The City of Kirkland, as part of its Sustainability Master Plan, is encouraging drivers to turn their engines off if waiting more than 10 seconds to pick up someone or something. It takes less fuel to restart than 10 seconds of idling and is actually better for your engine than burning partially combusted fuel. It saves money (estimates are that Americans spend $11M every day idling), and it’s unquestionably better for the environment (less pollution, less fossil fuel consumption). Find more info at https://iturnitoff.com/#/savings, and see this PDF on the city web site.
Author: Kirkland Interfaith Network
Volunteers Needed for an Outdoor Community Event Supporting Plum Court Residents
Volunteers Needed!
Join us in sharing kindness to others!
Volunteers Needed for an Outdoor Community Event Supporting Plum Court Residents
Plum Court Apartments
451 4th Avenue S
Kirkland, WA 98033
June 11, 2022 4PM-7PM
Set up starts at 3PM – Any time you can help is appreciated!
Give the Gift of Your Time or Donate Supplies for Outdoor Activities!
Help Needed with set-up, food serving, clean-up, and other miscellaneous tasks.
Donation Suggestions: Sidewalk Chalk, Jump Ropes, Hula Hoops, Washable Paint, Paintbrushes, Paper Places, Napkins, Baby Wipes
For more information, contact Jenny Sommer
jennysommer85@gmail.com
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Help KIN support Afghan refugee families
Kirkland Interfaith Network has learned of two Afghan families who were resettled in Kirkland after evacuation from the Kabul airport in September. Since that time, St. John Vianney Catholic Church has played an important part in organizing material support as well as a team of dedicated volunteers to help these families. The journey to a new life is long and difficult, and one significant obstacle is finding and funding affordable housing for the families beginning on August 1. KIN is using some of our general funds to get this started, by matching donations (up to a total of $3000) that are made to KIN by members of our congregations and others in the community. If you would like to contribute to this effort, please make a donation at https://www.kirklandinterfaith.net/donate and note “Afghan refugee support.” Funds raised that are so designated will be used exclusively to support Afghan refugees, which may include others beyond these two initial families. KIN is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and qualifies for most employer matching gift programs. Please share this post with others!
The Alaska Suite: a story of beauty, loss and hope
The City of Kirkland and Kirkland Interfaith Network invite you to a live streaming performance of The Alaska Suite by the Nelda Swiggett Quintet on Thursday, April 22, 2021, 7:30PM to 8:45PM. The event will be live streamed on LoudSwell and on the City of Kirkland Facebook page. No registration is needed.
The Alaska Suite features a five-piece chamber jazz ensemble performing the original music of Seattle pianist and composer Nelda Swiggett. The performance engages the power of artistic expression — live music, spoken words, images and poetry — to connect audiences deeply and emotionally to the scientific realities of climate change. Ultimately a story of hope, the performance leaves audiences inspired to take action, and play a role in facilitating society’s response to climate change.
“The combination of the music, your spoken words, and the images was magnificent. What a beautiful way to communicate many facets of climate change, and to draw people in.” — Elizabeth Burton
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- Nelda Swiggett – piano, compositions, narrative, curated images
- Julian Smedley – violin
- Clif Swiggett – trombone, percussion
- Chris Symer – bass
- Adam Kessler – drums
- Jill McGrath – poetry
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For more information visit https://www.kirklandwa.gov/Whats-Happening/Community-Events/Public-Works-Department-Events/Alaska-Suite
Come to the KIN 2020 VIRTUAL Alternative Gift Fair on December 5!
For over 25 years, KIN has been organizing and hosting an Alternative Gift Fair, and we’re adapting to our new environment by taking the Fair VIRTUAL! Bring your holiday shopping list and join us to meet representatives of 15 different non-profits, who can tell you about their work, and how you can support it in honor of someone on your list. You can tailor your donations to please the person you are honoring and get a gift card that you can give or send. No wrapping, no boxes – just a simple and meaningful remembrance.
How will this work? Please register for the Fair via Eventbrite, and we’ll send you the link to the Fair Zoom. You can come on December 5 anytime between 11AM and 3PM and choose which organizations you’d like to learn more about. We’ll send you to whichever breakout rooms you’d like to go where you can chat with the volunteer or staff. No pressure to make a decision right there – when you leave, you’ll have all the information you need to ponder and then donate.
We are also supporting Ten Thousand Villages, Seattle’s non-profit Fair trade store. They will tell you how to “shop” the store online, and then pick up your purchases right here in Kirkland the next week. Another gift idea that will support a family in need via their beautiful handiwork.
Sign up now by going to https://tinyurl.com/KINFair2020. We’ll email you the Zoom link for the Fair before it starts.
Support Attain Housing at the KIN Alternative Gift Fair on November 16!
At Kirkland Interfaith Network’s Alternative Gift Fair you can make a donation in the name of your loved one to any of two dozen wonderful local, national, and international non-profit organizations. One of those is Attain Housing. They help families on the Eastside emerge from homelessness by providing transitional housing and case management, providing funds to help families avoid eviction or move into new housing, serving weekly community suppers, and more.
