🌱 Patch AM: How a $100 million gift could reshape EvergreenHealth in Kirkland

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In today's newsletter:

• How a $100 million gift could reshape EvergreenHealth in Kirkland
• How Amazon's Kirkland factory became a satellite powerhouse almost overnight.

Also on today's calendar: One Day Only - A Full Home Remodel in The Farm Community - Award Winning Remodeling Team and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Clouds and sun with a shower, with a high of 58 and low of 41 degrees.
• Sunday: Brilliant sunshine, temps: high: 63, low: 39.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 62 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Phil Knight and Ken Griffin gave billion dollar gifts; others gave big, too (philanthropy.com) — A longtime local couple has left $100 million to EvergreenHealth in Kirkland, funding a new patient-care center at the medical center and strengthening local health services. Their gift is highlighted alongside other huge national donations to universities and nonprofits, underscoring how transformative philanthropy is reshaping health care, education, and community support across the country.
   

• Amazon Builds 1,000th Satellite as Leo Service Launch Nears (webpronews.com) — Amazon's rapidly expanding satellite factory in Kirkland now produces 27 broadband satellites a week, helping the company reach its 1,000-satellite milestone even as launch delays slow deployment. For local residents, the Kirkland facility means hundreds of high-tech jobs and a growing role in the global race to provide space-based internet service.
   

📸 Around Kirkland

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kirkland

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 11
• Speed Dating Beyond Small Talk | Seattle (Kirkland) Speed Dating | Tantra Speed Date® →
  SolarYou Yoga, 268 Central Way, Kirkland
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday October 11
• BINGO! Sunday 10/11/26 - 2 to 4pm
  North Kirkland Community Center, 12421 103rd Ave NE, Kirkland
  2:00 pm
Monday October 12
• After School Hangout
  Kingsgate Library, 12315 NE 143rd Street, Kirkland
  3:30 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Family Story Time
  Kingsgate Library, 12315 NE 143rd Street, Kirkland
  1:00 pm
• Read, Share, Connect Book Club
  Kirkland Library, 308 Kirkland Avenue, Kirkland
  6:00 pm
• Family Story Time
  Kingsgate Library, 12315 NE 143rd Street, Kirkland
  6:30 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Startup & Small Business CoWorking Kirkland →
  Kirkland WA
  10:00 am
Saturday October 17
• One Day Only - A Full Home Remodel in The Farm Community - Award Winning Remodeling Team →
  To be released the week of event - Woodinville, WA
  10:00 am
Sunday October 18
• Author Thomas Lion book signing →
  Barnes & Noble, 18025 Garden Way NE, Woodinville
  1:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• Open House - Evergreen Academy Montessori →
  12345 120th Ave NE, Kirkland
  9:00 am
• Zombie Walk →
  232 Front St N, Issaquah
  1:00 pm
Friday October 30
• Young Frankenstein →
  10718 NE 68th St, Kirkland
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wondered if anyone living in a condo knows of a gardener who does work on condo decks.
  I'd really like some names if you do. Thanks. (Nextdoor Downtown Kirkland - North)

• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Domino's Pizza Maker / CSR Kirkland, WA (7139) in Kirkland. Apply here.
• Gap posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate - Woodinville Plaza in Woodinville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kirkland here.

🗞 Nearby News

Redmond

• Clinic center: Chewy Vet Care opens first Pacific Northwest location in Redmond, Washington, Small Door Veterinary expands to Cambridge following Bond Vet merger, and more (dvm360.com)
• Starbucks is closing five Washington stores and cutting 51 jobs starting November 14 (newsbreak.com)
• Two Sigma Securities LLC Makes New $2.25 Million Investment in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT (defenseworld.net)

Bothell

• Bothell celebrates soul legend and changemaker Bernadette Bascom (knkx.org)

Ok Kirkland! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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