ConnectionsFALL 2014

SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION

South Park Residents Step Up for a Healthier Future Earlier this summer, three generations of a South Park family took an evening stroll around the neighborhood they’ve called home for 20 years. It was the first time that grandmother, mother, and daughter had ever explored the area.

“I’ve driven down here, but I’ve never actually walked down here,” said Jennifer Marroquin, 27, as she walked along 8th Avenue South. Daughter Khalia half-ran, half-skipped several yards in front of her.

“Even on a nice day, I don’t really go out,” Marroquin explained. On this evening, it was hot enough to melt a Full Tilt ice-cream bar within min-utes of it being unwrapped.

Said her mother Lupe Toca, walking alongside her: “My priority is having a place where I can take my grandkids.” What Toca wishes for is an outdoor space that is attractive to children and, above all, safe.

What brought them out on this June evening was a neighborhood walking tour and gathering at

Duwamish Waterway Park to celebrate the completion of the South Park Green Space Vision Plan, a citizen-led effort to revitalize the neighborhood, including the heavily polluted western shore of the Duwamish River.

To be sure, the neighborhood has a community center and five parks, including a skate park. It’s also home to Marra Farm, one of two public working farms in Seattle (the other is Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands). But the entire community, including riverfront sites so pol-luted they were declared federal Superfund sites, suffers from serious environmental problems. A 2013 Duwamish Valley Cumulative Health Impacts Analysis found that the riverside com-munities of South Park and nearby Georgetown are exposed to more air pollution and contami-nated waste than wealthier neighborhoods to the north. South Park has less tree canopy and less open green space per resident than the city average, and life expectancy is also lower—13 years lower than in Laurelhurst, for example.

Paulina Lopez and her son Nicolas enjoy their time at the Duwamish River Festival.

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“We need healthy spaces,” says Paulina Lopez, a South Park resident who works for the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition/Technical Advisory Group. Lopez was one of 20 people who contributed to the Health Impacts Analysis, which was conducted by researchers at the University of Washington, Just Health Action and the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition/Technical Advisory Group.

The analysis included an assessment of opportunities for South Park after the federal govern-ment decides how it will clean up the Superfund site. Residents have also been brainstorming, coming up with their own ideas for how to improve their surroundings.

Lopez was one of dozens of residents, neighborhood activists, and com-munity supporters who gathered at Duwamish Waterway Park to cel-ebrate the completion of the South Park Green Space Vision Plan. There was food: chicken and cheese tamales. There were crafts: plastic leis and pipe cleaners. But above all, there was a desire to take ownership of the neighborhood and see the possibilities.

Lopez sees huge potential for the park. “This is a beautiful space where we can gather,” she says, “but it can be improved to better meet our needs.”

Lopez moved to the neighborhood from Miami 10 years ago, attracted by South Park’s large Latino population and wanting a place to raise a family with her husband. She was born and raised in Ecuador, where she studied human rights issues and worked with indigenous people. She assumed that coming to the United States would take her away from her line of work.

“When you’re in Ecuador, you don’t think about the disparities that are here,” she said of the United States. But then reality hit: “Oh my gosh, there’s a lot to do.”

Lopez regards herself as more of an advocate than an activist. She served as a Spanish-language interpreter for her neighbors after a fatal shooting in the neighborhood and then pushed the city to improve public safety. Years later, she advocated for the reopening of the South Park Bridge. To ensure that local residents could stay informed about the cleanup of

the Duwamish River, she pushed to have the Environmental Protection Agency hold a public meeting in Spanish—its first ever in the United States.

To collect input from locals about what an ideal South Park would look like, Lopez avoided surveys. “People are really tired of surveys!” she says. She suggested mapping exercises, asking people to point out the places they enjoyed as well as those they wanted to see improved.

“People got excited,” she says. “We learned how people wanted more parks and more trees. The youth said there weren’t a whole lot of things to do. People liked Duwamish Waterway Park, but they wanted more play equipment, like a rope-climbing thing.”

South Park Residents Step Up for a Healthier Future (from front page)

A boy plays at Riverside Drive Park, one of the only access points to the Duwamish River. Photo: Charlie Montes

Many neighbors—particularly Vietnamese residents who frequent Marra Farm—called for more walking trails.

The June community event highlighted the possibilities for South Park: connected riverfront public spaces, small pocket parks, existing stairways reinvented as pathways with Mount Rainier views. Many of those who attended felt that they were seeing their surroundings in a new way.

“This neighborhood feels like it’s on a good upswing,” said Kyla Sweet, a school librarian who moved to South Park two years ago with her husband, Sergio Chavez.

“You see older teens just sitting on a corner with nothing for them to do,” said Jennifer Marroquin, who was on the walking tour, taking in her neighborhood in a new way for the first time. Marroquin, who’d like nothing more than to be able to exercise in South Park, would love a track. “I just want some place to run.”

Dr. Pooja Tandon is a pediatrician and researcher at Seattle Children’s Hospital who studies and promotes behaviors, programs, and policies that increase physical activity in children, particularly those in disadvantaged communities. We spoke with Dr. Tandon to get her thoughts on the nexus of health and parks, as well as the work underway to create healthy, connected green spaces in South Park, a neighborhood with more kids per household than any other part of the city.

What have you learned in your research about how our urban environments affect children’s health?

Our built environment has a huge impact on health, so it’s imperative to think about the importance of physical and mental health in urban planning. We know from research, for example, that people who live near parks get more exercise and have better health outcomes. There is also research that suggests that spending time in nature has benefits for mental health and that kids who have ADHD can even focus better after spending time in nature.

What partnerships would you like to see in place between the health sector, local governments, and neighborhoods to better address health disparities?

Addressing health disparities needs many stakeholders at the table. By bringing the health sector in early, we can better understand the health implications of our urban planning decisions. Regulations and policies can be informed by data and respond to the community’s priorities. The work done by the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition on the Duwamish Valley Health Impact Assessment was certainly a big step in the right direction.

Why is the effort to create improved and connected parks, trails, and green spaces in South Park interesting to you?

It’s interesting because health and public safety are at the top of this community’s priority list and have implications for generations of people. This is also an environmental justice issue. The idea of “safety” is multi-pronged. For example, among other factors, safety in South Park could be about polluted air, water, and soil; poor pedestrian and bicycle facilities and connections; and high levels of truck traffic. Improving public spaces is an important piece of the puzzle. However, we must be wary about the unintended possible impact of gentrification and think about how that might be addressed up front.

Finally, because South Park is a well-defined community, there is a unique opportunity to possibly measure the impact of improved public spaces by doing “before-and-after” studies. Such research could help us learn why some parks and trails are better used than others, what is working best and why, and, of course, the effect of improved public spaces on residents’ physical and mental health.

THOUGHTS FROM A HEALTH EXPERT

Dr. Pooja S. Tandon of Seattle Children’s

Campaign for Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands Nears CompletionSeattle Parks Foundation, in partnership with Seattle Tilth and the Friends of Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands, is raising funds to greatly expand the programming and facilities at the farm. We’re pleased to report that we’ve met 90 percent of our total fundraising goal of $2.4 million and are on schedule to break ground in November.

Your Chance to Help Fund the FarmDon’t miss your chance to make history and help complete the Campaign for Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands. Your gift of any size is welcome and will ensure that we can realize the long-awaited vision of a multi-faceted urban farm and education center with a high level of community participation, including:

■■ Farmland that produces more than 10 tons of organic produce each year, distributed directly to low-income neighborhood residents

■■ A children’s garden, community learning gardens, and indoor/outdoor classroom spaces

■■ Cooking and nutrition classes and community meals

■■ Farm stand that sells produce, eggs, and other food items and serves as a distribution point for the community

■■ Greenhouses for intensive, year-round production of organic fruits and vegetables

■■ Community gathering area

■■ Restored and protected wetlands along Lake Washington 

■■ Fruit orchard, apiaries, native plant nursery, and compost center 

Visit www.seattleparksfoundation.org/rainier-beach-urban-farm to make your gift.

Thank You, Urban Farm Fling Sponsors and DonorsWe applaud the 175 farm enthusiasts who joined us at the Urban Farm Fling on July 27. This festive farm-to-table dinner kicked off the Community Campaign and helped raise—with a match from an individual donor—over $90,000 for the farm.

