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Rain or shine…although we are really crossing our paws for ‘shine’.
For More Information please see:
https://westseattleblog.com/2011/05/furry-faces-foundation-plant-sale-may-21-22
If you have plants to donate…we would be thrilled to accept them.
Some of you may know, but my mother (forum frequenter and West Seattlite, JanS) has a rare form of kidney disease and has been undergoing treatment for it for many months. She is now in “end stage renal disease”, meaning she will need a transplant, and soon. Her blood type is the second most rare, meaning a search for a kidney donor from a stranger may take years, but with any luck, I’ll be giving her one of mine since we are the same blood type.
Now, those of you who know my mom know that she has had an extremely rough go health-wise over the last 15 years, including (but not limited to) pancreatitis and complications from it, breast cancer, double hip replacement surgeries and diabetes. This kidney disease is seemingly unrelated to any of these previous illnesses. Not to mention her car being stolen from a local mechanic and completely picked apart so that we had to have it junked. Needless to say, we’ve been through a lot. I’m so grateful to the many friends we have in West Seattle that have helped us throughout the years, but now I’m again pleading for your help.
Since she is self employed as a massage therapist, taking off the amount of time needed for recovery from such a surgery will take a great financial toll on her that I can’t by myself help out with. Also, it has already been a great strain on her finances since she often hasn’t felt up to working as she is very ill and also had to undergo chemotherapy. If that weren’t enough, before she has surgery she must have a lot of dental work to prevent future infection after the surgery, and the heavy expenses aren’t covered by her insurance.
So, to help with bills, we are participating in tomorrow’s West Seattle Garage Sale Day with all proceeds going to the “kidney fun” for my mother (#204 on the map, 9843 42nd Ave SW in Arbor Heights). I have set up an account for the fund with a reputable online savings website called Smarty Pig, and we are asking for those of you who have a little extra or who aren’t able to make it to our sale. Here is a link to the fund:
https://www.smartypig.com/find-friends/friends-goals?userId=25319bba-b35d-4b1c-a2a1-07ccc58f59bf
Trust me when I say we are doing everything we can to also obtain any social services that she is qualified for throughout this process, and that while helpful suggestions are appreciated, we are definitely looking into other options for her bills. But anything right now would be of great assistance. It is difficult to ask for help, and I hope no one would fault someone for doing it when they truly need it.
Thanks for reading, we appreciate this community so very, very much.
Topic: 50% off Jone's BBQ
Today’s Seattle Weekly Deal is Jones BBQ on Fauntleroy. Below is the link:
I have a bunch of plastic pots of various sizes, garden stakes, including some tomato spirals, broken concrete for building raised beds, a bamboo trellis I’ve been using for climbing snap-peas, and a large metal slide that we replaced on our daughter’s climber out back.
See pics here: https://picasaweb.google.com/110979000569929948329/FreeeeeeStuff?feat=directlink
I’ve got some of it out front
10411 34th AVE SW but if you’re interested in the concrete and rocks give me a call 206-898-5216, or shoot me an email mlanphier at gmail dot com
Five Reasons to Sign I-1149
1.
Marijuana is a benign substance. Unlike alcohol, cigarettes,
and caffeine, marijuana has never caused a single death.
Marijuana should not result in a lifetime criminal record. Students
should not be ineligible for financial aid and children should not
be taken from their parents over a marijuana conviction.
2.
Marijuana prohibition is a waste of money. The State of
Washington spends one hundred million dollars annually to
arrest, prosecute and jail 12,000 people a year for non-violent,
victimless “crimes” related to marijuana. That
ʼs taxpayer money
that could be saved — or spent on education, health programs,
teen drug treatment programs, etc.
3.
Just like alcohol prohibition, prohibition of marijuana
empowers violent organized crime.
Instead of allowing small
business owners and farmers to grow and sell marijuana and
industrial hemp, the government has granted a monopoly to
criminals who will maim, kill, and sell drugs to children in the
name of profit.
4.
Medical marijuana patients are not protected by current law.
Voters in Washington overwhelmingly approved our medical
marijuana law in 1998. But patients are still being arrested,
prosecuted and sometimes even jailed for using doctorauthorized
medicine. The only way to really protect patients is to
make their medicine legal.
5.
Hemp is an eco-friendly, profitable crop for Washingtonʼs
farmers.
The first marijuana law in the U.S. required landowners
to grow hemp for its abundant industrial uses, which include
cooking oil, fabric, paint, biofuel and paper – four times as much
paper per acre as trees. Due to prohibition, the demand for hemp
products in the U.S. must be met by importing it from other
countries, robbing our farmers of a valuable cash crop.
this link will take you to a current list of where to sign https://sensiblewashington.org/blog/supporting-businesses/
would you like more info on the Initiative please go here https://sensiblewashington.org/blog/about/
find us on FaceBook here http://www.facebook.com/sensiblewashington
and http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sensible-West-Seattle/199683326715472
would you like to help Volunteer headquarters is here http://www.sensiblewa.org
Legalize say YES to I-1149
Posted by West Seattle Coordinator for Sensible Washington
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https://sensiblewashington.org/blog/
Five Reasons to Sign I-1149
1.
Marijuana is a benign substance. Unlike alcohol, cigarettes,
and caffeine, marijuana has never caused a single death.
Marijuana should not result in a lifetime criminal record. Students
should not be ineligible for financial aid and children should not
be taken from their parents over a marijuana conviction.
2.
Marijuana prohibition is a waste of money. The State of
Washington spends one hundred million dollars annually to
arrest, prosecute and jail 12,000 people a year for non-violent,
victimless “crimes” related to marijuana. That
ʼs taxpayer money
that could be saved — or spent on education, health programs,
teen drug treatment programs, etc.
3.
Just like alcohol prohibition, prohibition of marijuana
empowers violent organized crime.
Instead of allowing small
business owners and farmers to grow and sell marijuana and
industrial hemp, the government has granted a monopoly to
criminals who will maim, kill, and sell drugs to children in the
name of profit.
4.
Medical marijuana patients are not protected by current law.
Voters in Washington overwhelmingly approved our medical
marijuana law in 1998. But patients are still being arrested,
prosecuted and sometimes even jailed for using doctorauthorized
medicine. The only way to really protect patients is to
make their medicine legal.
5.
Hemp is an eco-friendly, profitable crop for Washingtonʼs
farmers.
The first marijuana law in the U.S. required landowners
to grow hemp for its abundant industrial uses, which include
cooking oil, fabric, paint, biofuel and paper – four times as much
paper per acre as trees. Due to prohibition, the demand for hemp
products in the U.S. must be met by importing it from other
countries, robbing our farmers of a valuable cash crop.
Sensible Washington is currently looking for volunteers to gather signatures for Initiative 1149 (which states : This measure would remove state civil and criminal penalties for the cultivation, possession, transportation, sale, or use of marijuana. It would create new criminal penalties for manufacture, delivery, sale or possession of marijuana by persons younger than eighteen years old, and for adults who distribute marijuana to them. Persons under eighteen would be permitted to possess marijuana obtained pursuant to a valid prescription. Certain penalties relating to drug paraphernalia would not apply to marijuana-related offenses.)https://sensiblewashington.org/blog/uncategorized/initiative-1149-seeks-to-end-marijuana-prohibition-in-washington-state/
West Seattle, Washington
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