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Connections FALL 2014
South Park Residents Step Up for a Healthier Future Earlier this summer, three generations of a South Park family took an evening stroll around the neighborhood they’ve called home for 20 years. It was the first time that grandmother, mother, and daughter had ever explored the area. “I’ve driven down here, but I’ve never actually walked down here,” said Jennifer Marroquin, 27, as she walked along 8th Avenue South. Daughter Khalia half-ran, half-skipped several yards in front of her. “Even on a nice day, I don’t really go out,” Marroquin explained. On this evening, it was hot enough to melt a Full Tilt ice-cream bar within minutes of it being unwrapped. Said her mother Lupe Toca, walking alongside her: “My priority is having a place where I can take my grandkids.” What Toca wishes for is an outdoor space that is attractive to children and, above all, safe.
Paulina Lopez and her son Nicolas enjoy their time at the Duwamish River Festival.
What brought them out on this June evening was a neighborhood walking tour and gathering at Duwamish Waterway Park to celebrate the completion of the South Park Green Space Vision Plan, a citizen-led effort to revitalize the neighborhood, including the heavily polluted western shore of the Duwamish River. To be sure, the neighborhood has a community center and five parks, including a skate park. It’s also home to Marra Farm, one of two public working farms in Seattle (the other is Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands). But the entire community, including riverfront sites so polluted they were declared federal Superfund sites, suffers from serious environmental problems. A 2013 Duwamish Valley Cumulative Health Impacts Analysis found that the riverside communities of South Park and nearby Georgetown are exposed to more air pollution and contaminated waste than wealthier neighborhoods to the north. South Park has less tree canopy and less open green space per resident than the city average, and life expectancy is also lower—13 years lower than in Laurelhurst, for example.
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South Park Residents Step Up for a Healthier Future (from front page) “We need healthy spaces,” says Paulina Lopez, a South Park resident who works for the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition/Technical Advisory Group. Lopez was one of 20 people who contributed to the Health Impacts Analysis, which was conducted by researchers at the University of Washington, Just Health Action and the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition/ Technical Advisory Group. The analysis included an assessment of opportunities for South Park after the federal government decides how it will clean up the Superfund site. Residents have also been brainstorming, coming up with their own ideas for how to improve their surroundings. Lopez was one of dozens of residents, neighborhood activists, and community supporters who gathered at Duwamish Waterway Park to celebrate the completion of the South Park Green Space Vision Plan. There was food: chicken and cheese tamales. There were crafts: plastic leis and pipe cleaners. But above all, there was a desire to take ownership of the neighborhood and see the possibilities. Lopez sees huge potential for the park. “This is a beautiful space where we can gather,” she says, “but it can be improved to better meet our needs.” Lopez moved to the neighborhood from Miami 10 years ago, attracted by South Park’s large Latino population and wanting a place to raise a family with her husband. She was born and raised in Ecuador, where she studied human rights issues and worked with indigenous people. She assumed that coming to the United States would take her away from her line of work. “When you’re in Ecuador, you don’t think about the disparities that are here,” she said of the United States. But then reality hit: “Oh my gosh, there’s a lot to do.”
A boy plays at Riverside Drive Park, one of the only access points to the Duwamish River. Photo: Charlie Montes
Lopez regards herself as more of an advocate than an activist. She served as a Spanish-language interpreter for her neighbors after a fatal shooting in the neighborhood and then pushed the city to improve public safety. Years later, she advocated for the reopening of the South Park Bridge. To ensure that local residents could stay informed about the cleanup of the Duwamish River, she pushed to have the Environmental Protection Agency hold a public meeting in Spanish—its first ever in the United States. To collect input from locals about what an ideal South Park would look like, Lopez avoided surveys. “People are really tired of surveys!” she says. She suggested mapping exercises, asking people to point out the places they enjoyed as well as those they wanted to see improved. “People got excited,” she says. “We learned how people wanted more parks and more trees. The youth said there weren’t a whole lot of things to do. People liked Duwamish Waterway Park, but they wanted more play equipment, like a rope-climbing thing.”
Many neighbors—particularly Vietnamese residents who frequent Marra Farm—called for more walking trails. The June community event highlighted the possibilities for South Park: connected riverfront public spaces, small pocket parks, existing stairways reinvented as pathways with Mount Rainier views. Many of those who attended felt that they were seeing their surroundings in a new way. “This neighborhood feels like it’s on a good upswing,” said Kyla Sweet, a school librarian who moved to South Park two years ago with her husband, Sergio Chavez. “You see older teens just sitting on a corner with nothing for them to do,” said Jennifer Marroquin, who was on the walking tour, taking in her neighborhood in a new way for the first time. Marroquin, who’d like nothing more than to be able to exercise in South Park, would love a track. “I just want some place to run.”
THOUGHTS FROM A HEALTH EXPERT Dr. Pooja Tandon is a pediatrician and researcher at Seattle Children’s Hospital who studies and promotes behaviors, programs, and policies that increase physical activity in children, particularly those in disadvantaged communities. We spoke with Dr. Tandon to get her thoughts on the nexus of health and parks, as well as the work underway to create healthy, connected green spaces in South Park, a neighborhood with more kids per household than any other part of the city. What have you learned in your research about how our urban environments affect children’s health? Our built environment has a huge impact on health, so it’s imperative to think about the importance of physical and mental health in urban planning. We know from research, for example, that people who live near parks get more exercise and have better health outcomes. There is also research that suggests that spending time in nature has benefits for mental health and that kids who have ADHD can even focus better after spending time in nature. What partnerships would you like to see in place between the health sector, local governments, and neighborhoods to better address health disparities? Addressing health disparities needs many stakeholders at the table. By bringing the health sector in early, we can better understand the health implications of our urban planning decisions. Regulations and policies can be informed by data and respond to the community’s priorities. The work done by the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition on the Duwamish Valley Health Impact Assessment was certainly a big step in the right direction.
