MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: December 31, 2020
express my gratitude for all the goodness I saw in 2020.
For starters, members of our community stepped up to help others. In the midst of COVID-related layoffs and worries about how to pay the rent/mortgage/utilities and keep food on the table,
our local organizations came together to provide for those in need. With support from the city council and mayor, the City of Edmonds worked tirelessly to ensure grant money was available to both residents and businesses to offset the impacts of the pandemic. The Edmonds Chamber of Commerce also stepped up to assist by coordinating business-to-business grants. Nonprofit organizations like the Edmonds Food Bank and the Edmonds Waterfront (Senior) Center figured out how to maintain social distancing providing drive-thru and delivery options for those in need. To address the isolation caused by the pandemic, volunteers also made calls to local seniors, to check on their wellbeing. When the Edm
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J. Ward Philips views solar panels from the Edmonds Waterfront Center’s roof hatch. (Photos courtesy Daniel Johnson)
Entering the final month of construction, activity at the new Edmonds Waterfront Center has been brisk. Completion of the state-of-the art, LEED Gold facility, that will serve as the new home of the Edmonds Senior Center as well as offer programs and activities for people of all ages, is set for early December.
Fundraising is in full swing as the senior center works to close the $2.4 million funding gap for the $16.5 million project. The community has been generous. Gifts large and small have continued to come in, despite the pandemic.