Street Painting Design Finalized; Party Planned!

Sustainable Green Lake has some exciting news to share!   A final street painting design for Stone Avenue North, between north 80th Street and 81st Street, has been selected by the project team (See below) and approved by the City of Seattle Department of Transportation. With funds from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods to purchase supplies, we are now preparing to paint the street.

The Stone Avenue North  street painting party will be held:

Sunday, September 26th, 12pm to 5pm.

Light refreshments and educational activities.

All community members are invited to attend and join in the painting festivities.

We recieved a lot of community input about the design.  Three Seattle artists submitted design ideas in fall 2009, which we put out to the community for input- and got feedback from around 300 people, including neighbors, Sustainable Green Lake members, Bethany Community church members, and Bagley Elementary School families. This input guided the final design, which includes community-preferred elements like water imagery, simple and bright colors, bees (for Bagley), and a look that will appeal across a broad spectrum of community members and during various seasons and events.  We hope you join us for painting day, and that you enjoy this piece of community art for years to come.

We’ve moved to Ning

Still making sure it is right for us, but for now you can find any info from SGL, including events, at http://sustainablegreenlake.ning.com/

Head over and join in!

Our Next Event & Our New Ning!

Our next gathering is coming up on Tuesday, January 19th. We’ve got the details over at our brand new Ning site: http://sustainablegreenlake.ning.com/events/growing-food-growing-the

We’re testing the Ning out because we feel it does more of the things we need (posts, events, projects, pictures, communication) in one place! Head on over and check it out, join up and get involved.

January 19th Gathering- Growing Food, Growing the Neighborhood

Join sustainable Green Lake for an exciting exploration of ways that people can jump on board, in Green lake and grow food and more with neighbors!

Featuring presentations by:

Jenny Pell, Permaculture ecovillage development

Katherine Ransel- Edible gardening in a public space

Kathleen Warren- Garden sharing

Green Lake School community project and more!

Tuesday, January 19th 2010, 6:30-8:30pm

Bethany Community Church, 8023 Green lake Dr N.

Please bring a plate, cup, silverware and some food to share!

Aurora Art Mural Project- Community Meeting

Join your neighbors to meet the artists who have been hired  to create 2 art murals on Aurora.  Aurora mural locations include empty storefront windows and/or sides of buildings.
The first project site is 7615 Aurora Avenue N.  The artists hired are from Seattle Mural Art.  John Osgood, Zachary Bohnenkamp & Kevin “Sensei23″ Sullivan are known most recently for their work creating an art mural for the safety wall next to the Greenwood businesses destroyed by arson.

Join Sustainable Green Lake, Greenwood Aurora Involved Neighbors (GAIN)  and Seattle Department of Transportation to meet the artists and discuss our visions
for Aurora.  The basic themes for the artwork will include sustainability, traffic safety and community.  Come share your ideas and enthusiasm for a new Aurora!

Monday, January 11 from 7:30-8:30pm
at The Greenwood Collective
8537 Greenwood Ave N, Suite 1 (located next to Gary’s Games & Hobby)
Light Refreshments will be Served

Funded by the  City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, Greenwood Aurora Involved Neighbors (GAIN) and the Washington Traffic Safety Commission.
For more information, contact gaingroup@gmail.com.

We have Chinook Books!

Sustainable Green Lake is selling Chinook Books to help raise a little money.  Description for their website:

Chinook Book is a one-of-a-kind resource — a coupon book, a directory, a source of ideas and inspiration. It’s your guide to living well and having fun in the Seattle metro region. Save hundreds of dollars while exploring the community and supporting local, sustainable businesses. Over 300 valuable coupons make this our largest book yet. Businesses with coupons include grocery, dining, entertainment, travel, garden and home adding up to savings of over $3,000.

If you haven’t gotten one for yourself or you want to grab a couple for holiday gifts please contact us.  We can arrange delivery in the neighborhood.  $20 each and we get to keep $10.

Green Carols at Green Lake

EDIT: This event is not in fact a Sustainable Wallingford only event, they are just organizing the local version. Check comments for more details and links.

Join Sustainable Wallingford in singing “green” sustainability-minded holiday carols at the lake on Saturday December 12th.  Details here.

Street Painting Update- November 30, 2009

Please visit the Street Painting page for an update.

DIY (Do it Yourself) Holiday Creative Night

Tuesday, December 15th, 6:30-8:30pm
Bethany Community Church
Bring a holiday treat to share, if you like.
Kid-friendly event!

Join Sustainable Green Lake members in learning some new DIY skills, useful for holiday gifts and all year-long. By making it yourself, you can cut down on transportation costs and choose sustainable methods and materials. Learn how to make hand-dipped beeswax candles, how to homebrew tasty beer, and the basics of crocheting (for potholders, bags and more).

Interested in teaching a skill? Contact meganhorst@hotmail.com by December 8th.

Request from a Neighbor

Got this email recently.  Can anybody help?

Hello,

I am a Kindergarten teacher at Green Lake School.  My class is currently working on a Service Learning Project at Green Lake School where we aim to grow produce to donate to a community food bank.  This project is a small part of our school’s effort to redesign our school grounds Wildlife Habitat.

I am contacting you to ask if you would be able and willing to offer time and advisement to our project.  The PTA at our school has obtained a Neighborhood Matching Grant from the city of Seattle wherein which all time and/or tools and supplies donated to our project will be matched by the city with actual funds.  We are in search of a carpenter to help build a gazebo and tool shed, a Master Gardener with native plant knowledge, and a sign maker to help bring a professional look to our garden. We are also in need of chicken wire, reclaimed lubmber, rakes, shovels and pruners, gravel, a mulcher, and compost and worm bins.

These are just some of the things we are planning and looking for.  If you can help to any degree with our project, we would be so grateful to collaborate with such a great community resource.

Thanks for your time!

Angela Blemker
Kindergarten Teacher
Green Lake School