| Feb |
| 5 |
| 7:00 pm |
A “BUNCO Night” Fundraiser for Burien’s Hospitality House will be held Friday night, Feb. 5th starting at 7pm at the Normandy Park Congregational United Church of Christ.
It’s just $25 per person, giving you a chance to “roll the dice to end homelessness” and have a fun evening to boot.
Here are the details:
WHAT: BUNCO Night Fundraiser for Burien’s Hospitality House.
WHEN: Friday, Feb. 5th starting at 7pm.
WHERE: Normandy Park Congregational United Church of Christ, 19247 1st Avenue South, in Normandy Park.
INFO: From an email:
BUNCO Night for Hospitality House is Friday, February 5th at 7 p.m.
For $25 per person, one can roll the dice to end homelessness and have a fun evening to boot. Beginners and Bunco groups are welcome to join in. This strictly-for-fun evening is endorsed by the World Bunco Association.
There will be raffles, prizes and complimentary refreshments.
This event will be held at Normandy Park Congregational United Church of Christ, 19247 1st Avenue South, in Normandy Park.
This will also be your first chance to purchase seats for another fundraiser – the “Boats for Beds” sail.
Pre-register for Bunco through the Hospitality House website, by calling 206-915-5337, or by sending an email to buncofeb5@aol.com.
Hospitality House is a shelter and place of transition for homeless women in south King County. The Women of Hospitality House are supported by more than twelve local churches and organizations as well as by our local communities. Home-cooked meals are provided 365 days per year by volunteers. With the staff case workers, over 70 women each year develop and work their individual plans to find home, health and hope. See hospitalityhousesouthking.org to learn more about Hospitality House or these events.
More information is available at their website.
| Sep ’09 |
| 26 |
| 9:30 am |
Burien’s Hospitality House is holding a “Street Walk for the Women” fundraiser walk in downtown Burien on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Here are the details:
WHAT: Hospitality House’s 8th Annual “Street Walk for the Women” fundraiser for Homeless women.
WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 26th at 10am; registration starts at 9:30am.
WHERE: Look for the Hospitality House booth at Burien Town Square near SW 152nd; you can register there, or before via online or snailmail (details below).
INFO: Have fun, win prizes and do good. The walk is a lively two miles through the heart of Burien to benefit Homeless women in South King County.
Multiply your efforts by asking friends, family, neighbors & co-workers to sponsor you with donations made to Hospitality House in your name. List them on the second/reverse page.
Here’s the plan:
- Pre-registration fee is $15 before Sept. 23rd; Same Day fee is $20; you can register online by downloading this form (PDF)
- Registration starts at 9:30am Sept. 26th at the Hospitality House table near SW 152nd at Burien Town Square; if you have sponsors, bring your completed sponsor form and money to the registration table before the walk
- Get your route map and list of Sponsors from the registration table, take time to stretch and warm up.
- Walk starts at 10am.
- Return to the stage after the walk to see if you win one of the numerous prizes. Top money raisers can select their choice of prizes.
- If you cannot participate but would like to help Hospitality House, please charge through Paypal on their website at: www.hospitalityhousesouthking.org or mail your check to:
Hospitality House
Attn: 152nd Street Walk
15003 14th SW
Burien WA 98166
Hospitality House is a nine bed shelter for homeless women in South King County. Founded in October 2000 by 12 sponsoring churches. Our mission is to help women find Home Health and Hope Each year we (graduate) approximately 70 women from a comprehensive 90-day program designed to help residence find employment, improve their life skills , and secure a safe affordable place to call home.
How is your donated dollar spent?
- $15 registration fee will stock the refrigerator of Hospitality House with sandwich makings for one day.
- $65 pays for one night of shelter.
- $250 sponsorship pays the monthly phone bill.
- $500 Sees a residence through a two week stay
- $2000. Sponsors a resident for the entire 12 week program, preparing them for a secure and stable life.
How many have been helped?
Since 2000 more than 400 women, ages 18 to 58, have received the services of Hospitality House.
Want to find out more about Hospitality House? Visit their website at: www.hospitalityhousesouthking.org.
As homelessness grows with tough economic times, a local non-profit organization, Light Under The Bridge Homeless Ministry, is successfully affecting homelessness one person at a time.
Light Under The Bridge began last October by husband and wife founders, Kevin and Hope Kerkof.
“It began with us just making 6 sack lunches and going to Occidental Park on a Saturday morning. We just wanted to remind the homeless they are not forgotten. To look them in the eye and treat them with respect as human beings,” Kevin explained. “We had no idea what a mission this would become.”
