It was an exhausting day to be sure, but after a day of attacking invasive ivy, blackberry, and clematis vines that were strangling the trees in Interlaken Park in Seattle, the WhitePages team had a lot to be proud of. We cleared over 45 trees and six thousand square feet of overgrown hillside and placed mulch there to prevent regrowth until the Friends of Interlaken Park can return later this year to replant native, tree-friendly plants. We joined over 9,000 volunteers county-wide on September 11th who participated in the United Way of King County Day of Caring, 2009 that helped 270 nonprofit organizations.
Paul rocked out to tunes as he fought the hillside tirelessly, and Devin, Greg and Kevin pretty much looked like they had been run over by a truck at the end of the day. Somehow mysteriously, Andrea’s shirt managed to stay just-washed white. And it was good to see that when our community calls, Zoe is willing to go without her heels for a day. The next week, my arms still looked like I got into an alley fight with a cat (I did not heed the warnings to wear a long sleeve shirt, which clearly was in order given the blackberries).
After five or so hours of serious labor and hill-climbing, the team celebrated with happy hour outside of the Garage on a lovely Seattle afternoon. It was a great day out of the office, and a great opportunity to give back to our local community. Huge thanks to the United Way for making it so easy for us to participate as a group in community service.
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