» When: Tuesday, Jan 24
» Time: 8:00 – 9:30pm
» Where: 300 14th Ave South, Seattle
» RSVP: (206) 418-6260 or vijya@vijya.com
» Last minute questions? Call Vijya on her cell (206) 650-4885 or Ben Curtis, Dispatch Center Manager (206) 323 4359

As we start serving the food to those waiting to hear if they will be fortunate enough to get into a shelter for the evening–the time flies and we are cleaning up and heading home before we know it. Each time is a humbling experience, and we are newly reminded of how fortunate we are to have food and shelter and the support of friends and family.

We share this with you because we would like to invite you to take part with us the feeling of community and sharing. Giving back is one way we show that we truly care!

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For several years now, the members of Emerald City Business & Professional Women (ECBPW) stuff 300 Christmas stockings for the homeless women served by Angeline House – a women’s day shelter in the Belltown neighborhood. This year is no different.

The stockings are filled with toiletries, socks, gloves, and goodies. Their goal is to give these women a little something special at this wonderful time of year. “We want them to know that they are not forgotten,” says an ECBPW representative. “For so many of these women, this is their holiday.”

The ECBPW members have donated many of the items necessary. Due to the large number that they are filling, they are asking members of our community for help. If you would like to donate goods, time, or funds to this rewarding project, here is how you can help!

1) Goods they need include: socks and scarves, individually packaged goodies…candy, chips, cookies, nuts, hot chocolate or specialty teas, paperback books, individual beauty and hygiene items, and, of course, jewelry! Contact me to coordinate your donation at vijya@vijya.com or 206-418-6260. 

2) Want to feel like Santa? Volunteers are needed on Monday, December 12th to help fill the stockings. They’ll be meeting at the Best Western Executive Inn at 200 Taylor Ave N in Seattle at 5:45pm. I’ll be there and hope you can join me! 

3) To give a monetary gift, checks may be made out to ECBPW Foundation (a non-profit 501(c)3; #37-1423219) and sent to ECBPW Foundation, c/o Dolores Gohndrone, 1511 3rd Ave #520, Seattle WA 98101.

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Enjoy urban condo living in this bright 6th floor oasis with spectacular views! Spacious living room with private balcony. Formal dining flows to walk-thru kitchen with plenty of cupboards. Two large bedrooms both with ample closet space plus 2 newer bathrooms. Tasteful updates include tile, paint & carpets. Desirable, concrete & steel building has live-in manager, level lobby entrance, secure garage and dedicated parking lot for guests, fitness room with sauna and shower facilities, a common rec-room. Well run HOA, dues include all utilities/cable except electricity. Close to I-5 & 520, plus U-Village, shops, UW–Burke Gilman Trail is just steps away and runs behind building!

• 4545 Sand Point Wy NE Unit 605
  Seattle, WA 98105
• 2 bedroom / 1.75 bath
• 1,279 square feet
• HOA $327 month
• MLS 280332

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Park-front residence offers simple elegance in a blend of fresh updates and authentic period features. Vintage light fixtures, glass-paneled pocket door, box-beam ceiling, claw-foot tub, oak flooring and traditional millwork merge with faithfully updated bathrooms and understated kitchen featuring original white cabinetry set off by dark granite counters and stainless. Expansive territorial views offer a peek at Mt. Baker. Gracious living space includes three large bedrooms, walk-in closets and two upstairs baths. Main floor has a charming and tranquil sunroom off impressive formal living and dining rooms filled with leaded glass windows, all adjoining the kitchen via circular floor plan. A versatile back family room and adjacent deck overlook abundant color and variety of lush terraced backyard plantings, plus space for outdoor grilling and dining. The lower level has workroom and laundry with inside access to a cheery 1-bedroom MIL rental, teenager room, or guest suite boasting full windows and separate entrance to the covered patio and back garden. With spacious view decks and the Arboretum just a block up the street, this home is a gardeners paradise!

