Kent, Washington, April 13, 2011 – With the help of Kent Station customers, March’s Moolah for Schoolah scholarship fundraiser raised enough money to provide four scholarships for Green River Community College students. The scholarships will be awarded to local Kent students who have achieved excellent academic standing and are in financial need. Some of the past recipients have said that they would not have been able to attend higher education classes without the scholarship.  Since Moolah for Schoolah began in 2007, Kent Station has provided 19 scholarships totaling nearly $25,000.

Following the conclusion of Moolah for Schoolah, Kent Station awarded prizes to participating customers in the March promotion. Prizes included Kent Station gift cards, a $500 Kent Station shopping spree and an iPad.

“Kent Station customers are the best! With their support we are able to provide GRCC scholarships to Kent residents,” said Sommer Ueda, Kent Station Marketing Manager. “We are excited to be able to provide scholarships to help GRCC students fulfill their dreams.”

Beth Gatzke of the GRCC Foundation said, “This program is really a win-win for everyone. The GRCC Foundation is thrilled to partner with Kent Station to support educational opportunities for youth in our community.”

In addition to Moolah for Schoolah, Kent Station regularly hosts family-friendly events including a summer concert series, trick-or-treating, pet events, Santa photos and more. Kent Station’s next event – an Easter Egg Hunt – is scheduled for Saturday, April 23 from 10 am to noon. Families are invited to participate in an all ages scavenger hunt starting at 10 am, and a traditional Easter egg hunt for ages six and under. The Easter eggs are filled with chocolates, temporary tattoos and special offers from merchants.

For more information about Moolah for Schoolah or Kent Station’s upcoming events, please visit Kent Station online at http://www.kentstation.com or call Sommer Ueda at 253-856-2301.

Located on 18 acres in the heart of downtown Kent, Kent Station is an urban shopping village developed by Seattle-based Tarragon. The 470,000 sq. ft., mixed-use development features locally-owned and national retail stores, dining and entertainment, including a 14-screen AMC Theatre, professional office space, a branch campus of Green River Community College and the offices for Social Security Administration.

For more information, please contact:

Sommer Ueda
Kent Station
417 Ramsay Way, Suite 110
Kent, WA 98032
253-856-2301
www.KentStation.com

UPDATE, Sept. 22, 9:04 pm:  Sgt. Pat Lowery reports that Shaneese Jones has returned home safe and sound. He asked me to thank iLoveKent.net readers for their assistance.

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Media Contact:
Sgt. Pat Lowery
(253) 856-5833

Kent Police Search for Missing Woman

Public’s help sought to locate 22 year old developmentally disabled resident.

Missing Kent Woman: Sharneese Johns

KENT, Wash – September 17, 2010. Kent Police are asking the community for assistance as they try to locate a missing woman.

It is believed that Sharneese Johns left her home in the area of SE 248 St and 104 Ave SE, also known as the Benson Highway, at about 1:30 pm on Monday, September 20. At the time she was wearing a black sweatshirt worn over a red t-shirt, blue jean pants, and black and gold shoes.

Ms. Johns may have boarded a Metro bus enroute to a local T J Maxx store or Green River Community College, though Police are still trying to determine if she reached either destination. She is also known to frequent
the Kent Library in downtown Kent.

Ms. Johns is developmentally disabled and her family describes her absence as highly unusual. For these reasons, they are very concerned about her well being.

Persons with information regarding the whereabouts of Sharneese Johns should contact the Kent Police Department at 253-856-5800. Persons seeing Ms. Johns should call 911 immediately.

Brush up on computer basics at GRCC this summer. The first 24 students to register can take more than $1500 of computer classes during the month of July for only $495. Students can choose from the following:

• Quick Keyboarding
• Computer Basics
• Intro to Windows
• Creating, Finding & Organizing Your Files
• Adobe Dreamweaver, CS4, Level 1
• Word 2007, Level 1
• Mastering Mail Merge
• Microsoft Publisher
• Excel 2007 Level 1
• Excel Charts & Graphics
• QuickBooks First Steps
• Access 2007 – The Basics
• Access 2007 – Transition Up

Call GRCC – Kent Campus – at 253-520-6282 for more info. or to register OR register online now!

Press release from Kent Station

Kent Station’s March Fundraiser Yields Four Scholarships
Totaling $5,000 for GRCC Students

Kent, Washington, April 27, 2010 – Kent Station is proud to announce that it received nearly 5,000 postcards from its customers during the Green River Community College scholarship fundraiser held in March each year. Kent Station donated $1 to the scholarship fund for every completed postcard submitted by shoppers and visitors. Four scholarships will be awarded in 2010 and, since starting the program in 2007, Kent Station has donated 15 scholarships totaling over $20,000.  Scholarships are awarded to Kent students who may not otherwise be able to attend college without financial assistance.

Miranda Green, a 2009 scholarship winner, said, “I am honored to be one of the recipients of the Kent Station Scholarship. Thanks to [Kent Station’s] support, I am the first in my family to attend college. Without this scholarship, I would not be able to go to college.”

