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People pick up lunches at the Potlach Bistro, located inside the Waterfront Center, in preparation for the virtual event. (Photos courtesy Edmonds Waterfront Center)
The Edmonds Waterfront Center’s virtual opening last month raised $111,000 for the new facility.
As reported in our earlier story, the virtual opening on April 22 Earth Day drew 500 attendees, and began with a video created by guest speaker and leading Waterfront Center supporter Rick Steves.
“Earth Day is a fitting day for this event given the LEED Gold certification and many green features of the new center,” Steves said.
During the video, Steves reviewed the roots of Edmonds’ commitment to its seniors, going back more than 50 years to the original Edmonds Senior Center and how this evolved into today’s new multi-generational Waterfront Center.
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In an introductory video, Rick Steves conducted a virtual tour of the new Waterfront Center while talking about its history and role in the community.
The virtual doors of the new Edmonds Waterfront Center opened wide on Thursday as officials welcomed more than 500 community members to view a new informational video hosted by Rick Steves and hear from a panel of community leaders who have and will be key players in the center’s day-to-day operations.
The event began with the video created by Rick Steves, in which Steves reviewed the roots of Edmonds’ commitment to its seniors, going back more than 50 years to the original Edmonds Senior Center and how this evolved into today’s new multi-generational Waterfront Center.
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Rick Steves filming the virtual tour of the Edmonds Waterfront Center.
The community is invited to celebrate the grand opening of the Edmonds Waterfront Center on Thursday, April 22 with a virtual noontime tour featuring Edmonds resident Rick Steves, and a panel discussion.
In addition, lunch will be available to order from the Waterfront Center’s Potlatch Bistro, owned by Edmonds restaurateur Shubert Ho, with pickup on the day of the event.
Steves, owner of Rick Steves Europe and a longtime Waterfront Center supporter, is the host and producer of the virtual tour.
“Given the LEED Gold certified green building we chose Earth Day, April 22, for the event,” said Waterfront Center CEO Daniel Johnson.
Scene in Edmonds: Waterfront Center hosts drive-thru COVID vaccine clinic Posted: April 8, 2021 181 Those assisting with the event, from left: Kim Sharpe, Craig O’Neil, Shawneri Guzman and Laurell Sprague. South County Fire Public Information Officer Leslie Hynes, left, and Edmonds Waterfront Center volunteer Jack Rice.
The cold, wind and Northwest drizzle could not keep them away. The cars lined up like clockwork at their scheduled time to get their Johnson & Johnson one-dose vaccine through the window of their car, administered by the able team from South County Fire & Rescue. We were aiming for 50 vaccines, but we delivered 62. This is the most important thing we can offer our seniors during the pandemic.