Why is the effort to create improved and connected parks, trails, and green spaces in South Park interesting to you? It’s interesting because health and public safety are at the top of this community’s Dr. Pooja S. Tandon of Seattle Children’s priority list and have implications for generations of people. This is also an environmental justice issue. The idea of “safety” is multi-pronged. For example, among other factors, safety in South Park could be about polluted air, water, and soil; poor pedestrian and bicycle facilities and connections; and high levels of truck traffic. Improving public spaces is an important piece of the puzzle. However, we must be wary about the unintended possible impact of gentrification and think about how that might be addressed up front. Finally, because South Park is a well-defined community, there is a unique opportunity to possibly measure the impact of improved public spaces by doing “before-and-after” studies. Such research could help us learn why some parks and trails are better used than others, what is working best and why, and, of course, the effect of improved public spaces on residents’ physical and mental health.
Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands Campaign for Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands Nears Completion
Your Chance to Help Fund the Farm
Seattle Parks Foundation, in partnership with Seattle Tilth and the Friends of Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands, is raising funds to greatly expand the programming and facilities at the farm. We’re pleased to report that we’ve met 90 percent of our total fundraising goal of $2.4 million and are on schedule to break ground in November.
Don’t miss your chance to make history and help complete the Campaign for Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands. Your gift of any size is welcome and will ensure that we can realize the long-awaited vision of a multi-faceted urban farm and education center with a high level of community participation, including: ■■
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Christina, a Seattle Tilth program assistant, harvests tomatoes at the Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands.
Farmland that produces more than 10 tons of organic produce each year, distributed directly to low-income neighborhood residents A children’s garden, community learning gardens, and indoor/outdoor classroom spaces Cooking and nutrition classes and community meals Farm stand that sells produce, eggs, and other food items and serves as a distribution point for the community Greenhouses for intensive, year-round production of organic fruits and vegetables
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Fruit orchard, apiaries, native plant nursery, and compost center
Visit www.seattleparksfoundation.org/rainier-beach-urbanfarm to make your gift.
Thank You, Urban Farm Fling Sponsors and Donors
Many thanks to our generous sponsors for making the Urban Farm Fling possible
We applaud the 175 farm enthusiasts who joined us at the Urban Farm Fling on July 27. This festive farm-to-table dinner kicked off the Community Campaign and helped raise—with a match from an individual donor—over $90,000 for the farm. Pete and Pat Curran Family • Jerry Tone and Martha Wyckoff
SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION
What will
legacy be?
Seattle Parks Foundation invites you to think about the future of your estate.
Estate Planning for Women Thursday, October 9, 2014 Two times/locations to choose from: Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center 6535 Ravenna Ave NE Seattle, WA 98115 1:00 – 3:00 pm Seattle Public Library–Beacon Hill Branch 2821 Beacon Ave. S. Seattle, WA 98144 5:45 – 7:45 pm
In the U.S., women live an average of five years longer than men and often have the final say in how much of their family wealth will go to loved ones, favorite causes, and community foundations. In this free seminar, estate planning attorney Mark Reinhardt of Rehberg Law Group will answer your questions and explain how women of all ages can update or begin their charitable planning.
Join the Parks Legacy Circle Seattle Parks Foundation’s Legacy Circle ensures that bequests, both large and small, have a significant impact on Seattle’s public spaces. A growing group of visionary park champions who care deeply about our city have included Seattle Parks Foundation in their estate plans. We hope you’ll consider joining them. As a Legacy Circle member, you’ll receive annual acknowledgement in Seattle Parks Foundation publications, invitations to donor events, and the tremendous gratitude of park lovers around the city. To learn more about the Legacy Circle or to let us know that Seattle Parks Foundation is already in your plans, contact Betsey Curran at betsey@ seattleparksfoundation.org or (206) 332-9900 x15.
Seattle Parks Foundation is pleased to co-host this session with: The Arc of King County, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, KCTS 9, Legal Voice, Make-AWish Alaska and Washington, Millionair Club, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest, Providence Hospice of Seattle Foundation, Seattle Goodwill, Seattle Public Library Foundation, Seattle Symphony, South Seattle College, Swedish Medical Center Foundation, and United Way of King County. Parking is free. RSVP by Monday, October 6, to Betsey Curran at betsey@seattleparksfoundation.org or (206) 332 9900 x15.
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The East Howe Steps
Uptown Parklet What if part of a street were repurposed as an outdoor seating area—a landscaped space that would invite folks to sit and gather in the heart of a busy neighborhood business district? That’s the idea behind the Uptown Parklet, a new gathering space coming soon to Queen Anne Avenue North in front of the SIFF Cinema where people can catch views of the bustling street scene and the Space Needle. Two parking spaces will be converted to open space that is bordered by railings and planters and offers benches and tables as well as bicycle parking. The idea is to enliven the streetscape in the heart of the Uptown neighborhood while creating a destination for walkers and cyclists. The Uptown Alliance has already met their fundraising goal of $20,000.
