PCC Sound Consumer
Your community
(July 2008)
PCC Natural Markets partners with a number of groups to sponsor community events and educational opportunities. The focus of these partnerships is to assist PCC members and neighborhood communities as they strive for health.
PCC at Seafair — Redmond Derby Days Festival
- Saturday, July 12, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Redmond City Hall Campus
15670 N.E. 85th St., Redmond
PCC once again sponsors this festival with live entertainment, bicycle races, kid activities, a carnival and fireworks. The Kids Parade kicks off the festival starting at 10 a.m. For more information, visit http://ci.redmond.wa.us.
2008 PCC Natural Markets Kids Triathlon
- Sunday, July 20
Begins at 10:30 a.m.
Seward Park
5902 Lake Washington Blvd. S, Seattle
Kids age 6 to 12 can sport their skills in the PCC Natural Markets Kids Triathlon. With two different categories — splashers and dashers — kids can participate in a race suited to their level of ability. All participants receive a T-shirt, finisher’s medal, and a PCC gift card. For more, visit www.seafair.com/events.
Parades!
Our PCC Kid Picks Mobile joins these parades, offering healthier treats to young or old, along the way.
- West Seattle Hi-Yu parade
Saturday, July 19, 11 a.m.
Starts at SW Lander St. and California Ave. SW, and runs south along California Ave. to SW Edmonds St. - Greenwood Seafair parade
Wednesday, July 23, 6 p.m.
From N. 105th St. along Greenwood Ave. to N. 85th St., turning west at 85th and continuing to 6th Ave. N.W.
Monster milk and cookie bake
- Sunday, July 6, noon to 3 p.m.
PCC Issaquah
PCC joins forces with Immaculate Baking Company and Organic Valley to host the baking of a 10-foot-wide cookie! Attendees can purchase portions of the monster cookie with all proceeds benefiting Seattle Tilth.
KiteFest
- Saturday, July 26, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Magnuson Park on Kite Hill
7400 Sand Point Way N.E., Seattle
Pack a picnic basket and celebrate kites! Enjoy team and individual stunt demonstrations, kite building booths, storytelling, music, wellness, village vendor booths, prizes and the PCC Kid Picks Mobile. For more information, visit www.kitefest.net.
Puget Sound Blood Center blood drives
- Wednesday, July 2, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
(lunch break from noon to 1 p.m.)
PCC Issaquah - Wednesday, July 2, 1 to 7 p.m.
(lunch break from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.)
PCC West Seattle - Thursday, July 3, noon to 6 p.m.
(lunch break from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.)
PCC Fremont - Thursday, July 3, 1:30 to 4 p.m.
PCC View Ridge - Thursday, July 3, 9 a.m. to noon
PCC Greenlake
Delightful summer classes
This month, classes include a tour with PCC Redmond’s produce coordinator, P.J. Cawley. In Summer in the Produce Department, you’ll learn from P.J. what to look for in choosing fruits and vegetables, their origins with local farmers, and sample his easy-to-make fresh fruit tart.
There’s still space available to enjoy delightful samples from Auntie Em’s Pickles, the third in the class series, “Aging Brilliantly with Emerald City Cuisine.” Bastyr graduate Jennifer Adler demonstrates making cultured, raw and pickled foods and explains their importance in good digestion and a healthy immune system.
Do you teach?
PCC Cooks is planning classes now for winter 2009. Visit PccCooks.com to download a proposal form to teach cooking classes, or call 206-545-7112. Deadline for applications is August 1.
For details on all classes, visit us online or see the PCC Cooks catalog, available in stores.
Food bank packaging parties
Join volunteers for two-hour work parties to support the PCC Food Bank Program. For packaging dates and locations, visit our Community & Store events page.