North Seattle Food Connection celebrated the new year and the spooky season

North Seattle Food Connection (Hunger Intervention Program "HIP" and North Helpline) celebrated two events in October with special meals.

Melkam Addis Amet (Happy New Year)

To celebrate the incoming year of 2019, Chef Emebet Mamo cooked up a feast for the East African Senior Meals program. 

You heard that right, 2019. Ethiopians, along with many in the Eastern Orthodox sect of Christianity, follow a 13-month calendar. 

This means that their calendar is 7 years and 8 months behind the Gregorian calendar used by most in the United States. 

The seniors dressed up in white with yellow flowers and enjoyed a traditional meal of injera, wot, salad, and plums. 

Of course, it wouldn’t be an Ethiopian celebration without a coffee ceremony and freshly popped popcorn. 

We are so proud to serve the East African community here in North Seattle and appreciate everyone who joined us for the festivities. Melkam Addis Amet, or Happy New Year, to all who celebrate!

Spooky Treats for the Spooky Season

With the recent spooky season coming to a close, we wanted to highlight some tasty treats our Shelter Meals chefs made. 

Our Shelter Meals program serves The Oaks shelter in Shoreline, Kenmore Senior Women’s Shelter, an emergency winter shelter, and several unhoused communities around the North Seattle and Shoreline areas. 

Last week, they made mummy fingers (hot dogs wrapped in pastry puff with cream cheese eyes), jack-o-lantern mini cheesecakes, and an appropriately-colored beet salad. 

These meals get to the heart of our cooking philosophy. People deserve meals that are tasty, nutritionally-balanced, and culturally-appropriate, true, but also meals that are made with heart and intention. That final piece does more to help our neighbors get back on their feet than you would think.

One of our current projects is the annual gift card drive, where we collect $25 gift cards to help spread holiday cheer. 

We distribute the gift cards to families with children, who can then use them to buy gifts for their children. 

You can help us by donating funds to support the program. Let's make this holiday season brighter for every child. Make a Gift of Joy

The North Seattle Food Connection serves the communities of Seattle, WA · Kenmore, WA · Lake Forest Park, WA · Shoreline, WA · Bothell, WA