Here are events in and around Victory Heights this month:
Wednesday January 2nd – 3rd: Post-Holiday Styrofoam Recycling Event. The Green Team at Seattle’s Maple Leaf Lutheran Church in Meadowbrook (10005 32nd NE) will be sponsoring a STYROFOAM Recycle Event on January 2-4, 2019. NOT before that date and NOT after that date. Let’s work together and keep this nasty stuff out of the landfills. Please bag up and notify the staff at MapleLeafOffice@comcast.net that you will be a part of the effort. Please, no drop off without scheduling.
Saturday, January 12th: Reopening of the Lake City branch of the Seattle Public Library. The event will feature opening remarks with Seattle’s Chief Librarian Marcellus Turner, Seattle City Councilmember Debora Juarez and The Seattle Public Library Foundation CEO Jonna Ward. 1 PM – 3 PM, 12501 28th Avenue NE.
Tuesday, January 15th: Victory Heights Community Council Meeting. Our monthly meeting for our neighborhood. 7 PM – 8 PM, Co-op preschool building in Victory Heights Park.
Thursday, January 17th: Thornton Creek Alliance Meeting. Learn all about managing beavers in urban settings. A panel discussion with representatives from Seattle Public Utilities (Deb Heiden), Seattle Parks (Patti Bakker), and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (Ezekial Rohloff). 7:00 PM, Maple Leaf Lutheran Church, 10005 32nd Ave. NE.
Thursday, January 24th: UNICEF Event About Human Trafficking. In recognition of Human Trafficking Awareness month, UNICEF USA is hosting a screening of ‘Not My Life’, a documentary exploring the tragedy of trafficking. The film will be followed be a Q/A with UNICEF USA Staff on the topic and UNICEF Programming in general. 7:00pm at Roosevelt High School. Tickets are available for free or a voluntary contribution. Please RSVP and get further details here.
Saturday, January 26th: North Seattle Home Fair. Presentations on earthquake retrofiting your house, landslide awareness, and backyard cottages, information tables with experts, and representatives from various city agencies. Free, 10 AM – 2 PM, Sunset Hill Community Club, 3003 NW 66th Street. RSVPs are appreciated.
Sunday, January 27th: Seed Swap #1. Bring your seed catalogs – and your wish list – and we’ll see if we can find you like-minded gardeners to split the cost. In this session, swap saved / leftover seeds and identify seeds you’d like to order as a group. Second session on February 10th. More info at victoryheights.seattle@gmail.com. 3 PM – 4 PM in the co-op preschool building in Victory Heights Park.