SAVE THE DATE

MAY 2010
CONTRIBUTORS:
Joice Barnard Marlys Erickson Barbara Flynn Mary Kollar Michele Peterson Rainelle Sizemore

June 27

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DESIGN:
Clockwork Studios www.clockworkstudios.com

Working to preserve and enhance the traditions and diversity of the Pike Place Market community by helping to raise funds for the Pike Market Medical Clinic, Child Care & Preschool, Senior Center, the Downtown Food Bank and special historical and community projects.

YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS

Larry Lancaster for the job. By: Mary Kollar, Market Foundation Volunteer Larry Lancaster and his wife Marge Levy take time this month of Memorial Day to reflect on their years of volunteer service assisting fundraising events for the Pike Place Market Foundation. Both are theoretically retired, Larry from Boeing, Marge from occupations affiliated with art, including Dean of the School of Art at the University of Michigan. They like to remember their first event, the Going Places Auction where they offered a couple of hours to blow up balloons or arrange auction donations. Then a last minute donation of a Segway arrived. Commandeered to demonstrate it, Larry wove skillfully through the hotel lobby and between tables, giving potential bidders driving lessons. A two-to-three hour volunteer shift grew to eight by the evenings end, and Larry was hooked.

If you want to run the raffle wheel at the Market Foundation Sunset Supper, you will have to fight

Over years of memorable volunteer opportunities, Sunset Supper remains Larry and Marges favorite event. It feels like were on vacation, Marge recalls from last summer. We take the bus down to the Market on a warm evening and stand on cobblestones for five hours without getting tired. We are part of a community of caring people sharing a common spirit with the restaurateurs and other volunteers, including many young people. Its a nice generational thing. Larry spins the raffle wheel so he interacts with hundreds of people caught up in the evenings energy. He admires Seattles generosity recalling one regular ticket holder who buys 25 tickets, winning ten big prizes and a man who drops $250 getting only consolations. Five tote bags later, Larry says, the man laughs and says, Its all for a good cause.
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Marge always sees friends at Sunset Supper who stop by to greet her while she passes out prizes. Marge is also an active volunteer with SAMs Sculpture Park and Pottery Northwest, The art feeds my soul; the Market feeds my body. Larry and Marge say they are fortunate to live in their community, so giving back is fundamental. At Sunset Supper Marge relishes the chance to advocate for the Market Foundation. Many people buy tickets for the annual dinner thinking they are supporting the Pike Place Market where they shop and bring visitors. They are pleasantly surprised when Marge raises four fingers: Child Care, Senior Center, Food Bank, Clinic.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

DONOR PROFILE

BACON BITS

THANK YOU

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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DONOR PROFILE
Real Networks Foundation
One year ago, Real Networks decided it would double its foundations giving to more than $1 million. This came after Real Networks staff watched the recession push community social needs through the roof and employees told management that community giving was important to them. It also came at a time when the company was experiencing losses and laying off staff. Still, the company decided to eat into its asset base to fund organizations that deliver basic human services and promote job creation and economic development. Real Networks funding decisions are made One lucky recipient of the expanded program is the Market Foundation, which received $10,000 in 2009. Those dollars were used to fund programs to help downtown Seattle workers with: Tuition assistance for 53 low-income families at the Markets Preschool at a rate they can afford, helping parents keep their jobs; We are grateful to have such a generous company as our neighbor. by a group of employees, two of whom visited the Market, learned our story, and spread their enthusiasm to others. In addition, Real Networks employees play key roles on three Market boardsthe Senior Center, Preschool and Market Foundation. The Senior Center served its 1,775 members more than 40,000 breakfasts and lunches. The Food Bank distributed a whopping 528,894 pounds of groceries to its 3,880 clients. Patients of the Clinic got more than medical carethey also made 2,238 visits to the ophthalmologist, the nutritionist and the diabetes educator. Groceries for 1,100 workers whose wages are so low that a Food Bank visit is needed to make ends meet. Help finding 400 temporary and permanent jobs through the Senior Centers employment program, plus breakfast before heading out to work; Medical and mental health care from the Markets Clinic for 1,300 uninsured downtown workers;

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lunches and snacks.

