Please join NPI this Saturday at Lynn Allen’s memorial service on Mercer Island

This Sat­ur­day, the North­west Pro­gres­sive Insti­tute team will be gath­er­ing on Mer­cer Island to join Lynn Allen’s fam­i­ly and friends in a cel­e­bra­tion of her life.

Lynn was a found­ing board mem­ber of NPI who pro­vid­ed invalu­able coun­sel and advice to myself and the staff. We miss her great­ly, but we will nev­er for­get the wis­dom she shared with us. Lynn under­stood, per­haps bet­ter than any­one, the impor­tance of unit­ing the grass­roots and the net­roots. She believed in peo­ple-pow­ered pol­i­tics and she used her skills as a facil­i­ta­tor to bring peo­ple togeth­er around a com­mon pur­pose. She was one of our move­men­t’s bright­est lights.

We’d like to invite you to join us at what promis­es to be a very mem­o­rable gath­er­ing of won­der­ful peo­ple. Even if you did­n’t know Lynn par­tic­u­lar­ly well, you are more than wel­come to come and meet those of us who did.

The event will be held at the Com­mu­ni­ty Cen­ter at Mer­cer View — the same venue for our 2010 and 2011 Spring Fundrais­ing Galas. It will begin at two o’clock and run for two hours. There will be refresh­ments, remem­brances, music, and a pho­to slideshow that yours tru­ly is work­ing on.

The Com­mu­ni­ty Cen­ter is locat­ed at 8236 SE 24th Street, Mer­cer Island, 98040. It is just a cou­ple blocks from the Mer­cer Island tran­sit cen­ter, which is served by Metro and Sound Tran­sit. If you’re dri­ving, take the Island Crest Way exit off I‑90.