YFS glass pumpkin patch still open

Shop for pumpkins at Aljoya, Au Courant, the Chamber of Commerce, MICEC, David Weed, DDS, Mercer Island Florist and the YFS office.

By Reporter Staff • November 10, 2015 2:43 pm
The pumpkin patch fundraiser for the city’s Youth and Family Services Department will continue through November.
The pumpkin patch fundraiser for the city’s Youth and Family Services Department will continue through November.

There is still time to purchase glass pumpkins for your Thanksgiving table.

The annual Pumpkin Patch Fundraiser supports the Mercer Island Youth and Family Services (MIYFS) Foundation, and is a local arts partnership with artists Joni Johnson, Roberta Wyde, Chris Heilman and Robert Mays.

Proceeds directly support MIYFS, the City of Mercer Island’s  human services department, which touches every member of our community through counselors in the schools, senior outreach and advocacy, affordable family and individual counseling, arrested youth and early intervention programs, family assistance, and a thriving thrift shop.

Several Island businesses – Aljoya, Au Courant, Banner Bank, Cascade Frames, Chamber of Commerce, MI Community & Event Center, David Weed, DDS, MSD, Island Books, Mercer Island Florist, Pilates of Mercer, Six Walls, South Mercer Chevron and yogabliss – featured the pumpkins in October.

In November, you can continue to shop for glass pumpkins at Aljoya, Au Courant, Chamber of Commerce, MI Community and Event Center, David Weed, DDS,  Mercer Island Florist and MIYFS at Luther Burbank Park.

For more information, email MIYFS Administrative Coordinator Kim Richards or call 206-275-7754.