Thursday, February 21, 2013

Thank You Thursday!

This week’s roundup of generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation includes:

Cash Donations

Silver ($2,500-$4,999)
Palmos Development Corporation – Silver Sponsorship of the Imagine! Celebration

Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Community Foundation Serving Boulder County – $2000 grant for Imagine!’s Family Support Grants
Western Disposal – Table Sponsorship at the Imagine! Celebration

Friend ($1-$249)
Steve Turley

In-Kind Donations

In-Kind Gold ($5,000-$9,999)
The Palmos Family – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Week in deluxe Greek villa

In-Kind Silver ($2500-$4,999)
African Eyes Travel – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Three African Photo Safaris
Colorado Business Bank – Imagine! Auction Item: Club level tickets for 20 plus food and beverages for Colorado Mammoth lacrosse game
George & Kristin Karakehian – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Week in Cape Cod home
Don Sullivan & Paige Lawrence – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Week in Durango home

In-Kind Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Sandy & Sally Bracken – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Farm Table Dinner for 12
Anahid Katchian – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Mediterranean Feast
Liquor Mart – Imagine! Celebration Auction Items: Wine of the Month AND Craft Brew Bonanza
Jay & Kathy Montgomery – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: One week stay in Ouray home
Purple Sage -- Design of 50th Anniversary logo, updating of Celebration invitation and sponsor logo pages for program, slides at event, and thank you ad
YMCA of Boulder Valley – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Family Membership and deluxe basket

In-Kind Associate ($500-$999)
Big Red F Restaurant Group – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Jax Fish House Chef’s Table Dinner
Left Hand Brewing Companies – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Craft Brew Bonanza + Beer for Celebration
Pinnacol Assurance – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Four club level tickets to Colorado Avalanche game

In Kind Supporter ($250-$499)
Best Western Plus Plaza Hotel – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: One weekend night in best available suite
Cowgirl Skin Care – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Basket of premium beauty products
Flagstaff House Restaurant – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: 5-course tasting menu for 4 with wine pairings
Sturtz & Copeland Florist & Greenhouses -- $100 gift certificate and four floral arrangements for the Imagine! Celebration
Walters & Hogsett – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Diamond & pearl gold earrings

In-Kind Friend ($1-$249)
Sandy & Sally Bracken – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: CU Men’s Basketball Tickets
The Core Pilates Studio – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Intro package of 4 sessions
Front Range Anglers – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Two dozen hand tied flied and $25 gift card
GolfTEC – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: 90-minute full swing evaluation
John Mehaffy – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Two hand-selected bottles of wine
The Regiment Shops – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $50 gift certificate
Jim & Kathy Snow – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Punch bowl & ladle
Leona Stoecker – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Bread for a Year
Martha Stott – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Wine tasting & cheese pairings

As always, we thank all of our generous donors.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Celebrating 50 Years

Here’s a fun (and short – we promise!) video celebrating Imagine!’s 50th Anniversary – and looking toward the future.



Can’t see the video? Click here.

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Thank You Thursday!

This week’s roundup of generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation includes:

Cash Donations

Silver ($2,500-$4,999)
Scott & Virginia Brown -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration 
John & Deea Frisbie -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Eric & Jennifer Love – Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Walt & Linda Pounds -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Wells Fargo – Final payment for Gold Sponsorship at the Imagine! Celebration
Thomas & Linda Willetto -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration

Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Sandy & Sally Bracken – Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Bob & Judy Charles – Table at the Imagine! Celebration
Terry & Susan Clark -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Phil & Yvonne DiStefano -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
David Edwards – Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
David Edwards – Table at the Imagine! Celebration
Dennis & Becky Fase -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Bill & Laura Koch -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Terry & Suzie LaVelle -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Walt Logue & Anahid Katchian -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Rick & Jackie Nelson -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Terry & Zoe Palmos -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Jerry & Julia Rudy -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Danny & Linda Souders -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration

Associate ($500-$999)
Brad & Dana Bickham -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Chris & Tanya Bowry -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Joe & Heather DiIorio -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Jessie Elliott -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Ben & Elizabeth Gable -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Chris Leh -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Jay & Kathy Montgomery -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Ron & Vickye Secrist – Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Gene & Beverly Shaw -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
John & Susan Sidwell -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Rick & Lynne Waidler -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Susan White -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration

Supporter ($250-$499)
Whitney Blair -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Dale Charles -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Geoff & Ann Cooper – Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Scott & Claudia Culley -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Bob & Sandy Edson -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Mark & Judy Emery -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Rollie Heath -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Greg & Jillian Horner -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Sam & Taryn Inman -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Richard & Connie Knippelmeyer -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Victoria Marschner -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Mike & Linda Matthews -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Kevin Nelson -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Mike & Theresa Seader -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Chuck Sisk & Terre Rushton -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Peter Wycoff -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration

