Earlier this year, the Parks Department asked for your helping in funding wading pool hours in the face of city budget cuts.

Kathy Whitman, Aquatics Manager for the Seattle Parks Department, passes on her thanks to community members whose fund-raising efforts kept wading pools open this year.  For example:

"…the Madrona neighborhood stepped up to provide funding for Saturday operation in 2011; without that support this wading pool would have been closed. 

Average daily attendance was near 200.  The cost for one day is $550 which has about 1/3 for staff and supplies… and 2/3 for water and drainage. 

Thanks to this community for stepping up to meet the challenge. "