Thank You Thursday

The Imagine! Foundation is thankful for the compassionate individuals, businesses, and foundations listed here who gave generously from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015. They are listed below, click on the images to see a larger view.

We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of our lists. If we have misspelled or inadvertently omitted a name, please accept our apologies. Call the Imagine! Foundation at 303-926-6443 with corrections.

Wish List Wednesday (New Year's Edition)

The Imagine! Foundation would like to wish all of our supporters a very happy New Year!

Check Out Imagine!’s Annual Report

An electronic version of Imagine!’s 2015 Annual Report is available online. An overview of our year, along with stats, stories, and successes to celebrate, are just a mouse click away. Click on the image below to check it out.

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The Spirit Of Giving!

Imagine!’s Annual Gift Giving Program was another huge success! 361 children and 147 adults received gifts this year thanks to the generous support of many in our community. We’ll highlight those supporters on this page in the coming weeks, but for today, please enjoy a few pictures of some of the gifts and some of the happy gift recipients, and accept the warmest of Holiday wishes to you and yours from all of us at Imagine!.

Thank You Thursday

Recent generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation include:

Platinum ($10,000+)
Bob and Judy Charles
Linda and Walt Pounds

Gold ($5,000-$9,999)
Sally and Sandy Bracken - Imagine! Celebration Gold sponsor
Betty Eldridge
Laura and Bill Koch - Imagine! Celebration Table sponsor

Silver ($2,500-$4,999)
Alfred and Marty McElwain - Imagine! Celebration Gold sponsor, partial

Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Anonymous (1)
In Memory of Benjamin Curtis
  Lynn and Ken Curtis
Kim Cutler
In Honor of Scott Doyen
  Carolyn and Bill Doying
Colorado State Bank & Trust - Imagine! Celebration Table sponsor
Guaranty Bank - Imagine! Celebration Table sponsor
Suzanne and David Hoover
Bob Klutznick
Susan LaHoda
Sue and Michael Myers
Kevin Nelson
Amy and Rajul Pandya
Bob Von Eschen
Chuck Wellman
Susan White

Associate ($500-$999)
Janie and Fletcher Brown
Steven L. Combs
Mina Cox
In Memory of Jim (Hollywood) Hall
  Pat and Chris Current
Janell and Pat Daly
Jennifer and Trent Gustafson
Sally and Charles Holmes
Joyce and Hank Kugeler
In Honor of Kyle Luxner
  Joan and Bob Luxner
Karissa and Dan Mackin
In Honor of Kyle Luxner
  Mary and Tom Martella
In Honor of Susan McNutt
  Alex and Peter McNutt
Jana and Chris Petersen - 1/2 Imagine! Celebration Table sponsor
In Honor of Emily Micklin
  Georga and Leon Reiss
Barbara and John Taylor
In Memory of Rosemary Kilhoffer
  Julia and Jerry Rudy

Supporter ($250-$499)
Lynnette Aldredge
Anonymous (1)
Kathy Coyne
Mary and Tom Deany
Ellen Marshall and David Harwood
Teresa Jarmul
Peggy and Ed Jennings
Carolyn and Sam Johnson
Kathy and Rick New
PASCO
Erna and Bobby Pelz
Sanderson Law PC
Cynthia Stringham
Sharon L. Svendsen
Eileen and Mel Vanek
Marlys and David Millhiser