Friend ($1-$249)
Jason & Carrie Armknecht -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Peggy Arnold -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Jay & Mary Balzer -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
John & Crystal Bickel -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Robert Blackwell -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Wendy Blakemore -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Steve & June Blouch -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Dave & Elisa Bosley -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Stephanie Brennan -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Don & Karen Brown -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Tom & Shauna Callahan -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Jack Campbell -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Jared Cantwell -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Kory & Kim Cash -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Robb Cope -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
John & Joni Creighton -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Ken & Lynn Curtis -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Patrick & Janell Daly -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Bob & Beth Davis – Donation to the Imagine! Celebration
Johnnie & Jan DeLeon -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Lou & Melodie Della Cava -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
In Memory of John Downing
  From Joel and Dorothy Sutter
Chris & Caryn Fannon -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Front Range Periodontal Assn/Mimi Miller -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Sean Gingerich Vic Goodiel -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
GR8Homes of Arizona/Robert Young
Cameron & Erika Grant -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Teresa Gray -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Michael & Sibyl Grenier -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Peter & Arlene Heinz -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Tom & Becky Herman -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
George & Kristin Karakehian
Dale & Kathy King -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Jaime LaVelle -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Mark & Julie Lee -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Dave & Shannon Lemmon -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Wendy Linder -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Craig & Barbara MacCambridge -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Andrew & Karen Mason-Richardson -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Cindy McLellan -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Doug & Patty Meneley -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Tom & Vicki Miller -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Chris & Haila Mirto -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Monarch Wealth Attorneys/Russell & Carolina Lombardy -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Karen Morroni -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Rick & Jackie Nelson – Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign
Ray & Lori Nessler -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
John & Karen Nevins -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Dwight & Cindy Newell - Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Rebecca Novinger -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Pat & Michelle O’Brien -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Vicki O’Connor -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Al & Delaine Orendorff -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Lauren Park -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Leslie Parrish -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Jack Patten -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Jacob & Sharon Pomerantz -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Dan Powers -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Bill & Cathy Pyle -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Sam & Carla Rapp -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Jane Rogers
Rudy & Shelly Rudolph -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Rich Salm -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Nate Samek -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Pat Sharp -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Irene Smittkamp -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Kyle & Michelle Snyder -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Gary Stebick -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Leona & Bernie Stoecker -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Don Sullivan & Paige Lawrence -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Mike & Janis Tennery -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Jacob & Meggan Van Kessel -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Don & Colene Van Winkle -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Loree Vanderhye -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Don & Kathy Weibel -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Chuck Wellman -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration

In-Kind Donations

In-Kind Supporter ($250-$499)
Best Buy – Art Supplies for CORE/Labor Source
Ron Pearce – Dryer for residential homes
Don Sullivan & Paige Lawrence – Balloons and decorations for Imagine! Celebration

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Imagine! Community Forum Scheduled For February 26

Imagine! is hosting its Annual Community Forum on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, from 5:30-6:30 PM. The forum will be held at Imagine!’s John M. Taylor Conference Center, 1665 Coal Creek Dr., Lafayette, CO.

Do you have questions, concerns, or ideas about Imagine!? Then join us at this forum. 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. You can join us in person or online.

Topics to be discussed include:
  • The State of the State
  • Governor Hickenlooper’s Budget Proposal
  • Regional Center Issues
  • Imagine!’s New Home for Seniors in Broomfield
To attend in person: R.S.V.P. @ (303) 665-7789

Click here to attend online.

Click here to email your questions/comments in advance.

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Thank You Thursday!

This week’s roundup of generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation includes:

Cash Donations

Gold ($5,000-$9,999)
Ball Corporation – Gold Sponsor of the Imagine! Celebration 

Silver ($2,500-$4,999)
Amgen, Inc. – Silver Sponsor of the Imagine! Celebration
Eide Bailly – Silver Sponsor of the Imagine! Celebration
Dick & Linda Livingston
Signature Offset – Silver Sponsor of the Imagine! Celebration
Tebo Development/Stephen Tebo & Shari Tebo – Silver Sponsor of the Imagine! Celebration

Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Richard Ackerman – Table at the Imagine! Celebration
Allen Ginsborg -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Sterling-Rice Group, Inc. – Table at the Imagine! Celebration

Lloyd & Julie Streit -- Table at the Imagine! Celebration
Wells Fargo – Partial payment for Gold Sponsorship at the Imagine! Celebration

Associate ($500-$999)
Sue Deans -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Greenhouse Partners – Donation After the Imagine! Celebration
Hisco – Donation After the Imagine! Celebration

Supporter ($250-$499)
Fenton A. Bain, PC – Donation After the Imagine! Celebration

Friend ($1-$249)
Linda Baran -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Steve Bryant -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Emma Conroy – Ticket to the Imagine! Celebration
Robb Cope -- Ticket to the Imagine! Celebration
Bob & Beth Davis – Donation After the Imagine! Celebration
In Memory of John Downing
  From Nicholas & Connie Christoff
  From Robert & Anastasia Lawhead
  From Tom & Georgia Magnera
  From Josef & Sara Michl
Frank & Deb Drexel -- Tickets to the Imagine! Celebration
Kathy Evans -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Katie Hawkins – Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Clyde & Pam Hyink -- Tickets to the Imagine! Celebration
Karen Louis -- Ticket to the Imagine! Celebration
Larry & Barbara Marquess – Donation After the Imagine! Celebration
Joan Martin – Donation After the Imagine! Celebration
John & Carol Ann Mehaffy -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Doug & Patty Meneley -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Michael & Suzan Myers
John & Karen Nevins – Ticket to the Imagine! Celebration
Virginia Patterson – Donation After the Imagine! Celebration
Richard Polk – Ticket to the Imagine! Celebration
Dennis Rezendes -- Donation at the Imagine! Celebration
Jane Rogers – Ticket to the Imagine! Celebration
John & Jill Sheldon -- Ticket to the Imagine! Celebration
Twin Peaks Heating Cooling Plumbing – Tickets to the Imagine! Celebration
Clay Wyatt – Ticket to the Imagine! Celebration

In-Kind Donations

In-Kind Associate ($500-$999)
Omni Interlocken Resort – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Overnight Stay, Breakfast, Golf for Two

In-Kind Friend ($1-$249)
Boulder’s Dinner Theatre – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Two Tickets to Upcoming Performance
Foolish Craig’s CafĂ©  – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $40 gift card
The Greenbriar Inn – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Champagne Brunch for Two

As always, we thank all of our generous donors.

