Heads up: Door-knockers NOT to be worried about

During the recent barrage of “legit or not?” door-knocker/solicitor concerns, we’ve often thought that it would be helpful for organizations to send out advance word when they’ll have people canvassing … especially now that neighborhood-level media is on the rise and sites like ours could get that word out. Well, without us even having said it aloud, here comes an example of someone doing just that — Derek Birnie at Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association, which is preparing for the gala Delridge Day events on May 31, wants you to know this:

Trust these doorknockers!

Despite the worry and fear that some recent doorknockers hare inspired in WSB readers, we want folks to know that those young people knocking on your door this Saturday and next are legitimate; please welcome them!

Every Friday, a group of inspired young leaders meet at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center to help establish direction for the programming there. This programming committee has taken the lead in developing the program for this year’s Delridge Day and Open House at Youngstown on May 31.

Those emerging community leaders will be knocking on neighborhood doors this Saturday to extend a personal invitation to attend this free event. We hope their enthusiasm and courage will be met with friendly faces!

So, there’s something else happening Saturday, besides the Stamp Out Hunger letter-carrier food drive (be sure to leave a bag out by your mailbox or mailslot), West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day, Pathfinder K-8 sprucing-up, Admiral Adopt-a-Street Cleanup, Seattle Walks, and more happenings you’ll find on our Events page. By the way, DNDA sent along two flyers: here’s the one for volunteer help between now and Delridge Day, and here’s one for the DD event itself.

7 Replies to "Heads up: Door-knockers NOT to be worried about"

  • cmc May 7, 2008 (8:38 pm)

    Forgive me for sounding unkind as I understand this is a very worthy organization, but I think it’s obvious after all the recent posts that the majority of people do NOT want people knocking on their doors….even if it is legit. It is unsettling having a stranger knock on your door, and we’ve been told not to open doors to people we don’t know.

  • JF May 7, 2008 (8:43 pm)

    …Or to have them hang coupons on your front door, coming in to your gated yard, as a local pizza place has been doing so frequently lately.

  • shihtzu May 8, 2008 (10:33 am)

    I have to agree with cmc. Please don’t come knocking on my door…

  • Sue May 8, 2008 (11:25 am)

    I’m with the others – I’d rather have a telephone solicitor than a door-knocker, and I can’t stand telephone solicitors either. I don’t care how legitimate a cause appears to be.
    And I’m definitely sick of the pizza place that leaves the coupons hanging on my fence constantly. Yes, I’m aware that you exist and wasn’t impressed the one time I went. I’m sick of picking up your pizza coupons out of my lawn when they blow away. I’ve called to complain about it and they still come.

  • Michael May 8, 2008 (12:46 pm)

    YES! Leave me to my insulated privacy! None from the outside world must intrude, lest I be forced to actually interact!
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    People. Are. Freakishly. Scared.

  • d-san May 8, 2008 (1:11 pm)

    Michael ~ not scared at all, just need the precious few hours I get to myself after work to stay just that — mine. I’m with lots of people all day long at work, then on the bus or in the vanpool, then with my family and friends. I’m with the other folks — I won’t apologize for not wanting to spend time with strangers at my door.

  • bart May 8, 2008 (2:43 pm)

    Burglars. Are. Freakishly. Brazen.

    See, I can write one-word sentences, too.

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