Thank You Thursday

Recent generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation include:

Bronze - $1,000-$2,499
Richard Ackerman - Imagine! Celebration Table sponsor

Associate - $500-$999
Wiland

Friend - $1-$249
IBM
In Honor of Hannah Bozzay
  Deb and Doug Sandersen
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:

Personal Items for Those We Serve (Adults) in Our Residential Homes

Books – any kind, but especially books about animals and romance novels
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
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-sma...

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
Patio Chair cushions for 4 chairs Storage racks for the basement
Cornhole game
Free standing outdoor Basketball hoop and ball
12 White bath sheets and wash cloths
2 sets full sheets, gender neutral
10 sets twin sheets, gender neutral
2 new office chairs
Stand Mixer
New non-fabric couch
50" or larger Smart TV
New set of nonstick pots and pans
New set of unbreakable bowls and plates
Cubbies or gym lockers

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

Program Needs

Dayspring 
Nuk Brushes
Pop Toobs
Therapressure Brushes
Mr. Juice Bears
Chunky Bare Books (for goodbye books)
Pop up Tunnels
Knobby Balls
Kickballs
Bubble Oodles
Blow up pools

Out & About
Two camping Lanterns for Catalog evening activities
Three fishing poles
Fold-down wheelchair
Strider Bikes

Thank You Thursday

Recent generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation include:

CASH DONATIONS 

Platinum - $10,000+ 
Don and Lorraine Freeberg Foundation - new van for Out & About, and Dayspring program support

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

Bronze - $1,000-$2,499
Polk Family Foundation

Friend - $1-$249
Ken Hackbarth
IBM
Roz Squires
The Philoptochos Society of Sts. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church

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.

Thank You, Church of the Beloved

Today we’d like to offer our sincere thanks to members of Northglenn’s Church of the Beloved for their donations to meet needs on Imagine!’s Wish List. Last month, the church reached out to the Imagine! Foundation about having Imagine! as the recipient of their members’ Lenten tithe – and wow, did they come through!

Church members donated sports equipment, art supplies, technology, music, and other items to support Imagine!’s Dayspring, Out & About, and Innovations programs. In fact, they donated enough items to fill up an entire conference room table!

These donations will make a significant difference in Imagine!’s efforts toward creating a world of opportunity for all abilities, and we are so appreciative.

Imagine! Foundation Board Retreat

Earlier this week members of the Imagine! Foundation staff and Board of Directors held a retreat to discuss how they can maximize their support of Imagine!’s mission now and into the future. We thank them for their thoughtful input and appreciate all they do to create a world of opportunity for all abilities.

Thank You Thursday

Recent generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation include:

CASH DONATIONS

Associate - $500-$999
Wiland

Friend - $1-$249
Anonymous (2)
Lu Walters and Kent Arnold
In Honor of Matthew Wood
  Cheryl Pricone and John Bradin
IBM
In Honor of Gabe Eskin
  Nick McDowell
MGM & UA
Barbara and Harry Newman
In Honor of Hannah Bozzay
  Deb and Doug Sandersen
In Honor of Mike Gehr
  Alice Swift

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 (for goodbye books)
Pop up Tunnels
Knobby Balls
Kickballs
Bubble Oodles
Blow up pools

Thank You Thursday

Recent generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation include:

CASH DONATIONS 

Platinum - $10,000+ 
Tebo Family

Silver - $2,500-$4,999
Eide Bailly - Imagine! Celebration Silver Sponsor
Becky and Dennis Fase
High Plains Bank - Imagine! Celebration Two Table Sponsor

Bronze - $1,000-$2,499
City of Louisville – grant for Case Management Emergency Fund
Yvonne and Phil DiStefano
April and Walt Stone

Supporter - $250-$499
In memory of Kelly Emery
  Rhonda and Gary Cardow
Meagan and Adrian D'Angelo
Julie and Chad Young

Friend - $1-$249 
AmazonSmile Foundation
Anonymous
Kimberly and Bradley Barnett
Laura Reath and Matt Brady
Tabitha and Marshall Burgtorf
Peggy Darrah
Emilie Eslick
Heidi and Mike Foote
Danielle Gianola
Sharon Golden
Gwen and Eric Gray
Jonathan Hurst
Cristen Klute
Ethan LaHoda
Sora Jang and Jong Lee
Amber and Brian Lewandowski
Rita and George Liu
Maria Maestas
Krista Matthes
Andrea McKibben
MGM & United Artists Services Company
Mile High United Way
Jamie and Steven Mondek
Monique, Marek & Maarten Van Alstyne
Melanie and Jon Morrow
Kendall Odorizzi
Lorena Sanchez
Patricia Schumann
Sarah and Jeremy Spencer
Hilary Stojak
Jeannette and Scott Sutton
Esthela Swisher
In memory of Tom Martella
  Water Pik, Inc
Thelma Whitaker 

As always, we thank all of our generous donors.

Wish List Wednesday

Today is Spread the Word to End the Word Day! Our wish for this day is that you will help us raise awareness about the hurtfulness of the R-word by pledging to eliminate the derogatory use of the word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.

Learn more and take the pledge here. 

Thank You Thursday

Two fun "thank yous" today.

Last month, Annie Gray and Dany Tanguay reached out to help Imagine! raise funds during our annual Imagine! Celebration. Annie and Dany frequent a local knitting group and learned about Imagine! through fellow knitters. These two ladies personally knitted warm gear for the gala’s silent auction. Between the large blanket, cowl, and several winter hats, Imagine! raised $435.

We are so thankful to Dany and Annie, and we invited them to share their stories on what a healthy community means to them, and why they chose to help Imagine!.

Dany
“Once I learned of the auction, I knew I wanted to do something for Imagine!. I've learned over the last year or so how much of an impact Imagine! has had in the community and how much it has helped people, including a very dear friend of mine.

I see a community as a place where individuals can live comfortably and have the ability to surround themselves with people that care. It's knowing where you can get help if needed (or give help), and knowing that if you are lost someone out there can point you in the right direction.”

Annie
"I have a good friend who received a grant through Imagine! for her son. Learning that Imagine! helps local families in a meaningful way is what drove me to donate. I support other transparent charity organizations, but as a new mother, Imagine! resonated deeply with me.

I started the blanket on Jan 20 and finished knitting, washing, and drying on Jan 25. The last two days were a knitting marathon! My son helped me out by taking some good long naps toward the end.

My idea of a healthy community is empathy and caring. You can’t go wrong truly caring for a neighbor and being there for them. While we can’t all financially support everyone, love, understanding, and friendship are free.

As a second generation Korean-American, I had the unique opportunity to see a community of first generation Korean immigrants support one another in a new country. Spiritually, they had the church. Financially, every member donated to a pot. When one member in their community faced a huge hardship, such as a theft or damage to their business, or sudden medical emergency, the money pot was given to them. Then my parents and community members would build up the pot again to take care of the next person with future hardships.

I see Imagine! as a more modernized improvement on this system and I'm happy to have helped in any way. I plan to continue for many more years."