Spring 2011 Pig Tales Newsletter

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Heroes

CONTRIBUTORS:

Jenn Davis

Marlys Erickson

Susan Jones

Art Kuniyuki

DESIGN:

Causality

www.thinkcausality.com

Working to preserve and enhance the

traditions and diversity of the Pike Place

Market community by helping to raise

funds for the Pike Market Medical Clinic,

Child Care & Preschool, Senior Center,

the Downtown Food Bank and special

historical and community projects.

SPRING 2011

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

2DONOR PROFILE3THANK YOU

4CONNECT WITH US! Continued on page 2

June 25 August 19 September 18June 4

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Jerry is among the nearly 10% o Senior Center

members who are military veterans. He served

as an electrician in the Navy or 23 years. This

being Memorial Day week, its tting to share

the story o one o our military veterans.

Jerry grew up in Lexington, Kentucky, and

comes rom a amily o military service

membershis grandather, older cousins

and even his own son all served in the Navy.

Jerry joined the military or the chance to

When I rst visited the Pike

Market Senior Center

several months ago, I

was greeted by a glowing

smile rom a tall, riendly gentleman. Jerry

Gentry, the lead janitor, saw the lost look

on my ace and quickly made his way over

to help me out. We instantly bonded over

things we had in common: unky purple-

rimmed eyeglasses and our time in

the military.

travel the world. And he did just thathe

has served on aircrat carriers in the Western

Pacic, Gul o Tonkin, South China Sea

and Mediterranean Sea, just to name a ew.

Jerrys ace lights up as he shares his most

memorable experience: while deployed in

the Mediterranean, he took advantage o a

pilgrimage to Jerusalem oered by the USO.

I got baptized in the Jordan River or $18!

SAVE THE

DATE

By Jenn Davis, Public Relations Coordinator

Honoring military veteransof the Market community

HEROESAmong Us


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By Jenn Davis, Public Relations Coordinator

Recent surveys suggest that

younger Americans are becoming

increasingly more involved

in philanthropy. The Market

Foundation is ortunate enough to have two

really special young supporters: siblings

Rogan and Domenica Zangari, age 11 and

10, respectively. Rogan and Domenica have

been raising money or the Market Foundation

since they were only 5 and 6 years old!

Like most young, active children, Rogan and

Domenica were looking or ways to ward

o boredom one summer. Thats when they

came up with the idea to host a pillow sale

at their buildings annual BBQ. We had a

couple pillows because when we were in

kindergarten, we made pillows in class,

Domenica explains.

They priced the pillows at $2.99 each.

During their requent trips to the Market,

the kids would oten see $2.99 peppered

throughout the produce stands. And when

they saw how well the produce sold, they

gured it would work or their pillows as well.Very strategic, indeed!

Initially, their plan was to keep their earnings,

but their ather, Marco, encouraged them to

donate the money to a good cause. Marco

and his wie Susan have been living in

their nearby condo or almost 20 years and

consider the Market a special place. The

Market has a larger reach beyond fowers

and produce. So when the kids came up

with the pillow sale, we thought it would

be a good idea to donate the money to the

Market Foundation, Marco explains.

So the little pillow sale quickly evolved

into an annual auction because, according

to Rogan, you most likely will get more

money like some pillows we got $24.00

or. They also recruited their neighbors to

donate auction items, including handmade

pottery, homemade jam, and even wine.

Their goal each year is to raise more money

than the previous year. The rst year we

got, like, $154.00 and the next year wegot, I think, $200.00 and it kept going up,

Domenica mentions.

To date, they have raised more than

$1,000.00, and each year they make the trek

across the street and up the Hillclimb steps

to personally deliver the check to the Market

Foundation oce. It eels like we did a good

deed and it eels better than just mailing it,

Rogan states. I eel happy that we helped

these people.

Needless to say, these two are a

shining example or young kidsand

even adultseverywhere. When I ask

them i they always get along this great,

they both nod their heads in agreement.

Dad chuckles and chimes in, This is

one o the things that works swimmingly.

There are certain things that do not

like ball games.

Jerry did three tours in Vietnam, one

o which was his very rst ocial duty

assignment ater basic training. His last

assignment beore retiring in 1989 was

supervisor o the Aviation Electrical Branch

onboard the USS Nimitz, an aircrat carrierbased out o Bremerton, Washington.

The next ew years were spent working

at a local shipyard, US West and the U.S.

Postal Service. As with any major transition,

Jerry aced some challenges with his new

civilian lieit was during this time that

his battle with alcoholism heightened. I

preerred to drink all day than go to work,

he says while gazing out the window over

Elliot Bay.

Ater several DUIs in multiple states, he had

hit rock bottom and a riend at work urged

him to seek help. He told me Id be able to

look in the mirror one day and see a dierent

person, someone I really like, Jerry says.

Jerry entered rehab in 1998 or six months.

Last week, he celebrated 11 years o sobriety,

and to this day upholds a sel-imposed no

driving rule. What I like about sobriety is I

now have a lie that Im conscious o. I didntlike who I was as an alcoholic.

Discovering his favorite place:

the Market community

When Jerrys parents came to visit him in

Bremerton one year, they visited Pike Place

Market. Jerry instantly ell in love with the

Market and moved to downtown Seattle

shortly thereater.

He recalls walking past the old Senior

Centerwhen it was located above the Pike

Market Medical Clinic on 1st & Virginiaon

his way to work. I would hear pool balls

upstairs and had no idea it was a senior

center. I thought it was just an extension o

the Virginia Inn.

When Jerry got a bad case o the fu in the

late 1990s, he visited the Clinic, and ater

his appointment, his doctor encouraged him

to go upstairs or a ree hot meal. That washis rst experience with the Senior Center

an experience that would lead to many more

opportunities and great new riendships.

