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Thursday, December 10th, 2009
Where is Mighty-O?
Friday, October 16th, 2009Customers call up and ask us where we’re located all the time. This often spurs a debate among the Mighty-O staff - how do we describe our location? Are we in south Green Lake? Are we in north Wallingford? We are definitely in Tangletown, but a lot of people don’t know where that is, so telling people to come to Tangletown doesn’t always help.
Well, apparently we aren’t the only ones trying to figure out which neighborhood we belong to. It all started a few days ago when our friendly neighborhood blog, My Green Lake, asked the question, “Where is Green Lake?” Their conclusion was that if you can easily walk to Green Lake, you live in the Green Lake neighborhood. This clearly includes Tangletown.
Then our other friendly neighborhood blog, Wallyhood, weighed in. They have their own answer to the question “Where is Green Lake?”, and they claim Tangletown is part of Wallingford.
The debate rages in the blogs’ comments and on Twitter. Is Mighty-O part of Green Lake or part of Wallingford?
But don’t worry! We make enough organic donutty goodness to spread across all of Seattle, so we can share our donuts across neighborhood boundaries.
Twitter!
Friday, June 26th, 2009Mighty-O is now on twitter! You can follow us @MightyODonuts. We’re still getting the hang of it, but we’ll post updates about what donuts we have and anything exciting happening in our cafe.
Pet Adoptions at Mighty-O
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009On Saturday, June 13, Mighty-O will host MaxMobile, the Seattle Humane Society’s mobile adoption unit. From 10am to 2pm, a great big yellow van full of cats, dogs, and critters who need new homes will be parked outside our store.
Most of us here at Mighty-O have pets, and a few of us have even adopted from the Humane Society. They do wonderful work, not only at finding new homes for pets but also providing continuing support for pet owners. They offer a wide range of training classes, services for low-income pet owners, microchipping, dog boarding, and other services for animals and their owners.
If you’re looking for a new companion in your life, this is a wonderful opportunity to meet some cats and dogs who are ready to love a new family!
History of National Doughnut Day
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Mighty-O is gearing up for our celebration of National Doughnut Day on June 5! We’ll be giving away free mini donuts in our shop all day.
National Doughnut Day isn’t just a silly holiday someone made up to have an excuse to eat donuts. It actually has roots back in World War I. The Salvation Army sent nurses to the front lines in France who not only took care of the physically sick, but also the homesick soldiers. Part of their duty was to make the soldiers feel at home. One of the ways they did this was by making and serving donuts for the soldiers. They chose to serve donuts because they were considered a quintessentially American food. These donuts were a great comfort to the soldiers, and the Salvation Army women who served them were soon known as “Doughnut Lassies.”
There is even a song in a 1918 songbook celebrating donuts’ role in WWI:
“A doughnut’s just a doughnut, boys, ’til you are “over there,”
And day and night you’re in a trench away in France somewhere;
You get a fresh-made doughnut, seems it comes from heaven above,
That doughnut, boys, reminds you of a slice of mother’s love.”
During the Great Depression, the Salvation Army was trying to help people on the homefront. They again turned to donuts as a solution. In 1938, the Chicago Salvation Army established National Doughnut Day as a fundraiser to help the needy. Now, National Doughnut Day is a great way to celebrate an iconic American food.
For more information about the history of National Doughnut Day, see Paul R. Mullins, Glazed America: A History of the Doughnut (2008) and John T. Edge, Donuts: An American Passion (2006).
Mighty-O at Community Fundraising Events in June
Friday, May 29th, 2009Mighty-O supports the local community by donating gift certificates to local non-profit organizations for their fund-raising events. This month, you can find Mighty-O at the following events:
- June 4: Penny Harvest End of the Year Celebration. Penny Harvest, a program of Solid Ground, is a year-round series of service-learning activities that help students apply classroom learning to real-world problems. For over 15 years, Penny Harvest has worked hand-in-hand with schools in Seattle/King County, rallying students to make a difference in their neighborhoods. On June 4, they will bring together youth, educators, and school board members from across the city and county to celebrate the achievements of Seattle’s schools, students, and the citywide Youth Board.
- June 5: Green Tree Early Childhood Center Silent Auction. The Green Tree Early Childhood Center is a federally-sponsored, NAEYC-accredited, non-profit school that focuses on high-quality child-centered learning for children of families who live or work in the downtown area. Their child-centered philosophy combined with fabulous teachers and an invested parent community creates a nurturing, stimulating home away from home for our children. The silent auction will raise funds to help children develop the confidence and resliiency they will need to face future challenges.
- June 10: Conservation Northwest 6th Annual Hope for a Wild Future Auction. Conservation Northwest will celebrate 20 years of gains we’ve made together protecting and connecting wild places from the Washington Coast to the BC Rockies. The auction and dinner will be held at the Pacific Science Center. The evening of “Wolves, Wilderness, and Wonderment” by Executive Director Mitch Friedman will be emceed by Senator Lisa Brown, majority leader of the Washington State senate. This year’s activities for children include trips to the Insect Village and Tropical Butterfly House. Adults will enjoy a dinner by McCormick & Schmick’s and spirited bidding on unique items and experiences.
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Mighty-O at Community Fundraising Events in February
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009Mighty-O supports the local community by donating gift-certificates to local non-profit organizations for their fundraising events. This month, you can find Mighty-O at the following events:
- February 7: Community for Youth Dinner and Auction. Community for Youth is an award-winning mentoring and development program that pairs at-risk students from three Seattle Public High Schools facing significant challenges - Cleveland, Rainier Beach, and Chief Sealth - with adult mentors who commit to helping them succeed in school and in life. More than 90 percent of students who stay in CfY’s programs graduate from High School!
- February 7: Olympic View Elementary PTA Annual Auction. The funds raised at this event are used at Olympic View Elementary for student enrichment programs as well as tools and materials for hands-on learning through field trips, classroom supplies, books, and new technology.
- February 27: Children’s Home Society of Washington Here’s to Hope Wine-Tasting. Here’s to Hope will feature an assortment of Washington wineries, appetizers, and a silent auction, held at the Arctic Club Hotel in downtown Seattle. Each year, Children’s Home Society of Washington reaches over 36,000 children and their families in 30 different locations across the state.
Wallingford Blogs
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009Mighty-O perches at the northern edge of the busy Wallingford neighborhood in Seattle. Several blogs keep track of all the goings-on in Wallingford:
* Wallyhood: this is the newest, but also the busiest, Wallingford blog
* Wallingford Seattle Blog
* Welcome to Wallingford
Other Seattle neighborhoods have blogs too. Here are some of the blogs for nearby neighborhoods:
* Phinney/Greenwood
* Ballard
* Fremont
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