Friend ($1-$249)
Ilene Kaufman
Marjorie Rogers
Beverly Shaw -- Crowdfunding for Out & About
In Honor of Jana Ward
From Phyllis Stewart
As always, we thank all of our generous donors.
Final Thoughts
5 years ago
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Thank You Thursday!
This week’s roundup of generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation includes:
Friend ($1-$249)
Ilene Kaufman
Marjorie Rogers
Beverly Shaw -- Crowdfunding for Out & About
In Honor of Jana Ward
From Phyllis Stewart
As always, we thank all of our generous donors.
Friend ($1-$249)
Ilene Kaufman
Marjorie Rogers
Beverly Shaw -- Crowdfunding for Out & About
In Honor of Jana Ward
From Phyllis Stewart
As always, we thank all of our generous donors.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Out & About Crowdfunding Campaign Reaches Goal
They did it! Imagine!'s Out & About department's crowdfunding campaign to support its children’s services reached its goal of $1000 last night, and there’s still five days left in the campaign. Thanks to everyone who supported this campaign – and if you didn’t get around to it yet, it isn’t too late to donate! Going beyond the goal is perfectly OK!
Click here to participate.
Click here to participate.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Thank You Thursday!
This week’s roundup of generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation includes:
Friend ($1-$249)
Ilene Kaufman
Marjorie Rogers
Beverly Shaw -- Crowdfunding for Out & About
In Honor of Jana Ward
From Phyllis Stewart
As always, we thank all of our generous donors.
Friend ($1-$249)
Ilene Kaufman
Marjorie Rogers
Beverly Shaw -- Crowdfunding for Out & About
In Honor of Jana Ward
From Phyllis Stewart
As always, we thank all of our generous donors.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Imagine!'s Out & About Summer Camp
Campers arrive one by one in the meeting room at the Boulder base-site for Imagine!’s Out & About Summer Day Camp. Meredith stays to herself for a few minutes, but soon her infectious laugh fills the room as she shows off her unique “crab dance.” Forest delights in “scaring” people, Aidan hugs his beloved iPad, and Jack gives a heartbreakingly soft and beautiful rendition of “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.” The day has begun.
When all eight campers have arrived, they and their counselors climb into cars and vans for the drive to nearby Growing Gardens where they learn about insects, catch butterflies, watch bees, smell the delicate scents of rosemary and basil, and then make and eat fresh salsa. It’s a fun-filled morning with lunch and swimming yet to come. Imagine!s Out & About Summer Camp began 15 years ago as a way to provide respite for parents caring for a child with developmental disabilities at home. But it has evolved into a full-fledged therapeutic recreation program that sets individual goals for participants and provides one staff member for two or three campers for many kids and a one-to-one ratio that allows those children with the most serious behavioral challenges to attend camp. This year 54 children aged 7-21 were enrolled at different times during the June-August camp. Some children attend five days per week every week of camp, some attend only four or five weeks out of the 10 weeks of camp, and some attend as few as one to two days per week. Activities include swimming, bowling, fishing, therapeutic horseback riding, art exploration, sports and games, and an exciting list of field trips to such varied places as Elitch Gardens, the Colorado Railroad Museum, Water World, the Denver Art Museum, and the Wildlife Experience.
Imagine!’s Out & About Manager Colette Marie, who has been with the program since the beginning, says that the Summer Camp is unique in the state. She notes, “More kids with developmental disabilities who do not have serious needs are going to typical programs, but those programs don’t have the expertise to provide for those with higher level needs, which is a specialty for Out & About.” She continues, “Our goal is to provide for every child a sense of acceptance and self among peers, an enhanced quality of life, and an opportunity to engage with the community.”
Parents have high praise for the camp. Mom Karen Leh says, “The staff works closely with parents, and we share ideas back and forth about what works best for each child. It is wonderful to know that my child will be well cared for, will engage in new experiences and learn new things, and will have fun while I am able to work, run errands, and see friends. Summer Camp is a great gift for our family.”
