Mayor Announces Day of Giving for Tsunami Relief

01/14/05

Dear Friends:

In many ways, the depth of the Southeast Asia tsunami tragedy is only now beginning to be understood. More than 150,000 people have lost their lives; hundreds of thousands more have lost family members, their homes, and their livelihood.

Our support for people of these nations cannot end. Relief efforts are ongoing, and reconstruction has only just begun.

On Tuesday, I will be asking the City Council to join me in a joint resolution declaring January 21st a “Day of Giving for Tsunami Relief.” Giving stations will be set up throughout the city, so that city employees and the public may give conveniently. The hours of operation will be 10 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

The locations are:
Seattle Center:
    At the turnaround by the EMP, 5th and Harrison
    At the plaza on the west side of Key Arena
    Center House
Seattle Municipal Tower: (700 Fifth Avenue, Seattle.)
    lobby,
    27th Floor,
    40th Floor
City Hall: (600 Fourth Ave. Entrance on Fifth Ave., between Cherry and James Streets)
    Lobby
    Coffee Cart
Alaska Building: Second Ave. entrance and Cherry St. entrance (618 2nd Ave.)
City Light (North and South Service Centers)
Central Library: Fourth and Fifth Ave. Entrances (1000 Fourth Ave)
Ballard Branch Library (5711 24th Ave. NW)
Beacon Hill Branch Library (2821 Beacon Ave. S)
Broadview Branch Library (12755 Greenwood Ave. N)
Capitol Hill Branch Library (425 Harvard Ave. E)
Columbia Branch Library (4721 Rainier Ave. S)
Douglass-Truth Branch Library (2300 E. Yesler Way)
Green Lake Branch Library (7364 E. Green Lake Dr. N.)
Magnolia Branch Library (2801 34th Ave. W)
North East Branch Library (6801 35th Ave NE)
Queen Anne Branch (400 W. Garfield St.)
Rainier Beach Branch (9125 Rainier Ave. S)
Southwest Branch (9010 35th Ave. SW)
University Branch (5009 Roosevelt Way NE)
West Seattle Branch (2306 42nd Ave. SW)
Westbridge (4209 West Marginal Way)
Alki Community Center (5817 SW Stevens Street)
Ballard Community Center (1471 NW 67th Street)
Garfield Community Center (2323 E. Cherry Street)
Queen Anne Community Center (1901 1st Ave. W)
Rainier Community Center (4600 38th Ave. S)
Interbay Golf Course (2501 15th Avenue West.)
West Seattle Golf Course (4470 35th Avenue SW)
Jefferson Golf Course (4101 Beacon Avenue S)
Jackson Golf Course (1000 NE 135th Street )
Parks RDA building, 3rd Floor (800 Maynard Ave S)
Parks and Recreation offices (100 Dexter)

Funds collected at these sites will be divided among Mercy Corps, NW Medical Teams and UNICEF. Mercy Corps and NW Medical Teams are local charities and UNICEF was chosen because of its important area of focus. All three are non-profit organizations, and we ask that you give cash or a check; if you prefer to use your credit card, please visit the organizations’ individual websites.

We have asked each department head to appoint a contact person to recruit volunteers to staff giving stations, so you should be hearing directly from them about volunteer opportunities.

I know that many of you have already given to the relief efforts; I encourage you to give a little more to help these nations build a future for themselves. If we all do a little, we can do so much.
Thank you,

GREG NICKELS
Mayor