Update: Haiti fundraising car wash till 3; Dogs for Docs tomorrow

(Saturday night note: Michaelle says donations and pledges totaled about $1,500 – about 50% over the goal!)

ORIGINAL 12:38 PM REPORT: When we dropped by Keller Williams‘ back lot in The Junction (4452 California SW), one hour into today’s car wash raising money for Haiti earthquake relief, things were getting really busy – they’d already washed a dozen cars, and have been racking up additional pledges and donations, according to organizer Michaelle Crovisier:

The car wash continues till 3 pm. Then tomorrow, there are several fundraisers, detailed here, including Dogs for DocsDoctors Without Borders, which is on the ground in Haiti helping already, will be the beneficiary of the event at Beveridge Place Pub, 4-7 pm Sunday – hot dogs, sausages, veggie dogs, silent auction and raffle (official flyer here). They’re still welcoming donations for the silent auction/raffle too – more info in this WSB Forums post.

ADDED 1:07 PM: Also just got word of another West Seattle fundraiser. Maria Groen of Sold Home Décor (WSB sponsor), 9003 35th Ave SW, says her shop “is teaming with artist Linda Thorson to donate 10% of all art sales to Lutheran World Relief for the emergency response to efforts in Haiti. This donation opportunity continues through February 7th.” Find out more about LInda’s work at the Sold Home Décor website.

ADDED 4:25 PM: A challenge to local real-estate agents from local agent Bruce Butterfield, who announced today that he will support earthquake relief efforts in Haiti by donating $100 from each home purchase or sale he completes, now through the end of June 2010, to Doctors Without Borders. Here’s the rest of his announcement:

“I chose Doctors Without Borders because they were among the first to treat earthquake survivors in Haiti,” says Butterfield. “And with three million people now cut off from food, water, and sanitation, the health consequences are dire and long-term. I’ll make multiple donations over six months — a small price to pay in order to save thousands of lives. And I challenge all real estate professionals to do the same, or more.”

Doctors Without Borders is working in more than 60 countries to assist people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe. The organization responded immediately in Haiti because they were already running projects there when the earthquake struck. Since then, the international organization has sent additional surgical supplies, inflatable surgical suites, and medical personnel to Haiti. An overview of their work is available online at www.doctorswithoutborders.org/news/allcontent.cfm?id=31.

Butterfield is an associate broker at Prudential Northwest Realty Associates in the West Seattle Office (Jefferson Square). He can be reached at BruceButterfield@pnwrealty.com or 206-932-2400.

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