BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200229 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200301 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:LEAP OF KINDNESS DAY DESCRIPTION:What will you do with the extra day we all get this Leap Year\, on Saturday\, February 29\, 2020?\nThe idea - - take part in Leap of Kindness Day and do something kind for a local non-profit.\nTo help you participate\, we reached out to local nonprofits in the area and asked them for some ideas. While you can wait to deliver any items you might donate\, we encourage everyone to start collection activities within your workplace or organization as soon as possible to maximize your participation and community impact.\n\n\n\nNON-PROFITS: Let us know what you need and we will share those needs out in the community.\n\n\n\nBUSINESSES: Let us know what you will be doing to support a non-profit and we will share your good will.\n\n\n\nUse the #LeapofKindnessDay to help spread the word.\n\n\n\nWe are also inviting our members and other local organizations to share with us their own creative ideas for participating in Leap of Kindness Day this year.\n\n \n\n \n \n \n What some of our non-profits are asking for\n \n \n What some of our members are doing\n \n \n \n \n Encompass Early Learning Center is in need of:\n \n Art supplies ( Crayola crayons/markers/paint\, pony beads\, felt\, and any misc. children's craft supplies)\n Stickers (especially themed stickers like farm\, ocean\, animals etc.)\n Do a Dot markers\n Construction paper\n Playdoh\n \n\n Issaquah History Museums is asking for . Just 4 hours a month will help us keep the museums\n\n open to the public.\n\n Everyone for Veterans would love for people to help make calls\, 1 hour a week\, to dental offices around certain\n\n areas in the country to let them know about helping veterans. Easy training will be provided. \n\n Friends of Lake Sammamish are in need of the following:\n\n \n Snacks for volunteers\n Two Sleeping bags and a tent - new \n Landscaping Plants\n \n\n Village Theatre Needs:\n\n \n A New Refrigerator for the Greenroom. Size: 30-W\, 32-D\, 63-H\; but could go slightly larger\n Two small Refrigerators (preferably black or stainless) for our concessions stands. Size: 19-W\, 18-D\, 32-H\n Buffer Chaffing Set (2 -4)\, chaffing set for serving food at Village Theatre events\n Stainless Steel ice buckets for serving beverages at Village Theatre events\n A full size cargo van to haul our costumes\, set\, and props (contact Megan@Villagetheatre.org for info)\n \n\n \n \n The Downtown Issaquah Association is asking for people to choose Olde Town for their restaurant and\n\n Shopping needs for their next outing. Supporting a local store directly impacts the community\n\n and your neighbors. Take the extra effort and shop local #leapofkindnessday\n\n Eastridge Church would like help with the following:\n\n \n Goldfish Crackers\, Individual packs\n Towels\n Womens' Coats\n \n\n Tavon Learning Center could use gas cards for our vans. The vans making it possible for our members\n\n to participate in community activities. \n\n They could also use a gas grill as they BBQ lunches quite often in the summer. Thanks so much!\n\n Friends of Issaquah Salmon Hatchery would like help with the following:\n\n \n Small sound system with a microphone and speakers. So folks could hear in the Watershed Science Center. \n Bistro tables 2 - 4\n Book/display shelves 2 ? 4\, for our FISHop merchandise\n \n\n \n Eastside Baby Corner said that they need: \n\n \n Books\, especially for babies\, toddlers and preschoolers. \n Shoes for kids. The size range that she gave was 12 youth to 6 youth. \n \n\n Old Friends Club needs volunteers who can either join us for a day\, once a week\, or schedule time to share\n\n their music\, a project\, or other talent or interest.\n\n \n Athletes for Kids Youth Mentoring is in need of the following\n\n \n Gift cards to Office Depot so they can buy office supplies\, in particular ink for the printers\n Gift cards to Costco to be used for mentor trainings - food/drink for new mentors coming into the program\n \n\n \n \n\n AtWork is in need of: Seven square readers with Apple Pay and Chip Reader Cards. $49.95 ea. - available at Amazon\n\n Issaquah Community Services: The blanket of white in December followed by the nonstop pattering of rain in February\n\n has left Issaquah Community Services facing a large increase in the number of residents in the Issaquah School District\n\n seeking emergency help with their rent and utilities. Similar to the situation we faced during the February 2019\n\n snowstorm a number of residents at businesses shut down by the inclement weather could not work. In other cases\,\n\n residents had to stay home with children that could not go to schools that were closed. The February sheets of rain and\n\n gusty winds have been particularly hard on apartment residents in the heart of Issaquah and many families have had to\n\n relocate to temporary locations while their homes are renovated. After a disappointing Merry Christmas Drive this year\n\n our funds are being hard hit by deserving clients who have never had to seek help before. Please consider sending a\n\n donation to Issaquah Community Services\,\n\n PO Box 669\, Issaquah\, WA 98029 or donate on our website: issaquahcommunityservices.com\n\n Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank needs: toiletries\, size 6 diapers and cleaning supplies\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n Strategies will donate towels and a few women's coats to Eastridge Church\n Aegis Living is happy to be a drop location for donations if you can not make\n\n the drop of directly to the non-profit on February 29th X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:What will you do with the extra day we all get this Leap Year\, on Saturday\, February 29\, 2020?\n

The idea - - take part in Leap of Kindness Day and do something kind for a local non-profit.