Many thanks to our generous sponsors for making the Urban Farm Fling possible

SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION

Pete and Pat Curran Family • Jerry Tone and Martha Wyckoff

Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands

Christina, a Seattle Tilth program assistant, harvests tomatoes at the Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands.

Join the Parks Legacy Circle

Seattle Parks Foundation’s Legacy Circle ensures that bequests, both large and small, have a significant impact on Seattle’s public spaces. A growing group of visionary park champions who care deeply about our city have included Seattle Parks Foundation in their estate plans. We hope you’ll consider joining them. As a Legacy Circle member, you’ll receive annual acknowledgement in Seattle Parks Foundation publications, invitations to donor events, and the tremendous gratitude of park lovers around the city.

To learn more about the Legacy Circle or to let us know that Seattle Parks Foundation is already in your plans, contact Betsey Curran at betsey@seattleparksfoundation.org or (206) 332-9900 x15.

What will legacy be?Seattle Parks Foundation invites you to think about the future of your estate.

Estate Planning for WomenThursday, October 9, 2014

Two times/locations to choose from:

Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center6535 Ravenna Ave NESeattle, WA 981151:00 – 3:00 pm

Seattle Public Library–Beacon Hill Branch2821 Beacon Ave. S.Seattle, WA 981445:45 – 7:45 pm

In the U.S., women live an average of five years longer than men and often have the final say in how much of their family wealth will go to loved ones, favorite causes, and community foundations. In this free seminar, estate planning attorney Mark Reinhardt of Rehberg Law Group will answer your questions and explain how women of all ages can update or begin their charitable planning.

Seattle Parks Foundation is pleased to co-host this session with: The Arc of King County, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, KCTS 9, Legal Voice, Make-A-Wish Alaska and Washington, Millionair Club, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest, Providence Hospice of Seattle Foundation, Seattle Goodwill, Seattle Public Library Foundation, Seattle Symphony, South Seattle College, Swedish Medical Center Foundation, and United Way of King County.

Parking is free. RSVP by Monday, October 6, to Betsey Curran at betsey@seattleparksfoundation.org or (206) 332 9900 x15.

Uptown ParkletWhat if part of a street were repurposed as an outdoor seating area—a landscaped space that would invite folks to sit and gather in the heart of a busy neighborhood business district?

That’s the idea behind the Uptown Parklet, a new gathering space coming soon to Queen Anne Avenue North in front of the SIFF Cinema where people can catch views of the bustling street scene and the Space Needle. Two parking spaces will be converted to open space that is bordered by railings and planters and offers benches and tables as well as bicycle parking. The idea is to enliven the streetscape in the heart of the Uptown neighborhood while creating a destination for walkers and cyclists. The Uptown Alliance has already met their fundraising goal of $20,000.

East Howe StepsThere’s already a pedestrian route leading from the top of Capitol Hill past Streissguth Gardens and Colonnade Park and down to Eastlake Avenue. But now the Lake Union Neighborhood Council has mobilized to extend the route all the way to Fairview Avenue, the Lake Union shoreline, and the Cheshiahud Loop. Even better, neighbors are envisioning the route itself as a lively public gathering space. The current “no-man’s-land” between Eastlake and Fairview will become a public plaza serving both residents and employees in the fast-changing East Lake Union neighborhood as well as a connecting space that makes biking and walking more appealing travel options.

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The Uptown Parklet design

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Olympic Hills Greenway Park

Lake City Greenways, a group of volunteer urban space visionaries who are working with Seattle’s Department of Transportation (SDOT) in Lake City’s Olympic Hills neighborhood, are working to turn an unused city proper-ty along their future neighborhood greenway into a pocket park. In just six months, neighbors have cleared the site of invasive species and conducted streamside restoration. They have also completed a community vision plan to re-make this SDOT-owned street end at NE 133rd between 27th and 28th Avenues into a green space complete with a restored wetland and stream as well as sitting rocks where people can take in the sound of gurgling Little Brook, a tributary of Thornton Creek. This project, Seattle’s first offi-cial greenway park, is sure to start a city-wide trend to bring more “green” to neighborhood greenways.

Fitness ZonesFitness Zones are easy-to-install outdoor mini-gyms that make parks healthier places for everyone. Sited in carefully chosen existing parks—often in neighborhoods where gym member-ships are unaffordable for residents—Fitness Zones provide free access to fitness equipment and help enliven parks.

The Trust for Public Land has installed 37 Fitness Zones in cities across the nation and recently teamed up with MO-Mentum, Seattle Parks Foundation, and Seattle Parks and Recreation to bring Fitness Zones to Seattle. Six Fitness Zones have been installed or are currently in development here. An additional four parks will receive Fitness Zones in 2015.

Enhancing Downtown Parks—From Pioneer Square To Queen AnneThanks to the generosity of R.D. Merrill Company, Seattle has hired Dan Biederman and his team—of Bryant Park, New York, fame—to develop a revitalization and redesign plan for Occidental Park in Pioneer Square. The Alliance for Pioneer Square, Downtown Seattle Association, Friends of the Waterfront, Berger Partnership, Integrus Architecture, Seattle Parks Foundation, Seattle Parks and Recreation, Seattle Department of Planning and Development, Seattle Police Department, and the city’s Office of Arts & Culture are working together toward an April 2, 2015, ribbon-cutting for the park, transforming an underused and not-always-inviting public space into a vibrant hub of activity for people of all ages.

At the other end of downtown, the Lake2Bay area is a hub of private- and nonprofit-sector innovation and growth in Seattle, encompassing Belltown, Uptown, Denny Triangle, and South Lake Union. Lake2Bay is also home to some of our region’s most iconic public spaces and cultural assets, including Seattle Center, the Space Needle, EMP Museum, Pacific Science Center, Olympic Sculpture Park, Denny Park, MOHAI, and Lake Union Park.

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Lake City Greenways volunteer Janine Blaeloch leads work parties at Olympic Hills Greenway Park

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Representatives from the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, University of Washington, Vulcan, Plymouth Housing Group, Seneca Group, Seattle Parks Foundation, Friends of the Water-front, Futurewise, Amazon, Seattle Opera, Forterra, and Seattle Children’s Hospital, among others, are united in

an effort to create the healthiest urban area in the world to live, work, learn, study, create, visit, and play. The recently issued Inventory & Opportunities Report identifies ways to knit these neighborhoods together by enhancing green connections and public spaces.

Broad Street re-envisioned Courtesy of Framework

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Congratulations, 2014 Recipients Of Department Of Neighborhoods Large Project Funds

Cheers to the 12 community and civic groups who were awarded Large Project Neighborhood Matching Funds through the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. Among them are four Seattle Parks Foundation community partners:

■■ Friends of Columbia City Gateway: $100,000 to build a new community gathering area connecting the thriving business district of Columbia City to the light rail station

■■ Friends of Cheasty Greenspace at Mountain View: $100,000 to build a 1.5-mile biking and walking trail around the northern perimeter of Cheasty Greenspace on Beacon Hill

■■ Friends of Yesler Swamp Trail: $63,645 to build a trail and elevated boardwalk to access the rare forested public swamp-land in Union Bay near University Village

■■ Alliance for Pioneer Square: $100,000 to hire a design firm to lead the community through a concept planning process for the neighborhood’s parks and gateways

To donate to or learn more about any of these projects, please visit the “Step Up” page at seattleparksfoundation.org.

A Big Win for SeattleCities around the state and country were watching—and congratulations started pouring in—when Seattle Proposition 1 passed with 53.35% of the vote on August 5.

With the establishment of the Seattle Park District, cyclical, capital-focused levy funding will be replaced with ongoing, sustainable funding that addresses a wide range of maintenance, program, and capital needs for our parks and community centers. The ordinance guiding the district will peg ongoing general fund support for parks at current levels, adjusted for inflation. It also ensures greater citizen engagement and oversight of park funding.

Seattle’s park system—the land and facilities—is acknowledged as one of the finest in the country. The Prop 1 vote ensures that we will have enough funding to truly care for this system. As an independent nonprofit, Seattle Parks Foundation views stabilization of public-sector funding as an opportunity to increase the number and quality of public-private partnerships that can leverage these extraordinary resources and deliver on the promise of equal access to the system for all residents.

