We tabled at this past Saturday's SW Police Precinct's annual summer picnic and let's just say that tabling is a LOT easier/more fun to do when the weather is nice and not raining. Anyways, we made it across the West Seattle Bridge and arrived at the station which looked really nice and were greeted to a pretty good turnout and a fun atmosphere of getting to know the police community and the community getting to know the officers in blue.
The Precinct was nice enough to provide canopies, a table and chairs for each booth but what we didn't know was that we'd be sharing a table with another organization. It worked out just fine and it made it all the more a community get-together type of thing. Here's Social Change volunteer Robyn staffing our table. Right before i took the photo, the guy who shared the table with us screamed, "Make sure I'm not in the shot!" You can actually see his shoulder a bit in the orange so Guy Tabling Next To Us, I apologize.
What was great about this event was that it's exactly the sort of stuff we want to be a presence at: things where everyday folks, families and general citizens are. There were fun activities for kids and yes, you got to see a real live bomb squad suit. It was like I was watching The Hurt Locker all over again.
About halfway through tabling, I took a bathroom break and upon entering the police station, directly on my right I see a big bulletin board.
Pretty normal looking board, right? BUT WAIT. WHAT IS THAT?!
That's right, folks. The official New Beginnings "End Domestic Violence" poster. It was already there--I didn't even have to post it up! We've actually tabled at this event in the past so it makes sense that it's there but it's always nice to see our stuff posted around town anyways. Robyn snapped this picture before I autographed it with our Executive Director's signature. Just kidding. Anyways, we talked to some great folks and it was especially nice to see local politicians out there fresh from the election. We spoke with Diana Toledo, Ed McKenna and a few others.
When tabling at community events like this, one thing that's always nice is you start to learn about some great organizations. My favorite for the night was a Delridge Neighborhood group that aims to put fresh fruits and veggies in corner stores as there aren't many grocery stores in the area. Read about them here on KUOW.
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