Ridgecrest food drive gathers 1,117 pounds of food for Hopelink

Big THANK YOU to everyone who donated and helped with the Ridgecrest Food Drive! 

Special thanks to Cafe Aroma and the Ridgecrest Pub for being the collection sites this year. 

Each time we took donations in to Hopelink, they were so thankful. All donations to them have been down this year, so what we were able to collect was truly appreciated. 

What we can do together as a "community" is incredible. Together we were able to donate 1,117 pounds of food to Hopelink - Shoreline's Food Bank.

Patty Hale
Ridgecrest Neighborhood Food Drive Organizer

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Help Ridgecrest meet their Hopelink food drive goal

Ridgecrest Neighborhood Association has organized a Holiday Food Drive for Hopelink, Shoreline's Food Bank, for 11 years.

This year, they raised the bar with the hopes of collecting 1,300 pounds of food.

With just 3 days left to go they still need to collect 369 pounds of non-perishable food.

Your help to reach the 1,300 goal is appreciated.

To make donating easy, there are two drop-off sites in the Ridgecrest Neighborhood.

• CAFE AROMA, 509 NE 165th, 6am - 6pm, open 7 days a week

• RIDGECREST PUBLIC HOUSE, 520 NE 165th, Mon-Wed 4pm-Midnight, Thurs-Sun 2pm-Midnight

To make things even easier for you, at Cafe Aroma, you can just drive up to the order window - you don't even have to get out of your car - just hand your donation through the window.

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Briarcrest holiday bazaar Sunday December 1

Briarcrest Elementary Bazaar

2715 NE 158th St, Shoreline

Sunday December 1, 2019 10am - 4pm

Local artists (including students) and vendors

Free face painting and photo booth

Food and Beverage Trucks (11am - 3pm)

Holiday Food Drive

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Ridgecrest food drive through December

Ridgecrest Neighborhood Holiday Food Drive for Hope Link

Donations accepted at the following locations until the end of December:

• Cafe Aroma 509 NE 165th St, Shoreline 98155
• Ridgecrest Pub 520 NE 165th St, Shoreline 98155

Hope Link needs Food Donations, but it also provides Emergency Services.

Suggested items that can be donated through Food Drive for Hope Link besides food:

For the Kids Gift Room: new and unopened and unwrapped games, toys, stuffed animals etc - and new, unworn and unwrapped kids clothing of any kind.

Always welcome - New and Unused Non-Food Items

• Pet Food: canned and dry
• Baby items: size 3-6 diapers, wipes, formula
• Hygiene Items: toothpaste/toothbrushes, shampoo, soap, deodorant, razors, lotion, combs, brushes
• Paper Items: toilet paper, paper towels, foil, zip-lock bags
• Household and Cleaning Items: dish or dishwasher soap, household products, laundry soap

--Ridgecrest Neighborhood Association Facebook

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Holiday Pet Food Drive to benefit Seattle Area Feline Rescue in Shoreline

Cats Exclusive Veterinary Clinic at 192nd and Aurora is holding its annual Holiday Pet Food Drive. 

It will benefit the Seattle Area Feline Rescue in the Pepper Hill Center at 14717 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline 98133.

During this season of giving, please remember our local pets in need. The Seattle Area Feline Rescue is a local non-profit shelter, located in Shoreline, helping homeless cats and kittens find new homes.

Bring in cat food of any kind and help us fill the collection barrel located in our lobby. For each pound donated from November 16th through December 24th, Cats Exclusive will match your donation, pound for pound. Your help is greatly appreciated!

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Ridgecrest food drive from now to Dec 31

The Ridgecrest Neighborhood is Celebrating 11 years of giving with our November-December Holiday Food Drive for Hopelink – Shoreline’s Food Bank. 

This year's Goal is: 1,300 pounds of food!

You can help by donating non-perishable food items now through December 31st.

Drop off your donations at:

• Café Aroma, 509 NE 165th, 
• 5:30am - 6pm, 7 days a week.
• Ridgecrest Public House, 520 NE 165th, 
• Mon-Wed 4pm-Midnight, 
• Thurs-Sun 2pm- midnight.

Suggested items include Hearty Soups, Pasta and Tomato Products but all non-perishable food donations are welcome.

--Patty Hale, Ridgecrest Neighborhood Association, Board of Directors

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4 Corners Food Drive for Hopelink was a huge success

Volunteers collect food from shoppers
at the Richmond Beach QFC

The 6th Annual 4 Corners Food Drive for Hopelink, held Saturday, October 5, at the Richmond Beach QFC, was a huge success!

