SPF Spring 2015 Newsletter

ConnectionsSPRING 2015

SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION

Seattle Neighborhood Greenways: A Grassroots Movement on a RollJust before Phyllis Porter’s daughter left for college, she urged her mother to find a hobby to

stave off empty nest syndrome.

So Porter turned to her favorite pastime: cycling. She joined a cycling group and began riding

regularly, but she also found herself craving a greater purpose. That’s when she happened upon

Rainier Valley Greenways, a community-led effort to create a bike- and pedestrian-friendly

route from the Central District to Rainier Beach.

Porter, who lives in South Seattle, soon learned that the Rainier

Valley effort was part of a growing movement to change the way

we move through—and experience—our city and its streets.

Rainier Valley Greenways is part of a city-wide network of advo-

cacy groups called Seattle Neighborhood Greenways that cham-

pions safe and healthy streets for all users.

“With greenways, we are trying to make sure that people can

easily walk and bike safely through their neighborhoods,” says

Porter, who is now employed as an outreach coordinator for

Seattle Neighborhood Greenways and the nonprofit Bike Works.

Seattle Neighborhood Greenways aims to link Seattle’s neigh-

borhoods with designated greenways—non-arterial streets with

low speed limits that run parallel to major thoroughfares and

can be used safely by people of all ages and abilities, whether they are on foot or biking. The

organization advocates for infrastructure such as signage and pavement markings, improved

crossings at major streets, and traffic-calming devices such as speed bumps, as well as artwork

along the route and adjoining gardens and pocket parks.

Seattle’s greenways movement started in 2011, drawing inspiration from similar projects in

other Northwest cities.

Three leaders of Seattle’s successful greenways movement: Phyllis Porter (Rainier Valley Greenways), Cathy Tuttle (Seattle Neighborhood Green-ways) and Sally Bagshaw (Seattle City Council).

Photo: Jonathan Maus, BikePortland.org

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“We’d seen greenways in both Vancouver, B.C., and

Portland, and it was something we wanted to have

in Seattle,” says Cathy Tuttle, Seattle Neighborhood

Greenways Executive Director. “We knew greenways pro-

vided a lot of safety benefits, were very inexpensive to put

in, and could completely change the character and function

of our city streets.”

Fortunately, the city and the Seattle Department of

Transportation (SDOT) were receptive to the Seattle

Neighborhood Greenways vision.

“Cities are increasingly in line with the advocates pushing

for improved public safety, improved street lights, and qual-

ity of life improvements,” say SDOT Director Scott Kubly.

“We’re not just focused on moving cars. We have a much

broader view of what transportation means to a city.”

In just three years, Seattle

Neighborhood Greenways

has grown to include more

than 20 grassroots groups

across the city, and more city-

built greenways are in the

works. Seattle Neighborhood

Greenways has also expanded

its focus to include all issues

related to safe streets, from

improving intersections to

building pocket parks and

safe routes to school. The

impact is already being felt all

around the city.

“Every year, we have tremendous success in what actually

gets implemented by the city,” says Tuttle. “We estimate

that in the four years we’ve been in existence, we’ve directly

influenced about 20 to 25 million dollars in city spending,

which is big. People in our 20-plus coalition groups are

doing things like making sure there are better traffic signals

on Rainier Avenue South, or putting in street-end parks

in Lake City, or improving a very complicated seven-way

intersection in Queen Anne.”

Among the many volunteers who have played a role in the

growth of Seattle’s greenways is Bob Edmiston, a field engi-

neer at the University of Washington. Frustrated with his

gas-guzzling commute to UW from his home in Madison

Park, Edmiston preferred to ride his bike but struggled to

find a safe route.

“I had already done some scouting of the back roads, try-

ing to find ways to ride my bicycle to work without getting

killed,” he says. “It took me months to figure out ways to

get there. Then I attended a talk by Greg Raisman from

the Portland Bureau of Transportation at UW about neigh-

borhood greenways, and it was like, ‘Wow, there are other

people who have thought about this also—I need to help

out with this.’ It was super exciting.”

