Tonight! Join Us At The Louisville Street Faire

Thanks to the good folks at Louisville & Flatirons Crossing First National Bank, Imagine! will be hosting an information booth tonight (6/29) at the Louisville Street Faire. We encourage you to join us and enjoy great food, friends, music by the Shinyribs, and to stop by to say “hi.”

Thank You Thursday

Recent generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation include:

Friend - $1-$249
In memory of Bruce Johnson 
  Jim Bowers
  Mikki and Lorne Matheson
  Janet Meinhold
IBM

In-Kind Friend ($1-$249)
Virginia and Scott Brown – for Dayspring

As always, we thank all of our generous donors.

Wish List Wednesday

Two fun Imagine! events are coming up soon, and we wish you will join us!

On Saturday, August 18, from 11am to 3pm, Imagine!'s Out & About program is hosting its 4th annual Bike Block Party at Erie Community Park (450 Powers St. in Erie) This event raises awareness for the importance of adaptive and therapeutic recreation. We will showcase a variety of adaptive bikes to learn about and even test drive! Music, games, a food truck, all on a sunny Saturday afternoon, so come on out!

From August 3-19, at the Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St in Boulder, Imagine!’s CORE/Labor Source program is hosting an art exhibition. See original art in a variety of formats created by amazing Imagine! artists. There will be an opening reception on August 3, 5-7pm, with music and entertainment provided by individuals served by CORE/Labor Source. Hope to see you there!

Thank You, McGuckin Hardware

Today we’d like to thank McGuckin Hardware and all the generous shoppers who “rounded up at the register” in late May. As a result of that fundraising effort, McGuckin Hardware recently presented the Imagine! Foundation a check for $3,705.63 to help support our mission of creating a world of opportunity for all abilities. We live in an amazing community where businesses and individuals truly care about the well-being of all of its citizens, and this donation is a perfect example of that level of support!

Joining Imagine! Foundation Executive Director Patti Micklin and Imagine! PR Coordinator Scott Wendelberger are Jason Hight (Manager) and Mandy Best (CFO) from McGuckin’s.

Thank You Thursday

Recent generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation include:

Bronze - $1,000-$2,499
In honor of Jackie Ginsborg
  Jeanne and Allan Ginsborg

Supporter - $250-$499
Laura and Bill Koch

Friend - $1-$249
IBM
MGM & United Artists
In honor of Hannah Bozzay
  Deb and Doug Sandersen

In-Kind Friend - $1-$249
Center for Spiritual Living - Boulder Valley – for Innovations

As always, we thank all of our generous donors.

Wish List Wednesday

Welcome to the latest edition of The Wish List. Included below are items that would augment and enhance Imagine! programs and services for the individuals we serve and would be much appreciated. If you are able to provide an item, please contact Patti Micklin at pmicklin@imaginecolorado.org or 303-926-6443. Pick-up for large items can be provided, and your contribution is tax deductible. If you prefer to provide a cash gift to be used for the purchase of one of the items below, that would also be most welcome. Please check out this blog every Wednesday to see new Wish List Items.

This week's Wish List:

Personal Items for Those We Serve (Adults) in Our Residential Homes 

• Books – any kind, but especially books about animals and romance novels 
• Sports gear – especially New York Yankees 
• Sports posters Latch hook kits 
• Music CDs – especially country 
• Make-up/cosmetics (perfume, light beige foundation, eye shadow, mascara, lipstick) 
• iPads - heavy duty iPad covers 
• Rockies tickets for groups 
• Arts and craft supplies OR gift certificates to Michaels’ or Hobby Lobby 
• Computer games 
• Essential Tremor adaptive utensils, clothing, computer aids, writing devices, etc. for individuals with hand tremors (http://essentialtremor.org/treatments/assistive-devices/) 
• Games/activities made especially for those with Alzheimer’s/dementia 
• Recreation center passes or punch cards 
• Gift Cards to educational stores: • www.beyondtheblackboard.com • www.lakeshorelearning.com • www.reallygoodstuff.com • www.educatorsoutlet.com • www.banksschoolsupply.com 
• Stationary bike Wheelchair-Bicycle Tandem: http://www.frankmobility.com/duetfeat.php 
• SmartLift foldable, packable transport system: https://www.etac.com/products/hoists-and-slings/mobile-hoists/molift-smart-150 

