Interested in making a positive impact on your community? Do you bike to work or ride with your family? Have you just rediscovered your love of bicycling? Join Cascade Bicycle Club as a Bicycle Ambassador! You’ll be working to increase the public awareness of the Club, bicycling programs and safety issues.

As an Ambassador, you’ll:
Attend city and county events on bicycles to educate and to spread information about safe bicycling and bicycle commuting.
Distribute bicycling information to city residents by bike.
Help staff summer bicycle events (bike safety rodeos for kids, fairs, community events, helmet sales), set up “Bike to Market” information tables and facilitate “Energizer Stations” to support, encourage and engage bicyclists.
Pass feedback and knowledge gained in the field back to office staff so we can meet the community’s needs.
Recruit new Cascade Members and volunteers.
Lead bike rides for beginners around town.

You must have an outgoing personality, bicycling experience and willingness to initiate conversations with all kinds of people regarding safety and getting started with bicycling.

Knowledge of safe bicycling and cycling in Seattle is desirable. Training and some equipment provided. See http://www.cascade.org/bike-ambassadors for more information about our program.

DETAILS: 10 to 15 hours/weekly, must be able to work at least one weekend day and two days per week through summer. Dates: Training in March; position runs mid-April through Aug. 30. These are paid positions.

Email resume and cover letter by March 7 to
Serena Lehman
Email: gro.bulcelcycibedacsac|emuser#gro.bulcelcycibedacsac|emuser

Zeinab has stopped by a couple times this week. The family is staying with a friend and they're working to get resettled. They're focused mainly on finding a nearby home with a yard, so Zeinab can continue to do her child care work.

Thank you to everyone who has made a difference here. Zeinab has said she's deeply touched by everyone's care. If you'd still like to help out, the need is real — I can collect and deliver your check to Zeinab Elmi. Please let me know.

In the intensity of the fire response and the initial shock of it all, many neighbors offered help. We struggled a little this morning with how best to do it. Here's what I know:

• There are things inside the house that they can salvage, but they'll need to find another place.
• For tonight and maybe a couple more nights the Red Cross has put them up in a hotel in Georgetown.
• They have Somali friends who are taking care of immediate clothing needs.
• A close Somali friend is keeping the kids for at least part of today until they're all in the hotel.
• Zeinab has some support coming from the Red Cross and from SEIU — Lisa Beaulaurier around the corner is her union rep through her child care work. A family support worker from the kids' elementary talked with Zeinab on the phone, so maybe there's some assistance from that quarter too.
• Ahmed is an instructional assistant at Franklin, so that income is steady. Zeinab's child care can't happen until she's established somewhere and relicensed.
• They're very hesitant to ask for anything. The girls' clothing needs are culturally specific. The best I can figure, cash is the best assistance we can offer — they're not asking, but I think there's plenty of room for offering.
• They need to find another place nearby to live: three bedrooms, no more than $1400/ month.

If you'd like to help, please moc.liamtoh|nalpttocs#em liame or call 329 5912. Thank you.

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Your elderly and disabled neighbors need your assistance with tasks they are no longer able to do on their own. The laundry is too awkward, the bed too difficult to make, and the groceries are too heavy to carry. A few hours, every other week, would be a great help to the clients who have been on our waiting list. Volunteer positions are close to where you live, and are available on a schedule that works for you. Volunteer individually, with a friend, or with your family.

Volunteer Chore Services, a program of Catholic Community Services, is a "safety net" for elders and adults living with disabilities who are unable or ineligible for state/paid chore services. All recipients are low-income, have health problems or difficulty with mobility, and most live alone. A growing volunteer opportunity in your neighborhood consists of driving clients to doctor appointments, grocery shopping or other chores. We carefully match volunteers to opportunities based on their personalities, neighborhood, and preferences.

Currently, volunteers are donating over 3000 hours a month in the Seattle area. However, there is still a huge number of people waiting for help, and a shortage of volunteers. Volunteers are needed all over Seattle and South King County, but especially in areas like South Seattle.