The Uptown Parklet design
East Howe Steps There’s already a pedestrian route leading from the top of Capitol Hill past Streissguth Gardens and Colonnade Park and down to Eastlake Avenue. But now the Lake Union Neighborhood Council has mobilized to extend the route all the way to Fairview Avenue, the Lake Union shoreline, and the Cheshiahud Loop. Even better, neighbors are envisioning the route itself as a lively public gathering space. The current “no-man’s-land” between Eastlake and Fairview will become a public plaza serving both residents and employees in the fast-changing East Lake Union neighborhood as well as a connecting space that makes biking and walking more appealing travel options.
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Project Updates Olympic Hills Greenway Park Lake City Greenways, a group of volunteer urban space visionaries who are working with Seattle’s Department of Transportation (SDOT) in Lake City’s Olympic Hills neighborhood, are working to turn an unused city property along their future neighborhood greenway into a pocket park. In just six months, neighbors have cleared the site of invasive species and conducted streamside restoration. They have also completed a community vision plan to remake this SDOT-owned street end at NE 133rd between 27th and 28th Avenues into a green space complete with a restored wetland and stream as well as sitting rocks where people can take in the sound of gurgling Little Brook, a tributary of Thornton Creek. This project, Seattle’s first official greenway park, is sure to start a city-wide trend to bring more “green” to neighborhood greenways.
Fitness Zones Fitness Zones are easy-to-install outdoor mini-gyms that make parks healthier places for everyone. Sited in carefully chosen existing parks—often in neighborhoods where gym memberships are unaffordable for residents—Fitness Zones provide free access to fitness equipment and help enliven parks. The Trust for Public Land has installed 37 Fitness Zones in cities across the nation and recently teamed up with MOMentum, Seattle Parks Foundation, and Seattle Parks and Recreation to bring Fitness Zones to Seattle. Six Fitness Zones have been installed or are currently in development here. An additional four parks will receive Fitness Zones in 2015.
Lake City Greenways volunteer Janine Blaeloch leads work parties at Olympic Hills Greenway Park
Enhancing Downtown Parks—From Pioneer Square To Queen Anne Thanks to the generosity of R.D. Merrill Company, Seattle has hired Dan Biederman and his team—of Bryant Park, New York, fame—to develop a revitalization and redesign plan for Occidental Park in Pioneer Square. The Alliance for Pioneer Square, Downtown Seattle Association, Friends of the Waterfront, Berger Partnership, Integrus Architecture, Seattle Parks Foundation, Seattle Parks and Recreation, Seattle Department of Planning and Development, Seattle Police Department, and the city’s Office of Arts & Culture are working together toward an April 2, 2015, ribboncutting for the park, transforming an underused and notalways-inviting public space into a vibrant hub of activity for people of all ages. At the other end of downtown, the Lake2Bay area is a hub of private- and nonprofit-sector innovation and growth in Seattle, encompassing Belltown, Uptown, Denny Triangle, and South Lake Union. Lake2Bay is also home to some of our region’s most iconic public spaces and cultural assets, including Seattle Center, the Space Needle, EMP Museum, Pacific Science Center, Olympic Sculpture Park, Denny Park, MOHAI, and Lake Union Park. continued next page
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Representatives from the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, University of Washington, Vulcan, Plymouth Housing Group, Seneca Group, Seattle Parks Foundation, Friends of the Waterfront, Futurewise, Amazon, Seattle Opera, Forterra, and Seattle Children’s Hospital, among others, are united in
an effort to create the healthiest urban area in the world to live, work, learn, study, create, visit, and play. The recently issued Inventory & Opportunities Report identifies ways to knit these neighborhoods together by enhancing green connections and public spaces.
Broad Street re-envisioned Courtesy of Framework
Congratulations, 2014 Recipients Of Department Of Neighborhoods Large Project Funds Cheers to the 12 community and civic groups who were awarded Large Project Neighborhood Matching Funds through the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. Among them are four Seattle Parks Foundation community partners: ■■
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Friends of Columbia City Gateway: $100,000 to build a new community gathering area connecting the thriving business district of Columbia City to the light rail station Friends of Cheasty Greenspace at Mountain View: $100,000 to build a 1.5-mile biking and walking trail around the northern perimeter of Cheasty Greenspace on Beacon Hill Friends of Yesler Swamp Trail: $63,645 to build a trail and elevated boardwalk to access the rare forested public swampland in Union Bay near University Village Alliance for Pioneer Square: $100,000 to hire a design firm to lead the community through a concept planning process for the neighborhood’s parks and gateways
To donate to or learn more about any of these projects, please visit the “Step Up” page at seattleparksfoundation.org.
A Big Win for Seattle Cities around the state and country were watching—and congratulations started pouring in—when Seattle Proposition 1 passed with 53.35% of the vote on August 5.
Prop 1 garners supporters of all ages. Courtesy of Chelsea Alvarez.
Thank You With historically low turnout in an August primary (about 30% of registered voters), the passage of Prop 1 would not have been possible without: ■■
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The 15 members of the Parks Legacy Citizens’ Advisory Committee—led by Barbara Wright and Charlie Zaragoza—who held nine months of public meetings to recommend this solution to City Hall More than 1,000 people who made public comments during the process Christopher Williams and his staff at Seattle Parks & Recreation, whose Legacy Plan informed the work of the Advisory Committee The Board of Park Commissioners, Mayor Ed Murray, and the Seattle City Council—especially Councilmember Sally Bagshaw—who unanimously and enthusiastically adopted the committee recommendations The 72 organizations, 572 individuals, and 29 elected officials who endorsed Proposition 1, the 440 donors to the campaign, Washington Bus who helped make 40,000 calls to likely voters, hundreds of volunteers who mounted an extraordinary get-out-the-vote effort, and the 72,549 individuals who voted YES
Finally, SPF applauds the Arboretum Foundation, Associated Recreation Council, Forterra, Museum of History and Industry, Norcliffe Foundation, Seattle Aquarium Society, Seward Park Environmental & Audubon Center, and Woodland Park Zoological Society for helping to fund and advocate for Sustaining Seattle’s Parks: A Study of Alternative Strategies to Support Operations and Maintenance of a Great Urban Parks System. This study, researched and prepared by Ken Bounds and Tom Byers, laid the groundwork for the August 5 victory.