1540 pounds of food were collected, plus $125 in cash donations. That is record breaking - beating last year’s donations by 237 pounds.

According to a volunteer at Hopelink's food bank, this is a real bonus.

She said, “I know the food bank clients at Hopelink will truly benefit and appreciate the options all the donations will afford them. 

"Most of us find it hard to imagine how difficult it is to do without things we take for granted. Things like mayonnaise, or taco seasoning, breakfast cereal or milk. 

"Some of these are typically available at the food bank, but many of the things that can turn essential ingredients into tasty meals are not. 

"Donations can often fill a special need. Like the guy who loves clam chowder and is so glad to see it on the shelves, or the diabetics finding cereal that's not coated in sugar. 

"They all help make the lives of the clients richer. I'm so happy that our neighbors have been generous.”

As shoppers brought food, it was loaded in crates
for transportation to Hopelink

Thanks to Richmond Beach QFC for welcoming us at their doors and to the generous neighbors who so freely share their assets.

Thanks to the following individuals who stood outside in the cold for two hours greeting people and packing donations.

• From Hillwood: Charlene Kaiser, Gretchen Brookes, Ann Erickson and Boni Biery
• From Innis Arden: Victoria O’Classen, Dom Dellino and Marcie Bloom 
• From Richmond Beach: David Davis, Jenni Gallagher and her kids
• From Richmond Highlands: Bill Becroft, Juliet Lovejoy and daughter Penelope, Pete Gerhard and Curt Pearce.

This is what 4-corners.org is all about, enhancing and strengthening our communities.

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Saturday: Food drive at 4-Corners' Richmond Beach QFC

Food Drive Saturday, October 5, 2019 from 1 - 7pm

Richmond Beach QFC

Benefit for Hopelink Food Bank

Sponsored by 4-Corners.org

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Food drive for Hopelink Oct 5 at RB QFC

Keep the shelves full at Hopelink
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Saturday, October 5 is the date for the 6th Annual 4 Corners Food Drive for Hopelink at the Richmond Beach QFC, 1 to 7pm, 600 NW Richmond Beach Rd, Shoreline 98177

This is an opportunity for all to contribute to Hopelink’s winter pantry. We have had great success collecting more than 2000 pounds of food in years past and hope you can help us do it again.

Here are four ways to give:

1. Drop off donations at Richmond Beach OFC, Saturday October 5 from 1 to 7pm

2. Shop and donate at OFC’s door for our most needed items: soups, rice and pasta, canned meat/tuna, peanut butter, canned meals (chili, ravioli) juices (100% juice, please), cooking oil in small containers and macaroni and cheese.

3. Deliver donations weekdays directly to: Hopelink Shoreline Center, 17837 Aurora Ave. N, Shoreline 98133

4. Online donation

This collection is sponsored by 4-Corners.org, a 501c3 group whose mission is to build community in our neighborhoods. It’s is comprised of members of Richmond Beach Community Association, Hillwood Community Network, Richmond Highlands Neighborhood Association, and Innis Arden Community Association.

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Shoreline Elks: Hidden Treasures Rummage Sale Sept 28

Hidden Treasures Rummage Sale

Saturday, September 28, 2019 from 9am – 3:30pm

Shoreline Elks 14625 15th Ave NE, Shoreline 98155

Shoreline Elks and Emblem Club invite you to shop our Rummage Sale for hidden treasures! Admission is free. 

We will be collecting food donations for the North Help Line Food Bank and personal care items for Vets and socks for the homeless. 

Learn what Elks and Emblem Clubs are all about. Pick up membership applications to join and enjoy a bite to eat and a beverage from our lounge.

Our friends at the American Legion Auxiliary Post 227 are also planning a Rummage Sale to benefit Veterans at the Legion Hall at 14521 17th Ave. NE, Shoreline on Sept. 26,27 and 28 from 10am - 4pm. 

Come see us and pop over to the American Legion Post for lots of fun shopping.

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Free community Easter Egg Hunt Apr 20

Free Community Easter Egg Hunt

Saturday, April 20, 2019 - 10:00am 

Hillwood Park 19001 3rd Ave NW Shoreline 98177

Activities include games, crafts, snacks, Easter Egg Hunt and Story. 

Bring Easter baskets, wear play clothes and boots! Canned food donations accepted.