Across the country, increasingly sophisticated public-private partnerships are enhancing public programs by strengthening relationships with community insti-tutions and deepening community engagement. Some are taking on comprehen-sive management and operations in addition to fundraising. The partners working together toward shared public space goals in the Lake2Bay zone, Pioneer Square, and South Park are demonstrating just how effective well-coordinated, multi-stake-holder efforts can be. 

A big challenge remains, however: How can public-private partnerships be at the forefront of addressing economic and social inequity? Seattle is becoming increas-ingly unaffordable for many families. Equal access to clean, safe parks with rich recreational programs is critical but not enough by itself. Some people have rea-sonably asked whether investments in the 10 community-identified public space projects in South Park won’t simply attract the more affluent to move into the neighborhood and displace longtime residents.

These challenges are complex and require the engagement of institutions beyond those that focus on parks. What if our transportation system were to prioritize easy access to great parks for those beyond walking distance? What if we made it easier to access safe, green trails? How can we build on the model of the Yesler Terrace redevelopment to ensure that affordable housing and great park space are tied together? And how can we ensure that private support for major public space enhancements in denser and more affluent parts of town will free up more public dollars to support parks and community center programs in other neighborhoods?

The citizens’ advisory committee that proposed the Prop 1 funding model was very much focused on realizing the promise of parks and community centers as great democratic spaces. The parks department is likewise committed. Now that the bal-lot measure has passed, the real work begins.

Thank YouWith historically low turnout in an August primary (about 30% of registered voters), the passage of Prop 1 would not have been possible without:

■■ The 15 members of the Parks Legacy Citi-zens’ Advisory Committee—led by Bar-bara Wright and Charlie Zaragoza—who held nine months of public meetings to recommend this solution to City Hall

■■ More than 1,000 people who made public comments during the process

■■ Christopher Williams and his staff at Seattle Parks & Recreation, whose Legacy Plan informed the work of the Advisory Committee

■■ The Board of Park Commissioners, Mayor Ed Murray, and the Seattle City Council—especially Councilmember Sally Bagshaw—who unanimously and enthusiastically adopted the committee recommendations

■■ The 72 organizations, 572 individuals, and 29 elected officials who endorsed Proposition 1, the 440 donors to the cam-paign, Washington Bus who helped make 40,000 calls to likely voters, hundreds of volunteers who mounted an extraor-dinary get-out-the-vote effort, and the 72,549 individuals who voted YES

Finally, SPF applauds the Arboretum Foundation, Associated Recreation Council, Forterra, Museum of History and Industry, Norcliffe Foundation, Seattle Aquarium Society, Seward Park Environmental & Audubon Center, and Woodland Park Zoological Society for helping to fund and advocate for Sustaining Seattle’s Parks: A Study of Alternative Strategies to Support Operations and Maintenance of a Great Urban Parks System. This study, researched and prepared by Ken Bounds and Tom Byers, laid the groundwork for the August 5 victory.

Prop 1 garners supporters of all ages. Courtesy of Chelsea Alvarez.

Allegra Calder

An analyst and facilitator with a background in community development, real estate, housing, and land use policy, Allegra is a principal at the Seattle-based consultancy BERK. Before joining BERK, she was a research analyst at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University and a research assistant at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. She is vice-chair of the board of Powerful Schools and a member of the City of Seattle’s Bridging the Gap Levy Oversight Committee.

Howard Frumkin

Howard is dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Washington. His research inter-ests include public health aspects of the built envi-ronment, climate change, energy policy, and nature contact. He is the author or co-author of more than 200 scientific journal articles and book chapters. He currently serves on several boards, includ-ing the U.S. Green Building Council, the Bullitt Foundation, the Children & Nature Network, the Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute, and the Washington Global Health Alliance.

Carla Lewis

One of the founding members of Washington Women’s Foundation, Carla recently stepped down after a tremendously successful six-year tenure as the foundation’s president. Carla has extensive experience in the corporate world, including execu-tive leadership roles in strategic planning, business management, finance, treasury, and communica-tions at Paccar and Microsoft. Carla serves on the boards of the Seattle Art Museum, the Seattle Public Library Foundation, and the Microsoft Alumni Foundation.

Paulo Nunes-Ueno

Paulo is director of transportation and sustainability at Seattle Children’s Hospital. He has won six Diamond Awards for outstanding commute programs, several Governor’s Awards for excellence in Transportation Demand Management, the 2008 Governor’s Award for Sustainable Practices, and the 2010 Practice Greenhealth Partner for Change Award. Paulo serves on the executive committee of the Lake2Bay Coalition.

Welcome Our New Board Members

Love Parks Day 2014

Love Parks Day on August 15 attracted 158 volunteers for a day of habitat restoration at Cheasty Greenspace. Together, volunteers provided 452 hours of service, removed 17,422 square feet of invasive plants, and restored 31,425 square feet of parkland. We extend our gratitude to everyone who participated, with a special thanks to REI, Seneca Group, Wells Fargo, Safeco, Pacific Continental Bank, Seattle Parks and Recreation, and EarthCorps, whose sponsorship of this event showed that change comes when you get out, dig in, and step up!

Photos: Nataworry

PARKS LEGACY CIRCLE

Recognizing extraordinary donors whose estate plans include legacy gifts to Seattle Parks Foundation

Anonymous (4)Sally BagshawKathy and Keith BieverMarjorie BoetterLynn BurstenKaren DaubertBarbara FeaseyBrian Giddens and

Steve RovigRoy HamrickPamela McCabeDan and Ann

StreissguthRick and Debbie

Zajicek

$50,000+  

John Goodfellow and Barbara Peterson, Goodfellow Fund ▲

Jay and Mary Jayne Jones ▲

Barbara Peterson and John Goodfellow, The Dicky Fund ▲

Charles and Barb Wright

Juniper Foundation Miller Johnson Family

Fund Norcliffe Foundation Pendleton and

Elisabeth Carey Miller Charitable Foundation

R.D. Merrill Company The Bullitt Foundation Wyncote Foundation

NW ▲

$25,000+  

Anonymous ▲Anonymous (2)Bruce and Ann Blume

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Beatrice and T. William Booth ▲▲

Charles and Eleanor Nolan ▲▲

Jerry Tone and Martha Wyckoff ▲▲

D.V. and Ida J. McEachern Charitable Trust

HerRay! Foundation Peach Foundation Peg and Rick Young

Foundation REI Seattle Garden Club Vulcan Inc. ▲

$10,000+  

Anonymous Christine Cave Charley Dickey and

Sheila Wyckoff-Dickey ▲

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Jocelyn C. Horder Fund ▲

Heather and Jim Hughes ▲▲

Lani and Larry Johnson ▲

Garrett Kephart Ellen Look and Tony

Cavalieri Laura and Roy

Lundgren Franny and Casey

Mead Alison and Glen

Milliman John and Laurel

Nesholm ▲▲

Doug and Kathie Raff ▲▲

Maryanne Tagney and David Jones ▲

Doug and Maggie Walker ▲▲

#HowSeattleRiots Clarence E. Heller

Charitable Foundation

Hugh and Jane Ferguson Foundation ▲▲

Microsoft Matching Gifts

Ordinary People Foundation

PCC Natural Markets Richard Nelson Ryan

Foundation Seneca Real Estate

Group Western Washington

Honda Dealers Association

Willowmoor Foundation

$5,000+  

Chap and Eve Alvord ▲▲

Anonymous ▲Thatcher Bailey ▲Betty Bottler ▲▲

Debbi and Paul Brainerd ▲

Dorothy Bullitt Steve and Judith

Clifford ▲▲

Brian Giddens and Steve Rovig ▲

Jodi Green and Mike Halperin ▲

Douglas and Barbara Herrington

Gretchen Hull ▲▲

Lani and Larry Johnson ▲▲

Carol Lewis and Tom Byers ▲▲

Diane Lutz Pamela and Bob

McCabe ▲▲

Tom Neir and Sally Otten

Tom and Erin Neubauer

Jeannie and Bruce Nordstrom

Chris and David Towne ▲▲

Karl Vennes David and Lolly

Victor ▲Kathi Young

Georgetown Brewing Company

Goldman Sachs Jacobi-Neumann Norman Archibald

Charitable Foundation

Pete and Pat Curran Family Fund

Seneca Group ▲Wells Fargo

$2,500+  

Molly and Marco Abbruzzese

Dana and Moses Anderson

Anonymous ▲Susan and Matthew

Arksey Ken Bounds and Linda

Gorton ▲▲

Barbara Buchan and Elizabeth Garcia

Marcia Casey Octavia Chambliss John Christianson Barbara and James

Crutcher ▲▲

Betsey Curran and Jonathan King

Craig Davison and Glenn Maarse ▲

Carrie Delaney Rhodes ▲

Jerry Dubson Barbara Feasey and

Bill Bryant ▲▲

Cynthia K. Fierstein Bartow Fite ▲Alison and Tyler

Furtwangler Theresa Garrison Gary and Vicki Glant

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Phyllis Gorton Nancy Iannucci and