With the establishment of the Seattle Park District, cyclical, capital-focused levy funding will be replaced with ongoing, sustainable funding that addresses a wide range of maintenance, program, and capital needs for our parks and community centers. The ordinance guiding the district will peg ongoing general fund support for parks at current levels, adjusted for inflation. It also ensures greater citizen engagement and oversight of park funding. Seattle’s park system—the land and facilities—is acknowledged as one of the finest in the country. The Prop 1 vote ensures that we will have enough funding to truly care for this system. As an independent nonprofit, Seattle Parks Foundation views stabilization of public-sector funding as an opportunity to increase the number and quality of public-private partnerships that can leverage these extraordinary resources and deliver on the promise of equal access to the system for all residents. Across the country, increasingly sophisticated public-private partnerships are enhancing public programs by strengthening relationships with community institutions and deepening community engagement. Some are taking on comprehensive management and operations in addition to fundraising. The partners working together toward shared public space goals in the Lake2Bay zone, Pioneer Square, and South Park are demonstrating just how effective well-coordinated, multi-stakeholder efforts can be. A big challenge remains, however: How can public-private partnerships be at the forefront of addressing economic and social inequity? Seattle is becoming increasingly unaffordable for many families. Equal access to clean, safe parks with rich recreational programs is critical but not enough by itself. Some people have reasonably asked whether investments in the 10 community-identified public space projects in South Park won’t simply attract the more affluent to move into the neighborhood and displace longtime residents. These challenges are complex and require the engagement of institutions beyond those that focus on parks. What if our transportation system were to prioritize easy access to great parks for those beyond walking distance? What if we made it easier to access safe, green trails? How can we build on the model of the Yesler Terrace redevelopment to ensure that affordable housing and great park space are tied together? And how can we ensure that private support for major public space enhancements in denser and more affluent parts of town will free up more public dollars to support parks and community center programs in other neighborhoods? The citizens’ advisory committee that proposed the Prop 1 funding model was very much focused on realizing the promise of parks and community centers as great democratic spaces. The parks department is likewise committed. Now that the ballot measure has passed, the real work begins.
Love Parks Day 2014 Love Parks Day on August 15 attracted 158 volunteers for a day of habitat restoration at Cheasty Greenspace. Together, volunteers provided 452 hours of service, removed 17,422 square feet of invasive plants, and restored 31,425 square feet of parkland. We extend our gratitude to everyone who participated, with a special thanks to REI, Seneca Group, Wells Fargo, Safeco, Pacific Continental Bank, Seattle Parks and Recreation, and EarthCorps, whose sponsorship of this event showed that change comes when you get out, dig in, and step up! Photos: Nataworry
Welcome Our New Board Members Allegra Calder
Carla Lewis
An analyst and facilitator with a background in community development, real estate, housing, and land use policy, Allegra is a principal at the Seattlebased consultancy BERK. Before joining BERK, she was a research analyst at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University and a research assistant at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. She is vice-chair of the board of Powerful Schools and a member of the City of Seattle’s Bridging the Gap Levy Oversight Committee.
One of the founding members of Washington Women’s Foundation, Carla recently stepped down after a tremendously successful six-year tenure as the foundation’s president. Carla has extensive experience in the corporate world, including executive leadership roles in strategic planning, business management, finance, treasury, and communications at Paccar and Microsoft. Carla serves on the boards of the Seattle Art Museum, the Seattle Public Library Foundation, and the Microsoft Alumni Foundation.
Howard Frumkin Howard is dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Washington. His research interests include public health aspects of the built environment, climate change, energy policy, and nature contact. He is the author or co-author of more than 200 scientific journal articles and book chapters. He currently serves on several boards, including the U.S. Green Building Council, the Bullitt Foundation, the Children & Nature Network, the Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute, and the Washington Global Health Alliance.
Paulo Nunes-Ueno Paulo is director of transportation and sustainability at Seattle Children’s Hospital. He has won six Diamond Awards for outstanding commute programs, several Governor’s Awards for excellence in Transportation Demand Management, the 2008 Governor’s Award for Sustainable Practices, and the 2010 Practice Greenhealth Partner for Change Award. Paulo serves on the executive committee of the Lake2Bay Coalition.