Friend ($1-$249)
Enid and Mark Ablowitz
Alma and Richard Alber
Anderies Consulting
Anonymous (16)
In Memory of Johanna Jodi Arnold
  Jacquie and Ed Arnold
Gillian Walters and Kent Arnold
Patricia Arnow
Peter Aweida
David Bachrach
In Honor of Mildred Balzer
  Mary and Jay Balzer
In Honor of Nuri Broestl
  Charlotte Bell
R Shawn Bleam
In Memory of Aaron Tuneberg
  Gale and Tim Boonstra
Boulder Vision Center
Merna and Carl Brady
Kristin Brousseau
Hal and Sherry Bruff
Nancy and Buck Buchanan
Carolyn and Joel Buck-Gengler
Rex Burns
Marguerite and Carlo Ciaravino
John P. Clarke
Gary Clexton
Mary Blue and Tom Cobb
Sandi Collie
Kay and Kendall Conger
Kathleen Coniway
Christina Craigo
Tessa and Alan Davis
Sue Deans
Sheila Dexter
Maria and Neil Draxler
Barbara Gifford and Don Dugger
In Honor of Vicki Meyer
  Ken Suslak and Harriet Edelstein
Jessica Feld
Judy and Don Forkner
In Memory of Lisa Micklin
  Jan and Larry Foster
Rachel and David Gehr
Golden Nuggets Kiwanis
Kathy Goode
In Memory of Elaina Styblo
  Jessica Gribble
Marne Gulley
Judith Halbert
Ginger Havlat
Liz and Jon Hinebauch
In Memory of Leif Dancy
  Reid Hollander
In Honor of Cari Pounds
  Jan and Paul Hoskins
IBM
Carol and Andrew Johnson
Susan Jones
In Honor of Matt Barnert
  Kathy Kaler
Karen and David Kalis
Christine Keenan
Lenna and Jon Kottke
Dena and Dave Krenik
Aileen and Chris Lammers
Hsia-Hui Lee
Barbara and Robert Leutwiler
Richard Lowe
Tallie and Corey Luxner
Lou and Gary McClelland
Pat and Tom Metz
In Honor of Kim Arnett and DD & Ken Scoville
  Vicki and Chris Meyer
Matthew Mock
Kathy and Gregg Near
Rebecca and Matt Novinger
Kady Offen-Rovtar
Marsha and Thomas Phare
In Honor of Sandy Bracken
  Molly and Bryan Pieper
Ellie and Harry Poehlmann
Tara and Dan Powers
Sharon and Dan Reese
Nancy and John Reilly
Allie and Bob Richardson
Richard T. Riley
Jane M. Rogers
Jason Rusk
In Honor of Beverly and Bill Sabin
  Martha and Jerry Sabin
Heather Sabo
Marcia and Mark Sadler
Nancy Goldaper and Garry Sanfacon
Angela Marlino and Mike Schwartz
Lois and Tim Sheahen
Caroline Siegfried, Eva Klemens and Essie
Sondra Bland and Bob Spencer
In Honor of Laura Koch
  Roz Squires
Dorothea and Robert Steinke
Linda Stinson
Bernie and Leona Stoecker
In Honor of Kyle Luxner
  Brenda Summers
Anne and Cary Tengler
In Memory of Leif Dancy
  Patricia Tully
Michele and Robert Van Pelt
Colene and Don Van Winkle
Jack Walker
Sophie and Jack Walker
Pat White
Susan and Tom Wilcox
Tiffany and Emma Sabine and Sterling Wind
Eric Winder
Terry and Roger Wittern
Renate and Bill Wood
Michael Zimmerman
Budd Zuckerman

In-Kind Associate ($500-$999) Bob and Judy Charles - Holiday Gift drive

In-Kind Friend ($1-$249)
Susan and Bob Gabriel - Holiday Gift drive
John Nevins - Holiday Gift drive

As always, we thank all of our generous donors.

One Stop Holiday Shop Supports Dayspring

Today we’d like to offer our sincere thanks to Tina Rahelic and the merchants who sold their wares at the “One Stop Holiday Shop” event held December 12 in Lafayette. Tina hosted the event and asked all merchants to pledge $1/per sale to be donated to Imagine!’s Dayspring department. We’ve already received $185!

Thank you, Tina, (and the merchants), for your generous support of your community and all of its members.

Ways To Give – Give A Gift Of Appreciated Stock

Is your stock portfolio on the rise? A gift of appreciated stock held for more than a year allows the donor to receive a tax deduction for the fair market value of the securities, and eliminate any capital gains assessments on the future sale of the securities. Contact Patti Micklin at 303-926-6443 to get all the details.

As you consider your year-end philanthropic decisions, we wanted to highlight some other ways to make an impact on Imagine!’s programs. It’s always important to consult your tax professional for expert advice.

Ways To Give – Remember Imagine! In Your Will

Want to leave a legacy? Join the Imagine! Promise by remembering Imagine! in your will, and we will add your name to the Imagine! Promise sculpture in the John M. Taylor Conference Center in Lafayette. Contact Patti Micklin at 303-926-6443 to get all the details.

As you consider your year-end philanthropic decisions, we wanted to highlight some other ways to make an impact on Imagine!’s programs. It’s always important to consult your tax professional for expert advice.

Ways To Give - Donate Your Old Car

Is that clunker taking valuable space in your garage? Donate your old car, truck or boat to Imagine! We partner with another nonprofit skilled in vehicle donations. They take the vehicle off your hands and handle the appraisal. Contact Patti Micklin at 303-926-6443 to get all the details.

As you consider your year-end philanthropic decisions, we wanted to highlight some other ways to make an impact on Imagine!’s programs. It’s always important to consult your tax professional for expert advice.