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Imagine! Celebration Photos

The Imagine! Celebration, held on Friday, January 25, was again a big success! A total of $230,000 was raised to support Imagine!’s mission, and 385 guests were in attendance. Below are some photos of the festivities!


Imagine! Foundation Board President Sandy Bracken, Sally Bracken,
and Peter Powers, representing Longmont United Hospital.
 

Imagine! CEO Mark Emery and Margie Shaw and her son, Chris Miller. 
Margie and Chris were featured in the video shown at the event.
 

Imagine! Foundation Board Member Rick Nelson and
Imagine! Board President Whitney Blair.
 

Walt Pounds, Imagine! Foundation Board Vice President,
and his wife Linda.
 

Foundation Board Member Colene Van Winkle chaired the event along with
Paige Lawrence and her husband Don Sullivan (below).
 


Paige Lawrence and Don Sullivan.
 
 
Imagine! Foundation Executive Director Susan LaHoda,
Foundation Board Member Valorie Simpson,
and Foundation Board Member Terry Palmos and his wife Zoe.
 
 
Celebration emcee and Foundation Board Member Emeritus George Karakehian
and former Foundation president Leona Stoecker celebrate Imagine!’s 50 years.
 
 
Cindy and Dwight Newell spoke to the audience about
the important role Imagine! has played in the life of
their daughter Lindsey and their family.

Monday, January 28, 2013

Imagine! - Two Stories

In 2013, Imagine! is celebrating 50 years of providing tools and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities so they may become successful citizens and contributing members of their communities. Our mission is best demonstrated through the stories of the people we serve. Check out the video below to see two of them.

 

Can’t see the video? Click here.

Friday, January 25, 2013

Imagine! Fast Facts

The Imagine! Celebration, Imagine!’s annual fundraising event, is scheduled for tonight. Throughout the event a slideshow is running with some fast facts about Imagine!, some great pictures of those we serve, and thanks to the event sponsors. Take a sneak peek at the slideshow below.


Thursday, January 24, 2013

Thank You Thursday!

This week’s roundup of generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation inclues:

Cash Donations

Silver ($2,500-$4,999)
Collins Foundation of Wells Fargo – Grant for Bob & Judy Charles SmartHome

Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Front Range Community College – Table at the Imagine! Celebration  
Littler Mendelson P.C. – Table at the Imagine! Celebration
Walt & Linda Pounds – Table at the Imagine! Celebration
Chuck Sisk & Terre Rushton – Table at the Imagine! Celebration

Friend ($1-$249)
Albertsons LLC
Anonymous -- $1.11 left over from money contributed to Gift Giving Drive
Steve & June Blouch -- Tickets to the Imagine! Celebration
Tom Cobb & Mary Blue
Scott & Virginia Brown – Tickets to the Imagine! Celebration
Kory & Kim Cash – Tickets to the Imagine! Celebration
Scott & Claudia Culley – Tickets to the Imagine! Celebration
Sue Deans -- Ticket to the Imagine! Celebration
Scott Doyen -- Ticket to the Imagine! Celebration
Bryan Edwards Bob & Sandy Edson – Tickets to the Imagine! Celebration
In Memory of Jeannette Gonzalez
  From Dave & Eileen Reynolds
Eric & Jennifer Love – Tickets to the Imagine! Celebration
David & Patti Micklin -- Tickets to the Imagine! Celebration
Jerry & Julia Rudy – Tickets to the Imagine! Celebration
Chuck Wellman – Tickets to the Imagine! Celebration

In-Kind Donations

In-Kind Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Granby Ranch – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Three Weekend Getaways (two nights each for two with golf), plus another golf for four

In-Kind Associate ($500-$999)
Nalene Mortenson – Washer and dryer for one of Imagine!’s group homes

In-Kind Supporter ($250-$499)
Peter Aweida – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Nuggets Tickets (2 for New Orleans/2 for Celtics)
Beeriodic Enterprises – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Framed Beeriodic Table of the Elements
Eldora Mountain Resort – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Four adult lift tickets
Frontier Airlines -- $250 Voucher toward Frontier flight
JJ Wells – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Silver and stone leather bracelet
Robert Naumann – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Full day guided fly fishing for two
Walt & Linda Pounds – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: 3 bottles Spanish wine & 3 bottles Italian wine
Toshiba Business Solutions – Two Club Level Nuggets Tickets on 1/30/13

In-Kind Friend ($1-$249)
Bob Burger Recreation Center – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: A 20-visit card
Colorado Ballet – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Two tickets to Ballet MasterWorks
Colorado Eagles  – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Signed Colorado Eagles jersey
Colorado Rockies Baseball Club – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Four Outfield Box Seats
Crackpots – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Four Free Studio Fees
Haystack Mountain Golf Course – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Golf, Simulator, Cap, and Shirt
The Huckleberry – Imagine! Celebration Auction: Tea for Two
Annette Higgins – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Two Bracelet & Earring Sets
Historic Thompson House Inn – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Tea for Four
The Melting Pot – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Deluxe Basket
Opera Colorado – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Two tickets to Don Giovanni
Oskar Blues – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Two $30 gift cards
Renaissance Adventures – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $25 Gift Certificate
Salt the Bistro – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Gift Certificate for $50
Simply Bulk – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $25 gift certificate and tote bag
Tokyo Joes’s – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $25 gift card
Treppeda’s Italian Ristorante – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $100 gift card
University Bikes – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Black Satin Electra Cruiser Bike
Vitamin Cottage – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $25 gift card
WOW Children’s Museum – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: 4 children’s passes

As always, we thank all of our generous donors.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Thanking Our Celebration Sponsors

The Imagine! Celebration is scheduled for this Friday, January 25th, so today we’d like to thank the event’s many sponsors.
 
