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Thu 18 Feb 2010
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“PURIM IN ISRAEL” is Chabad of the Central Cascades creative twist this year on their traditional Purim party, to accommodate the anticipated crowds of men, women & children who throng to Chabad for their annual Purim celebration. On Purim, Chabad in Issaquah is the place to be!
Purim celebrates the salvation of the Jewish people, in the year 3405 from Creation (356 bce), from Haman’s plot “to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews, young and old, infants and women, in a single day.” (Purim literally means “lots” for Haman determined the day of annihilation by throwing a lottery). It is observed by public readings of the megillah – “Scroll of Esther,” sending food portions to friends, giving gifts of money to the poor, and enjoying a festive meal accompanied with joyous drink.
Chabad of the Central Cascades grand Purim Bash will be held at Blakely Hall at the Issaquah Highlands on Sunday February 28th at 4:00pm. The celebration will begin with the Megillah Reading (Scroll of Ester), followed by a scrumptious buffet dinner of Israeli delicacies, exciting entertainment, Israeli music, hamentashen, spectacular children’s program and lots of laughter! All are welcome to join regardless of affiliation or background.
Pre-Event Registration with EZ-Pass Entry: Adults $15 Children (Ages 3 – 12)
$10 To Register online: www.ChabadIssaquah.com/PurimIsrael.
To pay at the Door: Adults $20 Children (Ages 3 -12) $15.
This event is paid by Chabad of the Central Cascades and the help of Port Blakely Communities and Highland Council. Among Chabad’s many other Purim activities is a mishloach manot (food gifts) campaign and a Purim Eve Megillah Reading at the center Saturday night at 7:00pm. Chabad’s mishloach manot campaign will focus on sending food gifts to hundreds of family’s in the Issaquah and Sammamish vicinities, bringing to home Purim’s message of sharing and joyfulness.
For more information on Chabad’s Purim festivities or on the holiday of Purim and its observances, contact Chabad of the Central Cascades at 425-985-7639 or log on to www.chabadissaquah.com/Purim.
Tags: Blakely Hall, Chabad of the Central Cascades, Esther, Highlands Council, Holidays and Observances, Issaquah Highlands, Jew, Jewish holiday, Judaism, Port Blakely Communities, Purim, Religion and Spirituality
Sun 10 Jan 2010
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The struggles associated with this year’s recessionary economy have no doubt been shared by many and have taken a toll on families around the country; some more severe than others. Unfortunately, one does not have to look far to find local families in our community that are in desperate need of assistance. This season, members of the Issaquah Highlands Contribution Club (the“IHCC”), an organization dedicated to bringing together the families and individuals of Issaquah Highlands to support the local community in need, provided aid and assistance to 16 families from local churches and the Issaquah Food Bank through an “Adopt a Family” Program.
Together, groups of residents and local churches pulled together to fulfill wish lists and meet the needs of these local families to provide food, clothing, gifts for children and most importantly hope and a little joy this holiday season.
“Reading through the stories of these families struggling breaks your heart,” said IHCC member Anne Taylor Hartzell. “Many are single moms, struggling to put food on the table and are now forced to agonize over how to tell their small children there will be no holiday presents only adds to their stress. We had to do something to mobilize our community and provide these families with at least one day of relief from the stresses in life.”
The IHCC holiday family adoption program could not have been possible without the generous support of time and donations by our neighborhood captains, leaders from Mosaic and Alathia Churches, Starpoint Condos and the Issaquah Highlands Community Association. The response was overwhelming as neighborhood captains began reaching out to their neighbors via email and door-to-door to fulfill wish lists, shop and wrap gifts. The impact was felt not only by those that were receiving, but also by those that were giving.
“I was blown away by the willingness of our neighbors to help out our family in need,” said Candace Powell, neighborhood captain and Highlands resident. “Going door-to-door, sharing these stories and collecting donations from neighbors is truly amazing and really emphasized for me our strong sense of community.” The adopt a family initiative brought all corners of the
Issaquah Highland’s community together to make a lasting impact on a few families this season and is just another example of how together, residents can make a meaningful impact on shared initiatives that improve the lives of our community. The IHCC
organizes other programs throughout the year and plans to partner closely with the Issaquah Food Bank and other local organizations next year to expand its Adopt a Family program.
Mon 12 Oct 2009
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Green Halloween® – The “eek-o-friendly” revolution (By Corey Hope Colwell-Lipson)
Who says Halloween has to be unhealthy? And who says healthy can’t be fun? Green Halloween® is about making Halloween happy and healthy and about creating community traditions we can all be proud of.
What is Green Halloween®?
Green Halloween® is a non-profit, grassroots initiative striving to create healthier, eco-friendlier holidays– starting with Halloween. Launched in Seattle in 2007 by a mother of two, the nationwide movement is all about educating and inspiring
communities by showing how easy, affordable, and fun it can be to factor our earth and our health into our daily choices.