Thank You Thursday

Recent generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation include:

Gold ($5,000-$9,999)
Laura and David Braddock - Imagine! Celebration Gold Sponsor
Centennial Bank - Imagine! Celebration Gold Sponsor
Flood and Peterson - Imagine! Celebration Gold Sponsor

Silver ($2,500-$4,999)
Eide Bailly - Imagine! Celebration Silver Sponsor

Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Lisa Van Goor and Bob Bauers
Gayla and Pete Lindquist
Lucky's Market - Bags for Change
Kathy and Jay Montgomery - Imagine! Celebration Table Sponsor
Beverly and Gene Shaw - Imagine! Celebration Table Sponsor
Western Disposal - Imagine! Celebration Table Sponsor

Associate ($500-$999)
Dale Charles

Supporter ($250-$499)
Mark Emery - Imagine! Celebration tickets
Priscilla and Andy Lacy - Imagine! Celebration tickets
Alisa and John Lewis
Diana and Rich Lirtzman
Chris Mabbitt

Friend ($1-$249)
Anonymous
In Memory of Jeannette Gonzalez
  Janis Bohan
Barbara and Max Coppom
Mardelle and Bert Crist
Mary and Tom Deany - Imagine! Celebration tickets
Elisha and Scott Doyen
Jackie and Brent Friesth - Imagine! Celebration tickets
Terry Gallagher
Judy and Jeff Gass - Imagine! Celebration tickets
Paula and Jim Guercio
Ken Hackbarth
IBM
Lauren Spath Luhring
Muriel and Marion Raines
Carla and Sam Rapp - Imagine! Celebration tickets

In-Kind Supporter ($250-$499)
Boulder Country Club – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item– one round of golf for four players
It’s a Gass - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item– necklace and earrings set
Jeffrey K. Abrams Architect P.C. – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item– two, one hour consultations
MyChelle Dermaceuticals – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item– two At-Home Facial kits

In-Kind Friend ($1-$249)
Sally Anderson - Clothing for Dayspring
Gale Boonstra - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item– two massages
BolderBOULDER - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item– two race certificates
Children’s Museum of Denver - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item– 4 $1 Gets You In certificates
Downtown Aquarium - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item– four passes
Spruce Confections - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item- a $25 gift certificate
Stir It Up Cooking School - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item– a birthday cooking class party
Sugarbeet - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item– a $40 gift card
Ten20 - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item– a $50 gift certificate
The Puddle Car Wash - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item– a punch card for ten Water Works car washes
Turley’s Restaurant - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item– seven meal certificates
Taavi Zirbel's parents - clothing and toys for Dayspring

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:

• Recliners (electric or manual) for 19th Street Group Home 
• Basketball goal for Manhattan Group Home in Boulder 
• Essential Tremor adaptive utensils, clothing, computer aids, writing devices, etc. for individuals with hand tremors at the Foothills Group Home in Boulder (http://essentialtremor.org/treatments/assistive-devices/) 
• New carpet for two bedrooms at Garden Place in Longmont 
• New barrier free lifts for moving individuals from wheelchair to bed or bath (being safer for clients and for staff) at the 19th Street Group Home in Boulder
• American Furniture Warehouse gift certificates for upgrades in furniture at Garden Place in Longmont, at and the Foothills Group Home and the Manhattan Group Home in Boulder 
• Two camping lanterns for Out & About Catalog evening activities 

Ways To Give – Support Imagine! Through AmazonSmile

Think of Imagine! when you are shopping today or throughout the Holiday season. When you do your Holiday shopping at AmazonSmile, Amazon donates 0.5% of the purchase price to Imagine! (aka Developmental Disabilities Center).

Bookmark this link and support us every time you shop.

Thanks in advance!

Thanks, MOOV!

Today we’d like to offer our sincere thanks to MOOV, who hosted a “Kettlebell Swing-a-Thon” this past Saturday to raise money for Imagine!. Donations/pledges were made on a per-swing basis, and there was a whole lotta swinging going on! Participants swung their kettle bells in support of Imagine! to the tune of $4,187. Wow!

Thanks, Moov, for your demonstrated support of your community and all of its citizens!

Tebo Holiday Party Embraces The Spirit Of Giving

Stephen Tebo, a longtime supporter and good friend of Imagine!, hosted his annual holiday party last Friday. Part of his holiday tradition is to have guests bring gifts to the party to support local non-profit organizations, and once again this year, Imagine! was one of the fortunate recipients. The gifts will be used for our Holiday Gift Giving Drive, which provides gifts to local individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Check out the pictures below to see just some of the amazing gifts donated. Even Santa would be impressed!