BACON
Sustenance from the Market
Last year, the Preschool served up a quality education for 95 children while also serving them 20,478 breakfasts,

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Lancaster and Levy are a couple with symbiotic enthusiasm. As they share their memories, they embellish each others stories, retrieving details the other failed to mention. Their work seems less a backward look and more a current commitment where todays work creates tomorrows memories. Volunteering offers Larry and Marge an opportunity to do something new. It gives energy and excitement to our lives without the burden of extended responsibility. They praise the Foundation staff and other volunteers who are organized for fundraising events. They know how to fit in other volunteers, identifying what personality is the right fit for a job. In all the excitement of Sunset Supper, auctions, or the home tourall events

We are part of a community of caring people sharing a common spirit with the restaurateurs and other volunteers, including many young people.
Marge Levy for which Marge and Larry volunteer imagining the many recipients of the Foundations largesse cheers them. Marge Levy and Larry Lancaster appreciate their part in that community too, one that extends blocks from their Queen Anne Hill home to the cobblestones of the Pike Place Market where its residents live better lives for the joyful work of volunteers.

528,894
pounds of groceries

1,775 members
served

20,478 kids meals 2,238 medical visits

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THANK YOU
Knitting Up A Storm
A big thanks to the knitting groups at So Much Yarn in Belltown. Over 100 hats, scarves and mittens have been delivered to the Market Foundation for members of the Senior Center and children who attend the Preschool. The knitters meet weekly and knit up a little of everything, in addition to hats, mittens and scarves, they may also produce blankets and shawls. Read more about the knitting project for the Market Foundation on the web: http://seattleknittersguild.org/ listmanager/NewsletterApril2010.pdf Interested in joining one of the groups? Drop by So Much Yarn at 2107 Elliot Avenue, Suite 204 or call 206.443.0727.

Follow Us!

OMISSIONS
Many thanks to the Seattle Symphony for fulfilling a Giving Tree wish for one of the Markets senior residents. Your gift made a big difference!

Warmest Thanks to the Seattle Hotel Association!

The Seattle Hotel Associations Evening of Hope Gala Dinner and Auction in February was a great success. They presented the Market Foundation with the proceeds of the event on April 20th a check for $195,042 to support the Markets human services. We are deeply grateful to have been selected as the beneficiary of Evening of Hope and look forward to our continued partnership with the Seattle Hotel Association.

Care for the Market Luncheon

Bruce and Blake Nordstrom were in fine form as they addressed the guests at our annual luncheon in April. Bruce reflected on his earliest days in the Nordstrom stockroom, when his father paid him 25 cents an hour out of his own pocket because Bruce wasnt yet worthy of being put on the payroll. Blake talked about how important it was to the family to share their sense of community responsibility with their employees as the company grew. After a video presentation about the Markets human service agencies, guests donated a total of $144,000. We are deeply grateful to these donors and to our corporate sponsors: Holland America, Bruce and Jeannie Nordstrom, Red Lion Hotels, Riddell Williams, and Washington Holdings. We would also like to thank these corporate supporters: Botanical Designs, Clockwork Studios, Commerce Bank, Perkins Coie, Pike Place Market PDA, Seattles Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Sterling Savings Bank.

WISH LIST
FOR LOW INCOME MARKET RESIDENTS

Bingo Games, Monopoly, Chess, Checkers, decks of cards and other games for low income seniors and Market residents.
Donations may be delivered to the Market Foundation office (Monday Friday between 9:00 and 4:00). Please contact us at 206.774.5262 or at mktfoundation@pikeplacemarket.org for directions to our office.

Stretch Your Dollars

REMINDERS

We all want to see our dollars go further especially these daysand theres an easy way for you to double or even triple the value of your Market Foundation donation! Just submit the appropriate matching gift form to your Human Resources or Payroll department and your employer will do the rest. Questions? Give us a call us at 206.774.5262.

BOARDOFDIRECTORS
Kim Anderson Mark Barbieri Richard Berkowitz Carol Binder Rebecca Bogard President DeeAnn Burman Jeffrey Calkins Debbie M. Campbell Lynn Claudon Elizabeth Coppinger Peter Danelo Vice-President Jim Fattore Susan Finneran Secretary Joe Fuller Tim Fuller Sally Garrett Bill Hanneman Treasurer David Hasson Theresa Pan Hosley Paul Ishii Janie Johnson Jerri Lane Sen. Ed Murray Jaime Neal Pat Patterson Rep. Eric Pettigrew Anne Redman Michael Richards Lisa Samson Craig Schafer Jackson Schmidt Barbara Shickich Janeen Simmons Joe Slattery Warren Stickney David Watkins Conrad Wouters Evelyn P. Yenson

THE MARKET FOUNDATION

Name: _____________________________________________ Email: __________________________ Address: ___________________________________________________________________________ City, State, ZIP: _______________________________________________________________________ Phone (Daytime): _____________________________________________________________________

I WANT TO SUPPORT THE MARKET FOUNDATION.

