Community Walking Improvements: Vote Extended Until March 1st

These are the final two days for Phase 2 ranking in the competitive Neighborhood Street Fund grant. The Sacajawea Elementary Community: Safer Pedestrian Connections on NE 90th Street project is in the Sacajawea walk zone and needs community support to become a finalist. 

This project will complete the missing sidewalk on NE 90th St between 17th Avenue NE and Lake City Way. 

The top projects are separated by only a slim margin! If you support the sidewalk, please take a minute to create an account at https://nsf.consider.it and rate the project a high priority. Ranking ends March 1st.

Thank you for helping us advocate for walking improvements in the neighborhood!

Come Play Ultimate Frisbee with the Sacajawea Samurai!

The Sacajawea Samurai Ultimate Frisbee Team is now registering players for the Spring 2019 season! All genders are invited to play on our Mixed-Genders team, and registration is open to all 3rd through 5th graders! Practices will be once a week on Fridays starting 3/1 and games will be on Saturdays 3/9-4/27 with playoffs 5/4 and 5/11. Cost per player is $50 for the season and includes team jersey, league registration, and Ultimate-quality frisbee. Scholarships are available, please just ask! 

Not sure if you want to play? Come to our first practice and decide! We will gather at the Maple Leaf park at 4:00-5:30 pm (east side of the big field, up the hill from the baseball fields, location map ) for a "Frisboree" between returning and new players. Not familiar with Ultimate Frisbee? Check out more about the sport at DiscNW.

To register your 3rd-5th grader, to let us know you’re interested, or if you have any questions, please contact Claudine Miller (themillage@gmail.com). 

Buy Auction Tickets Now and Be Entered to Win a Lyft to the Event

Every person who buys their ticket before this Friday, Feb. 15th, at 8pm will be entered into a drawing for one of three Lyft gift cards ($40 value).

Join us on March 2nd at the Landing at Tyee for the Annual Sacajawea Party and Auction! It's our biggest fundraiser of the year with a goal of raising $45,000. 

With delicious food from Mojitos, the Student Art Auction, and the Dessert Dash, there's fun to be had by all.

Remember, your contributions enable so much at Sacajawea: Instrumental Music, Visiting Musicians, Playground and Recess Staffing, Field Trip Buses, Packs for Kids, and more.

Upcoming Community Events, 2/7/19

A collection of community events curated by our Equity Team.

1. Free First Thursday. Feb 7, various. Enjoy free admission to NAAM, SAM, MOHAI, Wing Luke, the Burke Museum, Japanese Garden and more. https://www.parentmap.com/calendar/28967

2. Kijiji Night. Feb 7 from 6:00pm–9:00pm at Seattle Art Museum. Free. http://seattleartmuseum.org/visit/calendar/events?EventId=63398

3. Exploring Racism in the Women's Suffrage Movement. Feb 7 from 6:30pm–8:00pm at Seattle First Baptist Church. Free. https://www.facebook.com/events/575124869628168/

4. Black History Month Artist Showcase: Aramis O. Hamer. Feb 8 4:00pm–5:00pm at Renton Library. Free. https://kcls.bibliocommons.com/events/5c25561f664f462a009b1f57

5. Children’s Film Festival Seattle Inspires Kids to Be the Dream. Through Feb 9 at Northwest Film Forum. $9/$12. https://childrensfilmfestivalseattle.org/2019-festival-calendar/

6. Seattle’s Chinatown-International District Lunar New Year Celebration. Feb 9 from 11:00am-4:00pm in the ID. Free. https://cidbia.org/events/lunar-new-year/

7. 10th Annual Lunar New Year Costume Contest. Feb 9 at 11:00am in front of the Northwest Asian Weekly in the ID. Free.
http://nwasianweekly.com/events/

8. Lunar New Year Celebration. Feb 9 from 11:00am–6:00pm at The Bellevue Collection. Free. https://lunarnewyear.bellevuecollection.com/

9. Lunar New Year. Feb 9 from 12:00pm–6:00pm at the Lounge by AT&T. Free. https://www.facebook.com/events/332901480651575/

10. Lunar New Year. Feb 9 from 2:00pm–4:00pm at Bellevue Botanical Garden. Free. https://bellevuebotanical.org/event/lunar-new-year-celebration/

11. 52nd Annual Lunar New Year Gala. Feb 9 from 5:30pm–9:30pm at Kane Hall Room 130 UW. $5. https://www.facebook.com/events/348912052569975/

12. Black History Month Lecture: Afrofuturism 101 with Nisi Shawl. Feb 10 at 1:00pm at Renton Library. Free. https://kcls.bibliocommons.com/events/5c2559a63d8741200065c290

13. Monday Movie Night: The Hate U Give. Feb 11 from 4:00pm– 6:00pm at Renton Highlands Library. Free. https://kcls.bibliocommons.com/events/5c256034664f462a009b222b

14. Author Talk: Zaitoun by Yasmin Khan. Feb 11 at 6:30 pm at the Book Larder. Free, RSVP. https://www.booklarder.com/events/info/author-talk-zaitoun

15. Ralina L. Joseph Reads And Discusses 'Postracial Resistance'. Feb 12 from 7:00pm–8:00pm at Central Library. Free. https://www.spl.org/event-calendar?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D130932686

Help Rank Our Community’s Walking Improvements

Our community has a grant project proposal, Sacajawea Elementary Community: Safer Pedestrian Connections on NE 90th Street, in round 2 of the Neighborhood Street Fund Program's current funding cycle.

The biggest way you can help is to give our project a high rating during this community-input process. You can give your opinion on this project using our project link. Detailed directions are below.

The City of Seattle has made it painless and quick to set up an account to vote for your favorite projects in District 5. It takes less than a minute set up. Enter your basic info and choose Council District 5. Then rank projects. Please give this project a high ranking. It is part of a larger project plan that SDOT/Safer Routes to School and community members are working on to make all our streets safer and more accessible to enjoy by foot. 

Our momentum is strong, and if we can keep it up, we are sure to make it to the voting phase, scheduled to begin in late March. Please take a couple of minutes to rank this community project. Your voice truly makes a difference!

If you’d like to get on a mailing list, get more information, or get involved in creating a more walk-friendly community, contact Karla Sclater (SAC mom) atkarla.sclater@outlook.com. 

Please share this information with your neighbors (here's our project flyer). This work includes the entire Sacajawea Elementary community, so people do not have to have children in our school. This project will benefit everyone!