Harvey Jones Gerry Johnson and

Linda Larson ▲▲

Ted and Linda Johnson ▲

Brad and Erin Kahn ▲Edie Lackland ▲Edward Marcus Pamela Myers Harry Newman Roger Nyhus ▲Beth and Chris

Purcell ▲▲

Gary and Vicki Reed ▲Jon and Judy

Runstad ▲Martin Selig Donna Shaman Karen and Dale Shigaki Charles Sitkin ▲▲

Dan and Ann Streissguth ▲

Myra Tanita and Peter Young ▲

Herman Uscategui Amado Villescas Huong Vu and Bill

Bozarth Scott and Jennifer

Wyatt Rick and Debbie

Zajicek

Bayview Retirement Community

Boeing Gift Matching Program

Bosa Development Washington

Dick’s Drive-In Restaurants

Safeco Insurance Seattle Foundation Watermark Estate

Management Services, LLC

$1,000+  

Tom Alberg and Judi Beck ▲▲

Nancy Alvord ▲▲

Katharyn Alvord Gerlich ▲▲

Phoebe and Lucius Andrew ▲▲

Jerry Arbes and Anne Knight ▲▲

Mary Jane Baetz Douglas and Mary

Bayley ▲Cory Benton Thomas Benton Deirdre and Fraser

Black Tina Bullitt John Byouk Margaret Diggs Barbara J. Dingfield Tracy Dobmeier Andrea Dwyer and

Kristi Lloyd Janet Eary Jane Elliott Ann Fagan ▲Virginia and Lester

Filion Joseph and Terri

Gaffney Phillip Gladfelter Eugene Gold Randolph Gordon Susan Gordon and

Richard Hall Joan Gray and Harris

Hoffman ▲Jay and Pam Green ▲Christine Grenell Chris Gurdjian Roy Hamrick and

Stephen Carstens ▲Gayle and Donald

Harris ▲▲

Alan Hart and Debi Frausto

Susan Holliday Sara Hoppin ▲▲

C. David Hughbanks ▲▲

Karen Hust ▲Barbara Huston Maryann Jordan and

Joe McDonnell Pat Kennedy and

Melissa Ries Thomas and Mary Ann

Kofler ▲Liam Lavery and

Yazmin Mehdi Jenni and Robert

Leinbach Alice Jean and Don

Lewis ▲Carla and Don Lewis

Christina and James Lockwood ▲

Stephen and Lori Markowitz

Carolee and Tom Mathers ▲

Kitman Matsui Lyn McCracken and

Christine Coe Craig McKibben and

Sarah Merner ▲Marcus Meier Lauren Milne Dan Mohr and Hilary

Bramwell Mohr ▲John and Harriett

Morton ▲Robert and Constance

Moser Frank Nieder Erik and Julie

Nordstrom Andrea and Aaron

Ostrovsky Mark Ostrow Carol Ottenberg ▲Anilbhai and Asha

Patel Valerie Payne ▲David Perlin and Mary

Pembroke Perlin ▲Billy Pettit Kathleen Pierce ▲▲

Patricia Ann and Richard Radeke

Merlin Rainwater Ann Ramsay-Jenkins Stuart and Lee

Rolfe ▲▲

Evelyne Rozner and Matt Griffin ▲

William Sadleir Cathy Sarkowsky ▲Mary Sheehan Ron and Eva Sher Anne and Langdon

Simons ▲Curtis and Tate Snyder Robert and Katie

Strong ▲Dan Swanson Leigh Toner and Chris

Capossela Steven and Patricia

Trainer Liza and Jay Turley Lucas Ventino Todd Vogel and Karen

Hust Linda K. Vukelic Colleen Walsh Ruth and Todd Warren Eric Wechsler Laura Welland Judith A. Whetzel Robert and Sara

Wicklein Rosalind Horder

Williams and Ron A. Williams

Steve and Mary Wood ▲▲

Ann Wyckoff ▲▲

Central Market Hamrick Investment

Counsel, LLC Joshua Green

Foundation JP Morgan Chase

and Co

Local Independent Charities of America

Medina Foundation Moccasin Lake

Foundation NBBJ ▲Norberg Family

Foundation Pacific Continental

Bank Pike Place Market Seattle Center

Foundation Teutsch Partners,

LLC ▲Wal-Mart Foundation Washington Drug Card Wyman Youth Trust ZymoGenetics, Inc.

$500+  

Scott Amick Juliet Anderson Jan Anderson Carol Arnold Becca and Anthony

Aue Sally and Brad

Bagshaw Barbara Bailey Bruce Bailey and Heidi

Barrett ▲Lucia Baratta Mark and Heather

Barbieri Devor and Christine

Barton John and Shari Behnke

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Bill and Mary Black ▲▲

Ros Bond and Jill Marsden ▲

Scott Brayton Dan Bross and Bob

Cundall Vivian Burnett Lee Caylor Elaine Chang and Jon

Brock Sylvia Chauvet Nancy Colbert Christine Cole Keelin Curran and Jack

Brummet Eliza Davidson

and Randolph Urmston ▲

Amanda Deardorff Georgeanne H.

Delahanty Amber and Jeffrey

Delaney Craig Doberstein and

Daphne Durham Marsha Donaldson and

William Ferris Mary and James

Dunnam Jerry V. and Gunilla

Finrow ▲▲

Michael and Noriko Francisco

Noreen and Fritz Frink ▲

Carole Fuller and Evan Schwab

Carmen and Carver Gayton

Eli Goldberg Michael Graves

Thank you! The following donors made gifts to Seattle Parks Foundation between July 1, 2013, and September 1, 2014.

5 years of giving ▲ or 10 years of giving ▲▲

Kathy and Albert Greenberg

Debra and Kurt Guenther

Paul and Barbara Haas Jane Harvey and

Charles Curtis The Hashisaki and

Tubridy Family Michele and David

Hasson Ray Heacox and

Cynthia Huffman Richard and Betty

Hedreen ▲Constance Hellyer Jason Henry Carol and Will

Hodgman Fred Hoffer Christopher Hoffman Scott Holden ▲Terry Holme and

Jeanne Iannucci ▲▲

Peter and Winifred Hussey

Kai Ichikawa and Brad Davis

Kit Kelly and Fredric Hoffer

Carly and Maggie Kokich

Lenny Larson Christopher and Alida

Latham ▲Carolyn Leaver Sharon Lee Peggy Lewis Jennifer Litowski Phil and Karen

Lloyd ▲▲

Joanne Machalaba Drexel Malone Peter Masundire

and Yalonda Gill Masundire

Rick and Anne Matsen ▲

Sanford Melzer and Ellen Evans

Cary Moon and Mark Reddington

Furman and Susan Moseley

Emily Neff Nancy Neraas and Mike

King Deborah Notkin Jeannie O’Brien Robert E. Ordal ▲Don Padelford and Sue

Livingstone Andrew and Marianna

Price Suzanne and Brooks

Ragen ▲Cameron and Tori

Ragen ▲David Reyes and

Stephen Hegg Jean Alvord Rhodes ▲Kathy and Chris

Robertson ▲▲

Terry Roche ▲Matt Roewe Theiline Rolfe Kate Roosevelt and

Caroline Maillard Helen Runstein ▲Andres Salomon Susan Sanders Ryan Smith Todd Smith John and Rose

