Enriching North Seattle through services that support, educate and engage the community.
Nothing says ‘harvest meal’ like a white bean turkey chili. The main course and hearty sides were funded by a WaFd Bank foundation grant which MC2 received earlier this year. The Meadowbrook Coed SHARE shelter were the ‘guests’ of this community effort and there was a local ‘surprise’ to the meal. Read on. With a […]
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This week we received a tour of the recently completed and newly expanded John Rogers Elementary School, located east of the Meadowbrook Community Center. This larger campus increases the opportunity to serve more students, now and in the future . A real positive is the new and expanded space provided to serve families in need. […]
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Past CARE This past week Costco Travel in Issaquah presented their annual $500 Costco gift card for students of Olympic Hills Elementary. The grade school PTA purchase coats, hats and gloves during the winter season. Students can also enroll for support with the PTA during MC2’s Lake City Holiday Project. Thank you Costco Travel Future […]
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Tap your toes to the disco rock of Village People? Relate to the socio-political concept of ‘it takes a village’? At Sundays weekly seasonal MCGO garden party, taking care of business engages Meadowbrook neighbors of all ages, with the local food bank joining the fun with a weekly onsite volunteer harvest pickup. Community service with […]
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Each growing season here in Meadowbrook, columnar apples are harvested and go out to community in need. What’s special about these apples? Columnar apples grow with an upright habit. They produce a variety of types of apples within the core of the ‘upward’ training. Compact, very productive easy to care for. As the pictures show, […]
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Meadowbrook’s Community Center, a successfully engaged supporter for families, seniors and kids, offers up ‘Back-to-school clothing swap’. Saturday, September 5, 1130a to 130p. As the flyer says, ‘drop off clean gently used clothing for grades K-12.’ Questions? Call Heather Wyatt @ the CC – 206.684-7522
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It’s August and a seasonal ‘check-in’ last week showed the life and Summer Farmers Market focus, hard at work. Lake City’s Thursday market packs a lot in rather confined, albeit accessible and visible street space. Looking at all the signage shows variety and commitment to healthy choices, sound opportunities and fun events. There’s a memorialized […]
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BECU, the local customer friendly credit union dedicates and gives back as part of their employee supported outreach to our community. This past week, their team joined the Native American housing group sited in Lake City (Sacred Medicine House-SMH) at MCGO. The goal? Clean up and adopt the East Orchard as a space to embrace […]
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Pollinator pathway, nightly coed shelter, food security campaign on-site and busy gift giving support season for Lake City communities, all happen at Meadowbrook’s Lutheran Church. It’s just up the hill from Nathan Hale HS, Thornton Creek, swimming pool, MCGO and the beautiful City of Seattle playfields. This bustling busy church community adds another layer of […]
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Welcome to the residents and staff from Sacred Medicine House in Lake City this week. In April 2024, the nonprofit, Chief Seattle Club worked with local and county government entities to create their fourth area Native American housing support project. Although Native Americans make up 1% of area population, their unhoused population account for 13% […]
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