Our Wallingford Orangetheory Fitness studio is partnering with Motley Zoo Animal Rescue to help raise life-saving funds and awareness for the local organization.

The non-profit based in Redmond, Washington, is dedicated to rehabilitating, caring for and securing safe homes for animals through a foster and education system. Since 2009, they have placed thousands of pets in loving homes and work tirelessly to improve the lives of animals and reach their goal of ending all neglect and abuse against them.

You may have seen that Motley Zoo is struggling to find a new location as their Redmond building is now condemned. …

Don’t miss this weekend’s return of the Green Lake Pathway of Lights, the annual celebration where lights line the walkway circling the lake. Get your warm gear on and walk the inner path from 4:30-7:30 pm, Saturday, December 10th where thousands of lights will illuminate the walkway and even the docks. There will be three stages around the lake with bands providing entertainment and hot air balloons will also be on hand (weather permitting).

The event is free, but all attendees are encouraged to participate in the huge holiday food drive benefiting Wallingford’s own FamilyWorks. They will have three stations …

Come check out the second annual Haunted Alley in Wallingford! This family-friendly event will take place from 5-8pm on October 30th and 31st (Halloween and the day before). There will be fun games and activities, including cornhole, a scavenger hunt, ring toss, a haunted tent walkthrough, and other carnival classics. The event is completely free but they will be accepting donations for FamilyWorks. Last year, they raised $5,000!

Entrance on 52nd Street between Kirkwood Pl and Kensington. Make sure to stop by!

They also have an instagram account this year! You can find that here: https://www.instagram.com/seattlehalloweenalley/

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Balo USA, a Wallingford-based nonprofit, is having its first in-person party Friday, October 21st from 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm at OmCulture to raise money in support of its school and programs in Kolkata, India.

I spoke with founder and friend, Anne Leache, about this wonderful, grassroots organization. In 2005, Anne was volunteering with Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity (which warrants a separate conversation and blog post!). There she met fellow volunteer, Elisabetta (Betta) Ravaioli, an Italian lawyer. The following year Betta returned to India, committed to working further with orphaned and impoverished children. She started Balo, a small school …

You may have seen our posts on the Freeway Estates Community Orchard, a garden/orchard neighborhood project on 6th Ave NE between 60th and 64th. Over the last decade or so, community members in the Freeway stretch of north Wallingford along 5th and 6th avenues next to I-5 turned a vacant lot into a lovely piece of public land. They grow food for volunteers, the U District food bank, and community events like…the fall cider fest coming up Saturday, October 15th.

From 2:00-4:00pm come on down to the Estates for the annual celebration. Try some cider, catch some live music …

A guest post from neighbor, Daniel Stevens — 

Hi neighbors!

Long time reader and Wallingford resident here passing along an upcoming neighborhood event for lovers of all things fruit trees and sustainability (and if those two didn’t draw you in: how about all you drink cider from top cideries and breweries in the city like Fremont Brewing, Seattle Cider, Greenwood Cider, Schilling and more plus dinner and some killer silent auction items).

My wife’s organization, City Fruit, is hosting their annual Celebrates gala at the Fremont Abbey Arts Center celebrating their 2022 harvest season and honoring the many neighborhood volunteers …

Colorectal Cancer Alliance and local allies host first Seattle walk October 8 at Gas Works park. 

More than 50,000 people in the U.S. die of colorectal cancer each year. With screening it is one of the most preventable cancers, but the stigma associated with colorectal cancer often creates a deadly silence. Seattle is holding its first Walk to End Colon Cancer on October 8, 2022 at Gas Works Park to reject the stigma, stop the silence and cancel the killer.

The untimed 5K walk is a community building event that brings together people who have been impacted by colorectal cancer …