Issaquah Councilmember Mark Mullet is all too familiar with the amazing work that the doctors at the Seattle Children’s Hospital do every day.

When Mullet was just 18 months old, he burned himself very badly after reaching for a pot of boiling water.

He suffered third-degree burns to his body, and spent three months at the children’s hospital. Today, Mullet attributes his recovery to the excellent medical care he received there.

“Seattle Children’s saved my life,” Mullet said.

So when a group of Moms from the Issaquah Highlands approached him to hold a fundraiser for the hospital in his Zeek’s Pizza store, he got right behind the idea.

The Hope on the Hill Guild for Seattle Children’s Hospital is made up of 11 women from Issaquah, and their mission is to make sure the Seattle Children’s Hospital can continue its uncompensated care program, where children are treated regardless of their parents’ ability to pay.

The Issaquah-based guild is organizing its first fundraiser, “Raise the Dough,” on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at Zeeks Pizza in the Highlands.

Twenty percent of Zeeks’ profits during business hours (11 a.m. to 10 p.m.) on that day will go toward supporting uncompensated care at the children’s hospital. If you place an order over the phone, make sure you mention “Hope on the Hill Guild,” and a donation will be made.

But it will be a perfect night to dine in, with local musician Dan Connelly performing in the restaurant from 8 – 9:30 p.m.

Anya Hartshorn, Highlands resident and founder of Hope on the Hill, is excited that the guild’s first fundraiser will be at Zeeks.

“Zeeks is the perfect spot for our first event – it is a wonderful restaurant right in our own neighborhood,” she said. “We hope to have a full house all day and night of people out enjoying a good meal with their families while supporting the children of greater Seattle.”

For more information on this wonderful group of dedicated Issaquah women, and the Seattle Children’s Hospital, visit www.hopeonthehillguild.org.

If pizza isn’t for you, or if you are out of town on Feb/ 23, you can still donate to the Hope on the Hill Guild by sending donations to Hope on the Hill Guild, c/o Amy Trenary, 1839 12th Ave NE, Issaquah, WA  98029.

Donations should be sent no later than March 2.