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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Steam rises from the Ash Grove Cement plant north of Seattle's South Park neighborhood.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ “The Best Day Ever” participants line up to select some flowers during a bouquet-making workshop led by Made Space Seattle.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Drummers with Adefua Cultural Education Workshop lead a dance.
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Afua Kouyaté, with the Adefua Cultural Education Workshops directs participants in “The Best Day Ever” in Hillman City in traditional African movements.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Best Day Ever participants dance on Sept. 19 to the drumming of the Adefua Cultural Education Workshop.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[  Laura, center, from First Hill, participates in the movement portion of the day. led by the Adefua Cultural Education Workshop.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ David, from Greenwood, tries out a traditional African instrument during the movement portion of “The Best Day Ever.”]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Volunteers paint the inside of Champ Boxing Gym in Hillman City.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A mosaic outside a building on the corner of Rainier Avenue South and South Orcas Street.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Participants in “The Best Day Ever” in Hillman City on Sept. 19 help clean the sidewalk along Rainier Avenue South. The free, six-hour event invites people to learn about local neighborhoods while fostering human connection.]]></image:caption>
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