 
 

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Thank You Thursday!

This week’s roundup of generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation includes:

Cash Donations

Silver ($2,500-$4,999)
Anonymous – For Dayspring
Centennial Bank – Silver Sponsorship of Imagine! Celebration

Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Ben’s Hope, LLC  -- Table at Imagine! Celebration
Rodger & Delia Creel
Knights of Columbus – Lafayette Chapter #5237 – For Dayspring
Louisville Auto Supply/NAPA Auto Parts – Table at Imagine! Celebration
Don & Colene Van Winkle – Table at Imagine! Celebration
Whitney P. Blair, PC – Table at Imagine! Celebration

Associate ($500-$999)
Jeannette Hansen – Tickets to Imagine! Celebration
David Mudge

Supporter ($250-$499)
Peter & Arlene Heinz – Tickets to Imagine! Celebration

Friend ($1-$249)
Ron Alford – Ticket to Imagine! Celebration
Jay & Mary Balzer – Tickets to Imagine! Celebration
Olivia Edwards – Donation to Imagine! Celebration
Mark Emery – Tickets to Imagine! Celebration
Trent & Jennifer Gustafson – Tickets to Imagine! Celebration
Ruth Howe – Donation to Imagine! Celebration
Bill & Laura Koch – Tickets to Imagine! Celebration
Dick & Linda Livingston -- Tickets to Imagine! Celebration
Tom & Pat Metz – Donation to Imagine! Celebration
Jacob & Sharon Pomerantz – Tickets to Imagine! Celebration
Robert & Dorothea Steinke
Don & Kathy Weibel – Tickets to Imagine! Celebration

In-Kind Donations

In-Kind Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Lockheed Martin/United Launch Alliance – Food & Gifts for Eight Imagine! Families

In-Kind Associate ($500-$999)
Imperial Rug Spa – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Clean a 9 x 12 rug and clean an 8 x 5 rug
The Sink – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $500 to use for catering from The Sink Gourmet

In-Kind Supporter ($250-$499)
Fox Theatre Inc. – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Two tickets each to three different shows

In-Kind Friend ($1-$249)
Anonymous – Imagine! Celebration Auction Items: Jim Thompson Thai Silk Shawl, Scarf, & Photo Frame
Anonymous – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Purple Pashima and Silk Shawl
Anonymous – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: White Lace Table Runner
Anonymous – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Tiffany Style Desk Lamp
Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $50 gift card
Buffalo Wild Wings–Longmont – Imagine! Celebration Auction item: Three wing parties
Citron WorkSpaces – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Humanscale Diffrient Task Light
Colterra – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $50 gift certificate
Court Street Antiques & Gifts, Ltd. – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: 2 beaded bracelet and necklace sets: one turquoise and one amber
David Schlatter Photography – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: One studio session and one 8 x 10 portrait
Flatirons Golf Course – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Two 18-hole rounds of golf with cart
Jesters Dinner Theatre – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Dinner and show for two people
Longmont Symphony Orchestra – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Four adult tickets
Helen McKeown – Imagine! Celebration Auction Items: Two framed abstract watercolors
Monarch Mountain – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Two one-day lift tickets
Pedestrian Shops – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: One pair of Dansko Professional Clogs
Renaissance Adventures -- Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $25 Gift Certificate
The Rib House – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Two Rib House gift packs
Snooze – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $25 gift certificate
Tortuga’s – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $25 gift certificate

As always, we thank all of our generous donors.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Bid Online For Imagine! Celebration Auction Items

You are invited to participate in the Imagine! Celebration’s Live Auction through proxy bidding online. Online bids will be accepted through Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.

The Imagine! Celebration event is Friday, January 25, 2013, 5:30-9:30 p.m. at the Best Western Plus Plaza Hotel Conference Center, Longmont, 1850 Industrial Circle, Longmont.

Click here to bid online!


 
 
 
 
Auction items include a Cape Cod getaway, a week at a Greek island villa, an African Photo Safari, and a wine of the month club.
 
You don’t have to be present at the event to win! If you are the winning bidder and are not present at the event, you will be contacted within 24 hours of the close of the auction (by approximately 9:00 p.m. on January 26, 2013).

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Thank You Thursday!

This week’s roundup of generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation includes:

Cash Donations

Silver ($2,500-$4,999)
Robert W. Baird and Co., Inc.– Two Tables at Imagine! Celebration
Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center – Grant of $2,500 for Imagine! Behavioral Health Services

Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
In Honor of Matthew Barnert
  From Douglas Barnert and Ruth Jacoby
The Gary Klein Family
Sharon O’Leary – For Dayspring
Daniel Parise

Associate ($500-$999)
In Honor of Mandy Kretsch
  From Corin O’Connell

Friend ($1-$249)
Anonymous
Anonymous – For Dayspring
Chuck Brendecke
Kathleen Clemons
Brian Egaas and Korina Bersentes
In Memory of Jeannette Gonzalez
  From Janis Bohan
  From Cheryl Curtain
  From Ardith Ferguson
Dick Olson & Jan Keenan
In Honor of Allyson Keeth
  From Mark Keeth
Richard & Jody Lyons
Jaclyn Ramaley
Charles & Gay Rohrer
Stephen Whitaker