Edmiston soon put his human factors engineering skills

to use for the greenways effort, helping to map potential

routes throughout the city. The more he volunteered, the

more he saw changes taking hold across the city.

“We had literally gone from spray-painting stencils of bikes

on our arterial roads to a Bicycle Master Plan that had a

connected network of neighborhood greenways, multiple-

use trails, and protective bicycle lanes across the entire city,”

says Edmiston. “Most of that connected route network

miles came from volunteer greenway scouts in 15 local

neighborhood groups.”

Seattle Neighborhood Greenways has accomplished a great

deal in a short time, but much work remains to be done.

Phyllis Porter can attest to that. In the time she’s been

working with the organization, she has been nearly hit by

cars twice while walking along Rainier Avenue South, one

of the most dangerous streets in the city. Porter now tries to

avoid Rainier Avenue, and those near-misses have strength-

ened her sense of mission.

Seattle Neighborhood Greenways (from front page)

“If I can do anything to make the city better and safer for people walking and biking, I’m a part of it.”

—PHYLLIS PORTER

After a decades-long effort to create a pedestrian-friendly route

between Elliott Bay and Lake Union, the landscape architecture

firm Walker Macy is finally designing a corridor that will link

public spaces from the north end of the new Central Waterfront

to the Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle Center, Denny Park, and

Lake Union Park.

“Belltown, Uptown, and South Lake Union have been developing

at an unprecedented pace yet remain largely self-contained,” says

Lara Rose, the project lead at Walker Macy. “Similarly, the Seattle

Center sits separately at the nexus of these three neighborhoods.”

The firm aims to create a “grand yet simple” corridor that con-

nects all of these spaces while supporting a range of activities

and opportunities for respite, much like the vibrant Las Ramblas

promenade in Barcelona, Spain. “Like that splendid, elegant

street, Lake2Bay should be a comfortable and lively linear public

living room,” says Rose.

The Lake2Bay Corridor design is

generously funded by the Stim Bullitt

Park. Excellence Fund, the Seattle

Office of Economic Development, the

Space Needle Corporation, Amazon,

Vulcan, Bill & Melinda Gates

Foundation, and the Richard Nelson

Ryan Foundation.

It began several years ago when a few Rainier Beach neighbors

came together with the dream of starting an urban farm. These

passionate volunteers, led by the late Harry Hoffman, persuaded

the City of Seattle that their vision would bring hope to the

community and fresh produce to a neighborhood that was

hungry for it.

“Harry and then others quietly mobilized neighbors, community

members, civic leaders, and really anyone who would listen to

reshape this 8-acre site—once a nursery and long fenced-off from

the public—into a vibrant, productive urban farm,” says Peter

Masundire, co-chair of Friends of Rainier Beach Urban Farm

and Wetlands. “Already it’s a place where African elders plant and

harvest shoulder-to-shoulder with Rainier Beach High School

students; where lake-side neighbors tend and weed side-by-side

with moms with children in daycare who volunteer their labor in

exchange for healthy food for their kids.”

Over the past two years, the Friends, in partnership with Seattle

Tilth and Seattle Parks Foundation, have raised more than $2.5

million to fund the farm’s expansion. Donations from $5 to

$500,000 have come from all parts of the city. When you visit

the farm in person and see the thriving crops, the cooking classes,

and the neighbors of all backgrounds working and learning

together, it’s easy to understand why the farm has inspired such

passionate support.

Rainier Valley’s Big Dream Coming True

Lake2Bay…at Last

A lively vision of the Lake2Bay route near Seattle Center, developed by Lesley Bain, Framework Cultural Placemaking.

Horn of Africa Services is among the many organizations offering programs at Rainier Beach Urban Farm. Photo: Dennis Wise

A New Leader and Partner: Jesús Aguirre

Jesús Aguirre will assume full-time duties as superintendent of Seattle Parks and Recreation on June

1. Aguirre has a diverse professional background, having worked as an educator, parks director in

Washington, D.C., and, most recently, state superintendent of education for the District of Columbia.

He was selected for the Seattle job after a nationwide search.

