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Come on out for the next Neighborhood Cleanup this Saturday, June 11 at 10am. Bring gloves if you have them, although there are some you can borrow. Grabbers, bags, coffee and doughnuts will be available.

There’s a work party at Cheasty Greenspace at Mt. View on Saturday, June 4, from 10am to 2pm. They will be working on the new Hazelnut Trail and need lots of volunteers to finish the trail this summer.

Meet at 2809 S. Alaska Place, wear sturdy shoes and bring your own water and snacks. Tools and gloves are provided.

More information is available at the Friends of Cheasty Greenspace at Mt. View Facebook page.

Open Lab Assistant (Morning, Afternoon or Saturdays, 1 to 3 shifts/week)
The Technology Center at Rainier Vista is looking for volunteers to assist once or twice a week during open lab shifts: morning (10 – 12 PM) or afternoon (3 – 5 PM), or some Saturdays 11AM-5PM (or any portion of that time). Volunteers in the technology center during open lab will assist lab staff in creating a welcoming and supportive environment for participants of all ages and cultures. Volunteers may help students in the computer lab with homework, help adults with learning the basics of computers, navigating online job applications and other computer related tasks. Volunteers will also assist in enforcing operating procedures and rules with youth, adults, programs and the larger community.

Drop-in Basic Computer Skills Instruction Assistant (Schedule TBA)
The technology center will start drop-in basic computer skills class in early July. These classes are flexible in their content but seek to introduce computer lab patrons to different functions of computers. Due to the expected, varied skill levels of students in this class, we are hoping to recruit 2-3 volunteers to provide one-on-one assistance to students.

Basic Computer Workshop Assistant (1 Wednesday a month 8:30 – 1 PM)
The Technology Center at Rainier Vista is looking for volunteers to assist during monthly basic computer workshops. They are scheduled for June 22nd and July 20th from 9 am to 1:30 pm. Volunteers will assist staff with a class of 13-15 students with varying levels of computer and English skills. This four hour workshop will introduce basic computer terminology, navigation, internet skills, navigating a website to sign up for future classes, and signing up for and use an email account. Great for a volunteer who wants to help in the technology center, but can only commit to one or two days a month, and is available or can be available daytime Wednesday 8:45 until 1:30 PM.

Summer Lunch Program (Flexible, offered M-F 12 to 1, starting at the end of June)
Come and help distribute, and monitor summer lunches. The Neighborhood House will be a distribution point for USDA’s summer lunches Monday through Friday from 12 to 1.

Community Kitchen (Second Friday of every month, 11- 1 PM)
The Rainier Vista Community Kitchen is starting again this summer! We are hoping to get more community members involved in this great, community gathering, once a month. Second Friday of every month, starting in June 10th (11 – 1 PM), July and August at Providence Gamlin House.

How to apply
To get started in the technology center please contact Heidi Viets at heidiv@nhwa.org or (206) 461-4568 ex 202. For the Community Kitchen or Summer lunches contact Kate Farmer at katef@nhwa.org or (206) 461-4568 ext. 211

The next Neighborhood Clean Up will be Saturday, May 14 at 10am. We meet in Central Park. Bring gloves if you have them; bags and grabbers and coffee are provided!

There will be a workparty in the Cheasty Greenspace at Mt. View on this Saturday, Map 7, from 10am til noon. Meet at 2809 S Alaska Pl with your water bottle and sturdy shoes. Gloves and tools are provided. Kids are welcome.

The Earth Day work party last month successfully laid 85 feet of new trail. Come out on Saturday to widen and level the trail bed in preparation for another delivery of trail surface.

The folks at Cheasty Greenspace at Mt. View are hoping to finish their first trail this weekend on Earth Day. Come out on Saturday, April 23, from 10am to 2pm, with your warm layers, sturdy shoes and sack lunch. Tasks will include clearing and prepping the trail beds, gauging levels, and applying gravel. Can’t do the labor? Come anyway and bring cookies! Got kids? Bring them and let them get muddy hunting for bugs and Spring Eggs!

Questions? Check out http://www.cheastymtview.com/.

There is an upcoming EARTH DAY Trail Building Work Party in Cheasty Greenspace at Mt. View on Saturday, April 23 from 10:00am-2:00pm. Cheasty Greenspace is the swath of forest that runs along the eastern flanks of Beacon Hill, right up against the western edge of New Rainier Vista. This trail system and park will be a great asset to our neighborhood and communities! The Mt. View section is across Alaska from NRV, to the south.

We will be meeting at 2809 S. Alaska Place 98108 (one block west of the CCity Light Rail Station) and will provide all the gloves and tools. People should bring their own lunch, water and wear sturdy shoes and warm layers.

People can register on our facebook group page or through Green Seattle Partnership.

Our neighbors across Columbian Way continue to improve the Cheasty Greenspace at Mt. View. Much of the clean up is completed and now it’s time to start prepping for the trails. (If you’re interested in knowing what trails are planned, check out the map.)

There is a work party this Saturday, April 2 from 10am til noon. Meet at 2809 S Alaska Place; bring your own water, wear sturdy shoes and dress in warm layers. Gloves, tools and instruction are provided. Kids are welcome!

There is also a work party planned for Earth Day on Saturday, April 23, from 10am til 2pm. Meet at 2809 S Alaska Place; bring your own water and lunch, wear sturdy shoes and dress in warm layers. Gloves, tools and instruction are provided. Kids are welcome! At the Earth Day event, trail beds will be prepped, leveled, and graveled. And there will be an Egg Hunt for the kids!

For more information, please visit The Friends of Cheasty Greenspace at Mt. View website.

Thanks to everyone who attended our Community Meeting on Feb 28th! We got some really good feedback about what type of crops to grow and what kind of classes/workshops to offer. In a matter of months, you’ll see the vegetables you requested growing on the farm!

To read more about the meeting and see a few pictures, check out Lettuce Link’s blog post.

Now that we have a better plan for the farm, we can start working!

We will have Volunteer Work Parties every Tuesday and Saturday from 10am to 2pm at the farm. Please come for any amount of time during those hours that works for you. We take a lunch break at 12 or 12:30, so if you’re planning on staying the whole time, we suggest you bring a lunch.

As it stays light later and the weather warms up, we’ll be shifting Tuesday work parties to a late afternoon/evening time and adding another weekday morning. Please let us know if there is a different time that will work better for you. We are open to changing our work party schedule so that more people can come.

Please feel free to contact Mariah Pepper, Outreach Coordinator ((206) 387-6644 or mariahp@solid-ground.org) or Scott Behmer, Farm Coordinator ((206)-694-6828 or scottb@solid-ground.org.

Come out and join your neighbors this Saturday morning, March 12 at 10am, for the monthly neighborhood clean up. Bring your gloves if you have them, although there are sometimes some available to borrow. There will be cheery yellow trash bags, grabbers and coffee and donuts.

Please note that the Neighborhood Clean Ups have moved to the second Saturday of the month.