Jerry begins to chuckle as he recalls meeting

Zoe Freeman, the Senior Centers activity

director. She snatched me up when they

needed help moving to the new location. I

agreed to volunteer or a ew hours that day.

He describes their special bond as that o a

brother and sister.

What started out as a one-time volunteer

gig evolved into something more: Jerry

also volunteered or two years at the

Downtown Food Bank, the Senior Centers

sister agency here at the Market. And

eventually he was hired on as a sta

member at the Senior Center where hes

been or the past ve years. I love my job.

I love coming here, especially since its at

my avorite place.

As we nish our breakast, I ask Jerry

what Memorial Day means to him. His

eyes begin to well up as he looks at me

and says, Its about paying tribute and

remembering all the men and women who

have come and gone. I have riends that

were lost in Vietnam.

Memorial Day is about honoring the

countless heroes who sacriced their lives

to deend our reedom. To Jerry, all the

brave men and women who have served

or are currently serving in the military, and

especially to those who gave the ultimate

sacrice, we oer our humble gratitude.

Continued from page 1

Siblings learn the importance

of giving back at an early age

DONOR PROFILERogan & Domenica

ZANGARIPhoto by Susan Jones


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Kim Anderson

Carol Binder

Becky Bogard

Melody Brown

DeeAnn Burman,Secretary

Debbie Campbell,Vice President

Lynn Claudon

Elizabeth Coppinger

Peter Danelo,President

Susan Finneran,Treasurer

Ben Franz-Knight

Joe Fuller

Sally Garratt

Shannon Girlando

David Hasson

Theresa Pan-Hosley

Ken Jackson

Jane Johnson

Jerri Lane

Vince Madden

Dan Moore

Sen. Ed Murray

Pat Patterson

Rep. Eric Pettigrew

John Pierce

Anne Redman

Lisa Samson

Jackson Schmidt

Ernie Sherman

Barbara Shickich

Janeen Simmons

Joe Slattery

Warren Stickney

David Watkins

Conrad Wouters

Evelyn Yenson

Care for the Market Luncheon

Our annual luncheon drew hundreds

of attendees to the Westin on May 16th.

Thank you to our wonderful supportersfor your generous donations, and to our

corporate sponsors for making the event

possible. A special thank you goes out

to the panel of chefs, authors and other

local food experts for sharing a wealth of

knowledge during their discussion: Greg

Atkinson, Daisley Gordon, Becky Selengut,

Ethan Stowell, and Molly Wizenberg.

Stayed tuned to our website for the final

tally of your generous contributions

at the event, and the positive impact it

will have on the low-income and senior

residents who rely on the Markets human

service agencies.

National Volunteer Week

April 10 16 was National Volunteer

Week, but if you ask us, every dayis

a celebration of the great work ourvolunteers do! Wed like to extend

another big THANK YOU to the nearly

200 volunteers who dedicate more than

3,000 hours each year to help us fulfill our

mission. We couldnt do it without you

you make the impossible possible!

Evening of Hope

Thank you to the Seattle Hotel Association

for raising a record net $365,000 for the

Market Foundation at their annual Evening

of Hope gala, which was held on February

5th at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel.

Celebrated Chefs

Thank you to Andaluca for signing up

80 new Market Foundation supporters

during their Celebrated Chefs promotion

week, April 1 10. When you sign upfor the free Celebrated Chefs program,

5% of your total dining bill is donated

to the Market Foundation each time you

dine at a participating restaurant with

the credit card you registered. Visit

www.celebratedchefs.com for more

information or to sign up.

The big news over the past ew

months was the unortunate

accident involving our dear

mascot Rachel the Piggybank

and a wayward taxicab.

Ater a month-long stay in the hospital,

Rachel made her big return to the Market

on March 18th. She started the week o

with a homecoming tour, visiting her avorite

downtown Seattle locations and hanging out

with her loving ans. Even more, she managed

to raise $821.27 in those 6 short days thanks

to your generosity! Thats nearly what she

raises in one monthin her accustomed

spot at the Market! To see photos rom the

homecoming tour, visit our Facebook page

http://www.facebook.com/MktFoundation.

And to stay in touch with Rachel, ollow her on

Twitterhttp://twitter.com/RachelthePig.

THE MARKET FOUNDATION

2010 2011 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

THANK YOU

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Address: ___________________________________________________________________________

City, State, ZIP: _______________________________________________________________________

Phone (Daytime): _____________________________________________________________________

q My employer will match my gift.

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________________________________________

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Donations may also be made online at

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q Please send me your electronic newsletter.q I wish to contribute anonymously.

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ANTTOSUPPORTTHE

MA

RKETFOUNDATION.

YES!

Metro Transit ticketbooks, small

rolling suitcases, reading glasses

(magnifers), re-usable shopping

bags, knapsacks & backpacks, cleangently used/new blankets and towels, clean gently used/new clothing, clean gently

used/new household goods, clothing racks, First Aid kit, gently used or new basic

tool set, gently used or new coee maker, 11-cup ood processor with chopping &

grating blades, cleaning supplies (scrubbers, sponges), 5 or 6 puzzles, grocery store

git cards, $10 Bartell or Walgreens git cards or general purchases and pharmacy

co-payments.

Donations may be delivered to the Market Foundation oce (Monday Friday between

9:00 am and 4:00 pm). Please contact us at 206.774.5262 or atmktfoundation@

pikeplacemarket.org to schedule delivery.

WISH LISTFOR LOW INCOME MARKET RESIDENTS

Photo by Art Kuniyuki, Pike Place Market PDA

HOMECOMING

RACHEL THE PIGGYBANKS


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