Get your ‘Grown in Ballard’ gear
Playing off the Swedish Medical Center “Born in Ballard” campaign, one local preschool is selling “Grown in Ballard” gear for little Ballard munchkins (and adults.) The fundraiser is for the …
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Fundraising for the Big Climb for Leukemia
On Sunday, March 21st, Ballardite Reba will be climbing 1311 steps (that’s 69 flights of stairs) for the Big Climb for Leukemia. The trouble is, “I’m getting a bit desperate …
Pancake Breakfast a success for Loyal Heights CC
Updated: The annual Pancake Breakfast at the Loyal Heights Community Center (2101 NW 77th St) was a success! On Sunday morning neighbors from around Ballard made their way to the …
Breakfast and dinner for two Ballard groups
This Sunday, let someone else do the cooking. For breakfast, head over to the Loyal Heights Community Center (2101 NW 77th St) for the pancake breakfast, their biggest fundraiser of …
This is one way to use your Empty Bowl
The bowls sold at the Empty Bowls fundraiser came in all shapes and sizes. Angie emailed us, “An alternative use for bowls from the Empty Bowl fundraiser…” “My brother’s family …
Empty Bowls raises thousands for charity
They came, they ate, they danced and they raised thousands of dollars to help fight hunger. People packed the house at the Empty Bowls fundraiser on Saturday at the Ballard …
Ballard High School auction next weekend
The Ballard High School PTSA invites the community to “2010 A BASH ODYSSEY,” the auction fundraiser for the high school. The BASH will be held next Saturday, March 6th at …
Empty Bowls event Saturday, volunteers needed
This coming Saturday is the 2nd annual Empty Bowls fundraiser and organizers are still looking for volunteers. Nancy McKinney with the Ballard Food Bank sent us a note that volunteers …
Jam for Haiti at Egan’s this Thursday
Egan’s Ballard Jam House has quite the line-up to jam the night away this Thursday. Starting at 7 p.m., more than 25 local musicians (see the flyer here) will take …
Whittier Elementary PTA looking for auction items
Every two years, the Whittier PTA holds a fundraising auction to support key school programs such as the school nurse, the library, tutoring, art docents and scholarships for enrichment programs. …
Volunteers needed for LHCC Pancake Breakfast
The Loyal Heights Community Center Pancake Breakfast is their biggest fundraiser of the year. This year, the breakfast will be held on Sunday, March 7th from 8 a.m. to noon …
Ballardites helping Haiti recovery efforts
As we’ve written about (here, here & here), Ballard businesses are raising money for the relief efforts in Haiti. Here are a few more: The Matador: Today, all net proceeds …