A few months after Hopscotch Detroit, a group in Seattle contacted us about taking our idea to Seattle. We were so happy--it's exactly what hopscotch was about: people putting initiative behind creative and crazy ideas to connect with those around us, taking it upon ourselves to use the resources at our disposal and create our own opportunity to engage our community, both its people and its public space.
Hopscotch Seattle happened Saturday, June 1st.
Eight months ago, Sol Neelman, a contributor for WIRED (and an intensely and wonderfully strange man), flew down for his first visit to Detroit to see Hopscotch Detroit for himself. Author of Weird Sports and living in Portland, Sol had the opportunity to go to Hopscotch Seattle yesterday as well.
Fortunately for me, he sent me the following photo. Unfortunately for everyone else in my check out line at Costco, I broke out into a combination shriek/smile/cry, and confused a lot of Saturday afternoon grocery shoppers. ("I'm really sorry. Whole sale just gets me emotional.")
Here are some of Sol's from Hopscotch Detroit:
Congrats to our Seattle hopscotch family. You took the idea and pushed it even further, transforming it into something so beautiful for your community. Inspired.
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