When you make a donation at the fair, you receive a lovely card to give to your loved one explaining the donation that was made in their honor. No malls, no lines, no wrapping, and no wondering if it is the right size and color. Best of all it is a gift you give twice as it will bless someone in our community, nation, or world that is in need as well as your loved one.
Join us at the Peter Kirk Community Center behind the Kirkland Performance Center on Saturday, November 16, between 10AM and 4PM. The address is 352 Kirkland Avenue in downtown Kirkland. Parking is available at Kirkland Urban and at the Kirkland Library.
Let this holiday season be filled with joy, surprise, and meaning with a gift from the KIN Alternative Gift Fair. See you there!
For more info on Attain Housing, visit http://attainhousing.org.
Support Babies of Homelessness at the KIN Alternative Gift Fair on November 16!
At Kirkland Interfaith Network’s Alternative Gift Fair you can make a donation in the name of your loved one to any of two dozen wonderful local, national, and international non-profit organizations. One of those is Babies of Homelessness. They’re a crisis response team delivering necessities like diapers, baby wipes and formula to families with children experiencing homelessness in the Puget Sound.
When you make a donation at the fair, you receive a lovely card to give to your loved one explaining the donation that was made in their honor. No malls, no lines, no wrapping, and no wondering if it is the right size and color. Best of all it is a gift you give twice as it will bless someone in our community, nation, or world that is in need as well as your loved one.
Join us at the Peter Kirk Community Center behind the Kirkland Performance Center on Saturday, November 16, between 10AM and 4PM. The address is 352 Kirkland Avenue in downtown Kirkland. Parking is available at Kirkland Urban and at the Kirkland Library.
Let this holiday season be filled with joy, surprise, and meaning with a gift from the KIN Alternative Gift Fair. See you there!
For more info on Babies of Homelessness, visit http://www.babiesofhomelessness.org.
Come to the KIN Alternative Gift Fair on November 16!
The winter holidays are just around the corner. Avoid the stress of giving the perfect gift to your friends and family with a gift that is truly meaningful!
At Kirkland Interfaith Network’s Alternative Gift Fair you can make a donation in the name of your loved one to two dozen wonderful local, national, and international non-profit organizations.
How does it work? You make a donation that can purchase a new window for a house being built by Habitat for Humanity, or pay for the training of a Hero Rat for landmine removal, or a night in a shelter for a homeless family.
You will receive a lovely card to give to your loved one explaining the donation that was made in their honor. No malls, no lines, no wrapping, and no wondering if it is the right size and color. Best of all it is a gift you give twice as it will bless someone in our community, nation, or world that is in need as well as your loved one.
Join us at the Peter Kirk Community Center behind the Kirkland Performance Center on Saturday, November 16, between 10AM and 4PM. The address is 352 Kirkland Avenue in downtown Kirkland. Parking is available at Kirkland Urban and at the Kirkland Library.
Let this holiday season be filled with joy, surprise, and meaning with a gift from the KIN Alternative Gift Fair. See you there!
If you’d like to help let people know about the fair, click here to download materials: 11×17-color, 11×17-gray, 8.5×11-color, 8.5×11-BW, 2-up-5.5×8.5-color, 2-up-5.5×8.5-BW, 4-up-4.25×5.5-color, 4-up-4.25×5.5-BW. And please share this post!
SAVE THE DATE! KIN Alternative Gift Fair, November 16, 2019
Even though we’re in the thick of summer fun, it’s not too early to start thinking about those folks on our holiday shopping list. This year the KIN Alternative Holiday Gift Fair will once again be held at the Peter Kirk Community Center in downtown Kirkland, on Saturday, November 16, 10AM-4PM.
It is a fun time and a great way to get all of your holiday shopping done at once while supporting a wide range of local, national, and international nonprofit organizations that are making the world a better place.
Put us on your calendar and make this wonderful event a part of your holiday tradition.
Walk with FIRE in Kirkland’s 4th of July parade!
Fostering Interfaith Relationships on the Eastside (FIRE), a non-profit group that works to build trust and understanding among faith communities, invites members of all faith traditions and communities to walk with them in the 2018 Kirkland 4th of July Parade. The theme of the parade is “United We Stand”, which aligns well with FIRE’s mission.
Participants are encouraged to wear clothing typical for their faith to help show the diversity of faiths participating in the group, T-shirts promoting peace and understanding, or other clothing of their choice. Those walking should wear sensible shoes; hats and sunscreen are advised. Participants are welcome to carry signs and banners promoting peace, love, unity, and understanding.
The parade starts at Noon. It follows a route through Marina Park and around the downtown core, a total walking distance of about one mile. Participants are asked to line up at the designated point in the Market neighborhood north of Heritage Park by 11AM. The position in the parade and the exact location at which the FIRE group will assemble will be assigned around July 1.
Those interested in participating should email RSVP@fire-wa.org. Information on the group’s position in the parade, assembly point, and recommended parking locations will be sent before the parade date.
For more information on the parade including the route, visit http://celebratekirklandorg /parade.htm. For further information, email info@fire-wa.org .