Furniture and Housing Needs for Imagine! Residential Homes 

Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome in Boulder

• New barrier free lifts for assisting individuals from wheelchair to bed or bath (being safer for clients and for staff) 

Garden Place in Longmont

• New area rug 4 x 3 Small book shelves 
• Several cushioned chairs for the “Book Nook” 
• Set of four kitchen chairs 
• New oven 
• New carpet for two bedrooms 
• New set of silverware and a new dish set 

Manhattan Group Home in Boulder

• Non-fabric couch (6’), loveseat (5’), and chairs 
• Basketball hoop 
• Picnic table 
• Two small raised garden beds (3 ft tall, 4 ft long, and 3 ft wide) for vegetable gardening 

Santa Fe Group Home in Broomfield 

• Patio chair cushions for four chairs 
• Storage racks for the basement 
• Cornhole game 
• Free standing outdoor basketball hoop and ball 
• 12 white bath sheets and wash cloths 
• 2 sets full sheets, gender neutral 
• 10 sets twin sheets, gender neutral 
• 2 new office chairs 
• Stand Mixer 
• New non-fabric couch 
• 50" or larger Smart TV 
• New set of nonstick pots and pans 
• New set of unbreakable bowls and plates 
• Cubbies or gym lockers 

All Group Homes

• American Furniture Warehouse gift certificates for upgrades to furniture in several homes

Thank You Thursday

Recent generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation include:

Friend - $1-$249
Anonymous (1)
Lu Walters and Kent Arnold
Cheryl Pricone and John Bradin
In honor of Colette Marie 
  Elena Ciaravino
Nick McDowell
Barbara and Harry Newman
In memory of Bruce Johnson 
  Dennis Reed
In honor of Robin Phillips 
  Phyllis Rock
In honor of Mike Gehr 
  Alice Swift

In-Kind Friend ($1-$249)
Center for Spiritual Living - Boulder Valley - for Innovations

As always, we thank all of our generous donors.

Wish List Wednesday

Welcome to the latest edition of The Wish List. Included below are items that would augment and enhance Imagine! programs and services for the individuals we serve and would be much appreciated. If you are able to provide an item, please contact Patti Micklin at pmicklin@imaginecolorado.org or 303-926-6443. Pick-up for large items can be provided, and your contribution is tax deductible. If you prefer to provide a cash gift to be used for the purchase of one of the items below, that would also be most welcome. Please check out this blog every Wednesday to see new Wish List Items.

This week's Wish List:

For Imagine!’s Out & About Program 

• Two camping Lanterns for Catalog evening activities 
• Three fishing poles 
• Fold-down wheelchair 
• Strider Bikes 

Out & About provides summer camp, after-school, and school closure day programs for school-aged children with developmental disabilities, as well as weekend activities for adults. All activities are community-based and are designed within a therapeutic framework.

Thank You, Richard and Priscilla

Today we’d like to bid a fond farewell and say "thank you" to two long-time members of the Imagine! Foundation Board of Directors who are stepping down from the board at the end of the month.

Richard Ackerman joined the board in June 2012. He brought in many new and generous donors during his tenure. Richard also leveraged opportunities at RE/MAX to educate the public about Imagine!. In 2016, he and Imagine! Foundation Executive Director Patti Micklin did an interview for RE/MAX’s marketing channel, and last year, RE/MAX invited Imagine! to host their tent at one of the Boulder Pearl Street Mall festivals.

Priscilla Lacy joined the board in June 2014 and brought her terrific marketing background. Priscilla took an active role right away on both the Marketing and Celebration Committees. In addition to her annual solicitations and bringing in new donors, Priscilla chaired the Marketing Committee, helping to re-tool the New Board Orientation event and offering great ideas for engaging donors in our mission at Imagine!'s donor recognition event. She also served on the Imagine! Celebration Committee, and was instrumental in bringing in several new donors to our organization.

We thank Richard and Priscilla for their hard work, passion, and commitment to creating a world of opportunity for all abilities.

