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W I N T E R 2019 N E W S L E T T E R

W I N T E R 2019 N E W S L E T T E R

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SAVE THE DATE!

Empty Bowls 2019

2/24/19 1-4pm

1240 NE 127th St

Join us for our 10th

annual Empty Bowls

Silent Auction

Fundraiser on Sunday

February 24th, from

1:00-4:00pm at St

Matthew’s Parish in

north Seattle. Buy your

tickets in advance today,

as we expect this year’s

Empty Bowls to sell out.

Care to Share the Love

2/7/18 - 2/14/18

12513 Lake City Way NE

Kaffeeklatsch will be

selling heart-shaped

sugar cookies and

donating some of the

proceeds to support

feeding and housing your

neighbors in need. Order

your cookies from any

barista at Kaffeeklatsch

when you go in for your

daily cup!

EMPTY BOWLS 2019

CELEBRATING 2018 AND WELCOMING THE NEW YEAR

North Helpline is excited to host the 10th annual Empty Bowls silent auction fundraiser on Sunday February 24th, from 1:00-4:00pm. at St Matthew’s Parish in north Seattle (1240 NE 127th St in Seattle). Empty Bowls is a great way to support the work of making sure our neighbors have food on the table and a roof overhead. We hope to see you there!

Buy your tickets in our office in Lake City, or visit northhelpline.org and click on Events.

Empty Bowls is a unique event including a gift of a hand-crafted bowl for every guest, and meals including soup from local restaurants, salad, bread, and dessert.

There will be beer, wine, and live music. This year, the big board raffle will feature a few marquee items which a lot of people will be eager for the

chance to win. We expect about 300-350 people to enjoy Empty Bowls with its entertainment and silent auction. We look forward not just to the silent auction and the day’s events, but also to see you and other valued community members. As we enjoy the day, we think of our neighbors and the work at North Helpline, helping our neighbors stay warm in their homes and have food to eat.

Each year, the organizations who sponsor the event help

2018 was another impactful year at North Helpline. Every week, over 1,700 people accessed our services in order to be fed and stay housed. We are able to sustain this work because so many people in the community worked together to provide help to our neighbors in need. Each individual who supports North Helpline makes a difference, including people from community groups, businesses, and faith-based organizations. We look forward to 2019, continuing to make sure our neighbors have food on the table and a roof overhead. All year round, it is tremendously meaningful to help others obtain the basic needs that affirm their human dignity and worth.

Here is an overview of some major events from 2018:

Last January, the closing of Sam’s Club presented a significant loss, because at the time we were receiving almost one quarter of our food from the store. Over the course of the year, we strived to fill the gaps at the food bank. Through our resourcefulness and the hard work of our volunteers and community partners, we rose to the occasion to sustain a high volume of food for every household, because ALL of our neighbors deserve to have a consistent, reliable supply of fresh,

nutritious options like meat, dairy, and produce. We will continue to work towards that goal.

Last February and March, after a successful Empty Bowls, we increased our community outreach to spread the word about the Bitter Lake Food Bank. We are proud to serve over 200 people in Bitter Lake every week, and we hope that more people living in poverty and on fixed incomes in our community will learn about our services and turn to North Helpline for help. While our food bank in Lake City has a much larger capacity (over 1,500 people per week), we know that Bitter Lake and the surrounding area is also a place of high need.

April was volunteer appreciation

month, and we can only begin to scratch the surface thanking so many dedicated volunteers! In the year of 2018 over 35,000 hours of volunteer service were donated! That is why we set aside the whole month to highlight volunteers and the many roles they fill. One program that grew in 2018 is the Home Delivery Program, in which volunteers packed special boxes and delivered food to 50 people who are homebound.

In May, on Mother’s Day, we held a successful baby cupboard drive to replenish supplies, including diapers, wipes, formula and baby food. Increasing our hygiene supplies was a particular point of emphasis in 2018, because having these vital household items is so important to our neighbors.(continued on page 3)

Empty Bowls to be a success. So far, our committed sponsors include Puget Sound Hospitality, Hilleberg Tents, Union Bank, UnitedHealthCare, and Meadowbrook Community Center. Thank you!

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TOY DISTRIBUTION AND HOLIDAY CHEER

KELLY’S KORNERSPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR END OF YEAR DONORS

CELEBRATING 2018 AND WELCOMING THE NEW YEAR (CONT’D)

We had a tremendous outpouring of support from the community when we sent out the call for help to get gifts. Not only did our friends bring us toys, but you also spread the word and we got to meet many new faces who are now part of the North Helpline family.

Everyone helped make the holidays all the more special for parents, grandparents, and kids.