Thanks to everyone who donated at the party, and especially, Stephen Tebo. You are helping to make the holidays much brighter for the people we serve.

Thank You Thursday

Recent generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation include:

Platinum ($10,000+)
Louise and Bob Dudley

Gold ($5,000-$9,999)
UPS Foundation - grant for barrier-free lift and furnishings for Innovations

Silver ($2,500-$4,999)
Roberta and David Levin
Lin and Jim Loftus - Imagine! Celebration Silver
RMCS - Imagine! Celebration Silver Sponsor

Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Virginia and Scott Brown - Imagine! Celebration Table Sponsor
J3 Engineering Consultants
Karen and Jon Jones
PCS Group
Shawna and Matt Schultz

Associate ($500-$999)
Anonymous - Family donation given at the Zolo Thanksgiving
Vicki and John Greff
Diane and Richard Vandermeer

Supporter ($250-$499)
Maria and Art Richmond
Priscilla and George Slocum
Indiegogo - Innovations Crowdfunding Campaign

Friend ($1-$249)
Wendy Atkin and Ed Wassom
Elizabeth and Angelo Bindi
Heather and Matthew Brandt
Barbara and Thomis Buell
Patty Dance
Susanne and Scott Davis
In Memory of Bill Schmalhorst
  Barbara and Loren Donaldson
Bob Drake
Fran Dugan
Sallie and George Duvall
Rachael Gass
Diane and Bob Greenlee
Chris and Robert Hannagan
Joe Hansen
Sherrie Johnson
Fran and Kent Katnik
Kathy and Roy Krughoff
In Memory of Doc Nelson
  Claire Largesse
Pat and Eldon Lindeman
Patricia Lowe
Meg McClellan and Jim Barlow
Sue and Michael Myers - Imagine! Celebration Tickets
Julia and Marshall Peavy
Peter Schmid
Michael Kastner and Nancy Schmidt
Margie Shaw
Barb and Art Sward
Jesse Tafoya
Lindsley Temple
Rosalie and Bill Vorlage
George Wallace
Candace and Jim Williams
Thelma Whitaker

In-Kind Associate ($500-$999)
Design Mechanical Inc. - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - four Colorado Avalanche hockey tickets
Strider No Pedal Balance Bike - two sport bikes for Out & About

In-Kind Supporter ($250-$499)
Lake Valley Golf Club - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - two Golf for Two with a Cart certificates
Starfish Jewelry LLC - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - Big Buddha vegan handbag and UNO de 50 Orion bracelet

In-Kind Friend ($1-$249)
Aji Latin American Restaurant - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - a $50 gift card
Alex and Ani - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - three Alex and Ani bangles
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - $100 gift certificate and gift package
Boulder Bookstore - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - two books
Boulder Cork - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - $100 gift certificate
Buffalo Lock & Key, Inc. - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - American Security electronic safe
Chelsea - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - $35 gift card
Chippers Bowling Alley - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - bowling, lasertag, arcades for six people
Clutter - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - $25 gift card
Dairy Arts Center - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - four tickets to any three 2016 concerts
Ms. Jane Dinsmore - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - shampoo, cut and style
Dish Gourmet - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - $25 gift certificate
Enhanced Movements Chiropractic and Wellness Center - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - new patient exam and treatment
ETown - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - two eTown gift certificates and two Handmade Songs CDs
Fantasy Orchids - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - $25 gift certificate
Frasca Food & Wine - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - $175 gift card
GolfTEC - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - 90 minute full-swing evaluation
Grandrabbits Toy Shoppe - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - $25 gift card and plush turtle
Hapa - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - two $50 gift cards
JJ Wells - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - Desigual faux leather hobo handbag
Longmont Dairy Farm - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - $25 gift certificate
Moov, LLC - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - mobility starter kit and training session
Murphy's South - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - $25 gift card
Noodles & Company - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - four Global Tasting certificates
Organic Sandwich Company - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - $25 gift card
Pasta Jay's - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - two, $25 gift certificates
Pure Barre - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - three free classes and a pair of socks
Ramble on Pearl - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - Ambler Mountain Works felted bag, knit hat, and matching scarf
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Shaw - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - two front row Colorado Rockies tickets, parking
Shuttles, Spindles & Skeins - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - $25 gift certificate
The Art Underground - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - $50 gift certificate
The Fort - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - $150 gift certificate
The Greenbriar Inn - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - champagne brunch for two people
The Huckleberry - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - tea for two
The Kitchen - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item – two gift certificates
The Little Jewel - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - $100 gift certificate
The SideDoor Salon - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - $50 gift certificate
Colene and Don Van Winkle - Christmas trees for Imagine!'s Santa Fe Group Home

As always, we thank all of our generous donors. 