Southall ▲Jonah Sterling Helen Stusser Catherine Thayer Tom Tierney

Frank Tubridy and Gerrie Hashisaki

Steven Wayne Sara and Jason

Weiland Carolyn Weston Tom and Lyn White ▲Howard S. Wright, III

and Kate Janeway ▲Heather Wynnia Kerr Gordon Younger Jane Zalutsky Blackrock Matching

Gift Program Cupcake Royale Enotes.com, Inc. ▲Friends of Tops Girl Scouts of Western

Washington #530, Troop #50680

John Rudolf Family Foundation

Kims and Robbings Families

Mercer Street Books Neighborhood Farmers

Market Alliance Nordstrom, Inc Queen Anne Singles Rainier Beach Moving

Forward Sellen Construction

Company Inc. The Amgen Foundation Tory Burch, LLC Verity Credit Union Wittmann Cardinal

Fund

$250+  

Oscar Abello Peter Abrahamsen Denis Adair Parks and Ginger

Anderson ▲Katherine Alberg

Anderson and Josh Anderson ▲

Ruth Anderson and Scott Blaufeux

Joel and Sandy Aslanian

Cinnimin Avena Ross Baker and Karen

Brandvick-Baker ▲Sybil Barney and Joel

Shepard ▲Maria Barrientos Chris and Cynthia

Bayley Dana and Rena Behar Ruth Bell Inez Black John and Maralyn

Blume ▲Mark Bowron Herb Bridge ▲▲

Laura Brisbane Glen Buhlmann and

Caron Lemay Andrew and Sarah

Burkhalter Catherine Calvert Robert Cardona Margaret B. Carter Pete and Merrily

Chick ▲▲

Martha Choe Marianna Clark and

Charles Schafer ▲Lynn Claudon and

Charley Royer ▲Michael and Sheila

Cory Cyrus Cryst and Ann

Merryfield ▲Jim Daubert

Andrea Davis Deirdre Doyle and

Patrick Berkley Dee Dunbar Ann Duncan Leslie Dunlap Raegan Dunn Erin Fairley and Bill

Patz Laura Fife Anne Fote Gary Fuller and Randy

Everett Julie Gerrard ▲Genevieve Gormley Debbie Green Jon Gunther Brie Gyncild Jeanne and Gerry Hall Denise and Tom

Harnly ▲Lisa Haselby Phyllis Hatfield ▲Rod Hearne Jane Hedreen and

David Thyer ▲Ted and Carol Hegg Anne Helmholz ▲Gloria Hennings Michael and Julia

Herschensohn Bill Horder ▲David and Kathrin

Jackson ▲David and Lucile James Erik and Bethany

Johnson Martin Kaplan Karen Kiest Ana Kimball Marianne and Wiley

Kitchell Page Knudsen

Cowles ▲Bradley Kramer Phyllis Lamphere ▲▲

Becky Lenaburg and Paul Urla

Todd MacDermid George and Beverly

Martin ▲Brice and Bridgette

Maryman Tom McKelvey Anne Mize Matt Monkress Shan and Lora Mullin Edgar Neely Peggy and Hal

Newsom Jason and Tiffany Nolte Anthony Oliver Joy Ordal ▲Scot Orriss Jamie Pedersen and

Eric Cochran ▲Sandra Perkins and

Jeffrey Ochsner Josh Piper Brent Ponton Susan and Bill Potts Geoffrey Prentiss Robin Randels Mike Riley and Robin

Shapiro ▲Stephan Roche Dave Rodgers Mike and Edith Ruby ▲James and Jessica

Rudolf Kristin and Chris Ryan Michael Scott Janice Sears ▲Bryce and Chris Seidl David Shema Charley Shore Lee Smith Aaron Smith

Kate Smith and Theo Dzielak

Araya Sol Claude and Susan

Soudah Faye Stephens Alex and Jane

Stevens ▲Jeanette Sullivan and

William Gould Steve and Liann

Sundquist ▲Erin Sutter Eric Taylor and Sheena

Aebig Jack and Gayle

Thompson Cassandra Van Pay Jean Walkinshaw ▲Walt Walkinshaw Lee Warnecke and

Claire Gifford Kathleen Warren and

Mike Wirsching Pam Weeks and Pamm

Hanson Paul Weiden and Bev

Linkletter ▲Lena Williams Christina and Philip

Wohlstetter HBB Landscape

Architecture Runberg Architecture

Group Starbucks Matching

Gifts Program Uptown Espresso Washington Native

Plant Soceity Whatley Family

Foundation

$100+  

Barry and Patty Abrahamsen

Bill Allen Leonard and Gaylene

Altman Jacquelyn Anderson Jihan Anderson and

Luke Deryckx Lyle and Betty

Appleford ▲Michael Archambault Michael Assadi Jerry and Mary Bach Patrick and Cheri

Baker ▲Mary Bakke Mary Jo Baldwin Valerie Lynch and

Putnam Barber ▲Ted Barker Rebecca Barnes Gary Bauch ▲Ruthanna Bayless ▲Nancy and Robert

Becker Elizabeth Bell John and Carol Beltron Mary Jo and Rod

Bench Mearl Bergeson ▲Karin Zaugg Black and

Dan Black Janine Blaeloch Brian Blankinship Lee and Bill Blume ▲Marjorie Boetter ▲David Bowden and

Susan Heikkala Heartie Anne Brewer David and Joyce

Brewster Bobbe and Jon Bridge Jim Brinkley

Don Brubeck Fred and Jane Buckner Mike Burke Bob Burkheimer William Bush Mark Busto Sandra and Ronald

Carovano Cassie Carroll Joseph Certo Eugenia Chang Ashley Clark and Chris

Manojlovic Robert Clark and Peter

Shalit Jean Colley Anita and Taylor

Collings Theodore and Patricia

Collins ▲Ellen Collins Carolyn Cone Thelma Coney ▲Carolyn Conklin Ruth Conn and Jo

Montgomery ▲James Dow

Constantine James and Barbara

Cooch Carmen Cook Eric Copenhaver Bob and Bev Corwin Carolyn Crockett and

Bob Brooks Katharine and

Jonathan Crossley ▲▲

Barbara and Jeff Curran

Teresa Damaske Deborah Daoust Karen Daubert and

Jared Smith ▲▲

Leon Deturenne Idalice Dickinson ▲Beth DiDomenico and

Tim Newton Jim and Barb

Donnette ▲▲

Jim Douglas and Sasha Harmon ▲▲

Daniel Drais and Jane Mills ▲

Ruth Dunlop ▲Kathleen Dunn Karen and Dennis Dunn Pat and Susan Dunn ▲Peter Eberhardy Kris Edwards and Lisa

Talbott Michelle Eggert Jennifer Ehren David Frank Elam Ayman El-Khashab Stephanie Ellenberg Jim and Birte Falconer Gary Fallon and Leona

DeRocco Stephen Feldman Bette Felton Eberhard Fetz Julia Field Barbara and Tim

Fielden Alene Fisher Carole Fitzgibbon Kathleen Flood David Folweiler Janet and Doug

Footh ▲Dean R. Fortney Kelly Frawley Cynthia and Stanley

Freimuth Stanley Fremont ▲Karen Friedman and

Robert Snyder

Albert and Susan Fuchs ▲

Jay Gairson Gary and Faye

Gallagher ▲Xuehong Gan Leonard Garfield and

Tom Wolfe Stanley Gartler ▲Curt and Ros Ghan Lynda Giddens Sherrill Girard Hugh G. Goldsmith Don and Natalie

Goodman Nancy Goodno Richard Gordon Marina Gordon and

Jeffrey Linn Kim Gould and Michelle

Osborne Gould Marty Gould ▲Dorothy and Steven

Griffin Susan Hamilton Bill and Jim Hammer Juliet Harding Tod and Deborah

Harrick Ryan Harrison Kreg Hasegawa Catherine and Timothy

Hennings Joseph Herrin and

Belinda Bail David Hewitt and

Marcia Wagoner Gregory Hill Barbara Himmelman

and Stephen Bronson

Isabelle and Greg Hitzel Jean Hobart Harry Hoffman Ray Hofstatter M P. Holton Rick Hooper Diane Horn John Howell Steven Hurd Christine Hynes and

Mark Mumford David Jenkins Ryan Jense Dan and Karina

Johnson Lewis Johnson ▲C. Richard Johnson Terri Johnston Suzanne Jones Susan Jorgenson Fotini Kaklamanou Gabrielle Kane and

