The top two immediate needs are for de-icer (for the parking lot and that slippery sidewalk down to the bus), and toilet paper (– in cold season, it doubles as tissue for sneezers).
At our meeting this Wednesday night we learned of another Very Crucial, if less immediate, need. The Tent City 4 mobile shower unit is leaking. This original shower was built by Dennis Sloan and others at TC4 and lifted by hand onto moving trucks. They can no longer get tires in the size used on the trailer, and it is just and old axle and truck bed frame, we were told. It needs some major repairs. John McGuire says it will cost at least $1,000 to repair it: replace the CPVC pipes with PEX plumbing which won’t break as easily in freezing weather, replace the current 2-piece shower with a one piece version, expand the shell, and up-grade to marine grade plywood that won’t rot out so easily. He estimates that it would be a five day job beginning on January 16. That means that for 5 days, the campers would have no showers or sinks. The hosting committee is investigating what it might cost to build a new shower trailer for the camp.
For the new shower trailer, it would be nice if we could make it larger inside and with a larger stall, and with a lower and newer type trailer. We have some funds on hand, and although we don’t know yet what this project will cost or what the utilities will run for this hosting, we are considering setting some money aside for this project.
Anyone who thinks they might have skills or contacts that would be useful in the design and construction of a replacement shower trailer is invited to contact John McGuire at 425-208-1816. It really is a “One of a Kind” item, since most showers are designed to be used inside heated buildings. This one has to withstand exposure to freezing temperatures and be, for the most part, amenable to repair by amateur fix-it folk.
Via Kirkland Views By Rob Butcher: The City of Kirkland has received a temporary use permit (TUP) application from SHARE/WHEEL and Holy Spirit Lutheran Church to relocate the homeless encampment known as Tent City 4 (TC4) to church property beginning Saturday, January 21, 2012. As part of the application process, the Church, as host to TC4, will hold a public informational meeting. The meeting is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, January 5 at 7 p.m. at the church located at 10021 NE 124th Street. City representatives will be present to answer permitting and public safety questions.
For more information, visit www.kirklandwa.gov/tentcity or contact Sean LeRoy, Planning & Community Development Department at 425-587-3225 or vog.awdnalkrik@yorels.
The City will mail residents and property owners within 500 feet of the church property the notice of the application and the notice of the decision of the City’s Planning Director regarding the permit application. City zoning regulations provide for temporary uses of land, including homeless encampments, when certain standards are met. If approved, the encampment may locate within the City for no more than 92 days. The City may not grant a TUP at the same location more than once in a 365-day period. Holy Spirit Lutheran Church has hosted TC4 two times since early 2007.
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UPDATE 12/8 – The two dates mentioned below have been taken. Please take a look at the calendar for January – there are a couple of days still open and February is filling up fast. Thanks!
If you wanted to cook a meal for Tent City 4 while they are here in Issaquah, but haven’t gotten on the calendar, there are two dates still open: December 26 and 31.
Earle Jones and Elizabeth Maupin will coordinate the meal for December 31. They need six or seven volunteers to join them in providing dinner. Elizabeth believes there will be a special musical treat that night in the form of karaoke.
Will someone else step up to coordinate on the 26th? For details on how to do a meal, check the website http://tentcity4.info/faq/#meals and http://prem.calendars.net/tcmeals.
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Tent City4 is now located at the Community Church of Issaquah; 205 Mt. Park Blvd SW, Issaquah, WA 98027. Here are their current needs. Asterisk indicates those things that they are currently OUT of at this time.
*Coffee
*Spoons, forks and knives
*Paper cups
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Thank you for your continued support of Tent City 4. Looks like we have fulfilled the request for a coffee maker! Yea! Here is a wish list for some additional support. Donations can be dropped off at the camp anytime.
Funding for Bus Tickets
This weeks needs:
- Coffee!
- Spoons!
- Trash Bags (50, 33 & 13 gal)
- Microwavable: CUPS! Paper Plates & Bowls
- Antacids
- Cereal
- Hand Sanitizer
- Batteries: AAA, AA, C, D
- “Little Hotties” Hand and Toe warmers
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Tent City 4 has an 80 cup coffee maker that is leaking. It isn’t a desperate situation yet, but a new coffee maker would be a blessing!
They go through a lot of coffee (for internal heating as well as caffeine) and the larger pots leave more counter space for other food items and preparing sandwiches, etc.
Please contact Elizabeth Maupin if you’d like to donate to the coffee maker fund. Pricing for a new one is between $150 – $200. elimaupin@gmail.com, 206 478 3899 (cell)
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International Smile Power’s dental day at TC4 is this coming Sat. Nov. 19th from 9am to 4pm. The great people from International Smile Power will be providing oral exams, cleanings, fillings and other needed services to the residents of Tent City 4.
We could use a couple more drivers to transport residents to and from TC4 and the Issaquah dental office, one more hygienist and three additional dental assistants.
Please email smilepower@smilepower.org if available.
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Recipes will be accepted until December 1, 2011 or until 300 have been submitted. We expect delivery in mid-winter.
SUBMIT RECIPES online at http://www.typensave.com/. The group login is tc4, with password kpty3. Two recipes per person allowed, but recipes from Aunt Susan or even Betty Crocker, with you as an additional contributor on the recipe form, are welcome. Please indicate the number of servings in the recipe subtitle line.
PRE-ORDER COOKBOOKS or CDs for your organization
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Tent City4 is now at Community Church of Issaquah; 205 Mr. Park Blvd. SW, Issaquah, WA 98027
November 7 Wish List:
As it gets darker and colder certain items get used more frequently and are needed more often:
Batteries for flashlights ( AAA, AA, D), coffee sugar, creamer, hot chocolate, tea (to fight the chill and ‘drearies’), “Little Hotties” hand and toe warmers and rice bags to heat up for bed warmers, etc. Of course we have need of other items also and they can be found on the wishlist.
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Via Issaquah Press Written by: Warren Kagarise Photo by: by Greg Farrar
Tent City 4 returned to Issaquah on Friday, as teams started the long process to transform a church parking lot into a camp for up to 100 homeless adults.
The move to Issaquah is special for Tent City 4 resident Amalie Easter. The camp relocated on the same day as the last Issaquah High School regular season football game.
Easter’s son plays for the team, but until Tent City 4 reached Issaquah, attending the games posed a challenge.
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