Summer Camp has considered expanding but is currently unable to cover increased costs for transportation, supplies, and field trips. The Imagine! Foundation would like to offer you the opportunity to support this important and highly beneficial program and to help it grow. To avoid bank and processing fees for your online gift, go to Imagine!’s page at the Colorado Gives site and designate Summer Camp in the special instructions, or you may send a check with “Summer Camp” on the memo line, and we will be sure your gift goes directly toward allowing even more children with developmental disabilities to access this rewarding camp experience! As camper Jack would say, “That’s awesome!” Thank you.
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The goal of Imagine!’s Out & About Summer Camp is to provide for every child a sense of acceptance and self among peers, an enhanced quality of life, and an opportunity to engage with the community.
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When all eight campers have arrived, they and their counselors climb into cars and vans for the drive to nearby Growing Gardens where they learn about insects, catch butterflies, watch bees, smell the delicate scents of rosemary and basil, and then make and eat fresh salsa. It’s a fun-filled morning with lunch and swimming yet to come. Imagine!s Out & About Summer Camp began 15 years ago as a way to provide respite for parents caring for a child with developmental disabilities at home. But it has evolved into a full-fledged therapeutic recreation program that sets individual goals for participants and provides one staff member for two or three campers for many kids and a one-to-one ratio that allows those children with the most serious behavioral challenges to attend camp. This year 54 children aged 7-21 were enrolled at different times during the June-August camp. Some children attend five days per week every week of camp, some attend only four or five weeks out of the 10 weeks of camp, and some attend as few as one to two days per week. Activities include swimming, bowling, fishing, therapeutic horseback riding, art exploration, sports and games, and an exciting list of field trips to such varied places as Elitch Gardens, the Colorado Railroad Museum, Water World, the Denver Art Museum, and the Wildlife Experience.
Imagine!’s Out & About Manager Colette Marie, who has been with the program since the beginning, says that the Summer Camp is unique in the state. She notes, “More kids with developmental disabilities who do not have serious needs are going to typical programs, but those programs don’t have the expertise to provide for those with higher level needs, which is a specialty for Out & About.” She continues, “Our goal is to provide for every child a sense of acceptance and self among peers, an enhanced quality of life, and an opportunity to engage with the community.”
Parents have high praise for the camp. Mom Karen Leh says, “The staff works closely with parents, and we share ideas back and forth about what works best for each child. It is wonderful to know that my child will be well cared for, will engage in new experiences and learn new things, and will have fun while I am able to work, run errands, and see friends. Summer Camp is a great gift for our family.”
Summer Camp has considered expanding but is currently unable to cover increased costs for transportation, supplies, and field trips. The Imagine! Foundation would like to offer you the opportunity to support this important and highly beneficial program and to help it grow. To avoid bank and processing fees for your online gift, go to Imagine!’s page at the Colorado Gives site and designate Summer Camp in the special instructions, or you may send a check with “Summer Camp” on the memo line, and we will be sure your gift goes directly toward allowing even more children with developmental disabilities to access this rewarding camp experience! As camper Jack would say, “That’s awesome!” Thank you.
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Thank You Thursday!
This week’s roundup of generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation includes:
Supporter ($250-$499)
Anonymous -- Crowdfunding for Out & About
Friend ($1-$249)
Nancy Blackwood
Broadridge Foundation – Match to Gift from John Clarke
Kathy Coyne -- Crowdfunding for Out & About
Matthew Mock -- Crowdfunding for Out & About
Hanni Ruehrdanz – Crowdfunding for Out & About
Cheryl Spear -- Crowdfunding for Out & About
As always, we thank all of our generous donors.
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Monthly Donations: Quick, Easy, Done!
At the Imagine! Foundation, our hope is to make it as easy for our supporters to donate as possible. One of the options we want to be sure you know about is a monthly (or weekly, quarterly, or yearly) donation that you set up to come directly from your credit card or bank account. That way you can avoid the paper, spread out the cost – maybe making it possible for you to give a little more than you thought you could – and not have to worry about adding it to your “To Do List.”