To read all about Green Halloween® and find fun events near you, visit www.GreenHalloween.org. You can learn how to get involved locally, sign up for the super nifty newsletter, and share DIY costume ideas, recipes, and more on the new discussion board. There’s even a trick-or-treat bag design contest for kids! So forget orange and black. With upcoming events in cities across the U.S., this community initiative is adding much-needed green to Halloween. It’s a scream!
Tue 28 Jul 2009
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An estimated 1,200 Issaquah Highlands residents and their families enjoyed a parade with gaily decorated bicycles, scooters, and pets on the Saturday, June 27th celebration of the annual Issaquah Highlands Neighborhood Picnic & Parade. Community judges awarded prizes that included local business gift certificates from Café Ladro, Le Chic Pets & Spa, and Zeek’s Pizza. There were bounce houses, turtle races, carnival games, face painting, basketball shoot, agility games and tug of war for all ages that were provided by participating sponsors. Eastside Fire & Rescue No. 72 arrived with a fire truck and visitors were delighted with touring the truck while the children adorned their heads with fire hats provided by the firemen. In addition, folks were seeking out the Segway drivers that were providing free T-shirts, proclaiming “I Love HFN”, our Highlands Fiber Network. There were many fun and informational community booths representing clubs, committees and other neighborhood groups. Each of the booths generously provided candy, cookies, popcorn and treats to their visitors.
Rachel Rosewater wanted to show that kid’s should fundraise at the community events and raised $125 selling brownies and lemonade at her booth in support of Children’s Hospital. One lucky resident won a raffle for two box tickets to a Seattle Mariner’s game at the IHCA Voting Members booth. Volunteers at the booth recruited 26 additional community volunteers to serve as Neighborhood Voting Members and Neighborhood Captains. The weather was great for residents to enjoy music provided by Master Chorus Eastside and The Rainy City Riff Raff. This volunteer led event was produced with 75 volunteers, contributing over 350 hours. Cyndi Johnson, Resident Coordinator for this event expresses special thanks to her resident team leaders, Christie Santodomingo, Tony Bristol, Larry Norton, Umit Gokce, and Rebecca Kuno who recruited and directed all the other great volunteers.
Fri 20 Feb 2009
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For the first time in the Cascade region, an eighteen foot Menorah constructed from hundreds of balloons was kindled at the fourth annual Chanukah Celebration in Blakely Hall with the Issaquah Highlands community on Sunday, December 28th. Due to weather conditions the party had to be postponed by a week, so instead of lighting only one candle for the first night of Chanukah we got to kindle all eight. The beautiful balloon Menorah with all its candles lit was quite a sight! Everyone got an opportunity to blow their own balloon and contribute it toward the building of the Menorah.
The magic show, special art project, Chanukah “tattoos”, live music by the Klezmer band and delicious food was enjoyed by all who attended. Our dear Mayor Ava Frisinger delivered an inspiring Chanukah message and lit the leading candle. Menachem Farkash led the reciting of the blessings followed with the lighting by city council member Joshua Schaer and members of the community.The event was co-sponsored by Port Blakely, the Issaquah Highlands Council, and Chabad.
In its Chanukah outreach campaign, Chabad of the Central Cascades joined thousands of Chabad centers across the globe that are staging similar public displays of the Menorah and its symbolic lights. From Australia to Africa, Thailand to New Orleans, Baghdad, Iraq to the White House lawn, hundreds of thousands have experience the joy of Chanukah with Chabad. Our thanks goes to all who attended this special evening. Thanks to Port Blakely and the Issaquah Highlands Council for co-sponsoring the event.
Thu 19 Feb 2009
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The Highlands Council (HC), in conjunction with the Issaquah Highlands Community Association (IHCA), honored over 70 volunteers at the annual Volunteer Appreciation event on Friday, February 20, for all the contributions they make to Issaquah Highlands, whether through governance, clubs, events, or hundreds of other volunteer opportunities.
The evening began with HC Executive Director, Renee Zimmerman and the IHCA General Manager, John Beaman, honoring the 2008 Volunteers of the Month by thanking them with a box of donated Boehm’s candies and a donated gift certificate for a free 16” pizza from Frankie’s Pizza in Issaquah. The volunteers were then split into four different teams and took part in a live game show by Action Entertainment! Some friendly competition and laughs took place between the team members! Many questions contained audio sound bites and required the contestants to guess what lead star played in what movie.
Over twenty questions were related to Issaquah Highlands (e.g. how many flagpoles are at Issaquah Highlands? Answer: Three. Where are they located? Answer: Fire Station 73, Grand Ridge Elementary School, and Village Green Park.) Team members used loud clappers to cheer when their team player scored the points.
