GRATITUDE: Alki Statue of Liberty repair fundraiser reaches goal
The Alki Community Council successfully raised $5,000 in one week to repair the cracking pedestal of the Alki Statue of Liberty.
Two weeks ago, we brought you first word of the Alki Community Council‘s crowdfunding campaign to fix the Alki Statue of Liberty‘s cracking pedestal. Tonight, ACC president Charlotte Starck tells us you’ve helped them achieve the goal: On behalf of the Alki Community Council, I want to say a heartfelt thank you to our neighbors, ACC members, and West Seattle Blog readers who supported Alki’s Statue of Liberty repair campaign. In just one week, we reached our $5,000 goal! We simply could not…
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