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 Jigsaw puzzles of all levels of difficulty 
• Board games: Trouble, Candy Land, Chutes and Ladders, Connect 4, Hi Ho Cherry O, Go Fish, Operation, Guess Who, Quirkie, matching games 
• 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 
• DVD player 
• Stationary bike

Check out the entire Wish List here. 

Sept. 13: Enjoy A Great Meal And Support A Great Cause

On Tuesday evening, September 13, Samples World Bistro, 370 Main Street in Longmont, will donate 30% of their dinner sales to Imagine!.

Samples World Bistro was founded through a love of great food and awesome beer, and on the belief that exciting employment options should exist for everyone. They provide employment opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

So please join us on September 13 for some great food and to support our mission of creating a world of opportunity for all abilities. Be sure to tell your server you are there to support Imagine!.

Thank You Thursday

Recent generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation include:

Gold - $5,000-$9,999
Mark Zentner - 1/2 Platinum Imagine! Celebration Sponsor

Friend - $1-$249
AmazonSmile Foundation
Anonymous - Innovations for Children donations
Anonymous - Out & About Bike Block Party donations
Bradley Bergman - Out & About Bike Block Party
Grossen Bart Brewery - Mane Event Fundraiser for Innovations Fall Formal
IBM
Julie and Timothy Marshall - Out & About Bike Block Party
In Honor of Hannah Bozzay 
  Deb and Doug Sandersen
Martha Sparks - Out & About Bike Block Party

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.
Check out the entire Wish List here. 

Thanks, CU Leadership Residential Academic Program

On Saturday, a group of 25 University of Colorado students spent some time at Imagine! cleaning our Out & About department’s fleet of vehicles. The students are part of CU’s Leadership Residential Academic Program (RAP). We are so grateful for the support!

Thank You To The Big Beards At Grossen Bart Brewery

On July 23, Grossen Bart Brewery was home to some big beards and some even bigger hearts.

That hazy summer day saw the brewery host “The Mane Event” – The Grossen Bart Brewery Annual Beard and Mustache Contest. While that sounds cool to begin with, this part was even cooler - a portion of proceeds from the event were donated to Imagine! to support the upcoming Innovations Advocacy Council’s Fall Formal.

More than $200 was donated, showing that the generosity displayed was equal to the massive amounts of mustache wax and beard oil on hand.

Thanks to Grossen Bart Brewery and the Boulder Facial Hair Club for their support of their community (and for sharing the photos below)!

Thank You Thursday

Recent generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation include:

Platinum - $10,000+
Louise and Bob Dudley

Supporter - $250-$499
Jackie and Rick Nelson

In-Kind Supporter
Lit Litkowski - Art supplies for CORE/Labor Source

In-Kind Friend - $1-$249
Full Cycle - Gift card for Out & About

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 Dayspring

Nuk Brushes
Pop Toobs
Therapressure Brushes
Mr. Juice Bears
Chunky Bare Books
Pop Up Tunnels
Knobby Balls
Kickballs
Bubble Oodles
Blow Up Pools

Imagine!’s Dayspring department has been providing parent education and therapeutic services to children (ages birth to three) for more than 30 years. Dayspring believes that the family is the child’s first teacher, and takes a whole child approach to encourage parents and children to build upon their strengths. Dayspring provides services and supports to children where they live, learn, and play. 

Check out the entire Wish List here. 

Upcoming Opportunities To Connect With Imagine!’s Mission In Action

Are you interested in connecting more personally with Imagine!’s mission in action?

If so, you are in luck as we have three exciting events that you might want to attend in the next few weeks!

The first one takes place tonight:

Imagine!’s CORE/Labor Source Annual Art Show and Performance, scheduled for Friday evening, August 12, at the Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, CO, 80302. The Art Show will begin at 6:00PM, with the Performance starting at 7:00PM.

Event number two takes place this Saturday, August 13:

Imagine!’s Out & About department, which provides recreational services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities living in Boulder and Broomfield counties, is hosting a “Bike Block Party” at Superior’s Purple Park on August 13 from 11:30AM to 2:30PM.