What began as 6 lunches, has now become a team of volunteers and about 40 lunches every Saturday. “The need is overwhelming,” Hope explained, “With approximately 1,900 unsheltered people in Seattle, its easy to get discouraged and think what difference can one person make? However, our strategy is to affect the lives of the homeless by establishing relationships built on trust and respect, one person at a time. We bring them food, clothing, supplies…and as we build relationships with them, we continue to visit them when they are sick or injured in the hospital, and visit them in jail. And through our networking with other ministries, we are able to help get the homeless off the streets and the help they need when they’re ready.”
Light Under The Bridge goes where most charities will not go – under the freeways, bridges, and into the woods looking for the homeless that are not involved with the missions, shelters, and soup kitchens. These are the homeless that indeed feel forgotten, that is until they meet the volunteers from Light Under The Bridge.
Light Under The Bridge goes out every Saturday morning, on the same route-thereby visiting the same people, at the same time. The homeless look forward to their visits as one homeless man, William Johnson tells, “I’ve lived in 49 states, and in all those states, meeting Hope & Kevin is the first time I’ve ever been shown real love. Everyone out here on the streets is always asking me when the Christians are coming back out.”
As a result of Light Under The Bridge and their volunteers building relationships with the homeless, some have left the streets and are getting the help they need. Part of Light Under The Bridge’s mission has been to establish networking relationships with other faith based programs that offer rehab, housing, food, clothing, job skills, and eventually integrates them back into society. One such program that Light Under The Bridge has partnered with is The Freedom House.
The Freedom House is located in Des Moines and is a year long faith-based program that provides a discipleship program for men and women suffering from addictions. There are three phases of discipleship. During Phase I Temporary housing is provided which occurs in the first 30 days. During this time men and women are able to stay in a drug and alcohol free facility. Those that are committed to change continue into phases two and three and provided permanent housing. The program is an inclusive program, providing lodging, food, clothing, biblical teaching, life skills and an alternative life to drugs and alcohol abuse. At the end of the year, these men and women will have established a job, been taught how to budget and have savings, and will have a place to rent. Several of Light Under The Bridge’s success stories have sought treatment and are now residing at The Freedom House.
Kevin & Hope Kerkof compare Light Under The Bridge to a search and rescue team, and The Freedom House as a hospital with long term care.
“It’s a fantastic system which is affecting lives one person at a time.”
Both ministries operate from donations. 100% of all donations received by Light Under The Bridge help the homeless.
Hope adds:
“We are in great need of donations. Tangible items such as clothing or groceries can actually be left off at our church office at Shorewood Foursquare Church marked for Light Under The Bridge. We need socks, gloves, hats, and jackets are most in need, especially since the weather will begin to cool off very soon.
We get help and donations from The Freedom House in Des Moines, and Hope Fellowship Community Church in Burien which has a community outreach clothing closet every Sunday. Volunteers are always welcome. We ask them to give us a call first and to check out our website www.LightUnderTheBridge.com.”
You can also donate by sending checks to:
Light Under The Bridge
224 SW 153rd St #146
Burien, WA 98166
For further information, you can visit their website at www.LightUnderTheBridge.com.
| Oct ’08 |
| 4 |
| 9:30 am |
The seventh annual “Stomp Out Homelessness” Street Walk is this Saturday, Oct. 4th, starting at 9:30am at the corner of SW 152nd and 6th Ave SW (see map below).
The cost is $20 to participate, the walk goes for two miles, and leashed dogs are welcome (no word yet on whether your canine companion can pull you along, but don’t forget a leash!).
And yes, there will be prizes for raising the most money with sponsorships!
All proceeds benefit Hospitality House Women’s Shelter, which is located at 15003 14th Ave SW in Burien.
So get your good foot up there, bring your four-legged best friend, and walk for some good!
For sponsorship forms or more information, call 206-243-9975.
We’d like to take a moment to reflect and commemorate that it was exactly one month ago today that an arson fire blazed through the Tara and Jenny Marie apartment buildings in the 400 block of SW 155th Street, killing three (Edgar Omar Cisneros Velazquez, his grandfather Ramon Cisneros Sanchez and Lindy Kunimoto) and injuring six.
To date, no arrests have yet been made, despite a $10,000 reward.
After taking in an estimated 300+ truck fulls of goods, the Burien Fire Victims Donation Center (located at 156 SW 152nd Street) is now closed and being returned to its landlord.
Please make a note of it, spread the word, and do NOT show up with any more donations, since nobody will be there taking things in.
Lynda Insernio of Sterling Savings Bank sent out this email note:
I have worked with each of the families and have funds that we have already distributed or will distribute to them in the amount of $900.00 each to help them get into permanent housing.