Colorado Gives Day Success!

Thanks to you, Colorado Gives Day was a great success for Imagine!. We created a short “thank you” video below to let you know how much we appreciate your support. Enjoy!

 
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Colorado Gives Day Is Today!

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Imagine! believes in the potential of all. We believe in babies, toddlers, families, and adults at work and at play.

Colorado Gives Day is today, and it is a great opportunity to support everyone's potential through a donation to Imagine!.

The Colorado Gives Day $1 Million Incentive Fund will boost your donation, making your dollars do more to help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Incentive Fund is a pool of dollars, provided by Community First Foundation and FirstBank, to boost every donation made through ColoradoGives.org on Colorado Gives Day. For example, if Imagine! receives 10% of the total donations made on Colorado Gives Day, Imagine! also receives 10% of the $1 Million Incentive Fund.

Make your donation today, and thank you in advance for your support!

Thank You, Mercury Payment Systems

Today we’d like to say “thank you” to Mercury Payment Systems for their generous grant of $5,000 to the Imagine! Foundation for Imagine!’s Case Management Emergency Fund program.

Through the Emergency Fund, Imagine! provides limited financial assistance to help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) meet urgent or extraordinary needs not covered by Medicaid or other funding sources. Examples of approved expenses include mental health services, extraordinary medical bills, respite care during times of upheaval, IV sedation for dental procedures, short-term housing for clients at risk of homelessness, and home modifications for clients with decreasing mobility.

Since the Case Management Emergency Fund exists specifically to respond to exceptional needs for which other sources of funding are not available, it is vitally important in enabling Imagine! to serve those at their time of greatest need. We are most appreciative of Mercury's support of the program.

Mercury Payment Systems works with thousands of resellers and developers to offer small and medium size businesses a comprehensive portfolio of integrated payment products and services that help control costs and increase revenue. By partnering with technology providers, they deliver payment processing technology to local merchants that is fast, secure, reliable, and affordable. They also provide many value added services like gift-cards and mobile reward programs that have traditionally only been available to big-box retailers.

Thank you, Mercury Payment Systems, for your demonstrated commitment to your community!

Thank You Thursday

Recent generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation include:

Gold ($5,000-$9,999)
Colorado Business Bank - Imagine! Celebration Gold Sponsor
Mercury Payment Systems - grant for Case Management Emergency Funds

Silver ($2,500-$4,999)
Melodie and Lou DellaCava - Imagine! Celebration Silver Sponsor
Mark Zentner - Imagine! Celebration 1/2 Gold Sponsor

Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Design Mechanical - Imagine! Celebration Table Sponsor
Frasier Meadows Retirement Community - Imagine! Celebration Table Sponsor

Associate ($500-$999)
Saint Aidan's Episcopal Church

Supporter ($250-$499)
Anonymous (1)
Carolyn and Ron Hughes
Trailhead Wealth Management

Friend ($1-$249)
AmazonSmile Foundation
Anonymous (1)
Kent Arnold and Lu Walters
In Honor of Allie Balzer
  Ellen Boehm
Amy Callahan
In Memory of Roger Bineau
  Katherine Guadagno
IBM
Eleanor and Don King
Jane Christman and Walter Kingsbery
Gary Klein
Katie and Jeff Latier
Susie and John McFetridge
Kathleen and John Madsen
Lorne and Mikki Matheson
Marilyn McIntosh
Pat and Gerald McNutt
Athena Mills
Jeanie Valentine and Doc Nelson
North Boulder Physical Therapy & Sports Rehab
Eva Raschke
In Memory of Aaron Tuneberg 
  Mickie and Michael Ritter
Deb and Doug Sandersen
Renata and John Smathers
Connie Holden and TK Smith
Denise and Todd Tenge
Bettie Tombes

In-Kind Silver ($2,500-$4,999)
Judy & Jeff Gass – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - a one week stay at the Aruba Divi Phoenix Beach Resort

In-Kind Associate ($500-$999)
Sanitas Skincare / Cowgirl Skincare – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - a Cowgirl Skincare gift basket and a Sanitas Skincare gift basket