Bishops Cut and Color Imagine! Fundraiser

Bishops Cuts and Color, located at 100 McCaslin Blvd, #105, Superior, will donate 20% of all services between June 17-June 19 to the Imagine! Foundation.

To participate, call 720-216-0995 for an appointment and mention this fundraiser. Imagine! will also receive an added bonus for any Instagram or Facebook Page Likes & Check-ins during this three-day period.

Thank You, UPS

Today, we’d like to say thank you to the good people at UPS. On Tuesday, UPS sent a team of volunteers to help with Imagine!’s Dayspring department’s Messy Play Day. The team arrived early to help set up all of the stations and help Dayspring prepare for the arrival of families later in the morning. Many of the Dayspring staff commented on how helpful and efficient the team of volunteers was. The volunteers helped with the activity from start to finish, and we are grateful to UPS and their volunteers for their support!

If you or your group are interested in volunteering with Imagine!, please contact Elizabeth Hill. 

What is Messy Play Day? Messy Play Day is one of Imagine!'s Dayspring department's Community Calendar Activities (CCAs). CCAs introduce young children with developmental delays and disabilities to places in our community that offer great activities and opportunities for children to meet their goals through fun and play. All activities encourage motor, sensory, social-emotional, cognitive, and speech-language development.

Messy Play Day is designed to introduce new sensory experiences to the children in a safe and comfortable environment. Learning occurs as children touch, manipulate, experiment, and talk about things, while interacting with people who facilitate without directing.

But the paragraphs above are just words. Take a look at the pictures below of some of the Messy Play Day sensory activities to see what the words look like in action.

Thank You Thursday

Recent generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation include:

Associate ($500-$999)
Wiland

Friend - $1-$249
Anonymous - Out & About Car Wash 
Jean and Charlie Dinwiddie
In honor of Colette Marie 
  Patti and Dave Micklin
Bill Storinger
Sunflower Bank

In-Kind Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Bolder Insurance - blankets for Farm to Table dinner

In-Kind Friend ($1-$249)
Charles Schwab/Boulder & Fort Collins - Employee tickets to "Solo" movie premiere
Freewave Technologies - for CORE/Labor Source
Jennifer and Eric Layton – for Imagine!’s Santa Fe Group Home
Danielle Romero – for Imagine!’s Early Intervention services

As always, we thank all of our generous donors.

Wish List Wednesday

Welcome to the latest edition of The Wish List. Included below are items that would augment and enhance Imagine! programs and services for the individuals we serve and would be much appreciated. If you are able to provide an item, please contact Patti Micklin at pmicklin@imaginecolorado.org or 303-926-6443. Pick-up for large items can be provided, and your contribution is tax deductible. If you prefer to provide a cash gift to be used for the purchase of one of the items below, that would also be most welcome. Please check out this blog every Wednesday to see new Wish List Items.

This week's Wish List:

Personal Items for Those We Serve (Adults) in Our Residential Homes 

• Books – any kind, but especially books about animals and romance novels 
• Sports gear – especially New York Yankees 
• Sports posters Latch hook kits 
• Music CDs – especially country 
• Make-up/cosmetics (perfume, light beige foundation, eye shadow, mascara, lipstick) 
• iPads - heavy duty iPad covers 
• Rockies tickets for groups 
• Arts and craft supplies OR gift certificates to Michaels’ or Hobby Lobby 
• Computer games 
• Essential Tremor adaptive utensils, clothing, computer aids, writing devices, etc. for individuals with hand tremors (http://essentialtremor.org/treatments/assistive-devices/) 
• Games/activities made especially for those with Alzheimer’s/dementia 
• Recreation center passes or punch cards 
• Gift Cards to educational stores: • www.beyondtheblackboard.com • www.lakeshorelearning.com • www.reallygoodstuff.com • www.educatorsoutlet.com • www.banksschoolsupply.com 
• Stationary bike Wheelchair-Bicycle Tandem: http://www.frankmobility.com/duetfeat.php 
• SmartLift foldable, packable transport system: https://www.etac.com/products/hoists-and-slings/mobile-hoists/molift-smart-150