Acting Superintendent Christopher Williams will remain at the department as deputy superintendent.

Williams shepherded the agency through a time of severe budget cuts and financial uncertainty to a

new era of financial sustainability that is the envy of parks systems around the country.

In addition to heading up the D.C. parks system, you served as the district’s superintendent of education. What is your philosophy about schools, and how does that relate to how you will think about and lead Seattle’s park system?

Parks and schools are both tied to our ideas about what we want

for the future of our communities. We want our kids to read, to

write, to think critically and for themselves, and to be respon-

sible stewards for our communities and of our planet. We also

want our kids to have healthy places to swim, run, ride their

bikes, play with their friends, contemplate, and learn about the

natural world.

Public schools and public parks and recreation facilities are

part of the foundation of progressive societies. These are places

where everyone is welcome—no matter your race, ethnicity,

ability level, religious belief, political affiliation, income level, or

gender identity.

This is a big cross-country move for your family. How did you convince them that this was a good idea?

We have three children, ages 9, 11, and 14. Obviously, a move like this at any age can be tough,

but my wife and I share a commitment to raising kids who develop resiliency and adaptability.

We have lived in many different places throughout our marriage, and this has given our children

an opportunity to see how people live all over the country.

My family is very close. We had many family discussions about the possibility of a move, and we

all had the opportunity to visit the city to explore and gain more of an understanding of how life

would be out here. Seattle is a progressive city that values what my wife and I value: equity, access,

Jesús Aguirre, Seattle Parks and Recreation’s new superintendent.

and opportunity. Also, it doesn’t hurt that Seattle has an

incredible wealth of beauty in and around the city, and some-

what milder winters than those we’ve had on the East Coast.

The entire family is excited about our new adventure

together.

What do you think Seattle is doing well? Where do you see the biggest opportunity for improvement?

Of course, a big challenge will be how we address the enor-

mous influx of new residents. As our city becomes more and

more dense, people will increasingly rely on public parks for

their recreation needs. As the city grows and changes, Seattle

Parks and Recreation has to respond to evolving interests and

demands from our residents. That means we have to manage

multiple uses of our facilities in new and creative ways.

We absolutely need to make sure that we have a regular and

proactive system to hear directly from our residents about

the work we do so that our efforts truly reflect what resi-

dents want and need.

Seattleites love their parks, but not all in the same way. At least part of your job will be navigating the passions of constituents with seemingly conflicting agendas. Is there a touchstone ethic or value that will guide you as you seek common ground?

One of the richest aspects of this work—but also what

makes this work incredibly difficult—is the fact that so

many people are passionate about our parks and recreation

facilities and programs. As stewards of one of the best parks

and recreation systems in the country, we must find ways to

leverage this passion and the incredible support we receive

to ensure that we are meeting our mission of working with

all residents to provide safe and welcoming opportunities to

play, learn, contemplate, and build community.

This means that although we must utilize a decision-mak-

ing process that is inclusive and transparent, we must also

ensure that each decision-making process has a clear and

definite timeline, and that each decision is ultimately made

in a way that is in the best interest of the parks and recre-

ation system as a whole.

This also means that no one group or individual is going

to get everything they want. Given the size and growth of

our city, we have many competing interests and desires and

must make the best decisions possible that are in the larger

interest of our city and our population as a whole.

“Parks and schools are both tied to our ideas about what we want for the future of our communities. We want our kids to read, to write, to think critically and for themselves, and to be responsible stewards for our communities and of our planet.”

“Seattleites love and care for their parks. Together we will work to make our great system even better.”

A New GatewaySince 2014, Columbia City neighbors have been

working together to transform a neglected and

unsightly corner at 37th and South Edmunds into a

welcoming streetscape with a plaza and benches for

community gathering.

The new public space, known as Columbia City

Gateway, sits adjacent to a planned grocery store

and the popular Columbia City Farmers Market.

A neighborhood landscape architecture firm,

Johnson Southerland, created the plan for the new

space, and students from the Interagency Academy

that shares the property will build the plaza’s tree

planter boxes and benches.