In-Kind Supporter ($250-$499)
Brain Balance – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - a free assessment
Comedy Works – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item – ten Admit Two Free passes
Mindful Pediatrics – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - an hour long new patient appointment
Savory Spice Shop – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item- a Private Spice Tasting Party
VSP Vision Care – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - a pair of Salvatore Ferragano sunglasses

In-Kind Friend ($1-$249)
740 Front - An American Dining Saloon - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - a $50 gift card
Acupuncture Clinic of Boulder, Inc. - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - a free consultation and acupuncture treatment
Art Cleaners - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - $100 in gift certificates
Arvada Center for the Arts - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - two complimentary tickets
Mary Balzer - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - a handwoven statement necklace
Boulder's Dinner Theatre - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - a gift certificate for two people at any show
Eldorado Springs - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - six Eldorado Springs Resort pool passes
Jungle Quest - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - two $14 certificates
Debbie Lipski - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - a one hour therapeutic massage
Lodge Casino – Blackhawk - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - one night stay and $50 gift certificate to White Buffalo Grille
Millennium Harvest House, Boulder - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - a one night stay with breakfast for two
Mindful Nutrition - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - a nutrition consultation
Moe's Broadway Bagel - Out & About's TGIS program
Old Friends - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - a western red horses metal box hanging
Origins - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - a ginger set gift box and an Origins #1's gift box
Peak Entertainment at 1STBANK Center - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - two tickets and VIP parking to any event
Pirate's Cove - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - four free admission passes
South Boulder Chiropractic - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - a new patient exam and treatment, cryoderm, and an ice pack
Sturtz & Copeland - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - a $100 gift card
Superior Earth Essentials - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - an essential oils gift package
Tinker Art Studio - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - 90 minutes of Tinker Time
Wallaroo Hat Company, LLC - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - four Wallaroo Hats
Wonderbound - Imagine! Celebration Auction Item - two tickets to one performance of Rock Ballets

As always, we thank all of our generous donors. 

Thank You, UPS Foundation

Imagine! recently received a $5,500 grant from the UPS Foundation, which drives global corporate citizenship and philanthropic programs for UPS.

The grant will be used for several purposes:

• To purchase a barrier free lift for one of Imagine!’s homes 
• To purchase a new dining room table for Imagine!’s Foothills home 
• Grills for Imagine!’s Santa Fe home and Charles Family SmartHome 
• A new chair for Imagine!'s Garden Place home

Established in 1951 and based in Atlanta, GA., The UPS Foundation identifies specific areas where its backing clearly impacts social issues. In support of this strategic approach, The UPS Foundation has identified the following focus areas for giving: volunteerism, diversity, community safety, and the environment.

In 2014, UPS and its employees, active and retired, invested more than $104.2 million in charitable giving around the world.

“The UPS Foundation is honored to support the Imagine! Foundation’s efforts to support individuals with intellectual disabilities,” said Eduardo Martinez, president of the UPS Foundation. “Our goal is to fund powerful programs that make a lasting difference to the global community.”

We greatly appreciate their support.

A Very Zolo Thanksgiving

Last Thursday, hundreds of individuals served by Imagine! and their families enjoyed an amazing Thanksgiving meal due to the generosity of Dave Query, Big Red F Restaurants, and Zolo Grill.

Everyone had a marvelous time, and the turnout was fantastic despite the bitter cold temperature outside. Several family members made a point to say how much this event means to them. Attendees also had the opportunity to make their own donations to the Imagine! Foundation, and contributed close to $700 to help us meet our mission. Amazing! It truly was a day of thanks and giving.

Thank you, thank you, thank you to all who helped to make this happen, especially the Zolo staff members who volunteered their time and effort, to Imagine!’s volunteer coordinator Elizabeth Hill, who did a great job coordinating the event on Imagine!’s side, and to former Imagine! Foundation Executive Director Susan LaHoda for once again volunteering her entire day to work with the Zolo staff to ensure a wonderful day for everyone!

Enjoy some more pictures below.

Imagine! Foundation Board of Directors member Priscilla Lacy volunteered to help serve the meals. She gave up her own time, working two full shifts, and was wonderful about talking to attendees and doing whatever was needed! She also shared some of the pictures featured here.

Zolo General Manager Brent Bedard with Zolo's Jen Soranson (Jen coordinated the event from the Zolo side). Both were great to work with, as always!

The Chef of the Day was Brett Smith, Executive Chef/Partner at The Post Brewing Co. Brett has long been an active supporter of the I/DD community.