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The Maple Leaf Community Council, along with the Maple Leaf business community, hosts an ice cream social each year on the last Wednesday in July at the Maple Leaf Playground. All Maple Leaf residents are invited to attend this non-commercial, community-building event. In addition to free ice cream, clowns, and live music, Maple Leaf businesses share food samples, service demonstrations, coupons, and information. A variety of city and county agencies also are on hand to talk with community members. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the city and the neighborhood, talk with your neighbors, and have fun. Contact Janice Camp to help make this event happen.
The 15th Annual Summer Social had all the usual fun and games, plus something new: a free outdoor movie feature. Thanks to Sidewalk Cinema and to movie producer ShadowCatcher, "Outsourced," 2006 romanitc comedy by local filmmakers, was shown at dusk. "Outsourced" was the winner of the best film award at the 2007 Seattle International Film Festival. Philip Borgnes of Media Bay Productions ran the show and provided free popcorn and prizes.
Other activities included frozen custard from Peaks, ice cream bars from Maple Leaf Ace, balloons, face painting, and the return of the Tumbuka marimba band.
The 14th Annual Maple Leaf Summer Social, held July 29 in the Maple Leaf playground, was a huge success! Our wishes for good weather were fulfilled beyond belief! We had nearly 1,000 people come to enjoy ice cream from Ice Cream Express, African music by Tumbuka, the Bubble Man, a balloon clown, food samples from local restaurants, and information from several of our great local businesses and a wide range of city and county services.
The 13th Annual Maple Leaf Summer Social was held Wednesday, July 30 at the Maple Leaf Playground. Festivities started at 7pm and over 1,000 people showed up to enjoy the beautiful weather and a record number of booths and information tables. There will also be booths by the Maple Leaf Community Council, the Upper Maple Leaf (reservoir) Park Committee, SPU concerning the reservoir construction project, and many others.
We also had the generous financial support of Dawn Porter, who sponsored the clown. A huge thank you to Mike Kelley and Kathy Stephenson of Maple Leaf Ace Hardware for sponsoring the ice cream again this year.
The 12th year of the Maple Leaf Summer Social was as fun and informative as the first one. We had Jolene Rolhiser, Barbara Maxwell, and Janice Camp to thank for their energetic and generous work organizing this event. Their behind-the-scenes tireless efforts coupled with many volunteers, such as the Maple Leaf Community Council Executive Board and Maple Leaf Evangelical Church volunteers, are what make the event happen.
We also had the generous financial support of Dawn Porter, who sponsored the clown and Cathy Boyce, who sponsored the balloons and Olympic View Community Church for sponsoring the Bubble Man and Juan Peralez, Seattle City Light, Neighborhood Power Project. A huge thank you to Mike Kelley and Kathy Stephenson of Maple Leaf Ace Hardware for sponsoring the ice cream again this year. If you see these volunteers or visit these businesses, tell them thank you and let them know how much we appreciate them being a part of Maple Leaf!
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