Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with Ciscoe MorrisMay 10th, 2009
L-R: Seattle Parks Recreation Director Sue Goodwin, YMCA "Pocket Gopher" volunteer Jesse, TV and radio personality Ciscoe Morris, Campfire Group volunteers on each side of Seattle Parks Superintendent Tim Gallagher, Magnuson Park Planning & Development Coordinator Kevin Bergsrud, and Jr. Nature Explorer/community volunteer Jake
We had such great fun at our Dedication Celebration; seeing all the smiling faces gathered together in the sunshine with the plants thriving, the solar water feature bubbling away, hummingbirds bustling in the flowers, and hearing the Chickadee nestlings peeping away in their new house!
Our celebration was kicked off by the New Old Time Chautauqua Marching Band, who paraded up to the Community Center accompanied by jugglers, clowns, and tree-costumed revelers!The majority of the celebration was devoted to honoring the many volunteers who helped make this project such a big success, including:
- The YMCA Y-Guides "Pocket Gophers" group
- Campfire group #912 “Tanda Kani Ka Ta” from St. Luke's School in Shoreline
- Seattle Works TeamWorks volunteers
- Jr. Nature Explorers program volunteers and families
- Magnuson Advisory Council volunteers
- Community volunteers from Seattle Audubon and surrounding neighborhoods
Ciscoe with youth volunteersAlso, to recognize the enormous support from the staff of the Magnuson Park Community Center along with the Magnuson grounds crew gardeners and Park Administration staff, who all helped to make this project a big success!
L-R: Seattle Parks Superintendent Tim Gallagher, Ciscoe Morris, Magnuson Community Center Director Karla Withrow, Seattle Parks Recreation Director Sue Goodwin, and Landscape Designer/Project Coordinator Emily Bishton