Tag: community

Lynnwood Is Hosting Community Disaster Preparedness Town Hall on March 15

Carl Setzer

As many/most of you know, Western Washington is due (perhaps even overdue) for a major earthquake. The best thing we can do is prepare. And our friends at the City of Lynnwood have pulled together the following event below to do just that.

 

Count me in

What would you do in a natural disaster or emergency?

Would you be prepared?
What about your family, friends, and neighbors?

Our team of first responders and disaster experts will provide you with the emergency preparedness know-how and tools to get you and your loved ones ready for the “just in case.”

Town Hall Will Include:

  • Keynote lecture from Dr. Brian Atwater, world-renowned USGS Geologist, earthquake expert, and professor at the University of Washington
  • First responders providing basic tips for disaster preparedness
  • Information and resource tables
  • Pinpoint your address on the wall-sized map
  • Information on next steps you can take to prepare for a disaster or emergency

For More Info:

Follow us on Twitter @LynnwoodFire @ReadySnoCo @SnoCoFire1

RSVP’s are kindly requested, visit our Eventbrite site to let us know you’ll be coming: http://bit.ly/SnoCoDisaster

Sponsored By:
Snohomish Co Fire District #1, Disaster Medicine Project, My Neighborhood News Network, Edmonds Community College, and the City of Lynnwood’s Police and Fire Departments.

Town Hall Details:
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
6:30–8:30pm
Edmonds Community College, Woodway Hall
Click here for directions and a campus map

The Lexicon of Sustainability

Carl Setzer

Stumbled upon this site today: Lexicon of Sustainability. A great series introducing so much of the work I valued at Starbucks. One of the deepest privileges of my life: Corporate Social Responsibility. Working with the greatest minds on the cutting edge of societal change transformed me.

One constant issue we faced, clarifying such terms as Fair Trade, Organic, and, ultimately, sustainability. I appreciate what these folks accomplished with these videos.

These folks have developed a clever transformational campaign. Ultimately, this project revolves around community engagement, discussing our who were are, and who we want to be.

Seafair weekend

Carl Setzer

Ah, the big weekend! Seafair! This is a pretty big deal in the Seattle region, for the unfamiliar. Brings back loads of memories for me. Cutting out hydro shaped boats to be towed behind bicycles. Many musical memories of marching in Seafair parades. The Seattle Center vibrant and alive, more so than the average summer’s day. And the roar of hydros, both from Lake Washington and from the tv. With the Blue Angels flying overhead.  Oh, and the beloved antics of the Seafair Pirates!

66 years of this stuff. What great fun the organizers bring to the region. I’m thankful both for the memories, both serious and silly, and for the building of community. The parade in particular brings together and showcases the region’s rich diversity. Performers of all stripes come forth. It’s amazing, really, to sit still and have our multicultural vibrancy brought to you. Paraeded before you, so to speak.

So this morning I offer up my morning tea to the ever diligent and hard-working organizers of Seattle’s Seafair. Thanks for this perfect celebration of who we are as a region.

Walking in Lynnwood

Carl Setzer

I love walking; decent exercise and good for maintaining connection to the neighborhood. Yes magazine featured their Most Walkable Suburb, and we have much to learn from Arlington, VA. I’d like to see businesses better integrate into neighborhoods. This would feature some really basic notions, like sidewalks in parking lots and better flow design. The good folks at America Walks created a great resource for making communities walkable.

The gardens and trees I see delight me, as do the brief chats with neighbors. Signs of construction and repair are easily seen, too. Lynnwood had become much more walkable over the past few years. The city is taking it seriously, adding sidewalks and such. We’re not perfect and have a long way to go, but we’re moving the right way. I see more people walking, which reinforces my view, and makes me happy.

It’s time to Give Big tomorrow

Carl Setzer

All the non-profits I love have been pinging me, reminding me about this fantastic opportunity to increase my donation’s reach: the Seattle Foundation’s Give Big.  Amazing,  and somewhat overwhelming opportunity. But it’s glorious way to increase the organizations-you-care-about’s funding, so take a minute tomorrow and make a difference.

 

 

Tomorrow! Greendrinks Start-up Fair!

Carl Setzer

When I worked in Environmental Affairs, and worked in Seattle, I attended these regularly.  It’s a bit of a hike, though, so, the likelihood of me making it there are slim. I still highly recommend attending, though. It’s definitely worth the time.  You’ll meet amazing people doing incredible work.

Tomorrow is our first ever Greendrinks Startup Fair and we want you to be a part of it! We are at Impact HUB Seattle!