To date the Friends of Columbia City Gateway have received donations from 160 businesses and individuals, raising

$160,000 to match a $100,000 grant from Seattle’s Department of Neighborhoods. One donor, Judith Gold Stitzel,

said, “I am so grateful that I can be part of a neighborhood that seeks creative ways to encourage and celebrate the

diverse talents and perspectives of those who live here.”

South Park Green SpacesWith a vision of greener, safer, more vibrant parks, trails,

and streets in their neighborhood, South Park residents

of all ages are working together to implement the South

Park Green Space Vision Plan, which was completed in

June 2014. Neighbors are planting 400 trees; cleaning

up, restoring, and improving Duwamish River access

points at the 5th and 12th Avenue street ends; and

installing new landscaping and public art along the 8th

Avenue Trail.

The Duwamish Valley Youth Corps is part of this effort.

A program of the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition,

the Youth Corps engages neighborhood teens in envi-

ronmental and community health improvement projects

while providing paid training and career pathways.

“The program enhances student reading and writing

skills and encourages them to ask questions, prepare

presentations, learn job skills in various trades, and hold each other to a higher standard,” says Carmen Martinez, the

Youth Corps’ program coordinator. “It has taught them about the importance of our natural environment and how they

can best care for it. Teens learn that they have the power to shape their community.”

Duwamish Valley Youth Corps members show their pride in Seattle’s only river. Photo: Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition

Rendering courtesy Johnson Southerland.

A Neighborhood Becomes a CommunityThe dearth of parks and green space in Lake City—called “scandalous” by

some neighbors—prompted volunteers in the Olympic Hills neighbor-

hood to roll up their sleeves and clear tons of trash and pull out weeds and

ivy at a site where they envisioned a pocket park. Now, with a completed

schematic design in hand, they continue to work on the site, which is

adjacent to the Olympic Hills Greenway.

“The first work party we held, we expected maybe 12 people to come, but

more than 60 showed up!” says Janine Blaeloch of Lake City Greenways.

“Since then, neighbors who had lived only doors apart for years but didn’t

know each other are now sharing meals together. Because of this little

project, what was once a neighborhood is now a community.”Hardworking Lake City neighbors at the site of the future Olympic Hills Greenway Park. Photo: Becca Aue

An Interview with Andrew Lofton

Andrew Lofton is the executive director of Seattle Housing Authority

(SHA), which is redeveloping the 30-acre Yesler Terrace site on the

south slope of First Hill into a mixed-income, culturally diverse

urban neighborhood. At the heart of the neighborhood will be a

new park, built with $3 million in funding from Seattle Parks and

Recreation. Lofton is encouraging donors to match a $500,000 SHA

challenge to add a children’s spray park, restrooms, and enhanced

lighting to make the park a safe and vibrant gathering place.

What does the redevelopment of Yesler Terrace say about our aspirations as a city?

Seattle’s residents have consistently supported projects and

programs that provide tangible improvements to people’s lives,

whether they are in the form of shared spaces such as parks and

libraries or housing for lower-income people. We are learning

to become a global city with all the attendant aspects of

expanding international commerce, accommodating multiple

cultures, and nurturing livable neighborhoods.

We set out, along with our partners, to create a world-class

mixed-income community at Yesler—one that will attract

individuals and families from many different walks of life and

reflect the richness and diversity of our city.

SHA made a very generous contribution to enhance the new park. And you challenged others to step up as well. Why is this park so important to you?

One of the things that separate Seattle from other urban areas is

its parks—they define neighborhoods, they enhance the quality

of life of our citizens, and they help create vibrant, healthy

communities that serve the city’s residents.

We want to make Yesler a welcoming place where everyone can

enjoy the richness of the neighborhood and spectacular views

of our beautiful city. The park will be within a few minutes’

walking distance of many thousands of people who will live

and work nearby. Having a large, central public park provides

critical opportunities for people to interact and engage with

each other as a community. It’s a vital component of the livable,

sustainable place that we are working to create.

A New Neighborhood, a New Park

A spray park will be one of the special amenities for kids at Yesler Terrace.