• 4+ bedrooms / 3.5 bath
• 3,030 square foot interior
• 4,643 square foot lot
• Year built: 1916
• New roof August 2010

Located at:
2410 E Interlaken Blvd
Seattle, WA 98112

For more information please contact vijya@vijya.com.

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• MLS # 263607
• $879,000
• 3,030 sq ft interior
• 4,643 sq ft exterior
• 4+ bedrooms
• 3.5 bath
• New roof Aug 2010
• Year built 1916

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• Henna & Face Painting
• Chair Massage & Tarot Reading
• Bounce House & Piñata
• Volleyball & Games
• Food & Beverages
• Raffle Prizes
• Dog friendly
• Special surprise!

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Vijya & Associates hopes you will join us in a volunteer opportunity we’ve been participating in for several years now—Operation Nightwatch.

The 4th Tuesday of every other month, we make a trip to Costco, buy enough food to feed dinner to nearly 200 people and then we go to Operation Nightwatch – in the central district of Seattle.  Once there, we chop, dice, slice, boil, and cook until the first people arrive. 

• When:  Tuesday, July 26
• Time:  8pm-9:30pm
• Where:  300 14th Ave South, Seattle
• RSVP: (206) 418-6260 or vijya@vijya.com

Once we start serving the food to those waiting to hear if they will be fortunate enough to get into a shelter for the evening – the time flies and we are cleaning up and heading home before you know it. Each time is a humbling experience, and we are newly reminded of how fortunate we are to have food and shelter and the support of friends and family around us.

Operation Nightwatch is a Christian ministry seeking to meet the physical, social, psychological, and spiritual needs of Seattle’s night community. They are dedicated to serving the poorest of the poor by caring for the homeless men, women and children late at night.  They provide emergency dispatch to shelter, hotel vouchers for families, meals, blankets, and pastoral care for those in need. The services they offer are free of charge and are all funded principally by contributions from individual donors. They are staffed by hundreds of volunteers. They do not require any religious activity for access.

We share this with you because we would like to invite you to take part with us the feeling of community and sharing. Giving back to our community is one way we show that we truly care! Let us know if you can join us – vijya@vijya.com or (206) 418-6260.

Vijya, Charlese and Nancy cleaning up

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• 3 bedrooms / 1.75 bath
• 1,290 square foot interior
• 7,590 square foot lot
• Year built: 1947

Located at the address:
18330 9th Ave NE
Shoreline, WA 98155

For more information, please visit my website

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We meet up at the Dispatch Center on 14th Avenue South at around 8 o’clock and head for the kitchen to gear up in aprons and plastic food prep gloves. We have an hour to prepare enough meals to feed almost 200 people and so we get moving, putting together plates of sandwiches and snacks.

The doors open at 9 o’clock and we work to keep the line moving quickly, handing out trays to each of the hungry diners as they pass through the serving area. It doesn’t take long for all the tables to fill up with some of the neediest people in the city, each hoping that after dinner, they will be fortunate enough to get into a shelter for the night instead of having to sleep outside.

Between the camaraderie and fun of working together, the time just flies by. Before we know it, we have the kitchen cleaned, dishes washed, and everything put back in its place. By 9:30 we are saying our good-byes, each of us feeling a bit humbled and a lot grateful for what we have in our lives.

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The pint-sized Carleton Avenue Grocery, on the corner of Corson and Warsaw streets in Georgetown, is one of my favorite local secrets, and a saving grace for the neighborhood’s typically under-serviced residents. Owners LaDele Sines and Allan Phillips have stocked their store with a mix of health-conscious items, fancy snacks, and a good supply of the basics. [read more]

And you’ll find more than sundries at the Carleton. Sines, a founding member of the Georgetown Historical Society and frequent “shopkeeper” on site, can tell many a tale of her building’s — and the neighborhood’s — tawdry past.

Carleton Avenue Market
6601 Carleton Ave. S.
(between Warsaw St & Willow St)
Seattle, WA 98108
(206) 763-3708

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