 

At this month’s Greendrinks, we will have a Start-Up Stand Up. Every organization will have two minutes with the microphone to give the room their pitch, discuss their product or program or ask for the resources they need. They are looking to take their work to the next level or help you get your startup off the ground. Come to be a resource. Come to learn. Come and be inspired!

 

 

The agenda for the night is:

5:30: Doors open

6:15-6:30-First Stand Up Group

7:00-7:15-Second Stand Up Group

7:40-7:55-Third Stand Up Group

8:30: Event Ends

Particpants include:

Kitsap Bank

Northwest Chocolate

Evergreen Carbon

Community General Store

Repair Cafe

Seattle 2035

Tower Garden

Brain Fingerprinting

King County ECO Net

Ardea Coaching

 Association of Green Property Owners and Managers

 www.myneighbor.com

Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship

No Place Like Home
Capital Hill EcoDistrict 

 

 

Have you joined our Facebook Page? It’s a great way to engage with our community, share your events and organizations and learn about upcoming events!! Request to join and we will get you approved!


Don’t forget your own cup and as always, 

it’s a $5 donation at the door!

Meeting the New Meadowdale Middle

Carl Setzer

A few nights ago I attended Meadowdale Middle School’s Information Night. As an alum it’s a particularly unique sensation. The evening definitely clarified the transition upon us: the journey into the middle school years. Oddly, I haven’t felt much fear or angst about the boy’s transition, though others on this journey around me do. Talking with those other parents, I think the roots of that anxiety stem from our own journey into those years.

When I transitioned from Beverly to Meadowdale Junior High, I don’t remember much in the way of support or discussion. I remember the cheerleaders coming to my school, and talks about registering. I think we even walked the mile or so down to the school. Of course, that was quite some time ago and my memory probably isn’t to be fully trusted. I was rather unique, though. I lived a relatively small amount of time in this community. Attending Beverly for all of 6th grade, and had lived in this neighborhood for about 3 months prior (I spend 1/2 of my 5th year at College Place, and before that I was in the Philippines, and before that…well, that’s a post for another day). I didn’t know any kids from the other schools, and barely the kids at mine. When I went to Junior High, the general feeling was one of anxiety, though my vagabond childhood and left me with great adaptive skills.

So, last Thursday, I’m walking through the quite different halls of the same institution. Rebuilt just a few years ago (the first class of the new building is still in highschool, I believe), it’s a bright and delightful space. The design reminds me very much of the buildings on the Microsoft campus. And the staff I interacted with were wonderful. For me, though, the best part, BEST part was the community. My son’s world will intersect wonderfully at this school. Friends from so many different programs, places we’ve lived, communities we love all feed into this one place. One very deliberate thing I wanted my son to have, growing up, was a deep sense of place, of community. It delights me, then, that this is exactly what I saw.

He had a great time, and so did I. Any lingering anxieties about all of this have been put to rest. Dare I say it, but I’m actually looking forward to these next few years. The programs and staff come across as ready to coach my boy these next steps. I couldn’t be more pleased.

Realtors and Community

Carl Setzer

I’ve met the occasional real estate agent who struggles with an over-inflated sense of self. This is rather rare, though. More often, though, they’re fighting insecurity, failing to see the value they add. Well, outside of a real estate transaction, that is. Perhaps that’s why so many people lose contact with their agents, even though they’re happy with the service. It’s hard to think of reasons to connect if you only think your value is the single transaction. Calling and talking are a chore with this mindset. You worry about bugging people. Deeply understanding your value-add really is critical. Realize there’s plenty we bring to those you love, to the community around you.

Neighborhood Youth Alliance : Success This Weekend

Carl Setzer

My wife has been heavily involved with Lynnwood’s Neighborhood Youth Alliance for years.This Saturday was supposed to be the culmination of a backpack & school-supplies drive. It wasn’t, exactly, though. Due to a few communication snafus, there was a fair amount of last-minute scrambling. However, there were adequate supplies to hand out to our kids in need so they would be prepared for school this Wednesday. Though there were a few gaps in supplies, they will be filled next week. And, also also, this delay allowed us to think and we were able to get donations of graphing calculators for some of our STEM students. Our community came together fast, and went beyond the obvious need. Makes me happy and proud to call this place home.

Below is a shot of the SECOND wave of donations, with the ask put forth barely a day before.

We learned a great deal, and next year will be even more effective. I love this place.

New Life At Lynndale

Carl Setzer

Quite the elaborate construction area around the Lynndale amphitheater. I’m realizing that I don’t remember the last time I saw real work here. At this point I can see they’ve replaced the long non-functional light over the theatre. The ripped up topography makes think they’ve got quite a bit of work planned. I look forward to seeing the final product.

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