Thank you! PARKS LEGACY CIRCLE
Recognizing extraordinary donors whose estate plans include legacy gifts to Seattle Parks Foundation Anonymous (4) Sally Bagshaw Kathy and Keith Biever Marjorie Boetter Lynn Bursten Karen Daubert Barbara Feasey Brian Giddens and Steve Rovig Roy Hamrick Pamela McCabe Dan and Ann Streissguth Rick and Debbie Zajicek $50,000+
John Goodfellow and Barbara Peterson, Goodfellow Fund ▲ Jay and Mary Jayne Jones ▲ Barbara Peterson and John Goodfellow, The Dicky Fund ▲ Charles and Barb Wright Juniper Foundation Miller Johnson Family Fund Norcliffe Foundation Pendleton and Elisabeth Carey Miller Charitable Foundation R.D. Merrill Company The Bullitt Foundation Wyncote Foundation NW ▲ $25,000+
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Beatrice and T. William Booth ▲▲ Charles and Eleanor Nolan ▲▲ Jerry Tone and Martha Wyckoff ▲▲ D.V. and Ida J. McEachern Charitable Trust HerRay! Foundation Peach Foundation Peg and Rick Young Foundation REI Seattle Garden Club Vulcan Inc. ▲ $10,000+
Anonymous Christine Cave Charley Dickey and Sheila WyckoffDickey ▲ Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Jocelyn C. Horder Fund ▲
Heather and Jim Hughes ▲▲ Lani and Larry Johnson ▲ Garrett Kephart Ellen Look and Tony Cavalieri Laura and Roy Lundgren Franny and Casey Mead Alison and Glen Milliman John and Laurel Nesholm ▲▲ Doug and Kathie Raff ▲▲ Maryanne Tagney and David Jones ▲ Doug and Maggie Walker ▲▲ #HowSeattleRiots Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation Hugh and Jane Ferguson Foundation ▲▲ Microsoft Matching Gifts Ordinary People Foundation PCC Natural Markets Richard Nelson Ryan Foundation Seneca Real Estate Group Western Washington Honda Dealers Association Willowmoor Foundation $5,000+
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Anonymous ▲ Thatcher Bailey ▲ Betty Bottler ▲▲ Debbi and Paul Brainerd ▲ Dorothy Bullitt Steve and Judith Clifford ▲▲ Brian Giddens and Steve Rovig ▲ Jodi Green and Mike Halperin ▲ Douglas and Barbara Herrington Gretchen Hull ▲▲ Lani and Larry Johnson ▲▲ Carol Lewis and Tom Byers ▲▲ Diane Lutz Pamela and Bob McCabe ▲▲ Tom Neir and Sally Otten Tom and Erin Neubauer Jeannie and Bruce Nordstrom Chris and David Towne ▲▲ Karl Vennes David and Lolly Victor ▲ Kathi Young
Georgetown Brewing Company Goldman Sachs Jacobi-Neumann Norman Archibald Charitable Foundation Pete and Pat Curran Family Fund Seneca Group ▲ Wells Fargo $2,500+
Molly and Marco Abbruzzese Dana and Moses Anderson Anonymous ▲ Susan and Matthew Arksey Ken Bounds and Linda Gorton ▲▲ Barbara Buchan and Elizabeth Garcia Marcia Casey Octavia Chambliss John Christianson Barbara and James Crutcher ▲▲ Betsey Curran and Jonathan King Craig Davison and Glenn Maarse ▲ Carrie Delaney Rhodes ▲ Jerry Dubson Barbara Feasey and Bill Bryant ▲▲ Cynthia K. Fierstein Bartow Fite ▲ Alison and Tyler Furtwangler Theresa Garrison Gary and Vicki Glant ▲▲
Phyllis Gorton Nancy Iannucci and Harvey Jones Gerry Johnson and Linda Larson ▲▲ Ted and Linda Johnson ▲ Brad and Erin Kahn ▲ Edie Lackland ▲ Edward Marcus Pamela Myers Harry Newman Roger Nyhus ▲ Beth and Chris Purcell ▲▲ Gary and Vicki Reed ▲ Jon and Judy Runstad ▲ Martin Selig Donna Shaman Karen and Dale Shigaki Charles Sitkin ▲▲ Dan and Ann Streissguth ▲ Myra Tanita and Peter Young ▲ Herman Uscategui Amado Villescas Huong Vu and Bill Bozarth Scott and Jennifer Wyatt Rick and Debbie Zajicek
The following donors made gifts to Seattle Parks Foundation between July 1, 2013, and September 1, 2014. 5 years of giving ▲ or 10 years of giving ▲▲ Bayview Retirement Community Boeing Gift Matching Program Bosa Development Washington Dick’s Drive-In Restaurants Safeco Insurance Seattle Foundation Watermark Estate Management Services, LLC $1,000+
