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Are you prepared for winter? Seattle University nursing students are hosting a winter preparedness fair on Thursday, November 10th from 6-8pm at the Neighborhood House in the Paul Allen Room. Stop by, or contact Kate Farmer at 206.461.4568 ext. 211 for more info.

Come out and join friends and neighbors in our local woods on Saturday, November 5 from 10am to 2pm. We’ll be planting lots of trees and shrubs as part of the City-wide effort of Green Seattle Day.

Registration for this event is encouraged. Your registration helps keep track of the interest and involvement in the restoration and improvement work going on at Cheasty Greenspace at Mt. View. Also, there are rumors that there’s free stuff available as thank you gifts for registered volunteers.

Gloves and tools and training provided on Nov. 5th. Please dress in warm layers and rain gear and bring your own water bottle and lunch.

Neighborhood House is happy to announce our second Comcast Internet Essentials Session on Wednesday October 26th from 5:00-6:30pm. This training will take place at the Neighborhood House Rainier Vista Technology Center, 4410 29th Ave. S. Seattle WA.

This 90 minute session teaches the basics of how to use the internet fully and efficiently. It will go over internet safety, how to access online resources and how to take care of your computer.

It is also a great opportunity to learn about Comcast’s Internet Essentials program. Under this program families whose children receive free school lunch may be eligible for Internet services from Comcast for just $9.95 a month.

Construction on the northeast corner of NRV is completed. There will be a Celebration on Thursday, October 20 from 3pm to 5pm at 4200 MLK. Stephanie Van Dyke, SHA’s Director of Development, will speak at 3:30 and appetizers will be served.

The folks restoring and improving our local urban forest, Cheasty Greenspace at Mt. View, are currently applying for their third round of funding from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. They are seeking $20K from the city, but they need to match that (or more!) with volunteer contributions. One volunteer hour is worth $20. Pledge 10 hours (easy to do if you can commit to 3 or 4 of the monthly work parties in the next year) and that’s a pledge worth $200. Work parties not your thing? Here are other needs:

• Community outreach: pass out flyers to your neighbors about work parties or upcoming fundraising events. Pass out posters to area businesses.
• Donate cash; people who want to donate $ can donate directly to ARC (Associated Recreation Council-our fiscal sponsor) with instructions for the money to be used for us — and since ARC is a 501(c)(3), donations can be written off on taxes.
• Get a group together from your office or neighborhood and come out for a special day of service! We have organized service days for Earth Day specific events and other agencies, schools or organizations. We would love to help you get out there volunteering with your friends and other community members!

If you can pledge time or funds to the continued forest restoration and improvement project at Cheasty Greenspace at Mt. View, please email Mary DeJong at mdejong@spu.edu with your name, address, email address, phone number, the type of support you can pledge and the number of hours.

Come out and join your neighbors on Saturday, October 8 at 10am at the Central Park for a little neighborhood beautification. Spend an hour picking up litter and keeping our community clean. Grabbers, doughnuts and coffee provided. Bring gloves if you have them; some gloves are available to borrow.

If you’ve got community service hours to do (for school or anything else), this will qualify.