Imagine! - Two Stories

In 2013, Imagine! is celebrating 50 years of providing tools and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities so they may become successful citizens and contributing members of their communities. Our mission is best demonstrated through the stories of the people we serve. Check out the video below to see two of them.

 

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Imagine! Fast Facts

The Imagine! Celebration, Imagine!’s annual fundraising event, is scheduled for tonight. Throughout the event a slideshow is running with some fast facts about Imagine!, some great pictures of those we serve, and thanks to the event sponsors. Take a sneak peek at the slideshow below.

Imagine! Fast Facts 2012 from Fred Hobbs

Thank You Thursday!

This week’s roundup of generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation inclues:

Cash Donations

Silver ($2,500-$4,999)
Collins Foundation of Wells Fargo – Grant for Bob & Judy Charles SmartHome

Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Front Range Community College – Table at the Imagine! Celebration  
Littler Mendelson P.C. – Table at the Imagine! Celebration
Walt & Linda Pounds – Table at the Imagine! Celebration
Chuck Sisk & Terre Rushton – Table at the Imagine! Celebration

Friend ($1-$249)
Albertsons LLC
Anonymous -- $1.11 left over from money contributed to Gift Giving Drive
Steve & June Blouch -- Tickets to the Imagine! Celebration
Tom Cobb & Mary Blue
Scott & Virginia Brown – Tickets to the Imagine! Celebration
Kory & Kim Cash – Tickets to the Imagine! Celebration
Scott & Claudia Culley – Tickets to the Imagine! Celebration
Sue Deans -- Ticket to the Imagine! Celebration
Scott Doyen -- Ticket to the Imagine! Celebration
Bryan Edwards Bob & Sandy Edson – Tickets to the Imagine! Celebration
In Memory of Jeannette Gonzalez
  From Dave & Eileen Reynolds
Eric & Jennifer Love – Tickets to the Imagine! Celebration
David & Patti Micklin -- Tickets to the Imagine! Celebration
Jerry & Julia Rudy – Tickets to the Imagine! Celebration
Chuck Wellman – Tickets to the Imagine! Celebration

In-Kind Donations

In-Kind Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Granby Ranch – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Three Weekend Getaways (two nights each for two with golf), plus another golf for four

In-Kind Associate ($500-$999)
Nalene Mortenson – Washer and dryer for one of Imagine!’s group homes

In-Kind Supporter ($250-$499)
Peter Aweida – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Nuggets Tickets (2 for New Orleans/2 for Celtics)
Beeriodic Enterprises – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Framed Beeriodic Table of the Elements
Eldora Mountain Resort – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Four adult lift tickets
Frontier Airlines -- $250 Voucher toward Frontier flight
JJ Wells – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Silver and stone leather bracelet
Robert Naumann – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Full day guided fly fishing for two
Walt & Linda Pounds – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: 3 bottles Spanish wine & 3 bottles Italian wine
Toshiba Business Solutions – Two Club Level Nuggets Tickets on 1/30/13

In-Kind Friend ($1-$249)
Bob Burger Recreation Center – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: A 20-visit card
Colorado Ballet – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Two tickets to Ballet MasterWorks
Colorado Eagles  – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Signed Colorado Eagles jersey
Colorado Rockies Baseball Club – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Four Outfield Box Seats
Crackpots – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Four Free Studio Fees
Haystack Mountain Golf Course – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Golf, Simulator, Cap, and Shirt
The Huckleberry – Imagine! Celebration Auction: Tea for Two
Annette Higgins – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Two Bracelet & Earring Sets
Historic Thompson House Inn – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Tea for Four
The Melting Pot – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Deluxe Basket
Opera Colorado – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Two tickets to Don Giovanni
Oskar Blues – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Two $30 gift cards
Renaissance Adventures – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $25 Gift Certificate
Salt the Bistro – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Gift Certificate for $50
Simply Bulk – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $25 gift certificate and tote bag
Tokyo Joes’s – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $25 gift card
Treppeda’s Italian Ristorante – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $100 gift card
University Bikes – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Black Satin Electra Cruiser Bike
Vitamin Cottage – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $25 gift card
WOW Children’s Museum – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: 4 children’s passes

As always, we thank all of our generous donors.

Thanking Our Celebration Sponsors

The Imagine! Celebration is scheduled for this Friday, January 25th, so today we’d like to thank the event’s many sponsors.
 

 

 

Thank You Thursday!

