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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Passing on for your information.<o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal>The Durkan Digest: Launching the Seattle Relief Fund<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white'>Also in this edition: Unveiling Lenny Wilkens Way <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><a name="gd_top" id="gd_top"></a></td><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span></tr></table><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse' id=yahoo><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#DAD9D6;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' id=row-1-bg><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' id=main-header><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:0pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:black'><img width=580 height=124 style='width:6.0416in;height:1.2916in' id="_x0000_i1057" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/WASEATTLE/2019/05/2597074/2703318/standard-title-03_crop.png" alt="Durkan Digest Standard Header"></span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' id=row-2-bg><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' id=main-body-1><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;padding:22.5pt 22.5pt 22.5pt 22.5pt'><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>This week, the City of Seattle, our partners and I were all proud to announce that one-time direct cash assistance is available to Seattle families, young people, and artists. We launched a $16 million Seattle Relief Fund to help low-income residents who were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>As the first U.S. city to be significantly impacted by COVID-19, Seattle has been a leader to rise to address both the public health and economic challenges of this pandemic. We were the first city to quickly respond to directly support our residents and small businesses with grants, innovative new programs like grocery vouchers and rental assistance, and direct cash assistance. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The new <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTEwMzAuNDgxMzMxMzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5zZWF0dGxlcmVsaWVmLmNvbS8_dXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5In0.wiKgTrZNow8fRY4uvpbR7SJAoHoq7o5rGM7VEh9xRKg/s/1205702866/br/115444297615-l" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0047BA'>Seattle Relief Fund</span></a> is a $16 million lifeline to help low-income residents who have been disproportionally impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes households that were unable to access state unemployment, had no health insurance, didn’t receive federal stimulus payments, or experienced housing instability or mental health crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This new fund builds on $6.5 million distributed to low-income immigrants and community-based organizations already with Seattle Rescue Funds. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:0pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><img border=0 width=540 height=284 style='width:5.625in;height:2.9583in' id="_x0000_i1056" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/WASEATTLE/2021/10/5123412/picture3_original.png"></span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Because of our federal funds, we can continue to help vulnerable residents, especially immigrants and BIPOC families who continue to be disproportionately impacted by this ongoing pandemic. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Award amounts are between $1,000 and $3,000 depending on household size. The fund is open to all eligible Seattle residents regardless of their citizenship or immigration status. Eligible applicants must be 18 years old or older, have incomes under 50 percent of Seattle’s area median income (less than $40,500 for an individual or $57,850 for a family of four), and have at least one of these situations apply to the individual or to a household member: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Live within <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTEwMzAuNDgxMzMxMzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5nb29nbGUuY29tL21hcHMvcGxhY2UvU2VhdHRsZSwrV0EvQDQ3LjYxMjk0MzIsLTEyMi40ODIxNDc1LDExei9kYXRhPSEzbTEhNGIxITRtNSEzbTQhMXMweDU0OTAxMDJjOTNlODMzNTU6MHgxMDI1NjU0NjY5NDRkNTlhIThtMiEzZDQ3LjYwNjIwOTUhNGQtMTIyLjMzMjA3MDg_dXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5In0.99nxtSgABGFrI0PNGQcl7O65evPON5G9sH1kgAc-nlg/s/1205702866/br/115444297615-l" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0047BA'>the boundaries of the city of Seattle</span></a>, or <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Be enrolled in the <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTEwMzAuNDgxMzMxMzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5zZWF0dGxlY29sbGVnZXMuZWR1L3Byb21pc2U_dXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5In0.j_QAM9BqoBtD31uC0WaXe1cYcKSRQEExTRC9Oqe-TR4/s/1205702866/br/115444297615-l" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0047BA'>Seattle Promise program</span></a>, or <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Be enrolled in Seattle Public Schools, or <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Be an artist/cultural worker who has owned or rented an art studio or rehearsal space within the boundaries of the City of Seattle at any time since March 2020. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Applicants can access the <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTEwMzAuNDgxMzMxMzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5zZWF0dGxlcmVsaWVmLmNvbS8_dXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5In0.c7shWW4mYCiyuiJ9HuzFKxjlgGh0ic_BH88-ucsQACs/s/1205702866/br/115444297615-l" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0047BA'>online application</span></a> in one of eight languages. In-language help to assist with application completion is offered from community-based organizations (see below). <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The Seattle Relief Fund will start accepting applications today and will close on Monday, November 15 at 11:59 p.m. For more information, please visit the Scholar Fund program page at: <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDQsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTEwMzAuNDgxMzMxMzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnNlYXR0bGVyZWxpZWYuY29tLz91dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkifQ.aFTYnIvMnc3VgzMUt0XwcOH4Ya17BwA-rVbIX0XbSkc/s/1205702866/br/115444297615-l" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0047BA'>seattlerelief.com</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p 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target="_blank"><span style='color:#0047BA'>blog</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Stay safe and healthy, <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:0pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:black'><img border=0 width=267 height=96 style='width:2.7833in;height:1.0in' id="_x0000_i1055" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/WASEATTLE/2020/03/3191175/jad-signatures_original.gif" alt="Mayor Jenny Durkan's Signature"></span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:black'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div></div></div><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:19.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Following Successful Downtown Seattle Vaccination Clinic Opening, City of Seattle’s West Seattle Clinic Opens on Friday, October 29 <o:p></o:p></span></h1><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:0pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><img border=0 width=540 height=282 style='width:5.625in;height:2.9333in' id="_x0000_i1054" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/WASEATTLE/2021/10/5123395/3804766/10-29-21-vaccine-ws_crop.jpg" alt="Seattle resident getting their COVID-19 vaccination"></span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Following the weekend launch of the City’s high-capacity Downtown Vaccination Clinic at the Amazon Meeting Center, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan along with Councilmember Lisa Herbold, and community partners announced the location of the City’s second vaccination clinic at Neighborhood House in the High Point neighborhood, in West Seattle. Beginning on Friday, October 29, eligible vaccinated individuals can receive booster shots of Pfizer, Moderna, and the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) vaccines. Upon federal and state approval of eligibility, children ages 5-11 will be able to receive first and second Pfizer doses at City sites. The new West Seattle Vaccination Clinic will have the capability to administer up to 1,600 shots per week adding capacity to existing public health, health care, and pharmacy capacity.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDUsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTEwMzAuNDgxMzMxMzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2R1cmthbi5zZWF0dGxlLmdvdi8yMDIxLzEwL2ZvbGxvd2luZy1zdWNjZXNzZnVsLWRvd250b3duLXNlYXR0bGUtdmFjY2luYXRpb24tY2xpbmljLW9wZW5pbmctY2l0eS1vZi1zZWF0dGxlcy13ZXN0LXNlYXR0bGUtY2xpbmljLW9wZW5zLW9uLWZyaWRheS1vY3RvYmVyLTI5Lz91dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkifQ.GMd8NZPZtVT80RCKNAolr4tWzepSMJ3ly1giZ2S1pvs/s/1205702866/br/115444297615-l" target="_blank"><span style='color:white;border:solid #003DA5 6.0pt;padding:0in;background:#003DA5;text-decoration:none'>Read more</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></h3></div><div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:black'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div></div></div><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:19.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Unveiling Lenny Wilkens Way <o:p></o:p></span></h1><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:0pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><img border=0 width=540 height=405 style='width:5.625in;height:4.2166in' id="_x0000_i1053" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/WASEATTLE/2021/10/5123398/lenny_original.jpg" alt="Mayor Durkan, Lenny Wilkens, and others pose with the Lenny Wilkens Way sign"></span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span class=normaltextrun><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>This week, Mayor Durkan and several partners honored the Seattle Sonics legend, Lenny Wilkens. On his 84th birthday, Lenny joined the </span></span><span class=contextualspellingandgrammarerror><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Mayor</span></span><span class=normaltextrun><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>, for the official unveiling of “Lenny Wilkens Way” at First Avenue North and Thomas Street. </span></span><span class=eop><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:black'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div></div></div><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:19.