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Holiday Lights Fundraiser

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Please join the Montlake Community Club for a fun night at Cafe Lago. To help underwrite the costs of the holiday lights now lighting up the night in our Montlake Business District, Cafe Lago is hosting an evening of great food and wine, incredible raffle items (donated by our fabulous Montlake shops and businesses), and a festive community gathering. As a special thank you, Cafe Lago will be serving a complimentary glass of Prosecco and hot cider, and is graciously donating 10% of the evening’s proceeds to help underwrite the lights.

Light Up The Night at Cafe Lago
Sunday, December 3rd
5 pm to 9 pm

Please join us for a wonderful evening

For reservations, please call Cafe Lago at 206-329-8005, or visit cafelago.com.

If you can’t make the event, and/or would like to donate directly, please click the DONATE button on the right hand side of this page (noting that your donation is for holiday lights), or mail a check payable to the Montlake Community Club, 4616 25th Avenue NE, #446, Seattle, WA 98105. Thank you!

Join Us to Run the New Arboretum Loop!

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Greetings,

Fall weather is here and the Montlake Community Club’s 5K Turkey Trot & Kids Run is a week away. This year the Thanksgiving morning course will allow Turkey Trotters a sneak preview of the new Arboretum Loop Trail which is scheduled to officially open in March. There’s still time to register. All proceeds benefit the University District Food Bank. Sign up here!

New Arboretum Loop Trail


This multi-use trail opens up previously inaccessible parts of the Arboretum and allows a close up view of the newly restored Arboretum creek and wetlands.  Last year, the Montlake Turkey Trot was the 1st running race ever to take place in the Arboretum and now we will be the first to use the new trail!  I have ran the route myself a few times and it is spectacular.  I can’t think of a better way to start out my Thanksgiving morning. Don’t delay-sign up now and join us! Click These Links to View Race Routes:

.6 Mile Little Kids Run (2 to 4 year olds)

-Sharsti Sandall, MCC President

 

Tents Needed for Turkey Trot

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Looking to support the 2nd annual Montlake 5K Turkey Trot but aren’t able to volunteer or run?  How about letting us borrow your pop up tent/shelter instead?

While it’s too far out to predict, it’s likely, or at least 50-50 that we will have some rain again.  At least this year the majority of the course will take place on the new Arboretum Loop Trail so there will be less puddles!  Nevertheless, we would like to increase the number of shelter options for participants and volunteers before and after the run.  So, if you have a tent we could borrow, please email turkeytrot@montlake.net and we will arrange for pick-up and drop-off.

Thank you,

The Montlake Community Club

Light Up the Night

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The holiday season (and longer nights) are upon us, and the Montlake Community Club has filled the trees and topped the shops lining the Montlake Business District with white lights – helping to create an inviting and festive atmosphere for our downtown shopping district!

To help underwrite the installation costs, Cafe Lago has once again offered to host our annual fundraiser:

Light Up The Night at Cafe Lago
Sunday, December 3rd
5 pm to 9 pm

Please join us for a wonderful evening of great food and wine, incredible raffle and silent auction items (donated by our fabulous Montlake shops and businesses), and a festive community gathering. As a special thank you, Cafe Lago will be serving a complimentary glass of Prosecco and hot cider, and is graciously donating 10% of the evening’s proceeds to help underwrite the lights.

For reservations, please call Cafe Lago at 206-329-8005, or visit cafelago.com.

If you can’t make the event, and/or would like to donate directly, please click the DONATE button on the right hand side of this page (noting that your donation is for holiday lights), or mail a check payable to the Montlake Community Club, 4616 25th Avenue NE, #446, Seattle, WA 98105.  Thank you!

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Purr Montlake Opens

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Wednesday October 4th, at 6:00 p.m. saw Purr’s opening in Montlake, and I have now visited twice. The site of the former Jilly’s East, Grady’s, Traveller’s Montlake, Montlake Alehouse and Pub Montlake, is now Purr. My most recent visit was this week and a friend and I ordered the nachos with added beef. I preferred this to my first nacho order without beef on opening night. The beef, perfectly cooked, rich flavored and generous, plus the condiments, made for a tasty meal. The happy hour bill for the nachos and two beers came to only $17.80. The manager, Jason, is interested in feedback, and desires to please locals.

The color theme is black and dark red. On opening night, the place was standing room only, very loud, joyous and celebratory. Men outnumbered women solidly; though the owner is a woman (Barbie Roberts; pictured), all the employees seen were men. Extremely few Montlakers were present at the opening; it looked like a party of friends and fans from the prior location of the business: Capitol Hill. The food menu lists basic pub fare such as burgers, nachos, fries. The prices strike me as fair. If you prefer ordinary food and prices to fancier expensive food, I suggest you try out a sample here at 5:00 some day. Happy Hour is stated to go from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm, Monday through Friday. http://www.purrseattle.com

–Arthur Lee Jacobson

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SDOT Wants to Tell Us What They are Planning for 23rd/24th

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Hey neighbors,

I just got in the mail a flyer from SDOT about some of their plans for 23rd and 24th Ave E between John and Roanoke. Basically they have no plans for between Boyer and Roanoke and some plans for south of Boyer. But, none of their plans are going to make crossing the street any easier or easier for homeowners to exit their own driveways on this arterial. Also, as some other arterials in the city have enjoyed reductions of speed, this one is not one of them…even though it is in an almost uniformly residential neighborhood. Lastly, it appears they are reneging on their promise to install a pedestrian- and/or cyclist-activated signal at 24th Ave E/ Interlaken Blvd E.