There are additional funds in the account I will use for a further distribution once I know how much we have left in the account. This has been an amazing experience that was shared by many folks.
We at the B-Town Blog would now like to take a moment to give some serious Shout Outs to local businesses, neighbors and just plain ol’ good peeps who donated to this fine cause, which benefited the families displaced by the June 29th apartment arson fire that killed three:
VOLUNTEERS WHO STAFFED THE DONATION CENTER:
- Burien/Normandy Park Fire Dept.
- The Mysterious International Soccer Team who helped move items
- Christian Supply for donating the office space
- Karen Paden
- John & Amber Paden
- Terri & Jared Butcher
- Sandra Aguilla
- Amy Hance-Brancati
- Molly Verbon
- Gwen Benedict
- Matthew Benedict
- Ian Benedict
- Sandra Holmes
- Ray & Jean Johnson
- Kassidy Daw
- Manyableshal Makey
- Peggy Dunlap
- Adanech Makey
- Nicole Isernio
- Angela Isernio
- Ellie Cain
- Gee Braun
- Lesley Scheunemann
- Carol Verbon
- Peggie Recker
- Danny Zaballos
- Max Cullinan
- Kerng Clausen
- Jennifer Dumlao
- Mabel Chu
- Vicci Kennedy
- Gus Ramos
- Roycie Ditullio
- Jane Caqncro
- Mary Jane Lane
- Amy Cullinan
- Gay Paulus
- Sandra Holmes
- Nancy Sparks
- Cari Sparks
- Lynn Mays
- Nicole Mays
- Allison Gobat
- Betsy Akena
- Joslin Briggs
- Jess & Carol Graf
- Natalie Cullinan
- Wendy Zaballos
- Ashley & Jamie Olson
- Ronald Donaldson
- Patricia Hanley
- Terri Hanley
- Dennis Bjornstad
- Bill Williams
- Chris Bacon
- Paul Mathews
- David Rieger
- Chuck Hanson
- Dawn Thompson
- Mark Bailey
- DeAn Small
- Erin Colins
- Lupita Ayon
- Lucy Mason
- Alicia Brewer
- Magdalenc Ayon
- Celina Quintero
- Logan Brickell
- Stephanie Altness
- Cindi Saltness
- Scott Dixon
- Carla Jones
- Kathy Fitz
- Rose Clark
- Mayor Joan McGilton
- Sue Blazak
- Mike Martin
- Chris Barnes
- The Whistler Family
- Brenda Martin
- Gary Clausen and Hillcrest Bowl
- Jimenez Family
- The Will Family
- Anyone else who didn’t leave a name – THANKS!
BUSINESSES WHICH DONATED TIME/MONEY:
- Burien/Normandy Park Fire Dept.
- The Other LLC (Mr. Richards, the landlord for Christian Supply who donated the building)
- Burien Auto Group ($6000.00 donation to the families)
- Burien Grocery Outlet ($25.00 donation to each family unit)
- Wayne’s Grocery ($30.00 Gift certificate to each family unit)
- La Costa (25 dinners donated to members of the families)
- Bison Creek Pizza (held the first fundraiser July 6th, which brought in $5,000)
- Mick and Adrian of Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub (held fundraiser auction July 16th, which brought in over $10,500)
- The Mark Restaurant
- Patty Sader and Discover Burien
- Debra George of Marketing Innovations
- Scott Schaefer/Mark Neuman of The B-Town Blog
- Mark Minium of Burien Honda, for hosting the fundraiser auction
- Elliot Bay Brewery
- Gina & Jim Kallman who not only help setup the silent auction but then provided security for those items the entire night of the event
- Glendale Lutheran Church
- David Scheer Chiropractic
- Dr. & Mrs Dennis Hansen Jr.
- IBEW Local #46
- Sterling Savings Bank
- Collins Chiropractic
- Lake Burien Presbyterian Church
- The Red Cross
- Gregory Heights School
- The Union Gospel Mission
- Lynn Coleman
- Kathy Keene
- Rose Clark
- Rochelle Flynn
- Beth Snyder
- Steve Costanzo
- Janel Stoneback
- Cathy Low
- Jesann Spani
- Ross Locher
- Ana Hughes
- Dr. Aaron Collins and his wife Erin
INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS:
- Dean Parker
- Patricia DeCastongrene
- Katherine Higgins
- Meridith Luethe
- Pamela Nomura
- Ray & Jean Johnson
- Peggy & Mike DeLeon
- Nancy Willis
- Loran & Sheila Kollmorgen
- Judy Peterson
- Sharelle Lerck
- Barbara Clairmont
- Norris Anderson
- Margaret lisowski
- Kathy Fitz
- Amy Hallnum
- James & Debra Wickham
- Sam Colombo
AUCTION DONATIONS:
- Sylvan Learning Center
- Katie Arnold and her husband
- Colleen Monette
- The Hi-Liner’s
- Tina Orwell
- Dr. Elie Levy
- Hey Paison!
