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In
this July
2006 UPDATE you will
find...
Have
you been to our website lately? Check out the Community Calendar! Keep current by checking www.pepswestseattle.org
frequently. Please make sure to keep us informed should your email
or mailing address change.
Share your ideas with us anytime – we value your feedback and are
happy to post events or announcements of interest to West Seattle PEPS
families! 1. PEPS Needs Volunteer Group Leaders
in West Seattle PEPS
needs volunteer group leaders for both day and evening groups in West
Seattle. This is a wonderful
way to “give back” to PEPS and meet new friends in West Seattle. PEPS provides training, and
co-leading a group with your partner or friend is OK, too! The next training session is scheduled for
Wednesday July 26 from 5:30-9:30pm.
For
more information, please contact Paige at paigek@pepsgroup.org or 547-8570,
ext. 15. 2. Kids Fun Fest @ Hiawatha Community
Center Hours
of fun featuring carnival games, refreshments, dunk tank, children’s
entertainment, face painting & more. Previous year’s events featured
appearances by the Seattle Fire Department, the Seafair Pirates and West
Seattle Hi Yu Court. Co-Sponsored by Husky Deli & West Seattle
Hi-Yu. For ages 5-11.
Free! Friday
July 14 12
noon - 3 p.m. 3. West Seattle Summer
Fest Formerly
referred to as “the Street Fair”, this year’s event promises to be better
than ever with an improved kid play area, the
Family
Fun Zone,
including a climbing wall, dinosaurs, and a giant 36-foot long
crocodile! Also, an Animal
Education Area sponsored by Next to Nature helps kids (and adults) learn
about the wonderful efforts of local animal support groups, as well as the
End Zone, featuring professional skateboarding demos. The usual food, music, and arts
& crafts booths will all be on hand for a great weekend! For more info: http://www.westseattlefestival.com/index.html Friday
– Sunday July 14-16 West
Seattle Junction 4. West Seattle Sportmans’ Club Kids
Fishing Derby Fishing and festivities at Seacrest
Marina begin at 8am and go to 11am when prizes are awarded! Everyone is welcome at this annual
event to fish in the trout pond - poles are provided. More experienced fishermen may
want to attempt to fish off the pier; a limited number of poles for pier
fishing will be available.
The Derby is open to all kids 12 and under with adult supervision …
and it’s free! (Donations to
Hi-Yu or WS Sportsman’s Club are welcome.) Sunday July
16 Seacrest
Marina 8am-
11am 5. West Seattle
Parade It’s a tradition! The Rotary Club Kiddies Parade
starts at 10am at Genesee & California, with the American Legion
full-on parade beginning at 11am at Landers Street in the Admiral
Junction, ending at Edmunds Street.
If
we get at least 10 people to respond to this email, we will show up at the
Kiddie Parade with the West Seattle PEPS banner and lots of balloons &
candy!!! Email now if you
will come with your strollers, bikes or trikes and march with us: amy@dalydonovan.com Saturday July
22 West Seattle
Junction 10am Kiddies
Parade; 11am American Legion Grand Parade 6. Westside Baby’s 5th Annual
STUFF THE
BUS! Come
help stuff the baby bus full of diapers at the West Seattle Farmers
Market. This year’s challenge is to collect 8,000 disposable diapers … can
you help us meet this goal?
This event keeps Westside Baby and its clients in diapers for at
least two months! If you’ll miss this event, consider
holding a Diaper Drive at
your school, business, church, PEPS group, or among a group of
friends. Diapers are the
single-most important item needed by Westside Baby to support its clients,
needy families in West Seattle and White Center. Westside Baby makes it easy for
you with a Diaper Drive Kit including posters, flyers, communication
pieces and a handy tote bag.
Please contact info@westsidebaby.org or
206-767-1662. For more
information, visit www.westsidebaby.org.
Sunday
July 23 West
Seattle Farmers Market 10am
– 2pm 7. West Seattle
Pre-Schools Check
out this comprehensive list of West Seattle pre-schools, including contact
info, age groups served, and additional notes to help you find the right
place for your child. Find it
on our website:
www..pepswestseattle.org,
Special
thanks to Fiona Preedy, Kimberly MacDonald, and Laura Scales
for putting together this great resource. ******************
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