Thank You Thursday

Recent generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation include:

Supporter ($250-$499)
Molly and Bryan Pieper

Friend ($1-$249)
Susan and Robert Sahm
In Honor of Hannah Bozzay
  Deb and Doug Sandersen
Cheryl Barr and Ron Sandgrund
Renata and John Smathers
Thelma Whitaker

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. 

Thank You, Community Foundation Serving Boulder County

We’d like to express our sincere gratitude to The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County for its recent grant of $1,000 to go toward Imagine!’s Case Management Emergency Fund for families living in Boulder County.

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.

The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County has long supported Imagine! and many other worthy organizations that make our community stronger, happier, and healthier. We appreciate their commitment to our community and all of its citizens.

Thank You Thursday

Recent generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation include:

Platinum ($10,000+)
Virginia Hill Foundation - grant for Dayspring

Gold ($5,000-$9,999)
Linda and Dick Livingston

Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
BCinteriors - Imagine! Celebration Table Sponsor
Mentor Graphics Foundation - grant for Case Management Emergency Fund
Longmont Community Foundation - grant to support Longmont clients

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. 

Third Thursday Happy Hour Supports Imagine!

Bring your friends and join us on Thursday, April 20, for New American Funding-Boulder's “Third Thursday” happy hour event. Imagine! will be featured as the event's nonprofit partner. We look forward to sharing our mission, goals, and community services over "Cans for a Cause." Donations are welcome and will support Imagine!'s services.

WHEN: Thursday, April 20 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm
WHERE: Canyon Center Plaza, 1881 9th Street, Boulder
WHAT: Third Thursday: Cans for a Cause -- Complimentary Beer from Finkel & Garf ... food from the Bamboo Skewer food truck ... live music ... prizes and drawings

Hosted by New American Funding and sponsored by Stewart Title.

Thank You Thursday

Recent generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation include:

Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Combined Federal Campaign donors

Supporter ($250-$499)
Peter Schild

Friend ($1-$249)
Anonymous (1)
Ken Hackbarth
IBM
Nick McDowell
Barbara and Harry Newman
In memory of Jan Stendler
  Lo Anne Zentner

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:

Furniture and Housing Needs for Imagine! Residential Homes

Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome in Boulder

New barrier free lifts for moving 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 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
Waffle Iron

All

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

Imagine! Community Forum Set For April 25

You Are Invited to the Annual Imagine! Community Forum

Tuesday, April 25, 2017 from 7:00-8:00 PM

Imagine!’s John Taylor Conference Center 

1665 Coal Creek Drive, Lafayette, CO, 80026 

Join us for our Annual Community Forum on Tuesday, April 25. Representatives from Imagine!’s staff and Board of Directors will be on hand to answer questions and receive input from families and local community members. Join us in person or by phone!

Topics to be discussed include:

• The State of the State 
• Legislative Update/Budget Perspectives 
• Workforce Capacity 
• Boulder County Pay for Performance 
• Housing Survey Results 

To attend in person: R.S.V.P. to (303) 665-7789

To attend by phone: 1-877-668-4490 Access code: 800 999 446 (while listening in, you can view the slideshow presentation at http://imaginecolorado.org/online-multimedia-events)

To email your questions/comments in advance: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ImagineForum2017

Community Leaders Meet In Support Of Imagine!’s Mission

Last Friday, Imagine! CEO Mark Emery and Imagine! Foundation Executive Director Patti Micklin met with local community leaders and longtime supporters of Imagine! to discuss the current state of Imagine!, as well as the future of services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities living in Boulder and Broomfield counties.

Participants shared ideas and explored challenges and areas of opportunity. We are so fortunate to have access to community leaders who are willing to act as a sounding board as we work to create a world of opportunity for all.

Meeting attendees included former Longmont Mayor Leona Stoecker, former Imagine! Foundation Executive Director Susan LaHoda, Foundation Board member Walt Pounds, former Foundation Board member Kathy Coyne, former Boulder City Council member George Karakehian, and former Foundation Board member Jay Montgomery.

We thank them all for their insight and wisdom, as well as for their belief in the potential of all.

Thank You Thursday (PizzaRev Edition)

Thanks to the many folks who showed up at the Lafayette PizzaRev late last month to help raise some dough for Imagine!’s Out & About services. And of course, thanks to the good folks at PizzaRev for their demonstrated support of our community and all of its citizens!

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
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