Tom Alberg and Judi Beck ▲▲ Nancy Alvord ▲▲ Katharyn Alvord Gerlich ▲▲ Phoebe and Lucius Andrew ▲▲ Jerry Arbes and Anne Knight ▲▲ Mary Jane Baetz Douglas and Mary Bayley ▲ Cory Benton Thomas Benton Deirdre and Fraser Black Tina Bullitt John Byouk Margaret Diggs Barbara J. Dingfield Tracy Dobmeier Andrea Dwyer and Kristi Lloyd Janet Eary Jane Elliott Ann Fagan ▲ Virginia and Lester Filion Joseph and Terri Gaffney Phillip Gladfelter Eugene Gold Randolph Gordon Susan Gordon and Richard Hall Joan Gray and Harris Hoffman ▲ Jay and Pam Green ▲ Christine Grenell Chris Gurdjian Roy Hamrick and Stephen Carstens ▲ Gayle and Donald Harris ▲▲ Alan Hart and Debi Frausto Susan Holliday Sara Hoppin ▲▲ C. David Hughbanks ▲▲
Karen Hust ▲ Barbara Huston Maryann Jordan and Joe McDonnell Pat Kennedy and Melissa Ries Thomas and Mary Ann Kofler ▲ Liam Lavery and Yazmin Mehdi Jenni and Robert Leinbach Alice Jean and Don Lewis ▲ Carla and Don Lewis
Christina and James Lockwood ▲ Stephen and Lori Markowitz Carolee and Tom Mathers ▲ Kitman Matsui Lyn McCracken and Christine Coe Craig McKibben and Sarah Merner ▲ Marcus Meier Lauren Milne Dan Mohr and Hilary Bramwell Mohr ▲ John and Harriett Morton ▲ Robert and Constance Moser Frank Nieder Erik and Julie Nordstrom Andrea and Aaron Ostrovsky Mark Ostrow Carol Ottenberg ▲ Anilbhai and Asha Patel Valerie Payne ▲ David Perlin and Mary Pembroke Perlin ▲ Billy Pettit Kathleen Pierce ▲▲ Patricia Ann and Richard Radeke Merlin Rainwater Ann Ramsay-Jenkins Stuart and Lee Rolfe ▲▲ Evelyne Rozner and Matt Griffin ▲ William Sadleir Cathy Sarkowsky ▲ Mary Sheehan Ron and Eva Sher Anne and Langdon Simons ▲ Curtis and Tate Snyder Robert and Katie Strong ▲ Dan Swanson Leigh Toner and Chris Capossela Steven and Patricia Trainer Liza and Jay Turley Lucas Ventino Todd Vogel and Karen Hust Linda K. Vukelic Colleen Walsh Ruth and Todd Warren Eric Wechsler Laura Welland Judith A. Whetzel Robert and Sara Wicklein Rosalind Horder Williams and Ron A. Williams Steve and Mary Wood ▲▲
Ann Wyckoff ▲▲ Central Market Hamrick Investment Counsel, LLC Joshua Green Foundation JP Morgan Chase and Co
Local Independent Charities of America Medina Foundation Moccasin Lake Foundation NBBJ ▲ Norberg Family Foundation Pacific Continental Bank Pike Place Market Seattle Center Foundation Teutsch Partners, LLC ▲ Wal-Mart Foundation Washington Drug Card Wyman Youth Trust ZymoGenetics, Inc. $500+
Scott Amick Juliet Anderson Jan Anderson Carol Arnold Becca and Anthony Aue Sally and Brad Bagshaw Barbara Bailey Bruce Bailey and Heidi Barrett ▲ Lucia Baratta Mark and Heather Barbieri Devor and Christine Barton John and Shari Behnke ▲
Bill and Mary Black ▲▲ Ros Bond and Jill Marsden ▲ Scott Brayton Dan Bross and Bob Cundall Vivian Burnett Lee Caylor Elaine Chang and Jon Brock Sylvia Chauvet Nancy Colbert Christine Cole Keelin Curran and Jack Brummet Eliza Davidson and Randolph Urmston ▲ Amanda Deardorff Georgeanne H. Delahanty Amber and Jeffrey Delaney Craig Doberstein and Daphne Durham Marsha Donaldson and William Ferris Mary and James Dunnam Jerry V. and Gunilla Finrow ▲▲ Michael and Noriko Francisco Noreen and Fritz Frink ▲ Carole Fuller and Evan Schwab Carmen and Carver Gayton Eli Goldberg Michael Graves
Kathy and Albert Greenberg Debra and Kurt Guenther Paul and Barbara Haas Jane Harvey and Charles Curtis The Hashisaki and Tubridy Family Michele and David Hasson Ray Heacox and Cynthia Huffman Richard and Betty Hedreen ▲ Constance Hellyer Jason Henry Carol and Will Hodgman Fred Hoffer Christopher Hoffman Scott Holden ▲ Terry Holme and Jeanne Iannucci ▲▲ Peter and Winifred Hussey Kai Ichikawa and Brad Davis Kit Kelly and Fredric Hoffer Carly and Maggie Kokich Lenny Larson Christopher and Alida Latham ▲ Carolyn Leaver Sharon Lee Peggy Lewis Jennifer Litowski Phil and Karen Lloyd ▲▲ Joanne Machalaba Drexel Malone Peter Masundire and Yalonda Gill Masundire Rick and Anne Matsen ▲ Sanford Melzer and Ellen Evans Cary Moon and Mark Reddington Furman and Susan Moseley Emily Neff Nancy Neraas and Mike King Deborah Notkin Jeannie O’Brien Robert E. Ordal ▲ Don Padelford and Sue Livingstone Andrew and Marianna Price Suzanne and Brooks Ragen ▲ Cameron and Tori Ragen ▲ David Reyes and Stephen Hegg Jean Alvord Rhodes ▲ Kathy and Chris Robertson ▲▲ Terry Roche ▲ Matt Roewe Theiline Rolfe Kate Roosevelt and Caroline Maillard Helen Runstein ▲ Andres Salomon Susan Sanders Ryan Smith Todd Smith John and Rose Southall ▲ Jonah Sterling Helen Stusser Catherine Thayer Tom Tierney
