Mar
28
West Seattle Raffles for Japan
Yesterday was a great day in West Seattle! 28+ businesses opened their doors for business with the purpose of donating a portion of their profits to “West Seattle for Japan”, as one large community effort. “Initial deposits are in: 7 of 28 participating businesses have collected $3665.11 This is an exciting number to report this early in the collection, and remember all these funds will be matched…” the West Seattle Herald reports.
The tragic earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 11th, 2011 is beyond a horror that any of us can imagine. We watched, feeling helpless, as houses were ripped off their foundations, cars picked up and carried through the raging waters that were once streets, men, women and children running for safety, many of them not making the race. Dave Montoure of West 5 couldn’t just sit by and do nothing (see story here and here), so he started in on a plan offering the idea of a day of community where all the businesses and residents of West Seattle could band together and make a difference. This plan allowed us all to do something active with the situation – because as a single person, it’s often hard to make a difference, but a community can move mountains and that is what we did!
It was a day of fun across the neighborhood, with film crews and local media adding to the excitement. People were out enjoying their favorite places, making oragami cranes, tasting wine, running into neighbors and having an all around great time, all the while knowing that their dollars were going to a greater cause. The opportunity to add to this fund is not over yet, it just so happens that our tweet-up for this month was planned for this coming Thursday, 3/31/11, at West 5. With the creation of the “West Seattle for Japan” event, we decided to add a raffle into the picture. WS businesses have graciously donated some great prizes and you can still be a part of that raffle!
What is a Tweet-up you ask? It goes with basic premise QuallyQue West Seattle and West Seattle on Social Media was built on; connecting community, strengthening the bonds between business and neighbors. We have a monthly Tweet-up, usually on every 4th Thursday, organized to bring neighbors together – ones that have met online, to meet in person, or just neighbors wanting to meet others in their community. Everyone is welcome at these events, you don’t have to be on Twitter (although we may tweet about you:) )
Some of the prizes offered so far include:
- A One-night stay and breakfast for two at Crystal Mountain Hotels compliments of QuallyQue.
- A gift certificate for 2 tickets to any show at Arts West Playhouse.
- A $25 gift certificate to Cherry Consignment.
- A $25 gift certificate to Village Green Perennial Nursery.
- A $50 gift certificate to Christos on Alki.
- Two $25 gift certificates to Spring Hill.
- A gift certificate for Knows Perfume.
- A bottle of Patterson Cellars 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon signed by the wine maker from Bin 41 Wines and QuallyQue.
- A $100 credit to LoqalWave.
- Two copies of Fable III for XBox 360.
more still coming in… (if you are a business and would like to donate, contact Nancy at QuallyQue.)
A big thank you to three West Seattle businesses are selling tickets to the raffle now through Wednesday close. Capers, Bin 41 Wine and Cherry Consignment have kindly offered to handle these sales so we can further the donation to West Seattle for Japan. Prizes will be drawn at the Tweetup on Thursday from 5:30 to 7:30 at West Five, but you do not have to be present to win. We will be tweeting, FB posting and emailing prize winners. Then we’ll send out prizes by mail, or deliver if they are too big to send.
If you missed it, watch this King 5 account of the day…
