Katherine Cortes's Blog – July 2010 Archive (2)

Hi all, thanks for all your responses! We've raised $2225 in pledges, plus more than 160 hours.



That's likely to be enough to cover the cost of assembling a rink, but not to pay for asphalt paving. And the grant program is not going to work for us because they require a long-term commitment from a property owner and insurance for all the players.



That means that our best chance is to make a really good showing on July 20, when the Seattle Design Commission is pulling together… Continue

The Seattle Dept of Neighborhoods has a matching grant program (http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/nmf/smallandsimple.htm)

that could help fund the outdoor rink application that Adam put

together and submitted on SSH's behalf to the vacant lots competition.

This is critical, because the group behind the vacant… Continue