Have a Heart and assist Tent City #3 on Feb 14

Setting up Tent City #3
Photo by Marc Weinberg

Share The Love February 14, 2013

By Dr. Afia Menke

Co-Chair Hillwood Community Network

This winter, Hillwood Community Network, Richmond Highlands Neighborhood Association and Whidbey Island Bank are joining forces to offer residents an opportunity to make a local difference. These three organizations have joined forces to create “Share The Love”, a compassionate and thoughtful approach to supporting the residents of Tent City 3.

A special account has been set up by Whidbey Island Bank for cash donations which Whidbey Island Bank seeded with $500! We hope to see that number grow!

Together our neighborhoods have planned several ways for everyone to become involved. Here is a list of ways you might want to help!

1. Help prepare and serve a meal on Feb 14th
2. Bake cookies for Valentine’s Day
3. Make a cash donation to the special account at Whidbey Island Bank (at both Shoreline branches)
4. Make a donation of clean and gently used clothing (Clothing donations are being collected at Northwest Mechanical)
5. Make a donation of hand warmers or toothbrushes, toothpaste or dental floss

If you would like to “Share The Love” on Valentine’s Day by preparing a feast or baking cookies, please send an email or email to let us know.

Using some of the proceeds from last August’s 4-Corner’s BrewFest (your fun money put to more good use), Richmond Highlands and Hillwood Community Network plan to purchase a carport-type of shelter that can provide a community gathering area. This carport can easily be packed up and moved from camp to camp. 

Secondly, we are sponsoring dentures and other oral appliances provided by the mobile dental van. The all-volunteer mobile dental van managed by Greater Seattle Cares, visits Tent City monthly, providing free, much-needed dental care. According to Tent City 3 sources, so many dentures were required that Greater Seattle Cares is actually $1000 in debt for those dental appliances. Our money will go to reduce this debt and with your help we might eliminate the debt all together!

Together, our neighborhood community will provide an evening meal, purchase the carport, support the dental van and collect warm and gently used clothing.

Together, our neighborhoods are donating $740. When we add Whidbey Island Bank’s $500 donation, our “Share The Love” donation total is $1240!

Please join in a way that feels good to you and please support the folks at Tent City 3.

It’s our home, our local area, our local neighborhood and our local caring that counts!