It's not always all fun and games at CISC, but last Friday afternoon it was, anyway. We closed up shop at noon for the annual agency picnic, and headed out to Newcastle Beach Park on Lake Washington.
Congratulations to our corporate sponsor, Cathay Bank, who opened their third and newest branch in Bellevue on Friday!
Outreach staff from the Seattle Aquarium came out to our summer youth program today to talk about what they can see on the beach. This is in preparation for next week's trip to the South Alki Beach conservation area.
This is just one of many fun (but educational) activities the kids enjoy in our summer program. If you can't get to the beach this summer, at least go check out the newly renovated Seattle Aquarium!
Many thanks to Mike and Debbie Che for including us in their grand opening celebration!
Once again, members of Sunshine Garden Senior Day Center provided the official kick off for the ID Summer Festival on the main stage in Hing Hay Park.
Don't know if you remember, but last year about this time (June 26, to be exact), we endured scorching temperatures in our old offices, with fans blowing hot air directly into our faces in a vain attempt to keep cool, and agency issued popsicles.
Today, we graduated our first class of pre-K program participants. Because of a late start up, we were only able enroll 3 students for the entire first year, but we already have a waiting list for next September!
What is the Beehive anyway? It's a web site that aims to help make life easier by providing a single interactive place to connect you to important information on money, jobs, school, childcare, housing, and much, much more. Today, the Beehive launched its Seattle site, joining dozens of other cities around the country.
For those of you who weren't able to join us, this year's Friendship Dinner & Auction was an event to remember! Over 400 guests bid on items large and small, from a Swarovski crystal key chain to Diamond Club Mariner seats.
continuing our legacy of service to the community and building on our first 35 years of success. As we move into the future, we work in early learning, services for youth and their families is critical to ensure that we create opportunities for success - in school, at work, and in life.
Because of generous corporate sponsorship, 100% of the funds raised from this event (over $125,000) goes directly to CISC services like our early learning program. Thank you to our supporters and our sponsors:
On Monday, we had over 100 seniors line up outside our offices as early as 4:00 am to try to access vouchers for low income seniors to use at farmers markets. These $40 vouchers had to be accessed at the Mayor's Office for Senior Citizens, but because our seniors (and many other in the community) do not speak English, they came to us for help.
What a mouthful! But despite all the words, CISC this year put together another team into action to participate in this community wide event. Staff, board and volunteers all pitched in to help make this event a success.
Today, we had a group from the National League of Cities, United Way, Thrive by Five and Born Learning visit the play and learn group at our International Family Center - Seattle. These visitors came from all over the United States to learn about best practices for promoting school readiness, especially in immigrant communities.
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