This week’s roundup of generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation includes:

Cash Donations

Silver ($2,500-$4,999)
Anonymous – For Dayspring
Centennial Bank – Silver Sponsorship of Imagine! Celebration

Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Ben’s Hope, LLC  -- Table at Imagine! Celebration
Rodger & Delia Creel
Knights of Columbus – Lafayette Chapter #5237 – For Dayspring
Louisville Auto Supply/NAPA Auto Parts – Table at Imagine! Celebration
Don & Colene Van Winkle – Table at Imagine! Celebration
Whitney P. Blair, PC – Table at Imagine! Celebration

Associate ($500-$999)
Jeannette Hansen – Tickets to Imagine! Celebration
David Mudge

Supporter ($250-$499)
Peter & Arlene Heinz – Tickets to Imagine! Celebration

Friend ($1-$249)
Ron Alford – Ticket to Imagine! Celebration
Jay & Mary Balzer – Tickets to Imagine! Celebration
Olivia Edwards – Donation to Imagine! Celebration
Mark Emery – Tickets to Imagine! Celebration
Trent & Jennifer Gustafson – Tickets to Imagine! Celebration
Ruth Howe – Donation to Imagine! Celebration
Bill & Laura Koch – Tickets to Imagine! Celebration
Dick & Linda Livingston -- Tickets to Imagine! Celebration
Tom & Pat Metz – Donation to Imagine! Celebration
Jacob & Sharon Pomerantz – Tickets to Imagine! Celebration
Robert & Dorothea Steinke
Don & Kathy Weibel – Tickets to Imagine! Celebration

In-Kind Donations

In-Kind Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Lockheed Martin/United Launch Alliance – Food & Gifts for Eight Imagine! Families

In-Kind Associate ($500-$999)
Imperial Rug Spa – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Clean a 9 x 12 rug and clean an 8 x 5 rug
The Sink – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $500 to use for catering from The Sink Gourmet

In-Kind Supporter ($250-$499)
Fox Theatre Inc. – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Two tickets each to three different shows

In-Kind Friend ($1-$249)
Anonymous – Imagine! Celebration Auction Items: Jim Thompson Thai Silk Shawl, Scarf, & Photo Frame
Anonymous – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Purple Pashima and Silk Shawl
Anonymous – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: White Lace Table Runner
Anonymous – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Tiffany Style Desk Lamp
Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $50 gift card
Buffalo Wild Wings–Longmont – Imagine! Celebration Auction item: Three wing parties
Citron WorkSpaces – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Humanscale Diffrient Task Light
Colterra – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $50 gift certificate
Court Street Antiques & Gifts, Ltd. – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: 2 beaded bracelet and necklace sets: one turquoise and one amber
David Schlatter Photography – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: One studio session and one 8 x 10 portrait
Flatirons Golf Course – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Two 18-hole rounds of golf with cart
Jesters Dinner Theatre – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Dinner and show for two people
Longmont Symphony Orchestra – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Four adult tickets
Helen McKeown – Imagine! Celebration Auction Items: Two framed abstract watercolors
Monarch Mountain – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Two one-day lift tickets
Pedestrian Shops – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: One pair of Dansko Professional Clogs
Renaissance Adventures -- Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $25 Gift Certificate
The Rib House – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Two Rib House gift packs
Snooze – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $25 gift certificate
Tortuga’s – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $25 gift certificate

As always, we thank all of our generous donors.

Bid Online For Imagine! Celebration Auction Items

You are invited to participate in the Imagine! Celebration’s Live Auction through proxy bidding online. Online bids will be accepted through Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.

The Imagine! Celebration event is Friday, January 25, 2013, 5:30-9:30 p.m. at the Best Western Plus Plaza Hotel Conference Center, Longmont, 1850 Industrial Circle, Longmont.

Click here to bid online!

 

 

 

 

Auction items include a Cape Cod getaway, a week at a Greek island villa, an African Photo Safari, and a wine of the month club.

 

You don’t have to be present at the event to win! If you are the winning bidder and are not present at the event, you will be contacted within 24 hours of the close of the auction (by approximately 9:00 p.m. on January 26, 2013).

Thank You Thursday!

This week’s roundup of generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation includes:

Cash Donations

Silver ($2,500-$4,999)
Robert W. Baird and Co., Inc.– Two Tables at Imagine! Celebration
Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center – Grant of $2,500 for Imagine! Behavioral Health Services

Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
In Honor of Matthew Barnert
  From Douglas Barnert and Ruth Jacoby
The Gary Klein Family
Sharon O’Leary – For Dayspring
Daniel Parise

Associate ($500-$999)
In Honor of Mandy Kretsch
  From Corin O’Connell

Friend ($1-$249)
Anonymous
Anonymous – For Dayspring
Chuck Brendecke
Kathleen Clemons
Brian Egaas and Korina Bersentes
In Memory of Jeannette Gonzalez
  From Janis Bohan
  From Cheryl Curtain
  From Ardith Ferguson
Dick Olson & Jan Keenan
In Honor of Allyson Keeth
  From Mark Keeth
Richard & Jody Lyons
Jaclyn Ramaley
Charles & Gay Rohrer
Stephen Whitaker

