A weekend full of generosity in West Seattle – a wave of major fundraisers for schools and nonprofits, capped by the Nature Consortium’s annual brunch, which filled The Hall at Fauntleroy at noontime Sunday. The West Seattle-based organization’s work is threefold, as shown on this display board:

There’s the Youth Art Program, the Arts In Nature Festival every summer at Camp Long, and in the West Duwamish Greenbelt – the huge forest along West Seattle’s eastern edge – the work to restore it, to plant new evergreens and other natives where native conifers towered long ago. Nature Consortium executive director Nancy Whitlock talks about that work in the speech excerpt that starts our video-highlights clip (in which you’ll also see volunteers honored with “Golden Shovel Awards” and youth performers presenting music and dance):

And of course, there was the food: Brunch cuisine was provided by The Hall at Fauntleroy’s own resident catering company, Tuxedos and Tennis Shoes Catering (WSB sponsor),

(WSB is proud to have been among the sponsors again this year.) If you weren’t at the brunch, you can still donate to help the Nature Consortium’s work – here’s how. (You can also join in their frequent work parties – like the volunteers honored with those golden shovels – check the calendar here – and note that the dates are set for this year’s Arts In Nature Festival, August 20-21.)