In-Kind Donations

In-Kind Silver ($2,500-$4,999)
Nativity of Our Lord – 370 Gifts for Imagine!’s Gift Giving Drive

In-Kind Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Re/Max Alliance (Longmont) – Gifts for 30 Imagine! adult clients for Imagine!’s Gift Giving Drive

In-Kind Associate ($500-$999)
FirstBank - Lakewood – 37 Gifts for Imagine!’s Gift Giving Drive
Old Chicago – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Two “Year of Pizza” Packets and $50 in gift certificates

In-Kind Supporter ($250-$499)
Seagate Storage Solutions – Auction Items: Storage Server, Portable Drive, and 5 USB Flash Drives

In-Kind Friend ($1-$249)
Barbara & Company – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $100 Gift Certificate and beaded Georgette scarf
Blue Sage Nails – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: 2 mini-manicures & 2 mini-pedicures
Brasserie Ten Ten – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $50 Gift Certificate
Colorado Ballet  – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Two tickets to “Ballet Masterworks”
Eight Days a Week – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $25 Gift Certificate
The Mediterranean – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $100 Gift Certificate

As always, we thank all of our generous donors.

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Good Knights

Many thanks to the Lafayette Knights of Columbus for their donation of $2,113.24 to Imagine!. The funds were raised during their recent Tootsie Roll Drive, and will go toward Imagine!’s Dayspring program. Talk about your good Knights!

In the picture, Don Jung, Manager of Tootsie Roll Drive in Lafayette (left) and Hiram Wolgemuth, Grand Knight, Lafayette Knights of Columbus (right) are shown presenting the check to Imagine! Foundation Director Susan LaHoda.

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Thank You Thursday!

This week’s roundup of recent generous donations to the Imagine! Foundation includes:

Cash Donations

Gold ($5,000-$9,999)
McElwain Family Foundation -- Gold and Silver Sponsorships of the Imagine! Celebration 

Silver ($2,500-$4,999)
Della Cava Family LLC – Silver Sponsorship of the Imagine! Celebration

Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Edward & Janet Ahlstrand
Alex Johnson
Liquor Mart  – Table at Celebration and extra gift
Polk Family Charitable Fund
Doug & Jody Robinson
In Honor of LoAnne Zentner, the Mark Zentner Family, the Mark Clemens Family, Elizabeth & Jim Joque, Christine Jahncke, Janice & David Griffin, the Brian Clemens Family, James & Amy Zentner, Kelly Joque, the Jenny Beuedan Family, David Mudg, and the Prochoska Family
  From Chris & Barbara Clemens

Associate ($500-$999)
Tom & Maryann Hesemann
In Honor of Emily Micklin
  From Dr. & Mrs. Harvey Micklin
David Williams

Supporter ($250-$499)
Personal Assistance Services of Colorado (PASCO)
Bryan & Molly Pieper

Friend ($1-$249)
In Honor of Gene & Jan Barnett
  From James & Jeanne Mytton
In Honor of Margaret Dreyfour
  From James & Jeanne Mytton
Bruce Flynn & Stephanie Griffin
Terry & Nancy Gallagher
In Memory of Jeanette Gonzalez
  From Peter & Paula Lloyd-Taylor
In Honor of John & Tina Honea
  From James & Jeanne Mytton
In Memory of Walter Joque and In Celebration of the Marriage of Rudy &d Marlene Dichtl
  From Lo Anne Zentner
Stuart & Lauren Kingsbery
James & Jeanne Mytton
In Honor of Mr. & Mrs. William P. Mytton
  From James & Jeanne Mytton
Roy & Barbara Pringle
Jeff Schmidt
Simeon & Janis Walker
Budd Zuckerman

In-Kind Donations

In-Kind Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Jeff Kupfer – Apple computer with touch screen and software for skill acquisition

In-Kind Friend ($1-$249)
Denver Art Museum – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Four passes for general museum admission
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Two tickets to “Sense & Sensibility: The Musical”
Debbie Graus – Children’s toys and clothes
Mary Williams Fine Arts – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Antique print plus $50 towards framing
Pirates Cove Family Aquatic Center – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Four day passes
What’s Cooking – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Gourmet Sauce Basket

As always, we thank all of our generous donors.

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Imagine! Celebrates 50 Years!

Happy New Year!!!

2013 marks Imagine!’s 50th Anniversary!

We’ll be celebrating this important milestone throughout the year with great stories and fun events, and we hope you will join us!

Stay tuned!

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Thank You Thursday!

This week’s roundup of generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation includes:

Cash Donations

Platinum ($10,000+)
Walt & Linda Pounds

Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Avista Adventist Hospital – Table at Imagine! Celebration
Fisher Auto, Inc. – Table at Imagine! Celebration
Imagine! Employees
Lightning Eliminators & Consultants, Inc. – Table at Imagine! Celebration
George & Petrea Mah
Jay & Kathy Montgomery – Table at Imagine! Celebration
Republic National Distributing Company – Donation for Imagine! Celebration

Associate ($500-$999)
FirstBank Incentive Fund
Bob & Diane Greenlee
In Honor of Tim Johnson, Gene & Jan Barnett, and James & Jeanne Mytton
  From John & Tina Honea
David and Marcia Wyatt