Winners received “Action Cash,” which was later redeemed for raffle tickets. Volunteer of the Year, Dima Hallberg drew the winning tickets from a bowl. Winners included Ravi Chhabra, Stuart Linscott, and Charis Biesold. They each won an Issaquah Highlands bag filled with an IH blanket, cookies, a pair of Regal Cinema tickets, and a pair of tickets to the Parlor Live comedy club in Bellevue. The grand prize went to Elsa Benitez and included eight Regal Cinema tickets, a pair of tickets to the Parlor Live comedy club and a beautiful dish created at Art by Fire in Issaquah.
Mon 5 Jan 2009
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The rainy weather cleared and the wet pavement made the Christmas lights sparkle twice as bright as the Annual Christmas Festival opened on Sunday, December 7th. Over 1,000 residents from Issaquah Highlands and the greater community enjoyed live music, Santa & Mrs. Claus, horse-drawn wagon rides, fun crafts, and the living Nativity featuring a real 8ft. camel!
The festival was presented by Alathia Community Church and Mosaic Seattle Church together with community sponsors. Alathia and Mosaic wish to thank the many volunteers from both churches as well as Summit Community Church, Trinity Evangelical Church, Highlands Residents, Pacific Cascade Freshmen and Issaquah Middle School students for all their hard work!
The festival committee is also grateful to Highlands Council for its financial support and use of Blakely Hall resources; to The Cascade Team Real Estate Office for providing the Horse Drawn Wagon Rides; to Accent Insurance and Alice’s Beauty Salon for bringing live music to the festival; to Gary & Holly Rainwater for use of their sheep for the Nativity, and for the wonderful support of the IHCA and TC Quality for the amazing holiday lighting and the addition of the beautiful star on the Village Green Christmas tree!
Sat 15 Nov 2008
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The Issaquah Highlands Green Halloween Festival was a big hit! The two day event took place October 24 & 25 and attracted over 2,000 guests. In addition, over 50 resident & student volunteers showed up to lend a hand and join
in the fun.
The festival featured a haunted house, teen dance, carnival games, pony and wagon rides, a petting farm, a giant inflatable slide and a hay maze. There was also plenty of hometown fun such as a pumpkin carving contest, cider press and children’s parade.
Festival proceeds benefited: Highlands Council, Eastside Baby Corner, and Northwest Harvest Food Bank.
Wed 1 Oct 2008
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Highlands Council and Port Blakely Project Development Team are excited to bring you the biggest and best Green Halloween Festival in Issaquah Highlands History! Embracing the Green Halloween movement and the values of living green in Issaquah Highlands, the event will focus on community outreach, healthy living, education, and seasonal fun!
4,000 lbs of Terror Town
Back this year, the Terror Town Haunted House opens from 6pm–9pm for two days only! Admission requires donations of non-perishable food items for Northwest Harvest Food Bank. The goal of Terror Town is to collect over
4,000 lbs of food in just two days! Terror Town is very scary and not intended to entertain young children.
Carve, Embellish, Paint and SUPPORT
Highlands Council is pleased to support a fundraiser for Eastside Baby Corner and we need your help! Enter a decorated pumpkin and 100% of your entry fee goes to EBC! Vote for your favorite pumpkin and 100% of your ballot purchases also goes to EBC! The more pumpkins entered and the more ballots purchased, the more EBC is able to support local families in need of basic necessities for their children.
Boo Bash for Middle School Students
DJ Hayden Hall will be the host of the first teen dance in Issaquah Highlands Friday night from 7pm–10pm at Blakely Hall! All 6th–8th grade students are welcome!
Healthy Living
Touting ourselves as an Urban Village means having the ability to walk and bike within our community with ease. If the weather is good Saturday’s festival could draw thousands of visitors from the greater community. Local residents are encouraged to walk or bike to the event as parking will be very limited.
Be sure to visit the business booths at Saturday’s festival! At the GreenHalloween.org booth get your questions answered on how to put more GREEN into your family’s Halloween celebration. Enjoy fresh-pressed apple cider at Blakely Hall or other refreshments from 9bar & World Pies. Amazing Grass will offer free samples of healthy food products for the entire family. Educational, hands-on vendors include Discovery Toys, 98.1 KING Radio Instrument Petting Farm, KidsQuest Children’s Museum, Issaquah Bookends, and Mad Science demonstrations with take-home
Goblin Goop!
Seasonal Fun
We encourage the entire family to come in costume! Be sure to arrive by 3:00pm to line up for the Kids and Pet Parade! Then enjoy pony rides, horse-drawn wagon rides, the hay maze, carnival games and so much more! Don’t forget to have your picture taken with the GREAT PUMPKIN before you leave, courtesy of Beautiful You Portraits.