Frank Tubridy and Gerrie Hashisaki Steven Wayne Sara and Jason Weiland Carolyn Weston Tom and Lyn White ▲ Howard S. Wright, III and Kate Janeway ▲ Heather Wynnia Kerr Gordon Younger Jane Zalutsky Blackrock Matching Gift Program Cupcake Royale Enotes.com, Inc. ▲ Friends of Tops Girl Scouts of Western Washington #530, Troop #50680 John Rudolf Family Foundation Kims and Robbings Families Mercer Street Books Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance Nordstrom, Inc Queen Anne Singles Rainier Beach Moving Forward Sellen Construction Company Inc. The Amgen Foundation Tory Burch, LLC Verity Credit Union Wittmann Cardinal Fund $250+
Oscar Abello Peter Abrahamsen Denis Adair Parks and Ginger Anderson ▲ Katherine Alberg Anderson and Josh Anderson ▲ Ruth Anderson and Scott Blaufeux Joel and Sandy Aslanian Cinnimin Avena Ross Baker and Karen Brandvick-Baker ▲ Sybil Barney and Joel Shepard ▲ Maria Barrientos Chris and Cynthia Bayley Dana and Rena Behar Ruth Bell Inez Black John and Maralyn Blume ▲ Mark Bowron Herb Bridge ▲▲ Laura Brisbane Glen Buhlmann and Caron Lemay Andrew and Sarah Burkhalter Catherine Calvert Robert Cardona Margaret B. Carter Pete and Merrily Chick ▲▲ Martha Choe Marianna Clark and Charles Schafer ▲ Lynn Claudon and Charley Royer ▲ Michael and Sheila Cory Cyrus Cryst and Ann Merryfield ▲ Jim Daubert
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Thank You to Our Donors! Over the past year, Seattle Parks Foundation donors have contributed $3.44 million to support 46 public space projects across the city, including: ■■
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Neighborhood-led green space and trail projects: BurkeGilman Trail at Sand Point, Cayton Corner Park, Cheasty Greenspace, Columbia City Gateway, Golden Gardens Park, Jimi Hendrix Park, Kubota Gardens Terrace Overlook, Lake City Greenways, Lewis Park, Magnolia Boulevard Park, Melrose Promenade, North Beach Park, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways, Terminal 117 Pier, Uptown Parklet, Volunteer Park, Yesler Swamp, and more Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands, which will break ground in November 2014 thanks to a nearly concluded $2.4 million capital campaign Programs to place 38 benches, 31 trees, and restore habitat in parks across the city Plans to revitalize Occidental Park in Pioneer Square; develop green, waterfront, and other recreational spaces in South Park; and create Lake2Bay pedestrian connections from the new Central Waterfront to Lake Union Park
Noel Angell and Emory Bundy Anonymous Bob and Dorothy Atkins John and Cheryl Avery ▲ Anton Babadjanov Carolyn Baker and Ken Bardsley ▲ Jerry Baker and Deborah Stephenson Karen Banta Walter Barke ▲ Mark Barnard Lydia Bassett and Rainer Harstrick Oliver Bazinet Kathleen Beil Jeannie Bender John Berg and Rob Roth L. B. Berghuis Leon and Laura Bernstein Marissa Betz-Zall Alberta and Bob Beveridge
Michael Black Nancy Blase Mark Blitzer ▲ Michael Blumson Sharon Boguch Marie Bolster Kathy Boone Julie Boor Laural Bourque Wendell Bowerman Steve Bowles Jalair Box and Rajagopalan Narayanan Dave and Carlotta Boyd Rebecca Boyd Bill Bradburd Shelby Brammer James Brinkley Terri Britt Keira Brooks Jennifer Kranz Brown Morry and Wanda Browne Chris Brust Amanda Bryan Joyce Buck ▲ Scott Bundren
Michael Bunner Matthew Buscemi Randy Byers Kari Callahan Marilyn Campbell Madeleine Carlson Michelle Herrera Carr Chris Cass Adrienne Caver-Hall ▲ Joni Cervenka Marisa Clark Laura Clenna Brian Cliniak and M Cameron D’amico Keshet Cohen Susan and Alan Cohen ▲ Karen Colbert Rob Collins Lou and Bruce Colwell ▲ John and Jodi Coney ▲ Kay Louise Cook Robert and Hannah Cordes Patrick Corr ▲ Jim and Linda Corson Brendan Cowan
Harriet Warkentine enjoys a view of the Puget Sound from Emma Schmitz Memorial Overlook.
