The cake at the Southwest Community Center welcomed visitors to Neighbor Appreciation Day. This was the 18th celebration of the event intended to bring people together for fun, education and to get to know each other. --- CLICK THE PHOTO ABOVE TO SEE MORE
Fire stations, gardens and community centers across Seattle welcomed neighbors to the 18th annual Neighbor Appreciation Day on Saturday Feb. 11
Work parties, special events and more took place in West Seattle too. The Roxhill and Longfellow Creek restoration area saw workers make an effort to remove garbage and clean things up in preparation for the arrival of spring. Fire stations 11 and 37 (among many) had people stop by to say hello, take a tour and meet some of the firefighters.
The Southwest Community Center had an all adult swim and served a special cake, with the words " West Seattle Rocks" done in frosting on it.
The Barton Street P-Patch at SW Barton and 34th Ave SW hosted a special Mason Bees presentation by Missy Anderson (alias Queen Bee), a King County Master Gardener and owner of www.rentmasonbees.com.
If you don't know about these amazing bees, and you have any kind of fruit trees or plants that need pollination, you should learn more. They do not bite or sting but are among the best pollinators in nature.
David Rosen contributed to this story.