Peter Neligan Laura Kastner and

Philip Mease Raymond Kehl Olin and Judith Keller Kristin Kennell David and Louise

Kessler Gene and Barbara

Kidder ▲▲

David Kimelman and Karen Butner ▲

Diana Kincaid Mikaela Kiner Michael and Beret

Kischner ▲Bob and Carolyn

Kitchell ▲Izaak Koller Alfred and Barbara

Koury ▲Richard Kwun Leah LaCivita and

Matthew Schneider Howard Langeveld Donald Larson

Amy Law Anson Laytner Robert Leach and

Catherine Otto ▲Ruth Y. Lee Karen and Franklin

Legore Rosemary Lehman Virginia R. Leland Margaret Lemberg Jerrold Leong Jeffery and Janet

Leons Anne Lester Linda Lewis Penny Lewis ▲Betsey Lieberman and

Richard Groomer Kafryn Lieder Konrad Liegel and

Karen Atkins ▲Rosie Lindeke James and Della Lium Don and JoEllen Loeb David N. Loffing David Loren and Julie

Lyss Kathryn Lykken Dan and Carol

Madigan Jennifer Maile Louisa and Scott

Malatos Andrea Malott Dorothy Mann Judsen Marquardt Christine Marshall ▲Jim Marshall Don Martin ▲Julie McAvoy Bill McNamara and

Lourdes Fuentes Katherine and Eric

Merrifield Rainier Metzger Jane Meyerding Don and Pamela Miles Bruce and Elizabeth

Miller ▲Carmen Miller Dexter Mitchell Linda Mitchell Shizuka Miyano Sara and Paul

Mockett ▲Kerry Mooney and

Susan Everett Brad Moore Ralph Moorman Patrick Moran John Morford ▲Jeffrey Morgan John Morris David Moseley and

Anne Fennessy John Narver ▲Christine Nasser Rolfes

and Leonard Rolfes Jr.

Jim and Susan Neff ▲William Neuman Jill and Randy Niese Craig Norsen ▲Angela Nunez Mary Nysether Andy Oakley John and Lindy

Odland Ken and Tomoko Ohno Jennifer Ott Adam Pacholski Margaret Padelford ▲Donte Parks Marschel Paul Karen Pavlidis and

Sean Draine Brian Peterson ▲Elizabeth Pfender and

Bill Clark ▲▲

Jocelyn Phillips and Warren Bakken ▲

Eleanor Poley Dinny Polson ▲Dewey Potter ▲Neil Powers Richard and Melissa

Pratt Nancy Price Robert Prongay Tim Prouty Greg and Megan

Pursell ▲Richard Radford Prem and Laurie

Radheshwar ▲Pat and Mary Ragen ▲Carolyn and Alvin

Rasch Murray and Wendy

Raskind ▲Mitch and Angie

Rasoumoff Joanne Repass Carrie Rhodes ▲Paula Riggert Gladys Rimbey Jonathan and

Elizabeth Roberts McDanel Land

Foundation Iain Robertson and

Hady De Jong ▲Susan Roe George Rolfe Donald and Karin Root Donald and Jo Anne

Rosen ▲Catherine Roth ▲Cecilia Roussel Loring Rowell ▲David Rudo Risler Rudolf Sarah Rutherford-

Bundy Bob Sander Jackie Saunders Frederick Scheetz Barbara Schell Brad and Merrie

Schilperoort Barbara Schinzinger

and Jorge Garcia Susan Schlilaty Jeff and Julie

Schoenfeld ▲Margrit Schubiger Steven A. Schwartz William Schwartz ▲Allison Seidel Geri Severson Hanna Seyl Omar Shahine Dennis Shaw and Julie

Howe Steve and Davis

Sheehy Mimi Sheridan ▲Elizabeth and John

Sherris Michael Shiosaki and

Ed Murrary ▲Betina Simmons and

Ian Blaine Ashish Singh Shelley Skinner ▲▲

Jared Smith Elizabeth Snyder Mr. Mathis Solverud Stan Sorscher David and Jannie

Spain Cap Sparling Winnie and Sam

Sperry Lesa Sroufe and

Matthew Barnes Helen Baker St. John

Laurie Stusser-McNeil and KC McNeil ▲

Ron and Waylene Swenson

Janet Syferd ▲Lisa Talbott Lee and Judith

Talner ▲Yung Tan Dave Tawatao Samuel Taylor Tom Ternes Wendy Thomas Robert and Kathy

Thompson Mary Anne Thorbeck Whitney Tice Kevin Tisdel Norm Tjaden Heather Trim and

Lawrence Jacobson Cassandra Trimble John Urso Tjitske Vandermeulen J L Viniko Paul Vonckx Pat and Ed Wagner ▲▲

Jim Walseth Andrew and Sarah

Watts James and Donna

Weller Peter and Anne Marie

Wick ▲James and Mary Lou

Wickwire Richard Wieland Joanna Williams Alec Williamson

and Amy Baker Williamson

Wayne Winder Anne Wise Wende Wood and Eric

Swanson Doug and Susan

Woods ▲John Wott Charlie Zaragoza Arthur P. Ziegler Bill Zook and Nanette

Rosenthal ▲Adobe Systems Inc. Cascade Investments Daly Partners LLC Electronic Arts Expedia Matching Gift

Center Harbor Services Group IBM Matching Grants

Program Kenmore Air Metropolitan Market Pittsburgh History

and Landmarks Foundation

Quest Ministries Rainier Investment

Management Renew Physical

Therapy Stephen Sullivan

Designs Swift Company LLC ▲

UP TO $99  

Audrey Aboulafia Gary Ackerman and

Robin Dearling ▲Matt Adkins Loretta Ahouse Brett Allen Pat and Peter

Ambrose Peter Ambrose Laurie Ames Sara Amies

Noel Angell and Emory Bundy

Anonymous Bob and Dorothy

Atkins John and Cheryl

Avery ▲Anton Babadjanov Carolyn Baker and Ken

Bardsley ▲Jerry Baker and

Deborah Stephenson

Karen Banta Walter Barke ▲Mark Barnard Lydia Bassett and

Rainer Harstrick Oliver Bazinet Kathleen Beil Jeannie Bender John Berg and Rob

Roth L. B. Berghuis Leon and Laura

Bernstein Marissa Betz-Zall Alberta and Bob

Beveridge

Michael Black Nancy Blase Mark Blitzer ▲Michael Blumson Sharon Boguch Marie Bolster Kathy Boone Julie Boor Laural Bourque Wendell Bowerman Steve Bowles Jalair Box and

Rajagopalan Narayanan

Dave and Carlotta Boyd

Rebecca Boyd Bill Bradburd Shelby Brammer James Brinkley Terri Britt Keira Brooks Jennifer Kranz Brown Morry and Wanda

Browne Chris Brust Amanda Bryan Joyce Buck ▲Scott Bundren

Michael Bunner Matthew Buscemi Randy Byers Kari Callahan Marilyn Campbell Madeleine Carlson Michelle Herrera Carr Chris Cass Adrienne Caver-Hall ▲Joni Cervenka Marisa Clark Laura Clenna Brian Cliniak and M

Cameron D’amico Keshet Cohen Susan and Alan

Cohen ▲Karen Colbert Rob Collins Lou and Bruce

Colwell ▲John and Jodi

Coney ▲Kay Louise Cook Robert and Hannah

Cordes Patrick Corr ▲Jim and Linda Corson Brendan Cowan

Thank You to Our Donors!