In-Kind Donations

In-Kind Silver ($2,500-$4,999)
Nativity of Our Lord – 370 Gifts for Imagine!’s Gift Giving Drive

In-Kind Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Re/Max Alliance (Longmont) – Gifts for 30 Imagine! adult clients for Imagine!’s Gift Giving Drive

In-Kind Associate ($500-$999)
FirstBank - Lakewood – 37 Gifts for Imagine!’s Gift Giving Drive
Old Chicago – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Two “Year of Pizza” Packets and $50 in gift certificates

In-Kind Supporter ($250-$499)
Seagate Storage Solutions – Auction Items: Storage Server, Portable Drive, and 5 USB Flash Drives

In-Kind Friend ($1-$249)
Barbara & Company – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $100 Gift Certificate and beaded Georgette scarf
Blue Sage Nails – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: 2 mini-manicures & 2 mini-pedicures
Brasserie Ten Ten – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $50 Gift Certificate
Colorado Ballet  – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Two tickets to “Ballet Masterworks”
Eight Days a Week – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $25 Gift Certificate
The Mediterranean – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $100 Gift Certificate

As always, we thank all of our generous donors.

Good Knights

Many thanks to the Lafayette Knights of Columbus for their donation of $2,113.24 to Imagine!. The funds were raised during their recent Tootsie Roll Drive, and will go toward Imagine!’s Dayspring program. Talk about your good Knights!

In the picture, Don Jung, Manager of Tootsie Roll Drive in Lafayette (left) and Hiram Wolgemuth, Grand Knight, Lafayette Knights of Columbus (right) are shown presenting the check to Imagine! Foundation Director Susan LaHoda.

Thank You Thursday!

This week’s roundup of recent generous donations to the Imagine! Foundation includes:

Cash Donations

Gold ($5,000-$9,999)
McElwain Family Foundation -- Gold and Silver Sponsorships of the Imagine! Celebration 

Silver ($2,500-$4,999)
Della Cava Family LLC – Silver Sponsorship of the Imagine! Celebration

Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Edward & Janet Ahlstrand
Alex Johnson
Liquor Mart  – Table at Celebration and extra gift
Polk Family Charitable Fund
Doug & Jody Robinson
In Honor of LoAnne Zentner, the Mark Zentner Family, the Mark Clemens Family, Elizabeth & Jim Joque, Christine Jahncke, Janice & David Griffin, the Brian Clemens Family, James & Amy Zentner, Kelly Joque, the Jenny Beuedan Family, David Mudg, and the Prochoska Family
  From Chris & Barbara Clemens

Associate ($500-$999)
Tom & Maryann Hesemann
In Honor of Emily Micklin
  From Dr. & Mrs. Harvey Micklin
David Williams

Supporter ($250-$499)
Personal Assistance Services of Colorado (PASCO)
Bryan & Molly Pieper

Friend ($1-$249)
In Honor of Gene & Jan Barnett
  From James & Jeanne Mytton
In Honor of Margaret Dreyfour
  From James & Jeanne Mytton
Bruce Flynn & Stephanie Griffin
Terry & Nancy Gallagher
In Memory of Jeanette Gonzalez
  From Peter & Paula Lloyd-Taylor
In Honor of John & Tina Honea
  From James & Jeanne Mytton
In Memory of Walter Joque and In Celebration of the Marriage of Rudy &d Marlene Dichtl
  From Lo Anne Zentner
Stuart & Lauren Kingsbery
James & Jeanne Mytton
In Honor of Mr. & Mrs. William P. Mytton
  From James & Jeanne Mytton
Roy & Barbara Pringle
Jeff Schmidt
Simeon & Janis Walker
Budd Zuckerman

In-Kind Donations

In-Kind Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Jeff Kupfer – Apple computer with touch screen and software for skill acquisition

In-Kind Friend ($1-$249)
Denver Art Museum – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Four passes for general museum admission
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Two tickets to “Sense & Sensibility: The Musical”
Debbie Graus – Children’s toys and clothes
Mary Williams Fine Arts – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Antique print plus $50 towards framing
Pirates Cove Family Aquatic Center – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Four day passes
What’s Cooking – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Gourmet Sauce Basket

As always, we thank all of our generous donors.

Imagine! Celebrates 50 Years!

Happy New Year!!!

2013 marks Imagine!’s 50th Anniversary!

We’ll be celebrating this important milestone throughout the year with great stories and fun events, and we hope you will join us!

Stay tuned!