The Locke family donated a $100,000 matching grant to Kin On
Kin On Community Health Care celebrated 30 years of service to the Greater Seattle Asian community at its 30th Anniversary Gala on September 19th at the Westin Bellevue.
Approximately 500 guests attended the celebration, themed “Commemorate. Celebrate. Create.” The Gala celebrated the achievements of Kin On Health Care Center, the first Chinese nursing home of its kind in the nation, while raising funds for its current $3.5 million capital campaign to expand its campus into an aging-friendly community. The campus, to be located at Kin On’s current Columbia City location, will feature a 2,600 square-foot community center, an assisted living facility, an adult family home, and an expanded short-term rehabilitation wing.
In attendance at the Gala were King 5 News anchors, Mimi Jung and Jim Dever, who respectively emceed and auctioneered the event; former Washington State Governor and U.S. Ambassador, the Honorable Gary Locke; Deputy Mayor of Seattle Hyeok Kim; Bellevue City Council Member Conrad Lee; and Miss Seafair 2015, Nella Kwan. (end)