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Gratitude for 2023
Published on December 27, 2023 by Ellen Y Kuwana
We Got This Seattle continues to get Mighty-O donuts to teachers and staff at schools all over Seattle, as well as other sites (staff at veterinary clinics, hospitals, daycares, low-income housing) each week. This weekly do...
Spring in Seattle
Published on May 13, 2023 by Ellen Y Kuwana
Every week, hundreds of donuts are picked up from Mighty-O donuts (vegan, enormous, delicious!) and delivered by myself and my star volunteer Brigitta to frontline and essential workers. Together, we've gotten thousands of these doughy toke...
Happy New Year (and goodbye 2022!)
Published on December 30, 2022 by Ellen Y Kuwana
To start, some numbers:$111,269.92 raised on the Open Collective platform from 257 donors!$110,260.01 spent to date (leaving $1009.91 currently)--all this is visible on this platform.150 re...
Feb 2022
Published on March 14, 2022 by Ellen Y Kuwana
As violence against Asian Americans continues to be an issue (Stop AAPI Hate Campaign recorded more than 5,700 reports of anti-Asian hate in 2021, while NBC News reported a 339% increase in anti-Asian hate crimes in 2021), WeGotThisSeattle,...
Top Chef Shota Nakajima and other Top Chefs amazing benefit dinner for We Got This Seattle!
Published on November 23, 2021 by Ellen Y Kuwana
It's fitting that this post is about gratitude: huge thanks go out to Top Chefs who re-created Season 18's KOKOSAN restaurant dishes from the classic Restaurant Wars episode:Shota Nakajima, Taku (Seattle)Maria Mazon, BOCA Tacos (Tucson)Jami...
October Update
Published on October 20, 2021 by Ellen Y Kuwana
We've hit a milestone: more than 50,000 frontline workers have been shown appreciation with a hot meal, treat, or coffee to thank them for their hard work these past—whew—20 months. It's been a challenging time for many, ma...
It's July--16 months in...
Published on July 11, 2021 by Ellen Y Kuwana
The June 19 event with Top Chef "cheftestants" Shota Nakajima and 5 other chefs from Top Chef was amazing! Many thanks to Chef Shota and team, plus chefs Gabe Erales, Sara Hauman, Brittanny Anderson, Roscoe Hall, and Sasha Grumman. Gilbert...
Saturday, June 19th event in Edmonds, WA, with Shota Nakajima
Published on June 1, 2021 by Ellen Y Kuwana
Join Chef Shota Nakajima, currently a contestant on Season 18 of Bravo’s Top Chef, as he and 5 guest chefs from the show prepare a 6-course dinner benefiting local organization We Got This Seattle!...
Eight more hours to bid on dinner of first Copper River Salmon!
Published on May 17, 2021 by Ellen Y Kuwana
Bid to Win Seats at a Private Copper River Salmon Dinner for 7 prepared by Chef Shota Nakajima & Friends! See https://bit.ly/FirstSalmon...
First Copper River salmon being donated to WeGotThisSeattle!
Published on May 13, 2021 by Ellen Y Kuwana
First Copper River Salmon to Arrive in Seattle May 18 Public Can Bid on Dinner Prepared by Chef Shota Nakajima and friends I'm overjoyed to announce a benefit dinner for...
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