415 children received gifts during North Helpline’s toy distribution at Journey Church! Everyone who donated toys and gifts made a real difference, helping spread the holiday cheer. In fact, you did such an awesome job responding to our need, after our distributions we were able to send our left over toys to Treehouse, a nonprofit supporting kids in foster care.

We would like to give a shout out to everyone who donated gifts for making the toy distribution special. One business that surprised us by being particularly supportive in December is Bob’s Lake City Liquors. First, in early December, with support from their customers, they donated 3,358 pounds of nonperishable food. Then, when they heard about the toy distribution, our friends from Bob’s Liquors donated a huge number of toys!

The support of our community in 2018 made all the difference in the world to North Helpline and the people we serve. To get to witness the outpouring of support when we had a great need for toys was a sight to behold. I am truly grateful to be a part of this community.

I have some staffing updates to share for 2019. Rick has rejoined our team as Office Coordinator and taken the reigns of the Grocery Rescue program once again.

We also have a change in our AmeriCorps VISTAs program. Since 2013, my first year at North Helpline, we have hosted 10 AmeriCorps VISTAs. In March we will reach the end our contract and our staff will shrink by two. Each AmeriCorps VISTA has been such a key part of

how we have grown to serve our community in so many ways, and we thank them. In 2019 we are working on growing our Emergency Services team both at Bitter Lake and Lake City. Please reach out if you are interested in working in that office helping to register people for services and providing household items. We are also actively looking for front desk volunteers!

With Gratitude,

Kelly BrownExecutive Directorkellybrown@northhelpline.org206.367.3477

Thank you to the great number of you who donated last few months of year. Many others donated all year round, and you made a tremendous impact on your neighbors who visit North Helpline.

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In June, through a grant from the Boeing Employees Community Fund, North Helpline purchased two brand new Grocery Rescue vans. Every year, volunteers drive hundreds of thousands of pounds of food from stores to North Helpline for food bank distribution.

In the summer, we held a nutrition campaign raising funds to increase the amount of fresh food available to our neighbors. First and foremost, our neighbors need to make sure they have food in their bellies. Once this basic need of fighting hunger is met, people thrive when they have a variety of fresh, nutritious foods which they find at North Helpline. Summer is a busy time without a doubt, with loads of community activities and events. We enjoyed a great turnout

at both of our open houses in Lake City and to celebrate our one year anniversary at the Bitter Lake Food Bank. Shout out to the P-Patch volunteers and Farmer’s markets for donating summer produce!

Toward year’s end, things got even busier at North Helpline! Annual traditions included the choir concert at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, the Pub Crawl in Lake City, and the Thanksgiving Turkey Drive at Fred Meyer. In December, the toy drive made sure families in need had a good holiday season with plenty of gifts for their children.

At the end of 2018, donors helped our holiday campaign meet and exceed our goal! Your generosity ensures that our neighbors

are housed and fed, providing resources to explore new ways to best serve people in need. Thank you to each and every person who helped us reach our goal.

North Helpline was also included in the 2019/2020 city council budget which will double the number of families we are able to

help stay in their homes through our eviction and utility shutoff prevention support. We also want to thank our partners Valley Cities Behavioral and Rotacare, who continue to provide excellent health care in our clinic.

We can’t wait to see what 2019 brings!

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Saari, Sacksteder, Sahr and Sutton, Salter, Sandler, Saunders, Saunders, Sburlino, Schenck, Schertzinger, Schmidt, Schmidtke, Schofield, Schultz, Seal, Sellereite, Shapiro, Shaver, Sheffler, Shigaki, Shivaram, Skurdal, Skurdal, Slater, Smith, Smith, Smith, Smith, Smith, Smith, Smith, Solheim, Spear, Spencer and Fritch, Staggers, Stahr, Starkovich, Steele, Stemle, Stimson, Stocker, Swanson, Sweeney, Syrjala, Tapp, Tasto, Tator and Copeland, Taylor and Taylor Uding, Thompson, Thorstensen, Tindall, Tong and Sinha, Torrey, Tran, Tsutsumi, Turley, Turman, Tzucker, Uyyek, Van Der Toorn, Vander Linden, Vander-Linden, Verzuh, Visser, Voigt, Voinot, Volk, Von Preyss-Friedman MD, Wacker, Waite, Walker, Waltzer and Kitaoka, Warfield, Wheeler, White, Whitesides, Wies, Wilde, Willett, Williams, Williams, Wilson, Wilson, Wright, Wright, Wright, Wright, Wubbenhorst, Yamashita, Yetman, Young, Young, Zimmerman. Thank you!

Thanks again to everyone from Journey Church, Lake Forest Park Rotary Club, parents from PTA and girl scout groups, long-time supporters and people new to us. Everyone who donated toys and gifts made a real difference helping spread the holiday cheer!