themselves with “Peter Pan”.
“Usually we offer souvenir pictures with a MainStage show character for a small fee, as a fundraiser for our organization, “says Gerry Gilbert, President of The Hi-Liners. “Our Gala Fundraising Auction is coming up on October 4, 2008 and we decided to kick off our annual fundraising drive by giving first to our home community.”
For tickets and information regarding The Hi-Liners 4th Annual Gala Fundraising Auction with local celebrity and honorary chair Grant Goodeve, please visit www.hi-liners.org or call 206-617-2152.
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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| Aug ’08 |
| 25 |
| 6:00 pm |
We’re moving our second-ever “Blog Party” (which we’re cheesily calling Blog Party 2.0 just to sound cool, circa 2002 at least…) UP one day, to MONDAY, AUG. 25th, starting at 6pm at Elliott Bay Brewery, located at 255 SW 152nd in downtown Burien and YOU’RE INVITED!
Aside from being a fun and festive gathering, Blog Party 2.0 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.
You may have read this article in The Seattle Times today that explains how a combination of a recession, high fuel costs and assorted other factors is reducing the amount of donations given to local food banks, and that’s why we’re doing this!
So come on out and have some fun while helping a great cause, and mark your calendars for what’s sure to be a 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!
- Giveaways!
- Live Blogging!
- Live Music (special artists to be announced soon)!
- Food courtesy Elliott Bay Brewery!
- Fun!
- Drinks!
- Humor!
- Much more, so sign up for our Newsletter so you don’t miss anything!
We’ll see ya then!
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