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 the KIN Alternative Giving Fair you can make a donation in the name of your recipient to wonderful local, national, and international nonprofit 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 that can 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 recipient 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 on Saturday November 3rd between 9AM and 4PM. The address is 352 Kirkland Ave in downtown Kirkland.
Let this holiday season be filled with joy, surprise, and meaning with a gift from the KIN Alternative Holiday Giving Fair. See you there!
Northlake Unitarian Universalist Church screens a “Meaningful Movie” on the third Friday of each month. On May 19, 2017, the film will be “The Long Night”. Set in Seattle, the feature documentary film gives voice and meaning to the crisis of minors who are forced and coerced into the American sex trade. The film weaves together the stories of seven people whose lives are forever changed by domestic minor sex trafficking. The showing starts at 7PM at NUUC. Admission is free; donations accepted. For more information, visit 
At the KIN Meeting in May, we learned that Imagine Housing is planning now for the grand opening of Athene, the new affordable senior housing project in Totem Lake. They expect to open at the end of November and be filled by the end of December. There will be 91 units, 20 of which are reserved for seniors who had been homeless.
United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is responding to the many migrants fleeing war-torn regions such as Syria. To support UMCOR in this cause, please donate to 
Are you or someone you know struggling to pay the electric bill? Hopelink’s energy assistance program may be able to help. Call the appointment line at 1-800-348-7144. The best time to call the line is Monday through Thursday at 9AM.
Have you ever wanted to volunteer but were not sure where to get started? At