Gathering of Neighbors: Have you signed up yet?

Less than 4 weeks left to sign up your business or organization to be part of the next Gathering of Neighbors — a West Seattle tradition, returning after more than a year and a half on hiatus. Here’s what you need to know if you haven’t already signed up:

Call for Participants:

Gathering of Neighbors is joining neighbors and businesses in 2009.
Saturday, April 4, 11:00 – 3:00 pm, Chief Sealth High School, 5959 Delridge Way SW

If you are a group which serves the West Seattle Community through community building, resource sharing or business services, you are invited to participate in the 2009 Gathering of Neighbors. The Delridge Neighborhood Development Association and the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce are co-sponsoring this high-visibility event where businesses and community organizations from across the West Seattle Peninsula come together, one day, one place, as “one community”.

Deadline for registration is Friday, March 13. Forms can be downloaded from www.dnda.org

Questions about the event? Contact Suzanne Nevan (206) 923-0917 x122, suzannen@dnda.org

Questions for the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce? Contact them at 206-932-5685, info@wschamber.com

Gathering Of Neighbors:
Date: Saturday, April 4th, 2009
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location Chief Sealth High School (at Boren),
5959 Delridge Way SW

The Gathering of Neighbors is one of two major annual events created by the now-defunct West Seattle group Megawatt. Now, a gratuitous plug: The other one is West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day, which we at WSB took over after Megawatt disbanded, and we want to remind you that the 5th annual WSCGSD — the second one organized by WSB — is coming up just a month after Gathering of Neighbors: Saturday, May 9 … look for more details in the weeks ahead about how to sign up for that!

add February 18, 2009 (1:55 pm)

So glad to see the GON is back! Unfortunately – it’s during Spring Break so I will be out of town. Any chance the DNDA & the Chamber might consider pushing it out a week next year?

?? February 19, 2009 (1:23 am)

what is this? what is it for? sometimes you act really clique-ish with your stories and fail to explain to people who are new to the community.

WSB February 19, 2009 (1:43 am)

Hi! Great point, context is always helpful. It’s a really simple event – lots of tables and booths by local organizations and businesses, so you can find out more about who they are and what they do. In past years, there also had been some other side events – performances, etc. – I haven’t yet seen the agenda for this one. This year it is happening concurrent with the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce Business Expo so more businesses than in the years before, when it was largely a place to find out more about nonprofit organizations and government agencies that offered services and other opportunities. The one-line explanation on the site of DNDA, this year’s sponsor, is:
>>Come network and learn more about local businesses and community resources.<< And really, that's all there is to it - TR

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