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Conversation with Vice President Kamala Harris on the Build Back Better Agenda <o:p></o:p></span></h1><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>This week, Mayor Durkan joined Vice President Kamala Harris, and a group of several bi-partisan Mayors to talk about President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda. During this virtual meeting the Vice President discussed how the Build Back Better Framework and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal will lower costs for families, cut taxes for parents, make historic investments in our Nation’s infrastructure and public transit, and create good-paying jobs in Seattle and across the country. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Mayor Durkan joined to share about the incredible success of the Seattle Preschool Program, and share her perspective on the how these investments would make a difference in Seattle. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDYsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTEwMzAuNDgxMzMxMzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53aGl0ZWhvdXNlLmdvdi9icmllZmluZy1yb29tL3N0YXRlbWVudHMtcmVsZWFzZXMvMjAyMS8xMC8yOC9wcmVzaWRlbnQtYmlkZW4tYW5ub3VuY2VzLXRoZS1idWlsZC1iYWNrLWJldHRlci1mcmFtZXdvcmsvP3V0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSJ9.eslJB8KhsklfPKDnlh1PCzifUNnm38duoGGqdHo9CAM/s/1205702866/br/115444297615-l" target="_blank"><span style='color:white;border:solid #003DA5 6.0pt;padding:0in;background:#003DA5;text-decoration:none'>Read more</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></h3></div><div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:black'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div></div></div><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:19.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Seattle Promise Scholars Exceed National Trends Despite Pandemic <o:p></o:p></span></h1><div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Following <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDcsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTEwMzAuNDgxMzMxMzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2R1cmthbi5zZWF0dGxlLmdvdi8yMDIwLzEyL3NlYXR0bGUtcHJvbWlzZS1jZWxlYnJhdGVzLWxhcmdlc3QtZW5yb2xsbWVudC10by1kYXRlLz91dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkifQ.3sbsPLSjRz88mI6plQOgEzV4zps7sMzpYnJy7qczsR4/s/1205702866/br/115444297615-l" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0047BA'>record enrollment</span></a> in the Seattle Promise program in Fall of 2020, the program is now celebrating record setting degree completion rates. In 2021, more than 80 Promise scholars completed their post-secondary degrees exceeding national two-year and three-year college completion trends. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Among students who began college in Fall 2018, 24% graduated within 2-years. Among the 2019 cohort, 20% of students also graduated within two-years. Across both cohorts, Seattle Promise two-year completion rates exceed the average national community college two-year graduation rate of 13% released by the National Center on Education and the Economy. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDgsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTEwMzAuNDgxMzMxMzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2VkdWNhdGlvbi5zZWF0dGxlLmdvdi9zZWF0dGxlLXByb21pc2Utc2Nob2xhcnMtZXhjZWVkLW5hdGlvbmFsLXRyZW5kcy1kZXNwaXRlLXBhbmRlbWljLz91dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkifQ.ycuO_g4l1KlWU5Ta6HuqEkVfoJl3TxvMkCrMHE8fhBQ/s/1205702866/br/115444297615-l" target="_blank"><span style='color:white;border:solid #003DA5 6.0pt;padding:0in;background:#003DA5;text-decoration:none'>Read more</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></h3></div></div><div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:black'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div></div></div><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:19.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Mayor Durkan Attending COP26 <o:p></o:p></span></h1><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:0pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><img border=0 width=540 height=359 style='width:5.625in;height:3.7416in' id="_x0000_i1052" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/WASEATTLE/2021/10/5123362/10-29-21-cop26_original.png" alt="01-12 Nov 2021 Glasgow, COP26 in partnership with Italy"></span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>This coming week, Mayor Durkan will be attending the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26). She will be joined by other elected leaders, from around the world to help combat climate change on a local, national, and global level. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The City of Seattle continues to lead on climate justice, and Mayor Durkan will be making major announcements on Monday while in Glasgow. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:black'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div></div></div><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:19.