Teri’s Update
At irregular intervals, 826 Seattle Executive Director Teri Hein checks in with the many people who have supported us with their time, money, and general goodwill. These email updates have become a pretty good chronicle of the past, present, and future of 826 Seattle.
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April 2008
In this (long-winded) update: 1. John Marshall Publishing Party, 2.Workshops, 3. The Bus, 4. Pluto Protest, 5. Maternity Leaves, 6. What we need: cupboards, a pedestal, sponsors and table captains for fall breakfast, 7. Our remodel, 8. Baseball…
February 2008
There will be no debate surrounding how I should begin our first update of 2008: announcing the arrival just days ago (January 28th at 9:21 PM to be exact) of Anna Derya Cezik to our Programs Director Norma Andrade…
December 2007
I’m amazed I’ve survived the fall with enough strength in my fingertips to write this update. We knew it was going to be busy, but we had no idea…
October 2007
In October 2005 we opened our doors to drop-in tutoring, stepping over the rubble of the Greenwood Space Travel Supply Co. as it was then: a construction project. Plastic covered the windows, and we had 4–5 students…
August 2007
So Dave Eggers emails me that he is coming to town on Friday (a Friday in June) and says he’d like to pop over to 826 Seattle to say hi. That’s fine with me. On Friday
morning Dave calls to say that “they” are coming over right…
June 2007
If you are quick, you will have a chance to buy a signed copy of Family Portraits at the Greenwood Space Travel Supply Co. If you are less-quick…
April 2007
In this update (with special bolded words for easy findage): one sentence about Teri’s trip to Mexico; plug for store; update on John Marshall project; JAWSL news; how to be generous: a few ideas…
February 2007
A group of 5th and 6th graders from First Place School just left 826 Seattle a few minutes ago. Together they wrote a story called Horns in the Hood…
December 2006
Might as well get our biggest news out first. 826 Seattle is one of two recipients of the Anne V. Farrell Leadership Grant — a $100,000 award to help develop leadership and literacy skills in middle school students…
November 2006
It is fall and things are extremely busy at 826 Seattle. Things are always extremely busy at 826 Seattle in a sort of chaotic and exciting way. Most importantly, there are a ton of kids around, every day, all day…
September 2006
Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative,” wrote Oscar Wilde. If there is one thing we don’t lack at 826 Seattle, it’s imagination. And we’re working on consistency. I think it was our imagination that helped create a pretty phenomenal first year, if we do say so ourselves…
February 2006
Pedro comes for drop-in tutoring every day after school. He lives up the street. His mother, Maria, does not speak English and wants someone to read with him and help him write about his reading in English. He is in the second grade…
October 2005
I wish in the world of email there was an audio component one could add for special occasions. This would be one of them, and we would be having a drumroll: 826 Seattle is opening our doors this Wednesday… What started out as a little idea, batted around by a few of us, including Dave Eggers and Nínive Calegari at 826 Valencia, has now grown to, well, frankly, The Real Deal…
July 2005
We finally signed a lease! 8414 Greenwood Avenue North. Yes, the former antique store next to the Pig and Whistle Restaurant, a worthy place to seek sustenance after an arduous session explaining commas next door at 826 Seattle…
April 2005
Many cities around the country are hoping to be accepted under the 826 wing: Philadelphia, Boston, Washington D.C., and New Orleans, to name just a few. I find the enthusiasm enormously inspiring… and I guess Time does also…
March 2005
Am I overdue sending this update? Yes! Is it because I’ve been swamped? Yes! Is this a good thing? Yes! As a result of being swamped, will I keep this short? Yes (by my standards)! Things you should know: NEW NAME: We are no longer Studio 26, but now officially 826 Seattle…
July 2004
This past week I was invited to meet with a book club in Colville, Washington. Even though I was on our family farm in eastern Washington it was still a hundred-mile drive. I suggested that, in addition to meeting with the book club, I offer a writing workshop to teens at the local library. The librarian was a little skeptical. She explained that not only was it the first week of vacation for kids, but also at the very time I was offering this, Harry Potter was opening at the only town theater…