Supporter ($250-$499)
Peter & Anne Carpenter

Friend ($1-$249)
Mark & Enid Ablowitz
Linda Barr
Michelle Conkey
Fred Cooper
Kathy Coyne
Martha Evans
Allen & Jessica Feld
In Memory of Jeannette Gonzalez
  From Frascona, Joiner, Goodman, and Greenstein, P.C.
Andrea Grant
In Honor of the Charles Holmes Family
  From Pete & Patti Sandman
Andy & Carol Johnson
Ed & Connie Lehman
Robert Naumann
Alex & Susanne Rhodes
Susan Routt
In Honor of William J. Senter
  From Irene Senter
Stan’s Automotive 
Daniel & Sandra Stevens
Simeon & Janis Walker

In-Kind Donations

Platinum ($10,000+)
Paul & Merritt Lealman – 1998 accessible Ford Econoline conversion van

Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Fisher Auto Inc. – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: 50 Oil Changes

In-Kind Friend ($1-$249)
Autism Society of Boulder County - Gift basket for Imagine!’s Resource Fair
The Golden Hotel  – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: One night’s lodging and breakfast in the Bridgewater Grill 
Jan Rasmussen – King Soopers Gift Cards for Gift Giving Drive

As always, we thank all of our generous donors.

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Thank You Thursday!

This week’s roundup of generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation includes:

Cash Donations

Platinum ($10,000+)
Anonymous

Gold ($5,000-$9,999)
David & Laura Braddock – Gold Sponsor of the Imagine! Celebration
In Honor of Mark Emery
  From David & Laura Braddock

Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Anonymous (1)
Robert Bauers
Chris & Pat Current
Donelson Ciano & Grant, P.C. – Table at the Imagine! Celebration
Jon & Karen Jones
Susan LaHoda
Pete & Gayla Lindquist
In Honor of Kyle Luxner
  From Bob & Joan Luxner
  From Mary Martella
  From Brenda Summers
Rajul & Amy Pandya

Associate ($500-$999)
Anonymous (1)
In Memory of Johanna “Jodi” Arnold
  From Edward & Jacqueline Arnold
  From Ruth Arnold
Black Roofing
Import Coachworks, Ltd
David & Suzanne Hoover
In Honor of Susan McNutt
  From Peter & Alex McNutt
David & Patti Micklin
In Honor of Kendra Minden
  From Anonymous
Jerry & Julia Rudy
Susan White

Supporter ($250-$499)
In Memory of Linioel Aleskin
  From Jon & Jan Rasmussen
Fletcher & Janie Brown
Joel & Carolyn Buck-Gengler
Carlos & Rebecca Descalzo
Mary Emery
John Lewis
Ellen Marshall
Kevin & Jennifer Music
Rick & Kathy New
Robert Pelz, Jr.

Friend ($1-$249)
Richard & Alma Alber
Anonymous (6)
Ann Arnette
Ken & Pat Baker
Jay & Mary Balzer
In Honor of Cam the Man Beyer
  From Claire Findlay
Paul & Kay Bierbaum
Carl & Merna Brady
Kristin Brousseau
Buck & Nancy Buchanan
John Clarke
Tom Cobb & Mary Blue
Kathy Coniway
Jennifer Cope
Christina Craigo
Bert & Mardelle Crist
Alan & Tessa Davis
Joan Davis
Sue Deans
In Honor of Scott & Elisha Doyen
  From William & Carolyn Doying
Mark & Denise Duffy
Lehn & Johannah Franke
Golden Nuggets Kiwanis
David & Rachel Gehr
Robert & Carolyn Grant-Krenz
Allison Gray
Trent & Jennifer Gustafson
In Honor of Julie Hamilton
  From Carla Rapp
Greg Harris
David & Melinda Harrison
In Memory of David LaHoda
  From Lisa Fiero
Aileen Lammers
Gary & Lou McClelland
In Memory of Sarah McInroy
  From Anonymous  
  From Lisa Fiero
Nate & Alison Meadows
Albert & Alison Moraska
David & Merry Mungo
Tom Norton
Rebecca Novinger
In Honor of Katie O’Connor
  From Catherine Manka
Garry Sanfacon
Judy Shilling
In Honor of Alex Shuler
  From Mary Stauss
Caroline Siegfried
Louise Smart
In Memory of Carol Spencer
  From Bob Spencer
Donald & Shirley Stanosheck
Lea Vanden Boogaard
In Honor of Emmett Vertuca
  From Anonymous
In Honor of Colene Van Winkle
  From Douglas & Julia Beall
Remsen & Marilyn Voorhis
Jack & Sophie Walker
Brian & Tracy Waisman
Marion & Carolyn Weygandt
Mark & Katie Wilcox
Sterling Wind
Bill & Renate Wood

In-Kind Donations

In-Kind Friend ($1-$249)
Agave Pesos – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $50 Gift Certificate
Art Cleaners – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Four $25 Gift Certificates
Arugula – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $50 Gift Certificate
Buddha CafĂ© – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $50 Gift Certificate
Community Holistic Health Center – 12 certificates for monthly Customer Service Awards
Denver Broncos – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Signed photo of tight end Jacob Tamme
Murphy’s North – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $50 Gift Certificate
Options in Design – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Knit/beaded headband and matching gloves, specialty cashmere pashima wrap/scarf, shell, pearl, and crystal necklace and earring set
Tangerine – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $50 Gift Certificate

As always, we thank all of our generous donors.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Imagine! Celebration Kicks Off Imagine!'s 50th Year

The 12th annual Imagine! Celebration on Friday, January 25, 2013 will have a special focus this year, as it launches a year-long salute to Imagine!’s 50th year. In 1963, when Beatlemania was in full swing, popular films were “Lawrence of Arabia” and “To Kill a Mockingbird,” and the average cost of a gallon of gas was 29 cents, a group of parents came together to design an alternative to the standard practice of sending children with developmental disabilities away to grow up in institutions. And on August 6, 1963, Imagine! (known by several different names in the interim) became the first organization in the state dedicated to such a purpose.

