About the Gumshoe

The Gumshoe took its first steps (quit groaning!) on a September weekend in 2006, drawing approximately 200 amateur sleuths to Phinney-Greenwood. Feedback from the first event was very positive, but participants pointed out that had it rained (difficult to imagine in Seattle), they probably wouldn't have done the walk. So the Gumshoe moved to the middle of August and expanded its run to ten days to maximize the potential for good perambulating weather. The next year, 300 people did the Gumshoe and the number of participants has grown every year since.

In 2010, over 400 gumshoes, averaging two per entry form, helped raise over $3,700 for the Greenwood Senior Center. The GSC has received all proceeds from the Gumshoe since 200, but beginning in 2011, event "profits" will be shared with other local non-profits, too.

Though the Gumshoe is about FUNdraising (yes, FUN is a big part of it), it's also about connecting people to the neighborhood (it's amazing what you discover when you walk and pay attention) and building community (a whole lot of businesses and people make the event happen each year).

Special Thanks

Thanks to everyone who bought a Gumshoe entry form and SPECIAL THANKS to:

OUR SIX MAJOR SPONSORS (PAGE RIGHT)

that pay for printing, promotion and prizes

NINE LOCAL RESTAURANTS (36 SINCE 2008)

that contribute $25 gift certificates for the Eatsy Street Game

31 LOCAL BUSINESSES

that hold MiniGumshoe Contests to help "talk up" the Gumshoe

PHINNEY NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER AND PHINNEY AND KEN'S MARKETS

that sell Gumshoe entry forms

CATH CARINE

who designs the banners and puts the entry forms together

JAMES McFARLANE

who designs the poster and bookmarks

MARIBETH STEPHENS

who writes and edits copy

PETE STUART

who creates and updates this web site

KELLY WALKER

who plots Global Positioning System coordinates

JANICE RICHARDSON and JUDY MIRANTE (ON THE RIGHT IN PHOTO)

who "test drive" and polish the clues and walk, and cheerfully do so much of the grunt work

Feedback

Questions? Positive comments? Email Mike Veitenhans, aka the Gumshoe Answer Man. Complaints? Email Janice or Judy. (Okay, okay. Email complaints to Mike, too.)