Words of Wisdom on Living a Long Life

March 2016 | 3419 SW Morgan Street, Seattle, WA 98126 | (206) 932-9023
Words of Wisdom on Living a Long Life
Helen Tricola, our oldest Home Delivery client, is not shy when it
comes to departing wisdom on living a long and productive life. Last
month, Helen celebrated her 102nd birthday and spent a few minutes
with WSFB staff to discuss her thoughts on longevity and life in
general.
Discussing her early years growing up on a farm near Loma Montana,
Helen points to hard work, healthy eating, and keeping things simple
as the core elements of her long life. Helen’s life was not without
challenge, losing her mother at age 4 she and her six siblings worked
extra hard working on the farm, caring for each other and completing
Helen and her caregiver Paulette
school work of course. “We all learned to cook”, she asserts, “We
only ate healthy food”. Her caretaker, Paulette, sitting across the
room points out, “Nothing has changed. She still eats oatmeal every morning and her diet is still comprised mostly of fruits
and vegetables.” Helen has never had a driver’s license so walking had always been a primary mode of transportation. Today, because of a recent hip surgery, Helen is not as mobile, but during the prior 101 years she has never had any major illness or problem with her health.
As a WSFB home delivery client, Helen is just one example of the hundreds of seniors in our community who have lived long
and productive lives and now need some support to assure a balanced and healthy diet. Helen is appreciative for the food
she receives from the food bank and especially enjoys seeing and talking with “Jim” the volunteer who delivers her food
every Wednesday. Jim is equally appreciative to know Helen. “Helen is truly that special client that you just look forward to
seeing every week.” WSFB is thankful to have the opportunity to spend time with Helen and hopefully spread her simple
words of wisdom on longevity to our food bank community.
Grandmother Loves our Backpack Program
The West Seattle Food Bank provides school children at risk of hunger with a
“backpack” of six meals. This helps to fill the gap on the weekends when
children considered high-need may not have access to food. The program
offers nutritious, kid-friendly, supplemental food for children with limited food
resources outside of school. To date, the WSFB is providing backpacks to
over 300 children in 13 of our West Seattle schools.
Sylvia has her grandson living with her. She comes to the food bank for senior
distribution on Tuesday but “the Backpack Program has helped a lot on the
weekend when the food is getting scarce”. “I never
thought I’d be in this position, but it’s made a big
difference. I’m so glad I found out about it, it really
helps.”
Hungry children have a hard time learning because
their mind is on food; but a child who is well nourished is happy and able to focus on school.
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Our Youngest Neighbors Helping Neighbors!
We sometimes hear about “selfish” young people of today, but
there are many children in this community that do food drives at
school or ask for food donations instead of gifts when it comes to
celebrating their birthdays. At the West Seattle Food Bank we have
the very good fortune of interacting with many young people who
are interested in serving the community and understand the value
of sharing time and resources to help others that need a helping
hand.
Students from pre-school to high school in our community hold
food drives to help neighbors that might go hungry if it were not
for the help of neighbors. Some call their food drives “Random
Acts of Kindness”, some focus on the 100th day of school , some
have it at a dance performance and others just encourage
neighbors to help.
For the past two years during the holidays, Joey puts on a one
person food drive. He makes flyers and delivers them to neighbors
doors. He takes his wagon and walks up and down the block to
pick up the food. There were a couple of perks for Joey too.
Neighbors were serving him hot chocolate, muffins and holiday
candy. When all the food was in the truck and everything was
cleaned up, Joey said to his parents “now this was a good day, wasn’t it? It feels good to give to others!” Joey collected 360 lbs. of
food for his neighbors in need!
Joey’s parents, Christi & Tony, aren’t so bad either. They have a
holiday party every year and had their guests bring donations
totaling 700 lbs. of food.
We are so grateful to these children, adolescents and young adults
that understand how life can often be difficult and that sharing
your resources with someone that is struggling is an essential part
of building a healthy community.
Key Club at Chief Sealth
Joey’s Holiday Drive
Troop 799 at 1000 lbs.