To honor this momentous milestone, the Imagine! Celebration has set its goal at $250,000 -- $50,000 for each of Imagine!’s five decades. Participants in Heads and Tails will pay $50 for the opportunity to win a $500 gift certificate from a special local restaurant, and the goal of the Special Appeal will be $50,000.

A great line up of live auction items will lead the way to achieving the overall goal. New this year is a delicious catered farm table dinner for up to 12 people in September 2013, hosted by Imagine! Foundation president Sandy Bracken and his wife Sally at their lovely home. Guests will enjoy a delectable outdoor dining experience while gazing across open fields to a breathtaking view of the sun setting behind the Continental Divide. This year’s auction will also feature the reappearance of some truly wonderful favorites! Picture a week in a private home in beautiful Ouray, the “Switzerland of America,” compliments of Jay and Kathy Montgomery, or a family reunion at the exquisite Durango mountain home of Don Sullivan and Paige Lawrence. If you wish to travel a bit farther afield, George Karakehian, who will emcee the Celebration, and his wife Kristin will once again donate a week at their lovely Cape Cod home. A highlight of the live auction will again be a week at the gorgeous Greek island villa of the Palmos Family, and we are delighted to be able to include the return of Anahid Katchian’s exotic Mediterranean Feast. Be sure to check out all of our live auction items beginning on January 9 by clicking here.                         

This year’s event will again be held at the Best Western Plus Plaza Conference Center in Longmont. More information about sponsors, auction items, and all of the festivities is available on the Imagine! website.  Purchase tickets and tables online by clicking here.

Reserve now, and we’ll look forward to seeing you on January 25th!

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Thank You Thursday!

This week’s roundup of generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation includes:

Cash Donations

Gold ($5,000-$9,999)
Flood and Peterson Insurance, Inc. – Gold Sponsor of the Imagine! Celebration

Silver ($2,500-$4,999)
Plexus Corporation Charitable Foundation – Silver Sponsor of the Imagine! Celebration

Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Bernie & Leona Stoecker – Table at the Imagine! Celebration

Associate ($500-$999)
Ella Washington Agency 

Supporter ($250-$499)
National Research Center, Inc.
Sanderson Law, P.C.

Friend ($1-$249)
Kent Arnold & Gillian Walters
John & Peggy Bender
Michael Bonino -- For Holiday Gifts for Imagine! families who are in need - from the Tebo Party
In Honor of Philip DiStefano
  From Rose Community Foundation
David Edwards
Dan & Judy Forkner
Tom & Beth Huffman
Patricia Lowe
In Memory of Sarah McInroy
  From Jackie Gurley
  From Walt & Linda Pounds
Gerry & Gloria Phillips
In Honor of Bill Sabin  
  From Jerry Sabin
John & Barbara Taylor
William & Rosalie Vorlage
Jack & Sophie Walker – For Holiday Gifts for Imagine! families in need-from the Tebo Party
David Wilson

In-Kind Donations

In-Kind Associate ($500-$999)
Sage & Savory Catering  – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Hors D’oeuvre Party

In-Kind Supporter ($250-$499)
Joyce Frailey – Pediatric Walker
David & Roberta Levin – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: A hot air balloon ride with champagne and pastries for two people
Denver Nuggets/Kroenke Sports – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: 4 tickets to Denver Nuggets vs. New Orleans Hornets 2/1/2013
Longmont Kiwanis Club53 wooden toys – some to be used for Imagine! Celebration Auction items; some for the Gift Giving Drive

In-Kind Friend ($1-$249)
Alba Restaurant and Wine Bar – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $25 Gift Certificate
Blue Mountain Arts – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Six vouchers for the Colorado Shakespeare Festival
Buffalo Lock and Key – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Electronic Safe
Clutter – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $25 Gift Certificate & 10% off coupon
Denver Boulder Couriers – One courier trip
Downtown Aquarium – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Four free admissions
Fantasy Orchids – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $25 Gift Certificate
Bobby Hills, CMT – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: One sports massage
Indulge Bakery – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $50 Gift Certificate
City of Louisville Recreation & Senior Services Center – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: 20 Visit Pass
McGuckin Hardware – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $50 Gift Card
Peak Entertainment/FirstBank Center – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Four Suite tickets and VIP Parking at a Denver Roller Dolls bout
Janine Randol – children’s books and toys for Dayspring
Christy Russell – Imagine! Auction Item: Haircut (at Fringe, Louisville)
Caroline Siegfried – Holiday Gifts for Imagine! families in need
Si Senor – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $50 Gift Certificate
Thomas Zyvoloski, DDS – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Sonicare Diamond Clean Toothbrush and Tooth & Gum Tonic

As always, we thank all of our generous donors.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Gift Giving Goodness

This past Monday saw the completion of the first stage of Imagine!’s Gift Giving Drive - gathering donations.

Now, Imagine! staff members and volunteers are sorting and organizing the many, many gifts that were donated by generous community members, and preparing to distribute the gifts to families served by Imagine! who are in need. We’ll give you the complete details once the gifts are sorted and delivered, but in the meantime, we’d like to highlight a few donations in particular.