Event number three takes place on Sunday, August 21:

Artists with Imagine!’s CORE/Labor Source department will be displaying and selling their original artwork at the Boulder Market in Central Park (between Broadway and 13th Street in Boulder) from 11:00AM to 5:00PM on Sunday, August 21.

Thank You Thursday

Recent generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation include:

Bronze - $1,000-$2,499
Anonymous

Supporter - $250-$499
Peter Schild

Friend - $1-$249
Catherine Bailey
Laura Ball
Lisa Bargatze
Michelle Bell
Wendy Breitenfeld
Rick Brown
Shannon Bundy
Alicia Burdick
Jennifer Carr
Carol Chesser
Belinda Chirinos
Elena Ciaravino
Karen Collins
Michelle Conkey-Sajban
Brenna Dowdy
Mark Emery
Tina Fisbeck
Susan Gabriel
Jessica Gaylord
Page Gogan
Dominique Guillen
Ken Hackbarth
Jasmine Hammond
Kevin Harding
Lori Havatian
Martha Heimbaugh
Elizabeth Hill
Ryan Hill
Fred Hobbs
IBM Corporation
Karen Kalis
Eva Klemens
Maria Klickna
Gabriel Krush
Violet Lehman
Richard Lowe

Stephanie MacAlpine
Colette Marie
Issabella Marquez-Vigil
Jacob Martinez
Megan McKean
Patti Micklin
Andorra Morgan
Cynthia Navarrette
John Nevins
Cindy Newell
Rebecca Novinger
Robin Phillips
Carla Rapp
Elizabeth Reed
Laurel Rochester
Heather Sabo
Jenna Sallee
Gail Scott
Patti Showman
Caroline Siegfried
Mary Simonson
Erica Stamm
Victoria Thorne
Chantelle Tweten-Crumbliss
Greg Wellems
Tim West-Heiss
Sterling Wind
Jamie Zimenoff

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
Jigsaw puzzles of all levels of difficulty
Board games: Trouble, Candy Land, Chutes and Ladders, Connect 4, Hi Ho Cherry O, Go Fish, Operation, Guess Who, Quirkie, matching games
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
DVD player
Stationary bike

Personal items for Those We Serve (Children) in Foster Care and Early Intervention Services
Backpacks, toys, and birthday presents for children in foster care
Welcome bags for children entering a new foster care placement (blankets, PJs, stuffed animals, etc.)
iPads; heavy duty iPad covers

Furniture and Housing Needs for Imagine! Residential Homes

Charles Family SmartHome in Longmont
Dining table and chairs for eight

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 goal
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
Winter holiday decorations: a very large tree, a star or angel to put on top, many lights, boughs of holly, ornaments, statue types of decorations that can be placed on tables or mantles (no candles or candle holders), a wreath
Dart board
Puzzle glue
Bread machine
Clip on umbrellas for wheelchairs
Canisters for storing
Placemats
Electric carving knife
Standing Mixer

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

Program Needs

Out & About
Two camping Lanterns for Catalog evening activities

Supprt Imagine! Tonight At Next Door Boulder

Tonight!

Next Door Boulder will donate 50% of sales to Imagine! from participating tables tonight, Monday, August 8, from 5-9 p.m. They are located at 1035 Pearl Street. Just mention to your server that you're there for the Imagine! Foundation.

If you know that you are able to make it, please register on our EventBrite page so Next Door Boulder is prepared for our group. Registration is appreciated but not required.

Thanks to Next Door for their generous support of their community and all of its members. We hope to see you all there this evening.

Thank You Thursday

Recent generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation include:

Friend - $1-$249
Laura Ball
IBM

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:

Items under $50 

• Books – any kind, but especially books about animals and romance novels 
• Jigsaw puzzles of all levels of difficulty 
• Board games: Trouble, Candy Land, Chutes and Ladders, Connect 4, Hi Ho Cherry O, Go Fish, Operation, Guess Who, Quirkie, matching games 
• Sports posters 
• Latch hook kits 
• Music CDs – especially country 
• Make-up/cosmetics (perfume, light beige foundation, eye shadow, mascara, lipstick) 
• Toys and birthday presents for children in foster care 
• Garden supplies and plants 
• Dart board 
• Puzzle glue 
• Camping lantern 

Check out the entire Wish List here.