Organic Sprouts—170 lbs. donated
“CODGER Corner”
(Codger - Citizen Of Distinction Greatly Enjoying Retirement) - Written by Robert Duris
“The Birth of Our Bank”- ( A satire) Maybe this is how it all happened! It came out of nowhere, a freak snowstorm
that hit Seattle back in 1983. In just a couple of hours, everything came to a complete standstill, and I was getting very
hungry. But alas! I suddenly heard the playful and happy voices of children inviting me to their “Food Bank”, where
they were handing out food to those stranded. First to welcome us were two beautiful girls, Fran & Judi, followed by
Stevie, whose warm and welcoming smile warmed us all. Then another boy, from the land of silk and rice, whom
everyone called “Grasshoppa”. After getting all of the food that we needed, that the children had collected all by themselves, I couldn’t help asking about their great work for those in need. Little Grasshoppa spoke for all of them.
“When we grow up, I see us hosting a great “Food Bank”, where ALL of those in need are welcome. I see young and old
alike joining us in friendship. I see our closest neighbors, many of which are from exotic far and distant lands, joining
cultures to share the nutritious and healthy food items so generously donated by leaders in our community. I see . . . .
.” I cut him short momentarily, with, “But tell me, for such a young man, how is it that you can see all of these wonderful things?” He bowed his head in reverence before he spoke. “Then tell me, for such an older man, how is it that you. .
. . . . Cannot?”
Funds
Community Support!
Bethany Presbyterian Church
Beer Church
C & P Coffee Customers
Capers Home Santa
City of Seattle & their employees
CROP Hunger Walk
First Books
First Lutheran Church
Food Resource Network Federation
Glaser Foundation
Grace Baptist Church
Helen Karl Charitable Trust
Kathy’s Studio of Dance
Loeb Family Fund
Ludlow Foundation
Medina Foundation
Seattle Police Employees Fund
St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church
S.L. Gimbel Foundation
Metropolitan Market Holiday Drive
Through Met
Market’s
efforts, their
customers
donated
$17,600 over
the holidays.
WSFB’s Executive Director, Fran Yeatts,
Met Market Mgr., Glen Hasstedt &
WSFB’s Judi Yazzolino
Wish List
Food
Arbor Heights Elementary
Amazon Toys
Chris Coman/Plymouth Poultry
Construction Energy
Cottage Grove/Gatewood
Elementary
Harold’s Fitness
Helmstetler Christmas Lights
Hiawatha Community Center
Madison Middle School
McCrea Cellars
Pathfinder Elementary
Schmidtz Park Elementary
Tom’s Automotive
West Seattle Elementary
YMCA—both locations
Nucor Steel Holiday Drive
Thank You to
Nucor and their
employees for
donating 2100
lbs. of food and
$20,288!
Thank You!
Stocker Foundation
Teel Foundation
Tibbetts United Methodist Church
Treen Corporation
Vigor Industrial LLC
Weitzel Construction
West Seattle Beer Dash
West Seattle Thriftway
West Side Presbyterian Church
Western Marine Contsruction
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Pet Pantry Donations from:
Interlake School/Humane
Society, Mud Bay, Next to
Nature and Pet Elements.
Zillow Drive
Thank you to the
employees of
Zillow for donating
4572 lbs. of food &
$6063. Thank You!
Bookcase Donations from: Pegasus, Discover
Books, Discovery Shop, Seattle7Writers, Tibbetts United Methodist and
Fauntleroy Churches & Book Haven.
Always Needed
Kid Friendly
Protein
Canned Meats/Tuna
Canned Vegetables
Beans (Canned or Dry)
Canned Soup
Canned Fruit
Pasta
Baby Food & Formula
Ensure
Diapers
Pet Food
Toiletries (Toothpaste,
Soap, Deodrant, Shampoo,
Conditioner)
Financial Donations
Boxed Juices
Peanut Butter
Jam or Jelly
Dried Fruit Snacks
Macaroni & Cheese
Meal in a Can
Oatmeal
Healthy Snacks
Cereal
Soup, Stews, Chili
Shelf Stable Milk
Applesauce
Cup of Noodles
Top Ramen
Fruit Cups
For our Home Delivery Program, low sodium items
and our Backpack Program, single serving size items
would be appreciated.
Straight Blast Gym’s Holiday
Drive was an amazing 2296 lbs.
It’s All About Beer!
Beer Church Turkey Bowl
raises $5285 & 2000 lbs.
West Seattle Beer Dash 18!
raised $1618 from drinking beer!