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The design for a new multi-use perimeter loop trail at Cheasty Greenspace has been

approved, with construction beginning this summer. • Two new parklets have opened

in Seattle: the Uptown Parklet in Queen Anne and the Chromer Building Parklet

downtown. • With the leadership of The Trust for Public Land, Fitness Zones are

coming to our city, with four outdoor gym projects planned at Hiawatha Community

Center, Powell Barnett Park, Van Asselt Community Center, and Delridge Community

Center. • The Friends of Lewis Park are celebrating the start of construction on a

new trail system in their Beacon Hill park. • The Friends of Seward Park are leading

an effort to erect a majestic Japanese torii gate in Seward Park to replace the one that stood at the site for 50 years as a symbol

of cross-cultural friendship. • Volunteer Park Trust has raised $25,000 to install a new irrigation system in Capitol Hill’s

flagship park. • Neighbors are anxiously awaiting completion of the new Yesler Swamp Trail, which includes a 1,200-foot

cedar boardwalk. • The Downtown Seattle Association is leading the Downtown Parks Initiative, an effort to bring new

outdoor furniture, plantings, amenities, and programming to Occidental Park and Westlake Park and build an open-air

event space called Hotspot Pavilion near Pier 58 on the downtown waterfront.

Congratulations to Groundswell NW and

the Ballard community for completing the

update to the Ballard Open Space Plan!

For more than two decades, Groundswell

NW has been instrumental in creating

and preserving community parks and

habitat in northwest Seattle. We salute this

neighborhood nonprofit for its hard work

and many successes.

Cheers!On April 1, 160 board members and staff from major partner organizations that support Seattle Parks and Recreation gathered to welcome the new parks superintendent, Jesús Aguirre.

Thanks to our event sponsor:

Partners and Co-Hosts

Alliance for Pioneer Square

Associated Recreation Council

Downtown Seattle Association

EarthCorps

Forterra

Friends of Athletic Fields

Friends of Waterfront Seattle

Neighborhood House

Seattle Aquarium

Seattle Board of Park Commissioners

Seattle Parks Foundation

Seattle Parks and Recreation

Seattle Tilth

The Trust for Public Land

Woodland Park Zoo

Katie Idziorek of Uptown Alliance at the Uptown Parklet grand opening celebration.

PARKS LEGACY CIRCLE

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

Anonymous (5)Sally Bagshaw Thatcher Bailey Kathy and Keith BieverMarjorie Boetter Lynn Bursten Karen Daubert Barbara Feasey Brian Giddens and

Steve Rovig Roy Hamrick Jay and Mary Jayne

Jones Pamela McCabe Dan and Ann

StreissguthJean Sundborg Rick and Debbie

Zajicek

$50,000+

Anonymous John Goodfellow and

Barbara Peterson, Goodfellow Fund ▲

Jay and Mary Jayne Jones ▲

Miller Johnson Family Fund

Barbara Peterson and John Goodfellow, The Dickey Fund ▲

Charlie and Barb Wright ▲

The Bullitt Foundation ▲

Juniper Foundation Martin-Fabert

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Space Needle LLC Wyncote Foundation

NW Satterberg

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Brad and Susan Brickman

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Betsey Curran and Jonathan King in memory of Pete and Pat Curran

Kathryn Fleischer and David Stein

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Parks and Recreation Coalition

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Thank you! The following donors made gifts to Seattle Parks Foundation between January 1, 2014, and March 18, 2015.

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

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Seattle Center Foundation

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TEW Foundation Tutta Bella Neapolitan

Pizzeria Windermere

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Karen Daubert: Parks Legacy Circle MemberWhere did you grow up?

I grew up in Seattle, and some of my earliest memories occurred in its parks. Green Lake was my neighborhood park. I learned to swim at Matthews Beach (brrr), and I have lived for the past 25 years in the Leschi / Mt. Baker neighborhood, where I visit my local parks nearly every day.

Seattle is growing and changing rapidly. What about this change is most exciting to you?

