August 24:

National Coalition Building Institute, Seattle Chapter

August 23:

Pacific Northwest Needle Arts Guild

August 14:

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August 12:

Neighborhoods First! Coalition

UNCHS Community Management and Development

CMP site map

Poverty, Participation and Government Enablement

July 28:

Drive for Smiles

Three golfers will visit 30 West Coast golf courses to raise money for Operation Smile, a volunteer medical program that reconstructs cleft lips, cleft palates and related birth defects in indigent children in many countries. Starting in Seattle, the three will tour golf courses in Washington, Oregon and California between Saturday, August 14 and Friday, September 17.

July 10:

Highland Park Action Committee

HPAC is a group of concerned citizens of the Highland Park area of West Seattle who work together to address community issues, increase public safety and maintain the quality of life. A group of residents formed HPAC in 1991 after a string of arsons along 16th Ave SW. HPAC usually meets at a local meeting hall on the third Monday of each month from 7:00 to 8:30 PM.

June 30:

Washington State Diversity Network

The Washington State Diversity Network holds monthly forums where employers and community based organizations come together to match current employment openings with diverse job seekers. Employers bring their job openings to local meetings held each month in Spokane and several cities in western Washington, and CBOs bring resumes of their "job ready" clients. All meetings are free and are fully accessible to persons with disabilities. WSDN has had a high rate of successful job placements resulting directly from the contacts made at these meetings.

The job openings presented by employers range from unskilled, entry level positions to management jobs. They include part-time, full-time, temporary, temp-to-perm and permanent positions. Those attending the meetings represent small, medium and large companies and include public and private sector employers and staffing services.

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June 28:

Bahia Street

Bahia Street gives young girls from the shantytowns of Salvador, in Northeastern Brazil, the tutoring they need to catch up, and then the education to become professional working women with the leadership skills to bring about social change. Please contact Dr. Margaret Willson at bahiaweb@scn.org.

June 26:

Tweeters Birding Email

Tweeters is the Cascadia region birders mailing list, serving Washington, British Columbia and parts of Oregon and Idaho. Some subscribers are expert birders, and others are beginners or just have an interest in the subject. Anyone may subscribe. Unique field trip reports, interesting sightings, unusual bird anecdotes, scientific queries and questions for the experts are all welcome. The Web archives are updated every day with a new daily digest. Another Web link lets you read today's latest messages. You can view photos of birds, and follow links to many other birdwatching sites.

June 14:

Self-Employment Resource Group

SERG brings together aspiring and established entrepreneurs to share ideas and resources, and to encourage each other to launch their businesses and run them successfully. SERG holds monthly meetings with speakers, and provides an e-mail list and a newsgroup for sharing information and asking questions of other entrepreneurs.

Friends of Pritchard Beach Park

Pritchard Beach Park, on the shores of Lake Washington, is home to the largest wetlands restoration effort in the city of Seattle. More than four acres of wet park land that was used as a city nursery is being restored to a marshy, wildlife-friendly wetland. The Pritchard Beach Wetland/Wildlife Education Center works with nearby schools to teach students about the benefits and functions of wetlands. The Friends of Pritchard Beach Park is the volunteer neighborhood organization formed to oversee this transformation and be the stewards of this unique place nestled in between Seward Park, Rainier Beach and Pritchard Island.

Cappella Romana

Cappella Romana is a vocal chamber ensemble that explores the musical traditions of the Christian West and East. Its name comes from the medieval Roman oikoumene (inhabited world), which included not only "Old" Rome and Western Europe but also "New Rome" (Constantinople) and its commonwealth of Slavic and Syriac countries. Cappella Romana's professional singers sing the Slavic and Byzantine repertories in their original languages, making more accessible two great musical traditions that are little-known in the West. The ensemble offers annual concert series in Portland and Seattle, featuring works ranging from medieval chant and polyphony to twentieth-century choral music and chamber music.

June 7:

Experimental Aircraft Association, Chapter 441

EAA Chapter 441's technical counselors and flight advisors help members who are building experimental light planes. The Chapter meets at 7:30 PM on the fourth Monday of each month in the Mellema Hangar at Crest Airpark near Covington, in south King County.

June 5:

SCN Earth Menu

The updated Earth menu includes more links to western Washington and other environmental information.

June 1:

African American / Jewish Coalition for Justice

The AAJCJ promotes economic justice, combats hate crimes and develops cooperation between members of both communities. The Coalition is open to all who share these goals, regardless of race or religion.

The "Meet, Greet, & Eat" potluck dinner and annual meeting is Wednesday, June 23 at 6:30 PM at Temple DeHirsch Sinai at 16th and Union in Seattle. Bill Wassmuth, director of the Northwest Coalition Against Malicious Harassment, will speak. The AAJCJ Summer Picnic is Sunday, July 18 on the Mercer Island waterfront. Meet at Hertl-Ner Tamid Congregation at 3700 East Mercer Way. For more information about either event, call (206) 781-6654 or e-mail aajcj@scn.org.

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