Mount Baker Neighborhood
Home of the Mount Baker Community Club, Founded in 1909
2811 Mount Rainier Drive, Seattle Washington 98144
Welcome to our Home page!
Come join us at our next community meeting. Meetings are held the 1st Monday of each
month at the Mount Baker Community Club. (If the 1st Monday is a holiday the meeting is held
the 2nd Monday.)
Next meeting:
April 6, 2009 @ 7:00 PM
From our President...
For important updates on neighborhood safety issues and meeting reminders, please join the Yahoo Group: MBCCCommunityNotices.
Welcome to the Mount Baker Neighborhood web site. This web site is an evolving community resource highlighting relevant information within the Mount Baker neighborhood of Seattle. The Mount Baker Community Club (MBCC) is a self supported neighborhood club and clubhouse since its inception in 1909. It is a mostly volunteer organization that relies on the active involvement of its members to accomplish the many community undertakings that make this such a great neighborhood to live in and to be a part of.
The Mount Baker neighborhood is a geographically diverse area, offering a mix of parklands, lakefront, wooded hills, and quiet residential streets and boulevards. Forty-six hundred households reside here; people from ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds every bit as varied as the landscape. The neighborhood has a rich architectural heritage, extraordinary recreational opportunities, lively award-winning community club, and close proximity to city sites. But it's also friendly, casual, and open to new ideas. It's the kind of place where people feel welcome and your neighbors are also your friends.
Save the Date!
The 2009 Mount Baker Home Tour will be held Saturday, December 5th from 10 am to 4 pm.
As many of you are aware, this year marks the 100th anniversary of the Mount Baker Community Club.
As this is very special, this year we will be profiling the historic relevance and charm of our community
through this event.
This year tickets will be available for presale at $20.00 available now on the internet and at Urban Vines
in Mount Baker (from November to December 3rd). After December 3rd, tickets will be sold the day of
the tour at the Clubhouse. Tickets feature descriptive information about each home and a walking map.
As a self supported neighborhood clubhouse since 1909, the Mt. Baker Home Tour is a community fund raising
event that offers the public an opportunity to view the interiors of just a few of the many unique homes
that exemplify the variety of home styles found in the Mount Baker neighborhood. As the primary
fundraiser for the Mt. Baker Community Clubhouse, this event brings friends and neighbors together to work,
socialize, and raise the necessary money to support our numerous events, activities, and the maintenance
of the building.
Online and cash ticket purchases are available up until 10am December 3rd. Cash only ticket purchases
can be made in-person at Urban Vines located at 3605 S. McClellan St through December 3rd. Thereafter,
cash ticket purchases can be made directly on the day of the event at the Clubhouse.
nwdance.net presents...
Beach Blanket Bingo!
Friday, August 21 at the Mt. Baker Community Club (2811 Mt. Rainier Drive South, Seattle 98144)
8-11pm, $10, everyone welcome
with DJ Sean "Gator Boy" Donovan
Swing, rock and swelter through the 50s, 60s and 70s with super groovy, bikini-shakin’ hits! Beach attire
admired but not required, all ages welcome.
Dance workshop, 7pm, $2: Beach Blanket Boogie with Jodi Fleischman & Sean Donovan
More info: http://www.nwdance.net or 206.781.1238
MBCC recognized for 25 years of Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship
Fund
Yesterday, the Mt. Baker Community Club was recognized by Technology Access
Foundation and awarded its Kiongozi Award. TAF was founded in 1996 to
give children of color the tools to be inventors and creators of technology.
At a special breakfast event, The Mt. Baker Community Club was recognized for
its 25 years of community support through the Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship
Fund. Kiongozi means "leader" in Swahili. Each year, TAF chooses
an honoree that represents the spirit of the award and supports TAF's mission
through its own unique contributions to education. Jerry Morales,
President of the MLK Scholarship Fund, accepted the award on behalf of the
Community Club.
In the picture from left to right: Dick Monroe, Sandi Everlove, Marilyn Cooks
and Jerry Morales.
There was also an opinion piece in the Seattle Times regarding the event and the
award -
click here to view the piece.
A couple of our latest improvements are available!!
Check out the Community Calendar
and the Classified Ad system. For both you can submit your own events/ads (and ads can now include pictures too), then once
approved, they will be posted to our site.
Explore the MBCC web site and return often to see what is new and to stay informed. When you volunteer your time, you make it happen!
Get your official Mount Baker T-shirts and support your neighborhood! All
proceeds from the shirts go to the programs of the Mt. Baker Community Club. Kids and Adult
sizes available. The t-shirts are white, short-sleeved and 100% cotton.
Only $10 each!
If interested contact Kim Frappier at
tshirts@mountbaker.org
A committed group of 31st Avenue South neighbors created a Taskforce over a year ago to address the issue of speeding traffic, and pedestrian and vehicle safety on their street. On July 24, 2007 the City Council unanimously endorsed this project and recommended that SDOT begin working on funding and priorities immediately. Look for positive changes happening soon and please drive "THIRTY ON THIRTY FIRST!"
Click here for more information!!!
Mount Baker Block Watch safety vests are now available for purchase.
Call the Clubhouse for details at (206) 722-7209.If you'd like to volunteer to help with the web site or have any web site related feedback, please email me at: webdirector@mountbaker.org.