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Hands For A Bridge
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From John Harkin in Derry/Londonderry |
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 26 November 2009 18:18 |
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Hello ALL Hands For A Bridge contacts!
Sorry for a general message and that some of you will have it twice (because I am poor at the technology of setting up contact lists!).
We have had our first proper Thanksgiving dinner at Oakgrove this evening, and we held in our hearts all of you who are part of Oakgrove's HFB experience. We don't fully understand Thanksgiving, but we embraced its spirit and we embrace with gratitude all that everyone in the USA and Northern Ireland have done to keep our links alive.
I know how much HFB has done to make life better for Oakgrove and Oakgrove people - students and staff. Our school and our wider community are better because of HFB and it only works because of all the good that everyone has done in little ways and big to make it happen.
I think back to dark moments that we have been through together, and I know that we came through them better because of the togetherness of HFB. Because of our solidiarity, we get through things better.
So, this Thanksgiving, I say thank you to YOU for what you do! I am so thankful for you what you do in HFB, and though this is a general message, I am thinking of each of you as I put the list together. Thank you - I cherish the memories.
John
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Last Updated on Thursday, 26 November 2009 18:28 |
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Hands for a Bridge Auction Nov. 21! |
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The HFB community is pulling out all the stops preparing for the 2009 Hands For A Bridge Winter Auction! The Auction, our biggest fund-raiser of the year, will be held November 21 at 6:30PM at Mary Gates Hall, University of Washington. There are hundreds of fabulous items awaiting your bid. Download the sumptuous 2009 Hands for a Bridge Auction Catalog now!
The auction is a great time to catch up with HFB friends and staff, and soak up all the enthusiasm of the new group of students. We'll have the usual spread of good food, wine, and entertainment. There will be silent auction items from South Africa, Northern Ireland, and many great local businesses. A fun new event this year is the Wine Toss. Bring a bottle, and take one (or more) home!
Please come if you can! Tickets are $30 for adults, $20 for HFB alumni students and Roosevelt staff.
Please RSVP so we know how many people are coming. Download the invitation and RSVP form, or request one via email to
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Or, you can email
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to RSVP with your name, address, phone, and email. Make checks out to Hands for a Bridge Foundation, and mail to: P.O. Box 27004, Seattle, WA 98165
If you aren't able to attend, you can still make a donation of any amount to HFB.
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Written by Mark Wolfe
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Sunday, 11 October 2009 10:22 |
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The somewhat annual Hands for a Garden party will work up a sweat sometime on the October waning quarter-moon day, the 25th. This fund raiser is a half day of digging Mother Earth. HFBers will clear the garden of the remains of this year's bountiful yield, turn the soil over, and plant cover crop seeds (vetch, crimson clover, and rye). It's work, but fun work and really helps me get it all done in a timely manner. Shovels are needed and shoes or boots to muck in.
This is an all organic garden I've engaged for thirty years. The other half of the quote is "Garden like you'll live for a thousand years." It will be said later that it got dirty, but that we learned, bonded, sprouted new roots, and danced in time with our earth. |
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Last Updated on Sunday, 11 October 2009 10:25 |
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Hands for a Bridge Mission |
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Written by Tom Nolet
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Saturday, 08 August 2009 22:16 |
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Hands for a Bridge (HFB) provides high school youth with opportunities to explore issues surrounding social justice in their local, regional, and international communities. In collaboration with established partners, students engage in intensive artistic dialogue to build bridges of understanding across chasms of race, culture, wealth, and poverty. These student leaders will emerge as transformed global citizens with vision and resources to effect vital change in our world.
“Honesty and humility are the catalysts through which the world can be both heard and transformed.”
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Last Updated on Sunday, 08 November 2009 08:58 |
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Written by RL 'Bob' Morgan
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Thursday, 10 September 2009 13:57 |
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HFB ran one of its summer car wash fundraisers on Saturday July 11 at the QFC near Roosevelt. It was another successful event, raising over $700. It was a hot day (or so we thought at the time, a couple of weeks later it was really hot), a perfect day for getting that car spiffed up. Students and parents all had a good time.  |
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