q My employer will match my gift. Employer name ____________________________________ q Enclosed is my completed matching gift form. q Ive submitted an online match request to my employer.

q I want to make a gift in memory/honor of: ________________________________________ q Please notify (name & full address) of my gift ________________________________________

q Enclosed is my check made payable to THE MARKET FOUNDATION Please charge my: q VISA q MC q Am Ex q Discover Amount $ _________________________________________ Acct # ___________________________________________ Expiration date _____________ Security Code ___________ q Please send me information on the bequest matching program. Donations may also be made online at www.pikeplacemarketfoundation.org q Please send me your electronic newsletter. q I wish to contribute anonymously.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS
See Whats Up in the City
Buildings with homes on the tour will include 1521 Second Ave, Watermark Tower, The Grand Pacific and more. Experience what it would be like to live downtown during the Market Foundations Spaces for Urban Living: Downtown Home Tour on Sunday, June 27 from 1 5 pm. Advance tickets are $25 beginning mid-May at www.pikeplacemarketfoundation.org. Day of event tickets are $30 and will be available the day of the tour beginning at noon at one of the following locations: the Home Tour tent next to Rachel the Pig at the main Market entrance on Pike Place or at BoConcept on 901 Western Ave. Funds raised help provide services for the low-income residents of downtown Seattle at the Pike Market Medical Clinic, Senior Center, Child Care & Preschool and Downtown Food Bank. Please note: The Spaces for Urban Living: Downtown Home Tour is not wheelchair or stroller accessible. Spaces for Urban Living focuses on the variety of lifestyles to be found in downtown condominiums and apartments and the ways urban dwellers create unique private spaces in the heart of the city. Homes in the self-guided walking tour are selected because of the buildings or particular units architecture or interior design, as well as art, use of space and the ways the home reflect the personalities of the residents. From funky to chic, all the homes are distinctive.

All proceeds from the event will directly benefit those served by the Market communitys four human service agencies the Pike Market Medical Clinic, Child Care & Preschool, Senior Center, and Downtown Food Bank as well as special heritage and community projects. Stay tuned for more details!

August 13th. We expect 85 fine restaurants, wineries, breweries and spirits companies to participate. As always, we will transform the Market into a private party venue where guests will sample and sip, talk to chefs, mingle with friends, spin to win on the Wheel of Fortune, and dance under the stars to live music. Tickets ($85 to $175 per person) are now on sale at www.pikeplacemarketfoundation.org.

Enroll Now in Celebrated Chefs

Cut the Pie 2010

Something New

Over 200 of our friends have enrolled their credit cards in the Celebrated Chefs dining program, helping us receive $1,038 so far. Heres how it works70 fine restaurants donate 5% of your check every time you dine with them using the credit card(s) youve registered on the Celebrated Chefs secure web site. If youre going to eat out at Seattles wonderful restaurants anyway why not make sure that your dining helps people in need! Were especially pleased that a number of Market restaurants are participating and hope you will give them your business: 94 Stewart Caf Campagne & Campagne Chez Shea Maximilien Place Pigalle Il Bistro The Pike Pub and Brewery To see a complete list of partner restaurants and to enroll, visit www.celebratedchefs.com.

Sunset Supper 2010

Dont miss your chance to take part in one of Seattles most anticipated annual eventsSunset Supper at the Market. This year, the magic happens on Friday,

The Spaces for Urban Living: Downtown Home Tour is a great way to see the uniqueand variedstyles of downtown living. Each residence is a reflection of the owners individual personality. says Michele Peterson, Event Coordinator of the Downtown Home Tour.

The Market Foundation is pleased to announce the creation of a new food focused event at Pike Place Market for 2010. A collaboration between the Market Foundation and Pike Brewing Company, the 1st Annual Artisan Food Festival will be held September 25-26. In addition to all the usual Market activities, the Artisan Food Festival will fill Pike Place with dozens of slow food and beverage vendors. Free to the public, the Festival will invite visitors to sample, learn about, and purchase local, sustainable foods. The event will also feature the unique work of the Markets local artisans, an eclectic mix of live musicians, and the always popular beer and wine garden!

On April 20th, the Market Foundation board hosted its 27th annual Cut the Pie party at the new Hard Rock Caf on 1st & Pike. Grants totaling $659,565 were awarded to the Markets Clinic, Senior Center, Preschool, and Food Bank, as well as Heritage House, the Market Fresh farmer coupon program and heritage programs. Prior to April 20th, the Foundation had made grants totaling $166,960 to support social work programs at the Senior Center and Clinic and to support the Preschools planning for its expansion. The Market Foundation has contributed $16 million to the Markets human services since its beginning in 1982.

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