Due to the vulnerable nature of our clients, volunteers must complete a registration packet, provide three personal references, pass a background check, and attend an orientation.

If you drive while volunteering, we reimburse for your mileage.

For more information on how you can help in your neighborhood, please email gro.wwscc|ceirrek#gro.wwscc|ceirrek,
call Kerrie Carbary, the volunteer coordinator in your area, at 206-328-6858, Volunteer Chore Services main intake line at 206-328-5787.

- david

Your elderly and disabled neighbors need your assistance with tasks they are no longer able to do on their own. The laundry is too awkward, the bed too difficult to make, and the groceries are too heavy to carry. A few hours, every other week, would be a great help to the clients who have been on our waiting list. Volunteer positions are close to where you live, and are available on a schedule that works for you. Volunteer individually, with a friend, or with your family.

Volunteer Chore Services, a program of Catholic Community Services, is a "safety net" for elders and adults living with disabilities who are unable or ineligible for state/paid chore services. All recipients are low-income, have health problems or difficulty with mobility, and most live alone. A growing volunteer opportunity in your neighborhood consists of driving clients to doctor appointments, grocery shopping or other chores. We carefully match volunteers to opportunities based on their personalities, neighborhood, and preferences.

Currently, volunteers are donating over 3000 hours a month in the Seattle area. However, there is still a huge number of people waiting for help, and a shortage of volunteers. Volunteers are needed all over Seattle and South King County, but especially in areas like South Seattle.

Due to the vulnerable nature of our clients, volunteers must complete a registration packet, provide three personal references, pass a background check, and attend an orientation.

If you drive while volunteering, we reimburse for your mileage.

For more information on how you can help in your neighborhood, please email gro.wwscc|ceirrek#gro.wwscc|ceirrek,
call Kerrie Carbary, the volunteer coordinator in your area, at 206-328-6858, Volunteer Chore Services main intake line at 206-328-5787.

If you cannot pick a time, please remember to drop by.

SEED/Homesight are hosting our first Blood Drive with Puget Sound Blood Drive next Friday, February 5th! Since every blood donation can go to three separate patients, ONE DONATION CAN SAVE THREE LIVES! Help us reach our goal of registering 25-30 donors and help save up to 75 lives!

Please forward this message to your friends, family members, coworkers and neighbors and sign up today!

Friday, February 5th

Mobile unit in SEED/Homesight Parking Lot (5117 Rainier Ave S, Seattle 98118)

10:00AM to 3:00 PM (closed 12:00-1:00pm)

Walk-in or make an appointment online

If you donated on or before December 11th you are eligible to donate at this drive.

For questions about eligibility, please contact 800-DONATE-1 x2543
How is my blood used? Blood volunteered by PSBC donors is distributed to over 70 hospitals and clinics in the Puget Sound area. Did you know that while only 5% of the population donates, 90% of us will need a blood transfusion at some point in our lives. Will you donate?

The Puget Sound Blood Center is a non-profit, community and volunteer based organization. For more than 60 years, the PSBC has been improving the quality of life for sick patients in the Puget Sound area. This is all thanks to the generous donors who are saving lives in Western Washington every day. Your volunteered blood is distributed to 70 local hospitals and clinics in the Puget Sound area.
Thank you for your commitment to the health of our community!

Here's more information about the bike stealing, and the resulting need.

Happy Birthday, Scott!

Through a series of field and classroom-based workshops focused on the wildlife, plants, ecology, and the natural history of Seward Park, the Master Urban Naturalist Program provides local volunteers with interpretive skills and scientific knowledge to share with Park and Center visitors. Space is limited and reservations are accepted on a first come first served basis.

For more information about the Master Urban Naturalist Program and a link to the application please visit our website: http://sewardpark.audubon.org.

Have a question or comment about the program? E-mail the Marina Pita, the Program Coordinator! E-mail- mpita(at)audubon(dot)org or call 206-652-2444 extension 109

If you'd like to learn more about their mission and their programs, here's a good link — http://bikeworks.org/about.php