VIDEO: Governor visits West Seattle to honor Keith Hughes as ‘Washingtonian of the Day’

Keith Hughes, who runs the West Seattle Veteran Heart and the emergency shelter hosted inside it, is “Washingtonian of the Day.” Governor Jay Inslee and First Girl Trudi Inslee traveled to West Seattle this morning to current the award in particular person.

Right here’s our video of the quick ceremony, wherein the governor offered that certificates in addition to an apple pin:

There to indicate their assist have been group leaders from teams/organizations together with the Westside Interfaith Community, West Seattle Chamber of Commerce (which honored Hughes final 12 months as Westsider of the 12 months), and WS Junction Affiliation.

Earlier than presenting the award, the Inslees toured the middle/shelter, housed inside historic American Legion Submit 160. With one other snap of sub-freezing climate forecast for later this week, we requested Hughes if the shelter has any particular present wants. Right here’s what you possibly can donate: Sizzling-cocoa combine (packets most popular), espresso creamer (powdered sort), underwear, T-shirts, and denims (males’s and ladies’s) – not an enormous quantity of these gadgets, possibly a dozen every. The middle/shelter is at 3618 SW Alaska.