Your support makes a big difference to the families we serve.
Please go to our website at www.WestSeattleFoodBank.org and
donate generously to help alleviate hunger in our West Seattle
community.
9th Annual Instruments of Change—Join Us!
The Board and Staff of the West Seattle Food Bank would like to invite you to join
us this year at our annual Instruments of Change Dinner/Auction, Saturday
evening, May 14th at The Seattle Design Center. This very fun event will feature
a hosted Happy Hour and activities including a Liquor Tasting, Wine Toss & Silent
Auction! Guests will enjoy a 3 course dinner including wine and our Famous
Dessert Dash; program, live auction and Funds for Food. Tickets are $100 per
person or $1000 for a table of 10 and can be purchased by going to
www.donatenow.networkforgood.org/WSFBInstrumentsofChange.
If you are interested in being a sponsor, hosting a table, donating rewards miles
or volunteering to help at the event, please contact Judi Yazzolino, at
206.932.9023 or [email protected].
Thank you to all of the generous sponsors who are supporting us this year:
Jackson, Morgan, Hunt; CHI/Franciscan Health; CoHo Team of Windermere
Agents; First Lutheran Church; Seattle & Oregon Wine Awards; David & Jarvis
Weld; Metropolitan Market; Ncompass Construction; NW Insurance Group;
WestSide Presbyterian Church; Swedish Automotive; Ventana Construction;
Continental Mills; Darigold; Hans Foreign Car Repair; Verity Credit Union,
Huskinson Productions; Avalon Glassworks; Tuxedo & Tennis Shoes Catering.
Thank you for your support!
WSFB Advocates for Our Clients
The West Seattle Food Bank is an active community leader advocating for policies, budgets and programs that positively
support our clients and community. Food programs supported by federal, state and local government provide enormous
support to our clients and we want to make sure these programs continue to provide this essential support to the families that need it.
In January, our staff joined over 100 food bank advocates in Olympia for Hunger Action Day. The key legislative priority
was passing “Breakfast After the Bell”, a program that will dramatically increase food access for our students who need it
the most. Children who need a healthy breakfast at school miss out if their bus is late or a parent does not get the child
to school on time. By offering breakfast after the bell rings, children that may not have food at home for breakfast will be
able to get this assistance at school and then be ready to learn the rest of the school day. This bill is expected to pass this
year.
Hunger advocacy in Seattle is a collaborative effort that includes
Food Lifeline, Northwest Harvest, Washington Anti-Hunger/
Nutrition Coalition, Washington Food Coalition and the Seattle
Food Committee, a coalition of 28 food banks. WSFB also actively
participates on the Seattle Human Services Coalition, which provides budget advocacy and recommendations for the city of
Seattle. Last year, over 17 million dollars were allocated from the
City to provide critical services needed by many in this
Coalition at City Council Budget Meeting
community, including the families we serve. We also participate in
the King County Human Services Coalition. This Coalition played a
key role in educating voters regarding “Best Start for Kids”, a six year 350-million-dollar investment in King County’s
youth. Best Start programs will increase funding to support early learning and nutrition programs.
Support the Food Bank
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5/3
5/14
6/4
6/18
7/8—10
7/23
8/8
9/16
Kiwanis Food Drive at QFC, PCC & West Seattle Thriftway
GIVE BIG - Please donate online through Seattle Foundation
9th Annual Instruments of Change Dinner/Auction Fundraiser
at The Seattle Design Center
2nd Annual Cook-off at Daystar Retirement Living
benefiting WSFB & White Center Food Center
Morgan Junction Festival
West Seattle SummerFest - our booth is across from West 5
Float Dodger 5K benefitting the West Seattle Food Bank & LLS
Delridge Day Festival
A Grand Affair at Westland Distillery
Ongoing Food Drives - HomeStreet Bank, Metropolitan Market, Tom’s
Automotive, West Seattle Thriftway, YMCA - both locations
Are you going to Bruce Springsteen’s “The River Tour” concert at the Key Arena
on Thursday, 3/24? We’ve been chosen as his charity so look for our
volunteers and donate generously!! Thank You Bruce!