Check out these awesome handmade wooden toys. The Kiwanis Club of Longmont donated 53 of these to the Holiday Gift Giving Drive. Great stuff! Thanks, Kiwanis!


The photo below represents only a few of the 245 gifts Imagine! received Friday, November 30, from Stephen Tebo's annual holiday party for our Holiday Gift Giving Drive. Guests were encouraged to bring a gift to the party, and this year Imagine! and the Boulder YWCA were benefactors of the generosity of Stephen and his guests. Thanks to everyone who donated at the party and made the holidays brighter for the people we serve.


FirstBank employees donated 37 gifts for adults and children last week. This was the first time they have participated in our Gift Giving Drive, and we are extremely grateful for their generosity.


A longtime participant in our Gift Giving Drive, Nativity of Our Lord Church in Broomfield, made a very large donation with gifts for more than 125 children. Toys and clothes were wrapped and bagged for 100 children that the church members ”adopted,” and additional toys and clothes for 25 other children were donated as well. It took three trips with SUVs to collect all of the donations, and it was the largest donation we have received this season! We are estimating that over 300 toys and clothes were donated by church members. Wow! Thanks so much!


We are sincerely grateful to everyone who donated gifts this year. You have truly made the season jolly!

Friday, December 7, 2012

Colorado Gives To Imagine!

The third annual Colorado Gives Day on December 4, 2012 was a big success for the Imagine! Foundation. A total of $45,292 was raised, which was more than three times the amount raised last year. Of the 74 individuals, businesses, and service clubs making donations, 19 were donating to Imagine! for the first time. The total also includes $867 from the FirstBank Incentive Fund. A big boost to this year’s amount was an anonymous $25,000 grant for the new Broomfield Group Home.

This day to encourage philanthropy in Colorado was again coordinated through the GivingFirst Program at the Community First Foundation. More than 68,000 donations across Colorado were made, bringing in more than $15 million for 1,258 non-profits. This was a 20% increase over last year. Donations ranged from $10 to $200,000 with one donor contributing more than $44,000 to 96 different charities!

The Imagine! Foundation has elected to have all online donors go straight to the Community First site from the “Donate Here” buttons on Imagine!’s website. Donating through Community First eliminates all processing charges, which can otherwise be up to 5% of every online contribution. Community First also allows donors to set up monthly draws from bank accounts, individual web-pages for raising funds for Imagine!, and other options to increase support. Click here to find more information and to see the Imagine! page there or simply go to Imagine!'s website and press the “Donate Here” button on the home page.

Thanks to everyone who supported Imagine! and the many other worthy community organizations on Tuesday. Special thanks to the Colorado Community First Foundation and GivingFirst.org for leading the way on this fantastic day of giving!


Thursday, December 6, 2012

Thank You Thursday!

This week’s roundup of generous donations to the Imagine! Foundation includes:

Cash Donations

Gold ($5,000-$9,999)
Betty Eldridge – Gold Sponsor of the Imagine! Celebration

Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner & Hottman P.C. – Table at Imagine! Celebration
FirstBank – Table at Imagine! Celebration
Henry & Joyce Kugeler

Associate ($500-$999)
In Memory of Hope Birtcil for the 19th Street Group Home
  From Palma Harbin

Supporter ($250-$499)
In Memory of Sarah McInroy
  From Clark & Lynnette McInroy
  From Tim Weaver
  From W.M. and Cynthia Woods

Friend ($1-$249)
In Memory of Jodi Arnold
  From Walter, Eileen & Julia Kintsch
  From Andrea Mann
  From Alma Peacock
In Honor of Kyla Bursiek
  From Paul & Mary Ann Bursiek
In Honor of Ryland Demianew
  From Elizabeth Demianew
Carl & Rosemary Kilhoffer
Walter Kingsbery
Bob & Allene Richardson
Robert Risch
Marjorie Rogers
Marcia Sadler
Chuck & Carol Semple

In-Kind Donations

In-Kind Silver ($2,500-$4,999)
The Boulder Group of Robert W. Baird & Co.228 holiday gifts for Imagine! families in need

In-Kind Associate ($500-$999)
Palma Harbin – Personal items from consumer Hope Birtcil for 19th Street Group Home

In-Kind Supporter ($250-$499)
Julie Hartman – All supplies for staff member going away party (typically a department expense)

In-Kind Friend ($1-$249)
Ballet Nouveau Colorado – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Two tickets for “Perpetual Beauty”
Laurie Chrisman – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Two one-hour private tennis lessons
Jeanna Dietz – Toys and books for Dayspring
Robert & Susan Gabriel -- Holiday gifts for Imagine! families in need
Harold’s Restaurant and Lounge – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: $100 Gift Certificate
Longmont Theatre Company – Imagine! Celebration Auction Item: Two show vouchers
John Nevins – Holiday gifts for Imagine! families in need
Sharon O’Leary – Airline ticket for staff to 2012 US Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women Grant Conference
Robert & Heidi Osborne – Crib, baby items for Dayspring

As always, we thank all of our generous donors.

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Today Is Colorado Gives Day!

Today is Colorado Gives Day, and Imagine! is participating.

Donations made online through our website today at any of the “Donate Here” buttons will be eligible for partial matching funds. (The “Donate Here” button takes you directly to the Community First Foundation site and saves all bank fees for credit card donations.) 

If you are thinking about making a gift to Imagine! before the end of the calendar year, please consider doing it online through our website today! You may also designate a particular Imagine! program in the “Any comments or special instructions” box if you would like. The only gifts that are ineligible are donations for which you receive something in return, such as tickets or sponsorships to our Imagine! Celebration.

Give where you live!