Over the past year, Seattle Parks Foundation donors have contributed $3.44 million to support 46 public space projects across the city, including:

■■ Neighborhood-led green space and trail projects: Burke-Gilman Trail at Sand Point, Cayton Corner Park, Cheasty Greenspace, Columbia City Gateway, Golden Gardens Park, Jimi Hendrix Park, Kubota Gardens Terrace Overlook, Lake City Greenways, Lewis Park, Magnolia Boulevard Park, Melrose Promenade, North Beach Park, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways, Terminal 117 Pier, Uptown Parklet, Volunteer Park, Yesler Swamp, and more

■■ Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands, which will break ground in November 2014 thanks to a nearly concluded $2.4 million capital campaign

■■ Programs to place 38 benches, 31 trees, and restore habitat in parks across the city

■■ Plans to revitalize Occidental Park in Pioneer Square; develop green, waterfront, and other recreational spaces in South Park; and create Lake2Bay pedestrian connections from the new Central Waterfront to Lake Union Park

Sandra Cox Stan Dahlin Bob Davidson Nikola Davidson James Davis Kristin De Lancey ▲David and Juliette

Delfs Elli DeLong Alan Deright Sarah DeSoto Tom Devlin Melissa Dison Sally and Mark Ditzler Sydney Dobson Emily Doolittle Barbara Downward

and Rick Hemmer Nancy L. Driver Paige Dunn Mark Durfee ▲Steve Durrant Faith Eastwood Betty Eberharter ▲▲

Bob Edmiston Gina Englund Robert Ernst Betty Falskow Dorcas Farquhar Shana Faulkner Pam Feldman Matthew Fisher Miranda Fix Ruth Flanders ▲Amy and Barry

Fortier ▲Kimberly Fortney Joanne Foster ▲Jonathan Foster Ann Lita Friedman Phyllis Friedman Deborah L. Frocket

and Steven E. Alter Kathaleen and

Donovan Furin Rosalind and Thomas

Furin Diana Gale ▲Laura Geggel Genie and Paul

Gengler ▲John Gessner Christina Ghan Casey Gifford Christina Gilman Luke Gjurasic ▲

Susan Gleason Susan Glynn Patricia Goetz Alice Goodwin Bonnie Granquist Travis Green Richard Greene David and Jo Anne

Greene Peter Greenwood

Goetz Janie Guill Madeline Woodward

and Donald Guinee ▲▲

Virginia and George Gunby

Audrey Haberman and Marge McGinty

Tom and Rosemary Hackett ▲

Jeff E. Hall Jeff Hammerquist Gregory Hammrich Marga Rose Hancock Will Hanna Kathleen Hansen-Stine Amy Harper Linda Harris Jacob Harris Jonathan Harrison Nancy Harvey LeMoyne Harwell and

Ajie Amir Amy Haugerud ▲Jennifer Hawes Tom Hayton Pamela and Andrew

Hebbring Janet Heineck Ellen Helweg Susan and Benjamin

Hempstead ▲Robin Hempstead Mike Hendrix Mary Lynn Hepler Shelley Herrick Christopher Hibbeln Alex J. Higgins Caroline Higgins Samara Hoag and

Jeanne Dorn ▲Ann Hobson and Roy

Black ▲Sandra Hoffmann Kate Hokanson

George and B L Homsy

David Hopkins and Brent Crook

Megan Horst Kelly Huang Betsy and Edward

Huguez Julie Hungar W. Gregory Hunicutt Kate Idziorek Marilyn Ige Antonia Isarankura Eric Ishino and Ron

Shiley Lowell Joerg Stephen and Sandy

Johnsen Oliver Johnson Larry and Susan Jones Adrian Jovanovic Alex K Michael Kaiser Mitchell Kaufman Dan Keefe Barbara and William

Keleher Mary and Thomas

Kelly Marguerite Kennedy Walter and Elizabeth

Kerr ▲Jonathan Kiehnau Jim and Vicki King ▲Patricia King Sheryl R. Kipnis and

Steven J. King Tom and M.E. Kintzi Paul Kirschner Daniel Klein Dorothy Klyce Dalwyn Knight ▲Paul Knopf ▲Sharon Knowles Rich Knox Henry Kuharic Jill Kurfirst Frances Kwapil Mandy Landa Barbara Larry Douglas

Laudenschlager Ann Lawrence Shava and John

Lawson

Dan and Eleanor Laxdall ▲▲

Lauren Lederer Adam Lee Nancy Lee Mary Ann and James

Legaz Linda Leibold William and Jody

Lemke Paul and Virginia

Leonard Virginia Leonard Melinda Leonard Ann Lev Marjorie Levar ▲Gad Levy Sarah Lewontin Richard and Anne

Lichtenstadter ▲Denise Liftin and Marc

Patnode Greg Linden Laura Lindenmayer Colleen and Michael

Loewen Kristen and Britten

Lohse Sharon London Clint Loper Jessica Lucas Lisa and Albert Lucero Sheila Lukehart Aaron Luoma Edythe Bruce Lurie ▲▲

Patty Lyman Patty Lynn David Mack Karin Madwed Kathleen Mahan Roger and Georgina

Mahoney Jeffrey Maki ▲Jackie Mallory Edgar and Linda

Marcuse Cliff Marks ▲Kirk Mattson James Mayton Reba and Cam

McIntyre Meegan McKiernan Katherine McWilliams

and Curt Feig Ann and Alan

Merrihew ▲

Robert Messina Alan Metayer ▲Jacqui Metzger Bruce Meyers Rose Miller Melinda Minch Jacob Miner Gary Mitchell Tracy Mitchell Albert Momenthy John Monk Susan K. Mosborg and

David M. Bean Emily Moses Lorie Muench Jean Mullen Behnosh Najafi Irene Namkung Verna Ness Vinh Nguyen Tom and Pat Norris David Notkin Lars Nowack Nancy and Stephen

Olsen Tom Ostrom Makers Architecture

and Urban Design Athena Pangan Ron Pascho Michael and Susan

Peskura Nora Peters Kate Pflaumer ▲Susan Picht Rachel and Gus Pineda Ilyssa Plumer Kristin E. Poinar DeAnna Poling Karen Portzer Glenn and Aileen

Pruiksma Carolyn Pugh Jim Rabun Charles B. Ragen Greg and Beth

Raisman David Ralph ▲Elin Ramsey Joan Reeves ▲Kelli Refer Linda and William

Reger Laura Rehrmann Grace Reindel ▲

Gail Resnik and Don Goldberg

Denise Rhiner Edward Rifkin Cynthia Riskin Lexie Robbins ▲Nancy Roberts Barry and Debbie

Rochefort ▲▲

Junius Rochester Kay Rodriguez Virginia Rollett and

John Lidstrom Sandra Rook Gail Ann Rossi Scott Rough Nita-Jo Rountree Karen Russell Bryan Rutberg Chris and Ashley

Saleeba Len Salvador Valerie Sammons Gordon and Jan

Sandison ▲▲

Julia Sandler Joan Sandler Margaret Santolla Jocelyn Savage

and Christopher Raynham

Alexander Scharff Julia Schlafly Mark Schleck and Mary

Delorme ▲Charles Schmidt and

Joanne Shiosaki Harold Schnarre Sally and Fritz

Schreder ▲William Michael Schrier Ronald G. Schwartz Roger Scott and

Phyllis Tibbetts Alan Scott Craig Seasholes Leslie Seaton Andy Sheffer Tucker Shouse Frances Siciliano Christian Silk Marilyn Sill Carol Slater Maura and Jim

Slattery ▲Deborah Slivinsky Enid Slivka Dorene Snyder ▲Hugh and Joan

Sobottka Joe Soldezzo Elene Soudas Joann and David

Sparks

Donor Spotlight: A Family Legacy at Lincoln Park

This past summer, Kathi Young dedicated a bench and a picnic table in Lincoln Park in honor of her late mother, Harriet Warkentine, who was born in 1916 and grew up in West Seattle. In 1922, Warkentine’s family moved to a home on Lincoln Park’s northern edge that the Parks Department sold to them for $100. When they moved in, it had no bathroom and only a small fireplace to keep them warm. Harriet spent many childhood hours playing in Lincoln Park’s old growth forest. Her father, James Rudolph, was a devoted Parks Department employee, spending 20 years caring for Lincoln Park, Hiawatha Park, Emma Schmitz Memorial Overlook, and the playfield at Youngstown. In a 1987 letter to the West Seattle Herald, Warkentine said that when she walked through West Seattle’s parks, she could feel her father’s presence and his love for their beauty. She passed away in 2009.

The Warkentine bench and picnic table can be found adjacent to the spray-and-play feature at the north end of Lincoln Park. Kathi, following in her grandfather’s footsteps, recently retired from the City of Spokane Parks and Recreation Department. For more information about donating a bench or picnic table in your favorite park, call Lee Warnecke at (206) 332-9900 x16.

