highline area food bank Section
Advertiser Market Place Salon & Day Spa Does "Haircuts That Help" For Food Bank
B-Town Blog Advertiser Market Place Salon and Day Spa recently went a cut above to help raise money for the Highline Area Food Bank. Owner Daniel Keane (pictured left, holding some freshly-cut locks)... [Read more]
Burien/White Center Rotary’s Holiday Food Bank Concert Featuring Boeing Employees Choir Is Dec. 4th
The Burien/White Center Rotary Club is holding a Food Bank Benefit concert featuring the Boeing Employees Choir on Friday, Dec. 4th at 7:30pm at the Highline Performing Arts Center. All proceeds from this... [Read more]
“Have A Heart” – Come To Our Food Bank Blog Party Fundraiser Dec. 8th!
The B-Town Blog is proud to announce “Have A Heart,” a very special Food Bank Fundraiser Blog Party on Tuesday, Dec. 8th, at The Tin Cellars! This one will be focused on raising money and... [Read more]
With Food Donations Down, The Highline Area Food Bank Needs Your Help
by Ralph Nichols While the number of families seeking help from the Highline Area Food Bank in Burien increased by 17 percent during the first six months of 2009, food donations are down by more than 30... [Read more]
$12k “Cove To Clover” Check Given To Highline Food Bank
Photo and Story by Scott Schaefer
On Sunday afternoon (4/19) an oversized check for $12,000 was presented to (from left), Mike Werle, Executive Director of the Highline Area Food Bank, along with Normandy Park Mayor Shawn McEvoy, from Mick Purdy, co-owner of Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub, and John Nelson, Organizer of the event.
Despite requests from passersby, there was no evidence of an oversized deposit slip, nor any visible signs of Ed McMahon.
It was all part of a celebration that was held at BTB Advertiser Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub Sunday for volunteers who helped make March 15th’s first-ever “Cove to Clover” 5k run such a huge success. Free food and beverages were provided by the popular Irish Pub, which is quickly becoming the de facto fundraising headquarters of Burien (Mick’s holds at least one major fundraiser per quarter)…
(2009) “Cove To Clover” Race Is Sunday; Some Important Notes
The first-ever “Cove to Clover” 5K Run (despite the sign, and us earlier, calling it “Clove to Clover”), a benefit for the Highline Area Food Bank, will take place this Sunday morning, March 15th, starting at the Normandy Park Beach Cove and ending at Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub in downtown Burien, and here are some important notes…
“Empty Bowls” Raises Over $10K For Highline Food Bank
800 people raised over $10K for the Highline Food Bank at last Friday's "Empty Bowls" fundraiser, held at the Moshier Arts Center. Gina Kallman, Cultural Arts Supervisor for Burien Parks... [Read more]
VIDEO: “Empty Bowls” Helps Fill Up Highline Food Bank
We volunteered during the lunch session of Friday’s annual “Empty Bowls†fundraiser for the Highline Area Food Bank, and just couldn’t resist shooting the following video: Get... [Read more]
(2009) “Cove To Clover” 5K Run For Highline Food Bank WAS Mar. 15
[NOTE: This posting is for the 2009 Cove to Clover race; for the most recent info on the 2010 race, click here] NOTE: Results of Sunday’s “Cove to Clover” race, as well as photos, are... [Read more]
Rotary Club Seeking Donations For Annual Auction Feb. 7th
The Burien/White Center Rotary Club will host their 2nd Annual Casino Night & Auction at the Brockey Center at South Seattle Community College (map below) on Saturday, February 7th at 4:30pm. Tickets... [Read more]
El Dorado West Doing Benefit For White Center Food Bank
BTB Advertiser El Dorado West Retirement Community tells us they’re working to help the White Center Food Bank this month by placing a “Giving Tree” in their front lobby. Everyone is... [Read more]
5th Graders Lend Major Hand To Highline Area Food Bank
The video above (courtesy BTB Reader Hope Kerkof) shows how 24 students from the 5th grade class at Shorewood Christian School helped out the Highline Area Food Bank on Tuesday, Nov. 25th. The 5th graders... [Read more]
Help Feed Your Hungry Neighbors With “Turkey Bucks”
"Turkey Bucks" Are Available at the Burien Albertsons, but they look nothing like this. Just a quick note from our friends at the Highline Area Food Bank: Turkey Bucks are available at the Burien... [Read more]
Highline Food Bank Needs Your Help; Ways You Can Help
We’ve all seen, heard and felt the rumblings of the roller coaster ride of an economy, job losses and other signs of the apocalypse, but it really hits harder when you find out your own neighbors... [Read more]
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