Whether or not you like any of these ideas, you probably have some thoughts on improvements for the street. Rarely, do we get a chance to have them obligated to hear what we say, this is one chance on Thursday, October 19, 5:30-7:00 pm drop-in at Montlake Community Center.

View SDOT’s proposals here: http://www.seattle.gov/Transportation/23rdVisionZero.htm

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Pop-Up Shop at FUEL Coffee – Montlake, Oct. 14th, 9am-2pm

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Join us for a colorful Autumn/Halloween Themed Pop-Up Shop at FUEL Coffee, featuring Montlake Artists James W. Sutherland & Don Zimmer. Meet the creators of Hauntlake’s Trick or Treat House/Street.

Saturday, October 14, 2017 from 9am to 2pm.

FUEL Coffee-Montlake 2300 24th Ave E
www.jameswsutherland.com   www.fuelcoffeeseattle.com   www.trickortreathouse.com

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16th Annual Trick or Treat House Display & Food Drive

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The 16th Annual Trick or Treat House display and Halloween Food Drive are all set up and ready for viewing. The Skeletons at Trick or Treat House have cleaned and decorated the Hauntlake Cemetery for Dia De Los Muertos. They are also collecting Canned Food Donations for Chicken Soup Brigade before the whole piece becomes Performance Art as Phil Angeez & Skull (James & Don) hand out goodies and surprises to 650+ neighborhood Trick or Treaters on Halloween night.

Please consider making a food donation when you visit the display. Donations may be deposited graveside, in the blue ofrenda cabinet at 2236 Trick or Treat Street (East Blaine Street), anytime now through November 2, 2017.

Be sure to check out Trick Or Treat House website for more info and images of past displays at: www.trickortreathouse.com

Happy Halloween & Feliz Dia de los Muertos!

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Sponsors Needed for 2nd Annual Montlake 5K Turkey Trot!

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The official start of fall is this Friday– and plans are already underway for the 2nd Annual Montlake Community Club Turkey Trot!

The Thanksgiving morning Montlake Community Club 5K Turkey Trot & Kids Run benefits the University District Food Bank. In 2016, the Montlake Turkey Trot raised $10,000– funding 5% of the Food Bank’s total annual operating budget. This year our goal is to raise $25,000, and we need your help.

Be a 2017 Turkey Trot Sponsor, or help secure a donation from your employer.  Do you own a business? Might your employer help sponsor the Turkey Trot? Download a Turkey Trot Sponsorship Packet and contact turkeytrot@montlake.net with questions and to complete your sponsorship. Commitments are needed by September 28th to ensure sponsor logo feature on Turkey Trot t-shirts and in advertising materials (detail at bottom of this post).   

Net proceeds from sponsorships and event registration will be donated directly to the University District Food Bank.

Last year, the 1st Annual Montlake Turkey Trot garnered strong print and social media coverage. See the Seattle Times article here.

This year, the MCC will issue a press release to recognize Turkey Trot sponsors and communicate the total funds donated to the food bank.

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Be a 2017 T-Trot Sponsor: 4 Levels to choose from with the following included:

1. Race Partner, $2500 – Sponsor name on event banner & race numbers, premium location on race shirt, logo feature on the registration page, a free ad and feature article on montlake.net highlighting your business, and access to a gallery of event day photos to use for your social channels.

2. Signature Sponsor, $1000 – Sponsor prominent feature on race shirt, logo on the registration page, a free ad and feature article on montlake.net highlighting your business, and access to a gallery of event day photos to use for your social channels.

3. Premium Sponsor, $500 – Sponsor name on our race shirt, a free ad on montlake.net and access to a gallery of event day photos to use for your social channels.

4. Turkey Trotter, $100 – Free 6 month ad on montlake.net and mentions in all of our Turkey Trot communications.

Commitments are needed by September 28th to ensure sponsor logo feature on Turkey Trot t-shirts and in advertising materials. Contact turkeytrot@montlake.net to get a sponsorship packet for your business or employer.

Thank you!!

Your neighbors at the MCC

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Pop-Up Shop at FUEL Coffee this Saturday from 9am-2pm

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Join us for a colorful Pop-Up Shop at FUEL Coffee, featuring Montlake Artists James W. Sutherland & Don Zimmer (creators of Hauntlake’s Trick or Treat House/Street).

This Saturday, August 12th from 9am to 2pm.

FUEL Coffee-Montlake 2300 24th Ave E
www.jameswsutherland.com   www.fuelcoffeeseattle.com

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