Celebrate Neighbor Appreciation Day at a Seattle U Basketball Game – for FREE

As a First Hill resident, Seattle University has been a big proponent of its neighborhoods. Now, it wants to give back to all neighborhoods! Join the Seattle University as it helps kickoff Neighbor Appreciation Day on Feb. 13 by cheering on the men’s basketball team at KeyArena on Feb. 12! And, fun fact, this game is the WAC Digital Network Game of the Week! To get FREE tickets for you and your neighbor, visit this link and use Promo Code “NEIGHBORDAY” to receive tickets. For questions call 206-398-4678. Seattle’s annual Neighbor Appreciation Day is a special day set aside to reach out to neighbors, create new friends, and express thanks to those who help make your neighborhood a great place to live. Residents, community groups, and businesses across Seattle will join together on Saturday, February 13 (and the week of) to celebrate.” You can find out more about Seattle Neighbor Appreciation Day, as well as learn about other fun events and promotions around Seattle to celebrate by visiting the website: http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/neighbor-appreciation-day.

 

Celebrate Neighbor Appreciation Day on Saturday, February 13

Celebrate Seattle’s annual Neighbor Appreciation Day, a special day set aside to reach out to neighbors, create new friends, and express thanks to those who help make your neighborhood a great place to live. Residents, community groups, and businesses across Seattle will join together on Saturday, February 13 (and the week of) to celebrate.

Here are ways you can celebrate Neighbor Appreciation Day:

  • Plan an activity for your neighborhood such as a block party, potluck, or work party. Our website provides ideas, tools, resources, and templates to help you organize an activity. If the event is open to the public, you can post it to our events calendar.

 

    • Attend one of the many community activities listed on the events calendar. Many Seattle Fire stations along with pools, community centers, and neighborhoods are hosting celebrations and work parties.
    • Take your neighbor to a FREE Seattle University Redhawks basketball game. Visit this link and use Promo Code “NEIGHBORDAY” to receive tickets. For questions call 206-398-4678.
    • Share a “great neighbor” story or tell us how you are celebrating using #neighborday. Post it to our Facebook page. Join Seattle Department of Neighborhoods and thousands of community members in celebration of what makes Seattle great – our neighbors! Visit seattle.gov/neighborhoods/neighborday/  for more information or contact Wendy Watson at wendy.watson@seattle.gov.

Happy Valentine’s Day from Seattle Parks and Recreation

Artwork by Alex Taylor,
courtesy of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods

Valentine’s Day means different things to different people. It can mean pampering your spouse, boyfriend, girlfriend, kids, friends or fiancé. It can mean expensive dinners, chocolates or roses. To Seattle Parks and Recreation, Valentine’s Day means showing love to our vibrant Seattle communities.  It also mean carbs, caffeine and free events!

This year Valentine’s Day coincides perfectly with Neighbor Appreciation Day, and we’re excited to celebrate you.

Friday, Feb. 13

Saturday, Feb. 14 (Valentine’s Day and Neighbor Appreciation Day!)

For more information on Neighbor Appreciation Day events in Seattle, click here.

How will you Celebrate Neighbor Appreciation Day on February 14?

Neighbor Appreciation Day is coming up on Saturday, February 14.  Need ideas to celebrate?  Here are a few!

  1. Organize a neighborhood clean up. You can contact your Neighborhood District Coordinator for supplies.
  2. Host a potluck
  3. Go for a walk with your neighbor. Feet First and Seattle Department of Transportation have walking maps.
  4. Have a book exchange or clothing exchange
  5. Organize a SNAP meeting

For Neighborhood Appreciation Day events in your neighborhood, check our calendar at: http://www.seattle.gov/Neighborhoods/neighborday/

Celebrate Neighbor Appreciation Day Early by Joining Feet First for Stairway Walks Day

On Saturday, February 7 from 10:00am to 12:00pm, join Feet First for its Third Annual Stairway Walks Day. This event features 14 simultaneous walks across the region, which celebrate the legacy of several hundred publicly accessible stairways.

Feet First Neighborhood Walking Ambassadors will lead 450 participants along several of the region’s most impressive stairways, collectively traversing up and down more than 100,000 steps. The stairway routes featured on Stairway Walks Day are from Cathy and Jake Jaramillo’s book Seattle Stairway Walks: An Up-and-Down Guide to City Neighborhoods.

Urban explorers are invited to join one of 14 guided walks in the following Seattle neighborhoods:

Alki
Deadhorse Canyon & Rainier Beach
Downtown: City Hall to Pike Place
Eastlake, North Capitol Hill & Portage Bay
Fauntleroy & Morgan Junction
Fremont
Longfellow Creek & Pigeon Point
Madrona & Leschi
Mount Baker
Ravenna
South Magnolia
Southwest Queen Anne; The Olmstead Vision; University of Washington

Space is limited to 35 people per walk. Pl ease RSVP in advance at www.f eetfirst.org or http://stairwaywalksday2015.bpt.me/.

For more information about Stairway Walks Day, contact George Shen by emailing georgerafeetfirst.org or calling 206-652-2310, ext. 4.