Mark Eaton's Blog (10)

Here's a great read on why parks and green spaces are hugely important: http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2008/11/07/parks-mortality.html?ref=rss Continue

It's our very own Allison Burson, using the "bike around with a sign, ring your bell, and wave" tactic! Continue

This time, Nicole Brodeur talks a bit about funding parks vs. using hotel taxes to fund Key Arena development. Continue

As we reach the home stretch of the campaign (and get hit with lame attempts by the Mayor to tell us why he's NOT voting for the levy), we want to know why you ARE voting for the levy. This is this spot to do it. Make a statement, like the one below from Joyce Moty. Add photos to your statement, or, you can even make a short video of why you are voting for the levy. It's a quick, fun way to let others know why we need this levy to pass! I am supporting this parks levy because there… Continue

If you have a couple minutes while you're at your computer, be sure to head over to the Times and PI to get your reactions up to the articles Todd posted yesterday. Additionally, there's a new article at: http://crosscut.com/2008/10/24/200… Continue

Because of great volunteer initiative, I've just been able to add another opportunity for this Saturday morning. Head over to events page to see a different kind of volunteer opportunity taking place on Capitol Hill this weekend.... Continue

Thanks to everyone who came out yesterday morning and made our first lit drop a great success. We got over 13k door hangers out into our targeted neighborhoods. You can check out some photos from the event here. Thanks again to our great volunteers below. Lets shoot for an even better turnout next weekend! _Mark_ Thanks! Liam Todd John Todd Kevin Long Don Harris Leslie Batten Michael Shi… Continue

A special thanks to Ed D'Alessandro, the executive director of SYSA, for pushing a $10,000 campaign contribution before the SYSA board. Ed gave us the great news of this donation this morning. SYSA will also be pushing its member clubs to take materials and get volunteers out into the community. This is where YOU come in. We need you to match the support for the campaign, either through donations (check out the right side-bar), or by signing up for lit drops or other events in your community.… Continue

Take a look at our list of neighborhood leaders below. Thanks to all of you for stepping up to the plate. You can plan on hearing from me personally in the coming days as we look to step up our neighborhood efforts and get more volunteers for our two Saturday lit drops. If you'd like to sign up for your neighborhood, and take the initiative to do your own lit drops and recruit volunteers for our weekend events, e-mail me at mark@seattleparksforall.org. Ballard Ryan McFarland Beacon Hill Br… Continue

Hey Everyone, My name is Mark Eaton and I'm the new Seattle Parks for All Campaign Organizer. I'm excited to get going on this, so if I have your contact info, expect to hear from me in the coming days. If you want to get ahold of me, here's my contact info: Office: 206.682.1061 Cell: 206.419.5464 mark@seattleparksforall.org Also, check out the awesome work done by our great campaign consultants! The TV… Continue