“Kent Station is proud to partner with our merchants to provide scholarship money for local high school graduates,” Sommer Ueda, Kent Station marketing coordinator, said. “We are particularly proud of the community’s ongoing support of this annual fundraiser. It shows us that Kent really cares about its future.”

“This program is really a win-win for everyone.  The GRCC Foundation is thrilled to partner with Kent Station to support educational opportunities for youth in our community,” said Beth Gatzke of Green River Community College.

Kent Station encourages other businesses in the community to donate scholarships to the GRCC Foundation and help make a difference in educating our youth.

For more information about Kent Station’s annual scholarship fundraiser, call Sommer Ueda at 253-856-2301. For more information about Green River Community College, visit GRCC online at http://greenriver.edu.

Located on 18 acres in the heart of downtown Kent, Kent Station is an urban shopping village developed by Seattle-based Tarragon Development Company. The 470,000 sq. ft., mixed-use development features locally-owned and national retail stores, professional office space, and dining and entertainment, including a 14-screen AMC Theatres Cineplex and a branch campus of Green River Community College.

For more information, please contact:

Sommer Ueda
Kent Station
417 Ramsay Way, Suite 110
Kent, WA 98032
253-856-2301
www.KentStation.com
sueda@kentstation.com

Back This Month Only:  Kent Station’s Earning Dollars for Scholars Program – Make College Dreams Happen

Kent, Washington, March 9, 2010 – Kent Station’s Earning Dollars for Scholars scholarship fundraiser is back. Now in its fourth year, this popular, shopper-friendly program has helped Kent Station award 11 scholarships totaling over $15,000. The scholarships benefit Kent area high school graduates attending Green River Community College. In many cases, the scholarships provide money for college for students who couldn’t afford to go otherwise.

After receiving her scholarship in 2009 Miranda Green said, “I am honored to be one of the recipients of the Kent Station Scholarship. Thanks to [Kent Station’s] support, I am the first in my family to attend college. Without this scholarship, I would not be able to go to college.”

This year Earning Dollars for Kent Scholars expanded its scholarship package to include a grant that is awarded to a GRCC student who created the visual graphics for this annual fundraiser. This year’s grant winner is Ella Shkurina, a second year student at Green River Community College.

How does Kent Station’s Earning Dollars for Scholars fundraiser work? Visit participating Kent Station merchants from March 1 through 31 to enter to win one of ten Kent Station gift cards, ranging from $25 to $500. Shoppers can enter once at each participating merchant and, for each entry, Kent Station will donate $1 to the Kent Station–Green River Community College Scholarship Fund. The winners of the gift card drawing will be selected at random on April 5, 2010.

“Kent Station is proud to be able to partner with our stores, restaurants, and the community to provide scholarship money for local high school graduates,” Sommer Ueda, Kent Station marketing coordinator, said. “Green River Community College offers a number of programs for students to get a quality education, and we’re glad we can help make that available to Kent students.”

The community’s participation allows Kent Station to give local students a chance at a continued education. The more entries received, the more scholarships provided and the more chances shoppers have to win!  Please help to make college dreams happen.

“This program is really a win-win for everyone.  The GRCC Foundation is thrilled to partner with Kent Station to support educational opportunities for youth in our community,” said Beth Gatzke.

“Last year, the Dollars for Scholars program provided four of almost 160 scholarships given to students at Green River Community College.  With the help of community members like Kent Station, our scholarship program and our community will continue to grow,” she added.

For a list of participating merchants and complete details of the Earning Dollars for Scholars program, visit KentStation.com or call Sommer Ueda at 253-856-2301.

Located on 18 acres in the heart of downtown Kent, Kent Station is an urban shopping village developed by Seattle-based Tarragon Development Company. The 470,000 sq. ft., mixed-use development features locally-owned and national retail stores, professional office space, and dining and entertainment, including a 14-screen AMC Theatres Cineplex and a branch campus of Green River Community College.

For more information, please contact:

Sommer Ueda
Kent Station
417 Ramsay Way, Suite 110
Kent, WA 98032
253-856-2301
www.KentStation.com
sueda@kentstation.com

Looking for continuing education classes to brush up on or learn new skills? Green River Community College has recently released its Winter 2010 schedule. Among the offerings in Kent:

• Principles of Accounting I and II
• Video Editing
• History of Jazz
• Introduction to Law
• Public Speaking
• Beginning Word
• Advanced Excel
• Advanced Keyboarding
• Professional Selling
• Writing:  Humanities
• Yoga 1 and 2
• General Psychology

In addition, GRCC offers a variety of vocational training programs including EKG technician certificate, phlebotomy technician program, LEED Green Associate Exam prep, Medical Office support specialist, flagger training and more.

GRCC also offers instructor-facilitated online courses, with classes starting at $115. Click here for the online curriculum.

This workshop is the first of a set of workshops that will be offered over the coming months.