Thank You to Donating Employer Match
Programs: AT&T, Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation, Boeing, Boston Consulting Group,
Cambia Health, Dell, Expedia, Getty Images,
Google, Lakeside Industries, Microsoft, Nordstrom,
Polyclinic, Starbucks, Tableau Software. Please
check with your employer to see if they match!
Your support makes a big difference to the families we serve.
Please go to our website at www.WestSeattleFoodBank.org
or our Facebook Page @ West Seattle Food Bank and donate
substantially to help alleviate hunger in our West Seattle
community. Thank You!
Volunteer Opportunities
OR
Employer Match Program - Do you work for a MatchMaker? Double or triple your donation if you’re employer
Would you be interested in volunteering for the
West Seattle Food Bank? If so, the following are
areas where we have the most need:
Administrative - Are you an expert at WordPress?
We need help maintaining our website, 1-2 hrs/
week. How about PowerPoint presentations?
Contact [email protected]
Event Committee Members - Event committee
helps plan, organize & set up for our 2 big fundraising events. Contact [email protected]
Food Rescue - Assist staff in the WSFB van to
collect the donated food from our West Seattle
Food Rescue Partners. Contact
[email protected]
If you’re interested in volunteering you’ll find the
volunteer application and more information at
www.westseattlefoodbank.org/Help-End-Hunger/
Volunteers. To reach any of our staff, please call
WSFB @ 206.932.9023. We are very grateful to
our many volunteers who donate 21,000 hours.
Donate Funds ­ Food ­ Pet Food or Books
Hold a Food Drive ­ Volunteer
matches your donated funds or volunteer hours. Don’t forget to
turn them in!
West Seattle Thriftway Grocery Receipts - The generous
folks at West Seattle Thriftway will donate 1% of your grocery
receipts. Mail or drop off your receipts within 6 months and
we’ll do the rest!
Fred Meyer Community Rewards - If you have a Fred
Meyer Rewards Card, just call Customer Service at 1-866-5182686 and designated WSFB as your non-profit. They will donate
a percentage of your purchases to us.
Smile.Amazon.com - For online shopping go to
smile.amazon.com (same as amazon.com), pick the West Seattle Food Bank as your charity of choice and shop. Amazon will
donate a percentage of your purchases back to the Food Bank.
Bartell’s “B” Caring Card - Simply go to Bartell Drugs, ask to
sign up for a “B” Caring Card and designate WSFB as your nonprofit of choice. Present your card every time you shop and up to
4% of your purchases are donated to us!
Mission
West Seattle Food Bank is committed to providing food security
and community connections to our
neighbors in need.
Distribution Hours
Tuesdays 9:15 - 11:00am Seniors 55+
Wednesdays 4:00 - 7:00pm - General Public
Thursdays 10:00am - 1:00pm - General Public
Donation & Office Hours
Monday - Friday 9:00am - 3:00pm except
Wednesday evening until 7:00pm
Vision
We envision a strong and connected community in which all people
have access to safe and nutritious
food and the essential necessities
of living.
Join our email list to receive
occasional updates
about the difference your support
makes in the lives
of our neighbors in
need by scanning
this barcode or
visiting us at
www.westseattlefoodbank.org.
Board of Directors
Ben Viscon, President
Jan Roberts, Vice President
Dana Ross, Secretary
Joan Hansen, Treasurer
Sharee Adkins
Ted Barker
Eric Breslin
Jim Dean
Corey Limbaugh
Rev. Ron Marshall
Cara Mohammadian
Pete Spalding
David Weld
Staff
We Serve You: We take our role as your real estate resource seriously: Advocates and advisors, we care about your
real estate goals and believe we will earn your trust for life by
helping you reach them.
Fran Yeatts, Executive Director
Steven Curry, Operations Director
Judi Yazzolino, Development Director
Lester Yuh, Operations Manager
We Support Meaningful Causes: We tie our
success to the success of causes that support affordable housing for all and strong,
vibrant neighborhoods. We have donated
more than$875,000 toward housing and
community development nonprofits.
Karla Marifjeren, Operations Assistant
Chris Dickie, Food Rescue Coordinator
We stay involved. We organize community
service events each season and strive to be
community connectors working to promote
the missions of our nonprofit partners.
HOW YOU CAN HELP! Donate Funds - Donate Food - Donate Books - Hold or
Visit a Food Drive - Turn in your West Seattle Thriftway Receipts - Volunteer
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