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>When do you want your Library to be open? <o:p></o:p></span></h1><div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>In 2019, Seattle voters overwhelmingly passed a levy to expand The Seattle Public Library’s hours and services, as well as ending overdue fines. Now that all Library locations are reopened, it is planning ahead for how to use levy-supported funds to expand hours and wants to hear from you. When do you want your neighborhood library to be open? What Library services are important to your community? <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Let the Library know what you want buy taking the brief survey at <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDksInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTEwMzAuNDgxMzMxMzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnNwbC5vcmcvTGV2eVN1cnZleT91dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkifQ.brD9S9Eq_iNrl7OkqALNh_ZNA1he_BXcWQFkPlisSGs/s/1205702866/br/115444297615-l" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0047BA'>www.spl.org/LevySurvey</span></a>. If you visit a Library branch, you can also use a computer to take the survey or ask for a paper copy. The survey is available in eight languages and is open until Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. If you have questions, call 206-386-4636 or contact <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTEwMzAuNDgxMzMxMzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnNwbC5vcmcvYXNrP3V0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSJ9.Xg_Lo35DfygTMsjjNxoWR0ALgjPPBfVz5M8pCYVok0I/s/1205702866/br/115444297615-l" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0047BA'>www.spl.org/ask</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTEwMzAuNDgxMzMxMzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnNwbC5vcmcvTGV2eVN1cnZleT91dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkifQ.HsKrxoU3G-r_AKhsVHi5-UQ7EJOnDnxf8efAjBYWFtM/s/1205702866/br/115444297615-l" target="_blank"><span style='color:white;border:solid #003DA5 6.0pt;padding:0in;background:#003DA5;text-decoration:none'>Read more</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></h3></div></div><div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:black'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div></div></div><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:19.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>WEEKEND READ: KING 5: Lenny Wilkens Way: Seattle street honors local basketball legend <o:p></o:p></span></h1><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:0pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><img border=0 width=540 height=363 style='width:5.625in;height:3.7833in' id="_x0000_i1051" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/WASEATTLE/2021/10/5123163/10-29-21-wilkens-bw_original.png" alt="Photo of Lenny Wilkens celebrating a Seattle Sonics win"></span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><div><div><div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>By Chris Daniels <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Leonard Randolph Wilkens paved the road for so many people, so perhaps it's fitting he now has a Seattle street named after him. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>"I came here years ago kicking and screaming," said the guy most people know as Lenny, a three-time basketball hall of famer and legendary local philanthropist who endeared himself to the community decades ago as the 1979 Seattle Supersonic Championship Coach. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>"There were 200,000 people downtown - 200,000 people - and they weren't trying to break or tear anything down. They were just celebrating with the Sonics. It's a magical moment," Wilkens said with a twinkle in his eye. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Wilkens raised his children with his wife Marilyn in the Seattle area, while trying to help other children as well. He became the biggest fundraiser and supporter of the <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTEwMzAuNDgxMzMxMzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5zZWF0dGxlY2hpbGRyZW5zLm9yZy9jb250YWN0L29kZXNzYS1icm93bi8_dXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5In0.dOPQKOFFtDCKXSa2M4J6Rln-aVkCIja4_o1Gj1IqBlA/s/1205702866/br/115444297615-l" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0047BA'>Odessa Brown Children's Clinic</span></a> in Seattle's Central District, helping to single-handily raise millions for the clinic that provides health care to families in need. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>"When I went through the clinic and saw how they were treating these young people with respect," Wilkens said. "A sick kid in school put their head down on a desk, they don't learn anything, here is someone trying to help them be healthy so that when they're in the classroom, they can learn." <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>His philanthropic and civic ventures set him apart from just another former basketball player in the community. Wilkens has inspired others, such as NBA player Jamal Crawford, to give time and money for various community organizations. Wilkens standing also brought stars of stage, screen, and sport back to the community for philanthropic endeavors. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Those efforts, when combined with his on-the-court accomplishments, stood out to Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, a noted basketball fan herself. A couple of years ago, she floated legislation to rename the stretch of road outside Climate Pledge Arena after the former coach. The council approved it earlier this year. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTEwMzAuNDgxMzMxMzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5raW5nNS5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9uZXdzL2xvY2FsL3NlYXR0bGUvaXRzLWFuLWhvbm9yLXNlYXR0bGUtc3VwZXJzb25pY3MtZ3JlYXQtbGVubnktd2lsa2Vucy10by1oYXZlLXJvYWQtbmFtZWQtYWZ0ZXItaGltLzI4MS1mZjQ2NTUwZi02ZDUxLTQ3YTAtYTA0ZC1hMjM4NWQ0NzU2YmE_dXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5In0.R28N8zySkZcGlqyntMAQopYqe9JYYRPr4cWAGK6dY-I/s/1205702866/br/115444297615-l" target="_blank"><span style='color:white;border:solid #003DA5 6.0pt;padding:0in;background:#003DA5;text-decoration:none'>Read more</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></h3></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal 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