Local organizations, including the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Together Washington, Downtown Seattle Association, and Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle, united on Jan. 21 for Day of Service in celebration of the Seattle Convention Center, which opens a new building this month.
Over 160 Day of Service volunteers spent a classically rainy Seattle day completing litter pick-up, graffiti removal, and planting flowers in the areas around the new Summit building. This new addition will nearly double the capacity of the Center and is the product of years of hard work and collaboration by the Seattle Convention Center, Visit Seattle, and many public and private partners.
Day of Service, by the Numbers:
- 162 volunteers
- 100 different areas with graffiti cleaned
- 1,100 pounds of litter picked up
- 11,000 tulip and daffodil bulbs planted
- 400 pounds of mulch-beautified garden beds
Seattle Metro Chamber President and CEO Rachel Smith said, “We are thrilled about the opening of the new Seattle Convention Center Summit building, which will bring new activity to our region, especially downtown Seattle. This Day of Service is a way for all of us in the region to help get things ready – and we appreciate the work many others, including the City, Sound Transit, and WSDOT, have done too. We’re excited to celebrate our community’s significant moments like this one – the openings and events that fill us with hometown pride.”
Help champion and celebrate the Summit building opening on social media and through your communications channels! You can tag the Seattle Convention Center on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, and Visit Seattle on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
Working together, we’re going to make the coming decade the most important and inspiring one in our history, starting with the Seattle Convention Center Expansion.