Almost everything (except the traffic)! I enjoy the energy and ideas that new residents bring. I love walking through neighborhoods and business districts at night and seeing so many people enjoying their local restaurants, coffee shops, and parks—and being together.

What’s your favorite Seattle park, and why?

That is an impossible question! I love Lake Union Park for its creative design, its model boat pond and fountains, and the fact that it incorporates local his-tory and MOHAI so well. Bradner Gardens for pure fun, and Frink Park’s Lake Washington Boulevard for classic Olmstedian beauty.

You’ve worked for many years in the nonprofit sector. How do you con-tinue to bring your best self to your profession?

I enjoy people! I enjoy hearing their stories and connecting them to programs and projects that they care deeply about. For me, it always comes down to leav-ing a legacy for the next generation.

How do you spend your time when you’re not working?

That’s easy: I hike—a lot! I explore trails throughout the state—in our city on a rainy afternoon and in the heart of the Cascades and Olympics in warmer months. I get out with family and friends an average of once a week—and I am always reminded of how lucky we are to live in a city where the outdoors is really out our back door!

What inspired you to leave a bequest to benefit Seattle’s parks and public spaces?

Parks have always been near and dear to my heart, and I want future genera-tions to be able to connect with neighbors and with family and friends in our unique public places.

What are you trying to accomplish with your philanthropy that would be especially meaningful to you?

I want to leave a legacy in a way that impacts the citizens of the city I love. I think of Frederick Law Olmsted’s philosophy that parks are the ultimate equalizer—it does not matter one’s background, everyone should feel welcome in a park. We are so fortunate that our city founders had the foresight to hire the premier firm in the world at the time to lay the groundwork for Seattle’s park and boulevard system—and then to fund it! I want to see that work continue so that ultimately there is an inviting park within walking distance of every citizen in Seattle.

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Page Crutcher: The Gift of a GardenYou have donated hundreds of hours of your time to design, order, organize, and care for new plantings at Lake Union Park. What motivated you to embark on such an enormous undertaking?

As a landscape architect, I have always leaned towards work-

ing on public spaces, in the belief that an inspiring and

well-designed site can affect the mood of one’s day, the inter-

action with others, and the well-being of an individual and a

community.

My mother, a gardener in her own right, had been intensely

involved in the creation of Lake Union Park. It was her 80th

birthday, and we had been trying to figure out a meaningful

gift to give her. Around the same time, she and I had taken a

walk through the park with her friend Lynden Miller, a well-

known garden designer in New York and a fierce advocate

for public spaces. Lynden suggested that a little color in the

large planting beds would go a long way towards attracting

people to come, sit, and enjoy the park and to not just pass

through. I thought it seemed like a fairly easy task to execute if

we could get everyone’s buy-in. Fortunately, the Seattle Parks

Department was supportive and helpful in this effort. I had

also recently worked with Seattle Works, a nonprofit that helps

connect volunteers with projects, and we called upon them for

help as well.

What is the big design idea in the new beds? How did you want to change the visitor experience?

The idea was to create plantings that together would be bold

and striking from a distance and draw you into the park, and

once you were there would provide interest and fragrance,

inviting you to sit along the concrete seat walls. I wanted to

create intense swaths of color that could be seen and under-

stood from a distance, so I kept with two color palettes: yellow

for the west side of the beds and blue for the east. I chose these

colors not only because they are bright on our gray-cloud days,

but also because they have a resonance to them, especially with

the setting sun in the late afternoon and early evening when a

lot of people would be enjoying the park. The color palette on

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each side consists of about five to seven different species

that would provide color from spring to late fall and provide

interesting structure into winter. Bulbs start out the season,

and though the planting is not native by any means, the

camas bulbs and daffodils are a slight nod in that direction.

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eter of the large planter “boats.” Down the spine of each

planter boat is a planting of moor grass and snowberry.

These two plants are intended to enhance the continuity

between the five planter boats, create some visual separation

between the two sides, and provide the nice whisper sounds

that grasses give on a windy site.

A garden, no matter how beautiful, is always a work in progress. How will you know when your work is done?