Sponsored by Calvin Presbyterian Church

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Ridgecrest Neighborhood exceeds their Food Drive goal

The Ridgecrest Neighborhood Association not only met their goal to collect 1000 pounds of food for Shoreline Hopelink - they exceeded it!

Over a two month food drive project during November and December they collected 1189.6 pounds of food and turned it over to Shoreline Hopelink for their food bank located at 17837 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline 98133 in the apartment building behind Ronald Methodist Church.

WE DID IT! Thanks to you, we beat our goal and did something great for the folks that use the food bank.

They had major help from two local businesses in downtown Ridgecrest: Café Aroma and the Ridgecrest Pub. Both businesses were collection points for food.

With the cafe opening early and the pub staying open late, food drop off was possible from 5:30am to midnight, seven days a week.

James Pabiniak, Hopelink Shoreline Food Bank Supervisor, responded with these comments.

The food provided from this drive goes a long way to feeding the hungry families we have in Shoreline. It means so much when the community can step up and donate high quality, hearty foods that are mostly within date. 

December was our busiest month in our food bank yet, and receiving their food went a long way to ensuring that everyone was able to receive enough food this holiday season and especially for the months to come when donations usually slow down.
 

If you have food for the Shoreline Food Bank, drop it off at the front desk at Shoreline Hopelink, 17837 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline 98133

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Ridgecrest neighborhood closes in on thousand pound food drive goal

Ridgecrest food drive ends December 31
and still needs a couple hundred pounds of food

260.4 pounds still needed in donations of non-perishable food to reach the 1,000 lb. goal for the 2018 Ridgecrest Neighborhood Holiday Food Drive

Our collective total is now 739.6 pounds.

For those who have already donated - THANK YOU!

We could use everyone's help to reach our goal by the end of the day, December 31, 2018.

Please drop off non-perishable food items at Café Aroma, 509 NE 165th, 5:30am - 6pm, 7 days a week. 

Or, drop off your donations at Ridgecrest Public House, 520 NE 165th, Monday - Wednesday from 4pm-Midnight, Thursday - Sunday from 2pm- midnight.

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Ridgecrest food drive has collected 614 pounds of food - against a goal of 1000

Thursday afternoon, volunteers from the Ridgecrest neighborhood association took another 108.8 lbs. of food to Hopelink. Their collective total is now 614.8 lbs.

The goal for this year is 1,000 lbs.

We could use everyone's help to reach our goal by the end of the day, December 31st.

Here is a way for you to collect additional donations: If you are attending or hosting a get-together with friends and/or family - ask them to bring donations of non-perishable food for the Food Drive.

Drop off non-perishable food items at Café Aroma, 509 NE 165th, 5:30am-6pm, 7 days a week. Or, drop off your donations at Ridgecrest Public House, 520 NE 165th, Mon - Wed from 4pm-Midnight, Thurs - Sun from 2pm- midnight.

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Beans at Meridian Park Elementary

For the Shoreline PTA Council Holiday Baskets, each school collects one kind of food. Their PTA coordinates the food drive, with the enthusiastic participation of the teachers and students.

Classrooms at the elementary level often compete against each other to see which can bring in the most.

Meridian Park was in charge of collecting cans of beans. Their goal was to collect 550 cans.

They got 1,515 cans!

If you missed the opportunity to donate, the Ridgecrest Neighborhood Association food drive will continue to January 1, 2019 - and beans would be very welcome. (Information here)

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Ridgecrest food drive aims to stock Hopelink food bank for winter

Your donations of canned soup, canned tomato products
and breakfast items will go to Shoreline Hopelink

The Ridgecrest Neighborhood Association and business community deliberately time their annual food drive to help Hopelink provide for neighbors during the cold winter months, when donations typically are low.

They would love to see folks donate canned soup, canned tomato products and breakfast items because these are things that Hopelink can back-stock for after the holidays.

Following Christmas, Hopelink shelves get pretty bare as donations drop off. Since these suggested items are not traditional holiday food - Hopelink can use them as basic items for the Food Bank as needed.

The RNA has an ambitious goal to collect a thousand pounds of food. Last year's drive brought in 800 pounds of food.

The drive is not limited to the Ridgecrest neighborhood. They want to create the opportunity for everyone to donate.

Approach from westbound NE 165th
Café Aroma is at the corner of 5th NE and NE 165th
Google Maps

With that in mind, anyone can drop off non-perishable food donations at Café Aroma or the Ridgecrest Public House. 