Donor Spotlight: A Family Legacy at Lincoln Park This past summer, Kathi Young dedicated a bench and a picnic table in Lincoln Park in honor of her late mother, Harriet Warkentine, who was born in 1916 and grew up in West Seattle. In 1922, Warkentine’s family moved to a home on Lincoln Park’s northern edge that the Parks Department sold to them for $100. When they moved in, it had no bathroom and only a small fireplace to keep them warm. Harriet spent many childhood hours playing in Lincoln Park’s old growth forest. Her father, James Rudolph, was a devoted Parks Department employee, spending 20 years caring for Lincoln Park, Hiawatha Park, Emma Schmitz Memorial Overlook, and the playfield at Youngstown. In a 1987 letter to the West Seattle Herald, Warkentine said that when she walked through West Seattle’s parks, she could feel her father’s presence and his love for their beauty. She passed away in 2009. The Warkentine bench and picnic table can be found adjacent to the spray-and-play feature at the north end of Lincoln Park. Kathi, following in her grandfather’s footsteps, recently retired from the City of Spokane Parks and Recreation Department. For more information about donating a bench or picnic table in your favorite park, call Lee Warnecke at (206) 332-9900 x16. Sandra Cox Stan Dahlin Bob Davidson Nikola Davidson James Davis Kristin De Lancey ▲ David and Juliette Delfs Elli DeLong Alan Deright Sarah DeSoto Tom Devlin Melissa Dison Sally and Mark Ditzler Sydney Dobson Emily Doolittle Barbara Downward and Rick Hemmer Nancy L. Driver Paige Dunn Mark Durfee ▲ Steve Durrant Faith Eastwood Betty Eberharter ▲▲ Bob Edmiston Gina Englund Robert Ernst Betty Falskow Dorcas Farquhar Shana Faulkner Pam Feldman Matthew Fisher Miranda Fix Ruth Flanders ▲ Amy and Barry Fortier ▲ Kimberly Fortney Joanne Foster ▲ Jonathan Foster Ann Lita Friedman Phyllis Friedman Deborah L. Frocket and Steven E. Alter Kathaleen and Donovan Furin Rosalind and Thomas Furin Diana Gale ▲ Laura Geggel Genie and Paul Gengler ▲ John Gessner Christina Ghan Casey Gifford Christina Gilman Luke Gjurasic ▲
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Kate Ayers Dan Bentler Bruce Blume Dagmar Cronn Andrea Dwyer Peter Dykstra Bill Farmer Barbara Feasey Hilary Franz Yalonda Gill Masundire Thomas Goldstein Paul Haas Joelle Hammerstad Denise Harnly Michele Hasson Ada Healey Terry Holme Heidi Hughes Ken Johnsen Devona Lahrman Josh Lipsky Paulina Lopez Peter Masundire Markum McIntryre Norma Miller Tom Neir Robert Nellums Paulo Nunes-Ueno Roger Nyhus Marty Oppenheimer Cori Ready Barbara SchaadLamphere Rob Sendak John Schoettler Michael Shiosaki Tucker Shouse Robert Strong Angie Tomisser Liza Turley Huong Vu Colleen Walsh Barbara Wright Alexander Party Rentals Alliance for Pioneer Square Associated Recreation Council Barker Landscape Architects Blume Company Bullitt Foundation CIDBIA Columbia City Bakery Community Kitchens Northwest EarthCorps Environmental Coalition of South Seattle Farmstr.com Forterra Friends of Rainier Beach Urban Farm
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Seattle Parks Foundation received gifts in honor of the following between July 1, 2013 and September 1, 2014 Jordan Adams Barbara Adams Chris Appleford Thatcher Bailey Devor Makepeace Barton Chris Beahler Sam Behar Cindy Berdan Michael Berglund Tina Bergman and Barbara Mahoney Maisy Berman William Biddle Kristine Blik Bill Brink Scott Brooks Peggy Chambliss and Mabry De Buys Carole and Jack Christianson Christine Cole Jim Compton Molly Conley Sunny Nicole Conner Jim Corson Emma and Rosemary Cotter Shane Coulter Kathleen Dayton John Delahanty Brad Diggs Hayden and Pemberley Dunn Paige Dunn Bob Ehrlichman Robert and Yvonne Euler Scott Fierstein Susan Fortney George and Mary Garrison Sue Gibbs Brian Giddens and Steve Rovig Moira Gold Flora Goldthwait
Florence Sonders Gordon and William Gordon Gary Keith Grenell Bob and Ada Hallberg Grace Haven Elliott Hitzel Bonnie Hoppin Winky Hussey Nancy Iannucci Catherine Joy Johnson Roger W. Jones Jr. Kit Kelly Lucas and Jane Kimes Emma Sand Kline and Matthew Benson Kline Marcia Koren Reid Harrison Krucky Ellen Look Gerald Karoly Lutz and Eldon Michael Lutz Randy Martens Patrick Mashek Mel Matsui Gary K. Merrill Robbie Milne Thierry Moreau Dominik Moritz Sydney Munger and JoAnn Schindler Munger Ted Myers Bailey Nieder Jason and Tiffany Nolte Paul Norris David Notkin Matria O’Hora Ravi A. Patel Herb Pias David Reyes and Stephen Hegg Rhys Kim Robbings Jacob and Rory Rusby Maggie Santolla Gus Schaible Andrew Schmechel Charlotte Schmidt Dale and Karen Shigaki Michael Shiosaki and Ed Murray Rohan Ethan Umdor Singh Bobbie Smith Claude and Susan Soudah Philip Stielstra Dan and Ann Streissguth Leslie Sundberg Teng-Kee Tan John W. Thomas Jennifer Vennes Ian Vincent J L Viniko Katie and Rudy Vukelic Wendy Waplinger Harriet and Julia Warkentine Alexander Paul Weiland Noah Kent Weston Mary Ann Wiley Kevin Wilhelm Isaac Winter The 12th Man Elphie Friends of Lewis Park Healthy Woman Seattle Hilllman City/Brighton Park Community Narayanan The Lavorinis Family Our Kick *** Neighborhood Square Planet Media
SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION Board of Directors PRESIDENT
Brad Kahn VICE PRESIDENT
Charles Nolan SECRETARY
Myra Tanita Chris Towne David Victor Huong Vu Doug Walker* Charlie Wright
Jodi Green TREASURER
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Jerry Tone
Christopher Williams Acting Superintendent
MEMBERS AT LARGE
Brice Maryman Seattle Parks Board
Ross Baker Bruce Blume Ken Bounds Allegra Calder Steve Clifford Howard Frumkin Brian Giddens Gary Glant Gerry Johnson Maryann Jordan Garrett Kephart Carla Lewis Carol Lewis Kyle McCoy John Nesholm Paulo Nunes-Ueno Beth Purcell Doug Raff*
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Deirdre Black Barbee Crutcher* Barbara Feasey* Hope Garrett C. David Hughbanks Gretchen Hull Bob Ratliffe Scott Redman Chris Rogers Stu Rolfe Maggie Walker Steve Wood*
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