\nTo help you participate\, we reached out to local nonprofits in the area and asked them for some ideas. While you can wait to deliver any items you might donate\, we encourage everyone to start collection activities within your workplace or organization as soon as possible to maximize your participation and community impact.
\n
\nNON-PROFITS: Let us know what you need and we will share those needs out in the community.
\n
\nBUSINESSES: Let us know what you will be doing to support a non-profit and we will share your good will.
\n
\nUse the #LeapofKindnessDay to help spread the word.
\n
\nWe are also inviting our members and other local organizations to share with us their own creative ideas for participating in Leap of Kindness Day this year.
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What some of our non-profits are asking for

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What some of our members are doing

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Encompass Early Learning Center is in need of:\n
    \n
  • Art supplies ( Crayola crayons/markers/paint\, pony beads\, felt\, and any misc. children&rsquo\;s craft supplies)
    • \n
  • Stickers (especially themed stickers like farm\, ocean\, animals etc.)
    • \n
  • Do a Dot markers
    • \n
  • Construction paper
    • \n
  • Playdoh
    • \n
\n\n
Issaquah History Museums is asking for . Just 4 hours a month will help us keep the museums
\n open to the public.
\n\n
Everyone for Veterans would love for people to help make calls\, 1 hour a week\, to dental offices around certain
\n areas in the country to let them know about helping veterans.  \;Easy training will be provided. \;\n\n
Friends of Lake Sammamish are in need of the following:\n\n
    \n
  • Snacks for volunteers
    • \n
  • Two Sleeping bags and a tent - new
    • \n
  • Landscaping Plants
    • \n
\n\n
Village Theatre Needs:\n\n
    \n
  • A New Refrigerator for the Greenroom. \; Size: 30-W\, 32-D\, 63-H\; but could go slightly larger
    • \n
  • Two small Refrigerators (preferably black or stainless) for our concessions stands. Size: \; 19-W\, 18-D\, 32-H
    • \n
  • Buffer Chaffing Set (2 -4)\, chaffing set for serving food at Village Theatre events
    • \n
  • Stainless Steel ice buckets for serving beverages at Village Theatre events
    • \n
  • A full size cargo van to haul our costumes\, set\, and props (contact Megan@Villagetheatre.org for info)
    • \n
\n\n
\n
\n The Downtown Issaquah Association is asking for people to choose Olde Town for their restaurant and
\n Shopping needs for their next outing. Supporting a local store directly impacts the community
\n and your neighbors. Take the extra effort and shop local #leapofkindnessday\n\n
Eastridge Church would like help with the following:\n\n
    \n
  • Goldfish Crackers\, Individual packs
    • \n
  • Towels
    • \n
  • Womens'\; Coats
    • \n
\n\n
Tavon Learning Center could use gas cards for our vans. The vans making it possible for our members
\n to participate in community activities. \;
\n They could also use a gas grill as they BBQ lunches quite often in the summer. Thanks so much!\n\n
Friends of Issaquah Salmon Hatchery would like help with the following:\n\n
    \n
  • Small sound system with a microphone and speakers. So folks could hear in the Watershed Science Center. \;
    • \n
  • Bistro tables 2 - 4
    • \n
  • Book/display shelves 2 ? 4\,  \;for our FISHop merchandise
    • \n
\n\n
\n
Eastside Baby Corner said that they need: \n\n
    \n
  • Books\, especially for babies\, toddlers and preschoolers.
    • \n
  • Shoes for kids. The size range that she gave was 12 youth to 6 youth.
    • \n
\n\n
Old Friends Club needs volunteers who can either join us for a day\, once a week\, or schedule time to share
\n their music\, a project\, or other talent or interest.\n\n
\n
Athletes for Kids Youth Mentoring is in need of the following
\n\n
    \n
  • Gift cards to Office Depot so they can buy office supplies\, in particular ink for the printers
    • \n
  • Gift cards to Costco to be used for mentor trainings - food/drink for new mentors coming into the program
    • \n
\n\n
\n
\n\n
AtWork is in need of: Seven square readers with Apple Pay and Chip Reader Cards. $49.95 ea. - available at Amazon\n\n
Issaquah Community Services: The blanket of white in December followed by the nonstop pattering of rain in February
\n has left Issaquah Community Services facing a large increase in the number of residents in the Issaquah School District
\n seeking emergency help with their rent and utilities. \; Similar to the situation we faced during the February 2019
\n snowstorm a number of residents at businesses shut down by the inclement weather could not work. \; In other cases\,
\n residents had to stay home with children that could not go to schools that were closed. \; The February sheets of rain and
\n gusty winds have been particularly hard on apartment residents in the heart of Issaquah and many families have had to
\n relocate to temporary locations while their homes are renovated. \; After a disappointing Merry Christmas Drive this year
\n our funds are being hard hit by deserving clients who have never had to seek help before. \; Please consider sending a
\n donation to Issaquah Community Services\,
\n PO Box 669\, Issaquah\, WA 98029 or donate on our website: \; issaquahcommunityservices.com\n\n
Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank needs: toiletries\, size 6 diapers and cleaning supplies
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Strategies will donate towels and a few women'\;s coats to Eastridge Church\n
Aegis Living is happy to be a drop location for donations if you can not make
\n the drop of directly to the non-profit on February 29th\n
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