- Burien Little Theatre
- Key Bank
- Vino Bello
- Highline Therapy
- Full Tilt Ice Cream
- Trader Joe’s
- Lee Moyer
- Dr. John Muramatsu
- Alaska Airlines
- Port of Seattle
- Jean Kim
- Jessica at the Tae Kwon Do Studio
- Rick Cosgrave
- B-Town Blog
- Body Matters
- Jim Coleman DDS
- El Dorado West Retirement
- Elliott Bay Brewhouse
- Richard Bodine
- Burien Honda
- Robinson Newspapers
- Madeline, Chloe Bjordahl
- Highline Medical Group
- The Tin Room
- 909 Coffee & Wine
- The Mark Restaurant
- Optimark
- Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub
This isn’t a complete list by any means, so if you know of someone or group we’ve overlooked, please let us know.
Just because the Burien Fire Victims Fundraiser is over doesn’t mean the victims don’t need any more help – quite the opposite really, as at least six families are still in need of regular shelter.
We met several victims at last Wednesday’s fundraiser auction, and we sincerely felt their pain.
They’re mostly all still suffering from the tremendous grief of losing family members, friends and all their stuff, so clearly they could still use a helping hand or 12.
We just got this email update from the Seattle Red Cross, so if you have room in your house, know of a generous landlord, or have any ideas, please don’t hesitate to contact them ASAP.
If someone comes to you and says they have a rental available or some other type of permanent housing to offer these folks this is the person to contact:
Kale Rose
kale.rose@seattleredcross.org
206-720-5295Please note: The Red Cross does not manage donations of goods.
If you want to donate money please go to Sterling Savings Bank, located at 224 SW 152nd Street in Burien; phone: (206) 243-6869.
UPDATE: A major three-alarm fire in Burien last night left three people dead, injured six and left around 50 people homeless.
The fire, in the 400 block of SW 155th Street, was reported at about 12:45am Sunday morning.
“I heard an explosion and glass shattering,” said Lisa Johnson, who a resident of the apartment building. “So I automatically had my granddaughter with me and came out.”
“The streets were just filled with people running and screaming … and the apartment was in flames,” she said.
The first fire crews roared in, sirens wailing and horns blaring, to find a two-story apartment building with heavy fire and smoke pouring from the front of the building, said Dave Nelson, spokesman for King County Fire District 20.
The two-alarm blaze quickly escalated to a three-alarm fire when an adjacent apartment building’s roof caught fire, and more fire crews were needed to battle the spreading flames.
Kenneth Mason, who lives nearby, came running when he saw the crackling flames and that’s when he spotted five people, including a baby, trapped behind a jammed-shut glass door in the burning building.
Mason yelled at a woman in the trapped group.
“I said, ‘Get out! Get out! There’s a fire! There’s a fire!’ and she said, ‘We can’t get out!’ And my friend Sam grabbed a big old brick and went and busted the glass door,” he said.
“And they threw the baby out and gave me the baby, and the rest of the guys came out – and then the fire really got bad.”
Amid the mayhem, a teenage girl jumped from a second-story window in another part of the building, suffering injuries.
Ladder trucks from Tukwila and Renton were able to pour water from above while King County firefighters took a defensive position to stop the fire from spreading to two other buildings.
The first building was completely destroyed and the second building suffered major damage.
Six people were treated at area hospitals, including the girl who jumped from her window. Other injuries include burns and smoke inhalation.
As of Sunday morning, fire officials were still accounting for occupants of both buildings. Many people went with family and friends and to Highline Medical Center to be with family members who were injured.
No firefighters were injured battling the fire.
Firefighters from around South King County assisted in fighting the fire including Renton, Tukwila, Kent, Seatac, South King Fire and Rescue, North Highline, King County Medic One, King County Fire District 20, Seattle and King County Sheriff Fire Marshals Office.
The Seattle Chapter of the American Red Cross is assisting nearly 50 displaced people and sheltering them at a local school.
Firefighters will remain on scene to assist in the investigation.
At this time due to the building’s weakness fire investigators will have to wait until its safe to go inside the first building to determine the cause.
Damage estimates are not available at this time.
Stay tuned to the B-Town Blog for an online fundraising drive to help your neighbors in need.
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