Judy Lindsley of the Seattle Children’s Hospital Bainbridge Island Bargain Boutique joins us in this edition of What’s Up Bainbridge to discuss the importance of this Island institution.

 Judy provides an historical overview of the organization, the mission and the important services it provides to many children in the region by raising funds and community awareness.

 In 1991 the retail stores were all brought together to form the Retail Division. Today there are 5 Thrift Stores, now called Bargain Boutiques: Redmond, Kent, Olympia, Bainbridge Island, and Tricities.

 The Bainbridge Island Bargain Boutique opened in 1968 by the Lenore Ostrander Guild, and opened with both donated and consigned goods. This guild went Emeritus after 30 years in 1997. In September of 2010 the store moved to Winslow Way West and moved to its current location at 1050 Hildebrand Ln in July of 2020.

Find out more about the Seattle Children’s Hospital Bargain Boutique at:

https://www.seattlechildrens.org/giving/shopping/bargain-boutiques/

Do you know your carbon footprint and what steps to take to reduce it? Do you know there’s a Carbon Footprint Calculator? You can learn about the CFC at the upcoming Bainbridge Island community online forum.  And you’ll hear from several local clergy talk about what their faiths calls them to do to address the climate crisis.

The event is

Our Climate, Our Faith, Our Future; Acting on Our Climate Action Plan

Wednesday March 24, 2021

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm.

In this episode of What’s Up Bainbridge, BCB host Sonia Scaer speaks with John Kydd, the Organizer, and Rev. Stephen Crippen of Grace Episcopal Church. They share with Sonia how their faith inspires them to tackle the climate crisis at the local level, not alone but united with their congregation and other faith communities on the Island.

You may reach out to John Kydd if you have any questions at john@kyddlaw.com

To view the program details you may go to the Sustainable Bainbridge webpage here.

You can also access the event on Facebook here.

Credits: BCB Host Sonia Scaer; Audio editor Keith Doughty; Publisher Bob Ross

Did you know that almost 60% of the population are often not comfortable riding or walking to public spaces because they don’t feel safe doing so? What if we could make our streets and paths safer for children to ride their bicycle to school? You’ll hear discussion on these questions and more at the special City Council session on March 16th @ 5:00 pm.

Leaders from several community organizations will participate in the study session to listen to Gil Penalosa, world-class expert in creating solutions that enable people to connect and access public spaces safely.

In this podcast episode, guests Fran Korten and Susan Loftus of Bainbridge Greenways Steering Committee, add Leslie Schneider, City Council Liaison of the Sustainable Transportation Task Force share with us the ongoing effort to build the Bainbridge Island Sustainable Transportation Plan; a vision for how to we travel safely around the island and reduce our carbon footprint. And they’ll tell us what to expect at the March 16th study session.

Learn more about the March 16th Council meeting by clicking here.

To view the Sustainable Transportation Planning Study page go here.

And to the Sustainable Bainbridge program “Bainbridge GreenWays” page go here.

Credits: BCB Host Sonia Scaer; Audio editor Keith Doughty; Publisher Bob Ross

Host Barb Trafton, Executive Director of the Bainbridge Island Parks Foundation leads a group conversation of specialists regarding the popular Grand Forest in a changing climate environment. Participants include Dan Hamlin, Park Services Director at the Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Rec District; Jared Moravec, Deputy Chief at the Bainbridge Island Fire Department and Stuart Johnson, Landscape designer at AHBL, a multi-disciplinary Landscape Architecture Firm, and a researcher at the Grand Forest.

The conversation invites the listener to participate in thinking about what does forest health mean and to become actively involved in this much beloved open-space park in the heart of the island.  Each contributor offers their unique perspectives, reflecting values and concerns all contributing to a deeper understanding of this magnificent treasure.

For information about the 2021 Annual Bainbridge Island Environmental Conference, go to:

https://islandwood.org/get-involved-with-environmental-steam-education/2021-abc-conference/

Credits: BCB host, Barb Trafton; audio editor, Keith Doughty; publisher, Bob Ross.