SAVE THE DATE - Saturday, December 30th, 11:00-1:00PM.
Please meet Eli. He's about as easy a person to talk with as you will find. With his soft voice and quick smile, you feel like friends just five minutes into the conversation.
I asked Eli if I could take his picture, to which he replied, "Yeah, that's okay, just don't tell me, I don't want to freeze up!" When we were done, he then showed me a B&W photo of his dad, one that was in Ebony magazine, back in the day. It's beautiful!
Eli went to Ballard High School. Currently he lives in a tent along Leary Way NW, in Ballard. His tent is one of the 32 lined up on the parking strip, inches from traffic.
SAVE THE DATE - Saturday, December 30th, 11:00-1:00PM.
This week our friend Bruce Drager will be going from tent to tent asking what folks want for Christmas. On Christmas day I'll make a post on this page, listing all of the asked for presents, to see if each of us can claim one of the gifts to purchase and then gift to those living in this encampment. It is going to be veryVERY BEAUTIFUL!
The idea is that we all show up from 11:00-1:00PM and take part in a street CHRISTMAS PARTY for folks the holidays usually pass by. More information to follow, but please SAVE THE DATE!
LOVE.