Both are located in the business district at NE 165th and 5th NE - "downtown Ridgecrest." (Think Crest Theatre)

The drive will continue until January 1, 2019 - and you are welcome to come by multiple times!

Drop off non-perishable food items at:

• Café Aroma, 509 NE 165th, 5:30am-6pm, 7 days a week.
• Ridgecrest Public House, 520 NE 165th, Mon - Wed from 4pm-Midnight, Thurs - Sun from 2pm- midnight.

Café Aroma has a drive-thru - so you can get your coffee and drop off some cans of food without getting out of your car! (Editor's note: the coffee is very good!)

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Meridian Park PTA is donating beans to the food drive

Attention Meridian Park neighbors! 

The Meridian Park PTA is donating canned and packaged beans to the PTA Council Holiday Food Drive.

If you would like to support them, drop off canned or packaged beans at the school office before 3pm.

The food drive ends Friday, December 14, 2018.

Meridian Park Elementary is located at the corner of Meridian Ave N and N 175th St, across from Ronald Bog.

17077 Meridian Ave N, Shoreline 98133

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Stocking the food bank - Ridgecrest food drive

The Ridgecrest Neighborhood Association is sponsoring a Holiday Food Drive to support Hopelink - Shoreline's Food Bank.

Your donation will help families in Shoreline who have few resources have enough to eat during the holidays.

Please help our neighbors in need by bringing non-perishable food items to either of our partnering businesses.

Both are in the business district of Ridgecrest at 5th NE and NE 165th (think Crest Theatre)

Café Aroma, 509 NE 165th, open 5:30am-6pm, 7 days a week.

Ridgecrest Public House, 520 NE 165th,

• open Mon - Wed from 4pm-Midnight,
• Thurs - Sun from 2pm- midnight.

The Food Drive runs from now until the end of December. You do not have to limit your donations to one time.

If every person would donate a can of food a week, we could easily meet our 1,000 pound goal.

But please don't wait to make your donation. We have a lot of families right here in Ridgecrest who need help now.

--Thank you - the Ridgecrest Neighborhood Association Board of Directors.

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Shoreline PTA Council holiday baskets, toys, teen gifts drive Dec 3-14

Gifts for the youngest children
Photo courtesy Shoreline PTA Council

The Shoreline PTA Council, along with community partners the Shoreline Fire Department, Hopelink, Rotary Club of Lake Forest Park, and Dale Turner Family YMCA are joining together to support families with children in the Shoreline School District who need assistance during the holiday season.

The 2018 Shoreline PTA Council Holiday Baskets Food, Toys and Teen Gifts Drive will run December 3 –14, 2018.

Donations of nonperishable food and gift cards for tweens and teens (i.e. Fred Meyer, Target, Walmart, iTunes, etc) may be dropped off at any Shoreline School District school, including the district office, during regular school hours.

Monetary donations may be made payable to the Shoreline PTA Council and mailed to Shoreline PTA Council, P.O. Box 55784, Shoreline, WA 98155-5784.

Unwrapped toy donations may also be dropped off at any Shoreline Fire Station.

The Shoreline Fire Department will be sponsoring a toy donation drive at the Fred Meyer in Shoreline on Saturday, December 8th.

For more information, or to donate using PayPal, HERE

Many volunteers are needed. Families are encouraged to volunteer together. 

Sign up HERE or email

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4-Corners Food Drive Saturday to benefit Hopelink

Keep the shelves full at Hopelink
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Saturday, October 6, 1:00pm to 7:00pm
Richmond Beach QFC, 600 NW Richmond Beach Rd, 

The foundation of a strong community starts with four corners. 4-Corners.org is made up of the neighborhoods of Hillwood, Innis Arden, Richmond Beach, and Richmond Highlands.

The organization sponsors the annual BrewFest and Food Drive to benefit Hopelink. These events help enhance and strengthen relationships among the neighborhoods.

On Saturday, October 6, 2018 from 1:00 to 7:00pm, volunteers will be collecting food outside Richmond Beach QFC. By collaborating with our neighboring communities, we hope to lavish Hopelink with much needed items.

The items most needed at this time are canned meats (tuna, chicken, etc.), nut butters, jelly/jam, canned beans (black, garbanzo, kidney, etc.) and rice (all kinds). Please swing by to say hi to your neighborhood representatives and drop off your donations for our neighbors in need.

Alternative methods for contributing include cash or checks made payable to "Hopelink" or online donations at hope-link.org. Your generous donations are greatly appreciated.

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