The objective of the 1 Day Workshop is to pass along the tools, techniques and secrets of building out an adequate business continuity plan that is action orientated.  The goal of this course is to take the complexity of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery and makes it simple to understand and implement for the common business person, who is busy running a business day to day.  Once you register for this workshop, you will receive a template. In order to walk out of the class with a completed business continuity plan, you will need to gather some information prior to the workshop.

Date:  Friday, November 20, 2009

Time:  8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Location: Green River Community College – Kent Campus

417 Ramsay Way, Suite 112, Kent, WA  98032

To Register Contact:  Toya Turner
tturner@greenriver.edu
206.520.6261

Space is Limited so please register. This is a first come, first serve workshop for small businesses.

Workshop Outline

* Introduction to Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
* Capturing your Company’s process
* Determining the criticality of the processes
* Capturing the resources necessary for each process
* Determining Risk Appetite (setting scope)
* Building out Business Continuity Strategies
* Building out Business Continuity Plan steps
* Secrets to finishing the BC Plan & maintaining the BC Plan in the future
* How to Test/Exercise

About the instructor – Michael Carter

Mr. Carter is one of the founders of Quantivate LLC, a Seattle-based Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery and compliance company founded in 2005, offering both, BC/DR and Compliance Software, Services and Consulting.  Quantivate, is based in Redmond, WA is a privately held limited liability company and is Privately Owned.

Mr. Carter is an industry expert, with over 20 years BC/DR and Management experience and holder of two BC/DR Profession designations (CBCP and CRP)

Mr. Carter has had the opportunity to implemented Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity for many fortune 1000 companies including Progressive Insurance, AT&T Wireless, Boeing, Safeco Insurance and most recently Washington Mutual.

Hello, iLoveKent.net readers! A fellow iLoveKent reader is looking for cooking classes and wants suggestions. I found a few offered by the Kent Parks Department, Green River Community College and Renton Technical College, but I think there would be others in the area that aren’t widely publicized. Do you know of a local chef or organization offering cooking classes – one-evening classes or a series? If so, post a comment here so we can share that info.

Thanks for reading,

Dana Neuts, iLoveKent.net

March 3, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Kent Station Kicks off its Annual March Dining Fundraiser: Earning Dollars for Kent Scholars

Kent, WA, March 3, 2009 – Kent Station announced this week that it is kicking off Earning Dollars for Kent Scholars, an annual fundraiser where Kent Station shoppers and visitors can win prizes while raising scholarship money for local high school graduates attending Green River Community College.

Throughout the month of March, Kent Station shoppers and visitors are encouraged to dine at all of Kent Station’s eateries and fill out an Earning Dollars for Kent Scholars postcard. For each completed postcard, Kent Station will donate $1 to the Kent Station–Green River Community College Scholarship fund. Participating diners are automatically eligible to win one of 12 prizes, including Kent Station gift cards from $25 to $500 and iPod nanos from The Mac Store. Individuals can enter up to 13 times, once for each Kent Station restaurant, café, or eatery they visit.

“Kent Station is proud to be an active participant in the Kent community,” Kent Station General Manager John Hinds said. “With the support of the community, we can give our local students the opportunity to continue their education.”

Now in its third year, the Kent Station–Green River Community College Scholarship fund is awarded to qualifying Kent area high school students based on financial need. The more postcards received, the greater the number of scholarships awarded, and the more chances Kent Station diners have to win. A complete list of rules is available online and at participating restaurants.

“We are pleased to partner with Kent Station to provide scholarships to Kent area graduates. Kent Station has been a major supporter in helping us work toward our goal of doubling our scholarship program by 2011,” said Josh Gerstman, Director of Development for the Green River Community College Foundation. “Of the 190 scholarships awarded through the Foundation, the Kent Station scholarship is the only one specifically focused on recent graduates of a Kent area High School.”

Since the Earning Dollars for Kent Scholars fundraiser began in 2007, Kent Station has awarded six scholarships totaling nearly $10,000. Samantha Phelps, a graduate of Kent Meridian High School, was one of three 2008 scholarship recipients. She is enrolled in GRCC’s general studies program.

“I am finally the first in my family to graduate high school, and I am not going to let anyone or anything stop me on my way to being the first in my family to graduate from college. Getting this scholarship means the world to me,” Phelps said.

For more information about Earning Dollars for Kent Scholars, visit www.KentStation.com or call the management office at 253-856-2301. Support our youth. Eat at Kent Station.

Kent Station is an urban village developed by Seattle-based Tarragon Development Company and is located on 18 acres in the heart of downtown Kent, Washington on Ramsay Way. The 470,000 sq. ft., mixed-use project features office, retail and entertainment including a 14-screen AMC Theaters Cineplex, a branch campus of Green River Community College and 13 restaurants, cafés and eateries.

Green River Community College is a two-year public college in Washington State that offers degrees and certificates in academic, professional and technical programs, as well as courses in continuing education and developmental education. With its primary campus in Auburn, GRCC also has campuses in Enumclaw and Kent. For a GRCC scholarship application, visit http://www.greenriver.edu/foundation_scholarships.

For more information, please contact:

Sommer Ueda
Kent Station
253-856-2301
sueda@kentstation.com

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