Set it up once, and you’re done!
Go to www.coloradogives.org/imagine. We use this site because it eliminates all bank and processing fees so that every penny of your gift goes to support the people Imagine! serves. Once you press the “Donate Now” button, you will be asked for the amount you wish to donate and then “Is this a recurring donation?” Just follow the instructions, and within minutes you will have simplified your life! We invite you to at least go to the site and look at the options. Thank you.
Go to www.coloradogives.org/imagine. We use this site because it eliminates all bank and processing fees so that every penny of your gift goes to support the people Imagine! serves. Once you press the “Donate Now” button, you will be asked for the amount you wish to donate and then “Is this a recurring donation?” Just follow the instructions, and within minutes you will have simplified your life! We invite you to at least go to the site and look at the options. Thank you.
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Thank You Thursday!
This week’s roundup of generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation includes:
Platinum ($10,000+)
Pounds Family Foundation/Community Foundation Serving Boulder County – To create videos showing the work of Imagine!
Bronze ($1,000-$2,500)
In Memory of Viola Dingman -- for Foothills Group Home
From Ron Stewart
In Memory of Ted Shoffner
From Ruth Shoffner
Friend ($1-$249)
Anonymous (3) -- Crowdfunding for Out & About’s Children’s Services
Joseph Bradley -- Crowdfunding for Out & About’s Children’s Services
Fred Hobbs -- Crowdfunding for Out & About’s Children’s Services
Lisa Hofmann -- Crowdfunding for Out & About’s Children’s Services
Pat Hofmann -- Crowdfunding for Out & About’s Children’s Services
Susan LaHoda – Crowdfunding for Out & About’s Children’s Services
Andrea Lucchesi -- Crowdfunding for Out & About’s Children’s Services
Rick & Jackie Nelson – Through the Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign
Gary Stebick -- Crowdfunding for Out & About’s Children’s Services
As always, we thank all of our generous donors.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
New Fiscal Year Brings Changes To Foundation Board
The board of directors of the Imagine! Foundation elected Walt Pounds as its new President at the Annual Meeting on June 11, 2013. Jay Montgomery was re-elected Secretary, and Charles Holmes was re-elected Treasurer. Outgoing President Alexander (Sandy) Bracken was thanked for his service from 2011-2013. David Edwards and Terry Palmos completed their second three-year terms and retired from the board. Leona Stoecker also completed six years of service, but the board approved a By-Laws change that grants Leona emeritus status for her outstanding and continuing efforts on behalf of the individuals Imagine! serves. Two new members joined the board of directors. They are: Don Brown, Principal at Secondary Interactive LLC, and Beverly Shaw, former Director of Marketing and Public Relations at Boulder Community Hospital. Committee Chairpersons for the 2013-2014 year are: Walt Pounds, Strategic Planning and Nominating; Rick Nelson, Marketing; Charles Holmes, Finance; and Colene Van Winkle and Paige Lawrence, Imagine! Celebration.
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Monday, August 5, 2013
Imagine!'s 50th Anniversary Video
If you weren’t able to join us at yesterday’s Imagine! 50th Anniversary Celebration, please enjoy the video we debuted at the party, a 50-year retrospective of Imagine! that covers how we started, what we do, why we’ve been able to succeed, and what the future holds.
Can’t see the video? Click here.
Can’t see the video? Click here.
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Thank You Thursday!
This week’s roundup of generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation includes:
Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Herbert Parker Trust (Wells Fargo) – Grant of $2,000 for Dayspring’s Community Calendar Activities program. The Herbert Parker Trust has now contributed $9,000 to the Imagine! Foundation during the past five years.
As always, we thank all of our generous donors.
Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Herbert Parker Trust (Wells Fargo) – Grant of $2,000 for Dayspring’s Community Calendar Activities program. The Herbert Parker Trust has now contributed $9,000 to the Imagine! Foundation during the past five years.
As always, we thank all of our generous donors.
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