Harriet Warkentine enjoys a view of the Puget Sound from Emma Schmitz Memorial Overlook.

Ann-Marie Speirs Kelley Spikes Harry and Charlotte

Spizman Patty and Mark

Sponseller M Lynne Stanfield Naomi Stein Ron and Larilyn

Stenkamp Elaine Stevens ▲Amy and Shawn

Stewart Emily Stielstra Rebecca and Fred

Strong Brian Sturkie Andrew Sullivan Jean and Pierre

Sundborg Johanna Surla Amanda Sweet Virginia Sybert Shireen Tabrizi Ted and Priscilla

Tanase Noah Tannen Calvin Tennis Lynn Terpstra Pamela Thompson Leah Tivoli Greg Torvik Nick Trienens Todd Turner Alison Turner Cathy Tuttle Elizabeth Tyree Marnie Valenta Tracy Van Lone Yale Varty David and Patricia

Vaughn ▲▲

Wade and Shirley Vaughn

Eleazar Vega-Gonzalez Terence Vogel Robert Vosper Roger Wagoner and

Kay Livingston Carolyn Walden Ed Waldock and

Melinda Jodry ▲James Walker Jeng Seng and Chin

Wang Reitha and Russell

Weeks Richard and Ann

Roman Weiner Bob and Jacquinot

Weisenbach Russ Welti David Wiemer ▲Ruth Williams Steve and Suzanne

Wilson ▲▲

Larry and Susan Winn Jodie Wohl Roger Wynne and

Esther Bartfeld Mayumi Yagi and Peter

Baum Jesse Young Edith Younge Elizabeth Zimmerly Amazon Smile Friends of Seattle’s

Olmsted Parks Google Inc. Matching

Gift Program Kinnear Park Church

Of Scientology Martin Family Puget Sound Energy ▲Regence Blueshield Swenson and Halperin

Family

The Boeing Company Wedgwood Garden

Club

PUBLIC SUPPORT

Port of SeattleUniversity of

Washington Seattle Department of

NeighborhoodsSeattle Department of

TransportationSeattle Office

of Economic Development

Seattle Parks & Recreation

IN-KIND SUPPORT

Kate AyersDan BentlerBruce BlumeDagmar CronnAndrea DwyerPeter DykstraBill FarmerBarbara FeaseyHilary FranzYalonda Gill MasundireThomas GoldsteinPaul HaasJoelle HammerstadDenise HarnlyMichele HassonAda HealeyTerry HolmeHeidi HughesKen JohnsenDevona LahrmanJosh LipskyPaulina LopezPeter MasundireMarkum McIntryreNorma MillerTom NeirRobert NellumsPaulo Nunes-UenoRoger NyhusMarty OppenheimerCori ReadyBarbara Schaad-

LamphereRob SendakJohn SchoettlerMichael ShiosakiTucker ShouseRobert StrongAngie TomisserLiza TurleyHuong VuColleen WalshBarbara WrightAlexander Party

RentalsAlliance for Pioneer

SquareAssociated Recreation

CouncilBarker Landscape

ArchitectsBlume CompanyBullitt FoundationCIDBIAColumbia City BakeryCommunity Kitchens

NorthwestEarthCorpsEnvironmental

Coalition of South Seattle

Farmstr.comForterraFriends of Rainier

Beach Urban Farm

Friends of Waterfront Seattle

Green Seattle Partnership

Herban FeastHilliards BeerHui Wa’a O Wakinikona

Outrigger Canoe Club

InterIm CDARiddell WilliamsSea Mar Community

Health ClinicSeattle AquariumSeattle Art InstituteSeattle Art MuseumSeattle Center

FoundationSeattle TilthSeneca GroupSouth Park Area

Revitalization Committee

South Park Neighborhood Association

Temple De Hirsch SinaiUrban Systems DesignVulcanWoodland Park Zoo

HONOR GIFTS

Seattle Parks Foundation received gifts in honor of the following between July 1, 2013 and September 1, 2014 Jordan AdamsBarbara AdamsChris ApplefordThatcher BaileyDevor Makepeace

BartonChris BeahlerSam BeharCindy BerdanMichael BerglundTina Bergman and

Barbara MahoneyMaisy BermanWilliam BiddleKristine BlikBill BrinkScott BrooksPeggy Chambliss and

Mabry De BuysCarole and Jack

ChristiansonChristine ColeJim ComptonMolly ConleySunny Nicole ConnerJim CorsonEmma and Rosemary

CotterShane CoulterKathleen DaytonJohn DelahantyBrad DiggsHayden and Pemberley

DunnPaige DunnBob EhrlichmanRobert and Yvonne

EulerScott FiersteinSusan FortneyGeorge and Mary

GarrisonSue GibbsBrian Giddens and

Steve RovigMoira GoldFlora Goldthwait

Florence Sonders Gordon and William Gordon

Gary Keith GrenellBob and Ada HallbergGrace HavenElliott HitzelBonnie HoppinWinky HusseyNancy IannucciCatherine Joy JohnsonRoger W. Jones Jr.Kit KellyLucas and Jane KimesEmma Sand Kline and

Matthew Benson Kline

Marcia KorenReid Harrison KruckyEllen LookGerald Karoly Lutz and

Eldon Michael LutzRandy MartensPatrick MashekMel MatsuiGary K. MerrillRobbie MilneThierry MoreauDominik MoritzSydney Munger and

JoAnn Schindler Munger

Ted MyersBailey NiederJason and Tiffany

NoltePaul NorrisDavid NotkinMatria O’HoraRavi A. PatelHerb PiasDavid Reyes and

Stephen HeggRhys Kim RobbingsJacob and Rory RusbyMaggie SantollaGus SchaibleAndrew SchmechelCharlotte SchmidtDale and Karen ShigakiMichael Shiosaki and

Ed MurrayRohan Ethan Umdor

SinghBobbie SmithClaude and Susan

SoudahPhilip StielstraDan and Ann

StreissguthLeslie SundbergTeng-Kee TanJohn W. ThomasJennifer VennesIan VincentJ L VinikoKatie and Rudy VukelicWendy WaplingerHarriet and Julia

WarkentineAlexander Paul

WeilandNoah Kent WestonMary Ann WileyKevin WilhelmIsaac WinterThe 12th Man Elphie Friends of Lewis Park Healthy Woman

Seattle Hilllman City/Brighton

Park CommunityNarayanan The Lavorinis Family Our Kick ***

Neighborhood Square Planet Media

Board of Directors

PRESIDENT

Brad Kahn

VICE PRESIDENT

Charles Nolan

SECRETARY

Jodi Green

TREASURER

Jerry Tone

MEMBERS AT LARGE

Ross BakerBruce BlumeKen BoundsAllegra CalderSteve CliffordHoward FrumkinBrian GiddensGary GlantGerry JohnsonMaryann JordanGarrett KephartCarla LewisCarol LewisKyle McCoyJohn NesholmPaulo Nunes-Ueno Beth PurcellDoug Raff*

Myra TanitaChris TowneDavid VictorHuong VuDoug Walker*Charlie Wright

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

Christopher WilliamsActing Superintendent

Brice MarymanSeattle Parks Board

ADVISORY BOARD

Deirdre BlackBarbee Crutcher*Barbara Feasey*Hope GarrettC. David HughbanksGretchen HullBob RatliffeScott RedmanChris RogersStu RolfeMaggie WalkerSteve Wood*

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Denny Park LabyrinthFriends of the Burke

Gilman Trail at Sand Point

Friends of Cayton Corner Park

Friends of Cheasty Green Space at Mountain View

Friends of Chromer Building Parklet

Friends of Columbia City Gateway

Friends of Golden Gardens

Friends of John C. Little Park

Friends of Lewis ParkFriends of Magnolia

Boulevard ParkFriends of North Beach

ParkFriends of SW Queen

Anne Greenbelt

Friends of Yesler Swamp Trail

Lake City GreenwaysLake Union

Neighborhood Council

Melrose PromenadeMOMentumSeattle Neighborhood

GreenwaysStreissguth GardensUptown AllianceVolunteer Park TrustWalking on Logs

STAFF

Becca AueThatcher BaileyBetsey CurranKelly HuangShava LawsonLee Warnecke

SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION

* Founding board member

Green Lake Park

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