We will be done when the main elements are in place and

the desired affect has been achieved. I have given myself

3 to 4 years to try and establish a planting that would be a

good fit, would meet the initial design ideas, and would be

maintainable by Seattle Parks. After that, hopefully we will

just be monitoring, tweaking, and doing basic maintenance

to keep the gardens going and the people coming to sit.

Seattle Works volunteers were instrumental in transforming the landscaping in Lake Union Park.

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Routh Karen Russell Jennifer Russell and

Read Handyside Bryan Rutberg Rebecca Saldana and

David McGraw Valerie Sammons Julia Sandler Joan Sandler Margaret Santolla Ellen Sauer Jocelyn Savage

and Christopher Raynham

Martin and Kathryn Saxer

Alexander Scharff Julia Schlafly Mark Schleck and Mary

Delorme ▲

Crista Schneider Carrie Schonwald Sally and Fritz

Schreder ▲

Ronald G. Schwartz Roger Scott and

Phyllis Tibbetts Alan Scott Craig Seasholes Leslie Seaton Ryan Sharp Andy Sheffer Carol Slater Jim Slattery ▲

Deborah Slivinsky Susan Smart Clayton Smith Charles Smith and

Eleanor Martinez Smith

Dorene Snyder ▲

Hugh and Joan Sobottka ▲

Joe Soldezzo Elene Soudas Joann and David

Sparks Ann-Marie Speirs Kelley Spikes Angela Spring Mary K. Stair M Lynne Stanfield Courtlandt Stanton Naomi Stein Ron and Larilyn

Stenkamp ▲

Elaine Stevens ▲

Virginia Stout Karin Strand Steven and Karen

Strong Lee Suitor Andrew Sullivan Jean and Pierre

Sundborg Johanna Surla Lucy Suzuki Shireen Tabrizi Lee and Judith

Talner ▲

Ted and Penny Tanase

Noah Tannen Samuel Taylor Michael Taylor Calvin Tennis Lynn Terpstra Pamela Thompson Leah Tivoli Norm Tjaden Alicia Toney Jerry Tonkovich Greg Torvik Signa Treat ▲

Nick Trienens Sheila Trumbull Todd Turner Alison Turner Anna Uslontseva Marnie Valenta Tracy Van Lone John Vander Sluis Leia Vandersnick Yale Varty David and Patricia

Vaughn Wade and Shirley

Vaughn ▲▲

Eleazar Vega-Gonzalez

Terence Vogel Robert Vosper CJ Voss and Anne

Lyons Roger Wagoner and

Kay Livingston ▲

Ed Waldock and Melinda Jodry ▲

Bruce Walker and Connie Gray

James Walker Halei Watkins Reitha Weeks ▲

Ted Weinberg Joan and Bob Weis Karen West Tim Whittome ▲

James and Mary Lou Wickwire ▲

Cathy Wickwire David Wiemer ▲

Tandy Williams Steve Williamson and

Pramila Jayapal Micaela Willis and

Clara Ceramique Steve Wilson

and Suzanne Heidema ▲▲

Richard Wilson Karyl Winn Jodie Wohl Julie Wood Marcia Woods Mikala Woodward Roger Wynne and

Esther Bartfeld Jesse Young Field Roast Garfield Community

Council Google Inc. Matching

Gift Program Honest Biscuits Macy’s, Inc Martin Family ▲

Sightline Institute Sound Physical

Therapy Inc Southeast Seattle

Crime Prevention Council

Swenson and Halperin Family

Wedgwood Garden Club

PUBLIC SUPPORT

King County Conservation District

Port of SeattleUniversity of

Washington Seattle Department of

NeighborhoodsSeattle Department of

Transportation

Seattle Office of Economic Development

Seattle Parks & Recreation

IN-KIND SUPPORT

Jake AbrahamsRocio ArriagaKim BaldwinMaisha BarnettJanine BlaelochBruce BlumeLiza BurkeKevin BurrellTom ByersJoel DeJongAndrea DwyerPeter DykstraBarbara FeaseyKathy FowellsCasey GiffordMeredith HallTerry HolmeAaron JeffersonJosh LipskyPeter MasundireYalonda Gill MasundireMarkum McIntryreYasmin MehdiMichael MertaAlison MillimanTom NeirJill ParrettBill PeaseStephen ReillyAlberto RodriguezLara RoseMarc Seligson

Michael ShiosakiTucker ShouseCari SimsonRobert StrongDennis WiseBarbara WrightAmazon.comBill and Melinda Gates

FoundationBlume CompanyCIDBIAColumbia City BakeryCommunity Kitchens

NorthwestConcord Elementary

PTSADuwamish River

Cleanup CoalitionDuwamish Rowing

ClubEnvironmental

Coalition of South Seattle

Friends of Desimone Park

Friends of Rainier Beach Urban Farm

Hilliards BeerNataworry

PhotographyOppenheimer Cine

RentalPort of SeattleRiddell WilliamsSeattle AquariumSeattle Parks and

RecreationSeattle TilthSeneca GroupSouth Park Information

and Resource Center

South Park Senior Center

Vulcan Inc

HONOR GIFTS

Seattle Parks Foundation received gifts in honor of the following between January 1, 2014 and March 19, 2015

Jordan AdamsThatcher BaileyChris BeahlerDiane BentonCindy BerdanMichael BerglundWilliam BiddleKristine BlikWoody and Vanessa

BrentonBill BrinkSue CastonguayYvonne Chen and Sam

LeBarronAnne and Franklin C

ChiuJack & Carole

ChristiansonDevor Makepeace

Barton and Christine Cole

Jim Compton and Kit Kelly

Rosemary Cotter & Emma Cotter

Shane Harris CoulterDaniel Crayne and

Charles SmithPete and Pat CurranKathleen DaytonDorothy DubsonKathleen Dunn

Pemberley and Hayden Dunn

Bill DunwiddieBob EhrlichmanRobert and Yvonne

Euler Susan T. FortneyJoel Crager and

Theresa FrankleLori & Larry GanFlora GoldthwaiteFlorence Sonders

Gordon and William Gordon

Monica GrovesMax HadleyGrace HavenHoward James HentzElliott HitzelHarry HoffmanVelma Irene HolstromBonnie HoppinJohn and Meagan

IncardonaAnita JohnsonCatherine Joy JohnsonViola KetzenbargerLuke and Jane KimesDalwyn Nobles KnightMarcia Koren Ellen LookJean LovellRandy MartensPatrick MashekGary K. MerrillRobbie MilneRob MohnThierry MoreauDominik MoritzTed MyersJack, Mary, and Ronnie

NettlePaul NorrisDavid NotkinMatria O’HoraCharles OrdineMargaret G. ParkerHerb PiasTobey PierceIla Edith PollockAndy RasmussenDavid Reyes and

Stephen HeggRhys Kim RobbingsMaggie SantollaAbe SchaibleRichard SenseneyKaren and Dale ShigakiRohan Ethan Umdor-

SinghClaude and Susan

SoudahDavid and Laurel

StitzhalDavid SullivanJohn W. ThomasRudy & Katie VukelicWendy WaplingerHarriet (Sunny) & Julia

(Julie) WarkentineLee WarneckeAlexander Paul

WeilandNoah Kent WestonJean WheelerIsaac WinterThe 12th ManThe Lavorinis FamilyRufus

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*

SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION

* Founding board member

Welcome Simran Manhas

Our new foundation coordinator, Simran Manhas, gets much inspiration from the many community partners she is getting to know around the city. “Seeing all that our partners accomplish gives me a new sense of excitement and wonder,” she says. “And learning so much about our parks inspires me to spend more time outdoors.”

Simran was born in the Seattle area and earned her B.A. in English literature from Western Washington University in 2010. Simran enjoys spending time in parks near the water, such as Seward Park and the Arboretum. A former competitive swimmer, she is drawn to the peacefulness of water.

Support volunteers and community leaders who are

building and caring for a thriving, accessible, and connected system

of public spaces for all people

GiveBIGMay 5, 2015

All your contributions will be generously matched by an anony-

mous donor to Seattle Parks Foundation.

Thank You!

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