Thank You, Imagine! Celebration Donors

Transportation is so vital to Imagine!. If we want to provide the individuals we serve opportunities to participate in and contribute to our community, we need to be sure they can travel throughout the community. The RAV4 pictured below, for Out & About children’s program, was made possible by the tremendous generosity of guests attending the 2018 Imagine! Celebration. Guests raised their paddles to support Imagine!’s Out & About children’s therapeutic recreation program, bringing in $175,000 in support. This vehicle is just one of the many ways donors’ gifts are impacting the lives of those we serve.

Thank You Thursday

Recent generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation include:

Platinum ($10,000+)
Bob Von Eschen

Supporter ($250-$499)
In memory of Bruce Johnson 
  Sakyong Potrang
Peter Schild

Friend - $1-$249
In memory of Mary Martella 
  Barbara and Daniel Disalle

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-smart-150 

Furniture and Housing Needs for Imagine! Residential Homes 

Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome in Boulder

• New barrier free lifts for assisting 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 hoop 
• 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 four 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 Group Homes

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

Thank You, Longs Peak Jazz Stompers

This past Sunday, the Longs Peak Jazz Stompers put on a rousing concert at Longs Peak United Methodist Church. The show was filled with joyful music, and the best part is that donations collected during the event will be used to support Imagine! and Longmont Meals on Wheels.

What a great example of community support!

Thank You, Don and Lorraine Freeberg Foundation

The van pictured above was made possible by a grant from the Don and Lorraine Freeberg Foundation for Imagine!’s Out & About department. Thanks to this generous grant, Imagine!’s Out & About program will increase of transportation options and safety by adding a vehicle to support community based activities. Thanks to this addition to our fleet, we will increase the opportunities for children with disabilities to more fully engage in their communities from a very early age into adulthood.

Music To Support A Mission

Music lovers: catch a jazz concert and support Imagine! at the same time this coming Sunday at Long’s Peak United Methodist Church. The event is free, but donations will be accepted to support Imagine! and Longmont Meals on Wheels.

Thank You Thursday

Recent generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation include:

Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Guaranty Bank & Trust - Imagine! Celebration Table Sponsor

Supporter ($250-$499)
Anonymous - donors to Out & About's children and adult Centre Stage productions
Timberline PK-8 PTO

Friend ($1-$249)
IBM
In honor of Hannah Bozzay
  Deb and Doug Sandersen
Brenda Summers
Thelma Whitaker

In-Kind Associate ($500-$999)
McGuckin Hardware - supplies for therapeutic gardens

In-Kind Supporter ($250-$499)
Kristen and Bill Cassel - toys and clothing for Dayspring 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 Dayspring 

• Kid friendly paint 
• Blow up swimming pools/blow up pool toys 
• Chalk 
• All different kinds of balls (blow up balls or soft balls) 
• Books 
• Toys for children 0-3 years old 
• Pens/markers/crayons 
• Color paper 
• Binders 
• Folders 
• Swimming towels 
• Bubbles

Thank You, Empowerment Center of East County Volunteers

Volunteers from the Empowerment Center of East County braved freezing temps and snow showers last Saturday with smiles as they cleaned Imagine!’s Out & About department vehicle fleet.

The event was planned in conjunction with Global Youth Service Day. Imagine! thanks you for your service!

Thank You, Girl Scout Troop 3302

Last week, Girl Scout Troop 3302 honored the Imagine! SmartHome as their “Hometown Heroes” and brought boxes and boxes of scrumptious Girl Scout cookies. They also enjoyed a tour of the home. Thank you girls and your leaders!

Thank You Thursday

Recent generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation include:

CASH DONATIONS

Associate ($500-$999)
Sterling-Rice Group

Friend ($1-$249)
Christine and Larry Haak

As always, we thank all of our generous donors.

Wish List Wendesday

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.

Celebrating National Volunteer Week

The week of April 15-21 is National Volunteer Week.

To celebrate, we’d like to share a short video featuring a family that has volunteered at Imagine!’s Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome for the past several years.



Interested in volunteering yourself? Click here to get started!

Shop At McGuckin Hardware and Support Imagine!

Our generous friends at McGuckin Hardware have set aside the dates of May 18 – May 27 to help support the Imagine! Foundation and our mission of creating a world of opportunities for all abilities.

During that time period, shoppers are encouraged to round up their bill at the cash registers, with the extra portion going to the Imagine! Foundation.

We thank McGuckin Hardware for their commitment to their community, and we invite you all to visit the most amazing hardware store you’ll ever see and help local citizens with intellectual and developmental disabilities at the same time.

Thank You Thursday

Recent generous donations to the Imagine! Foundation include:

CASH DONATIONS

Includes Imagine! Employee Donations through payroll in Q3 

Silver - $2,500-$4,999 
Longmont Community Foundation - CORE/Labor Source Grant

Bronze - $1,000-$2,499
blue Federal Credit Union - Imagine! Celebration Table Sponsor

Supporter ($250-$499)
Gail and Jerry Sloat

Friend - $1-$249
Anonymous (2)
Lu Walters and Kent Arnold
Rachel Audette
Laura and Garret Ball
Matthew Benz-Whittington
Jeremy Bergener
Kaitlyn Bergeron
Erica Berridge
Christopher Black
Rachel Bowles
Cheryl Pricone and John Bradin
Wendy Breitenfeld
Virginia Brown
Susan Burd
Alicia Burdick
Catherine Camacho
Jennifer Carr
Zachary Cassidy
Carol Chesser
Elena Ciaravino
Karen Collins
Michelle Conkey-Sajban
Marissa Daniel
Nancy Deklyn
Mark Emery
Tina Fisbeck
Dan Fox
Susan Gabriel
Jessica Gaylord
Megan Grimm
Ken Hackbarth
Kelly Halverson
Kevin Harding
Martha Heimbaugh
Elizabeth Hill
Fred Hobbs
IBM Corporation
Karen Kalis
Andrea Kintop
Eva Klemens
Maria Klickna
Violet Lehman
Julie Locke
Richard Lowe
Stephanie MacAlpine
Colette Marie
Nick McDowell
Patti Micklin
Julie Morrandez
Lucy Mwangi
Cynthia Navarrette
John Nevins
Cindy Newell
Barbara and Harry Newman
Gabrielle Norton
Rebecca Novinger
Robin Phillips
Carla Rapp
Laurel Rochester
Dale Rose
So Rosenblum
Chad Russell
Heather Sabo
Jenna Sallee
Erin Schram
Janna Schwind
Patrick Scott
Patti Showman
Caroline Siegfried
Mary Simonson
Danielle Stack
Erica Stamm
Casey Sterrett
Judith Sutter
Alice Swift
Julie Tu
Andorra Turner
Chantelle Tweten-Crumbliss
Kent Vogel
Victoria Warren
Greg Wellems
Scott Wendelberger
Tim West-Heiss
Megan Wieck
Sterling Wind
Jamie Zimenoff

In-Kind Platinum ($10,000+)
Microsoft - software licenses

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
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

Imagine! Wins “Your Story” Award

Imagine! is honored to have been selected winner of The Longmont Community Foundation’s “Your Story” contest.

As winners, we received a $750 award, and will be featured on the Longmont Community Foundation’s website and social media sites. We are honored to be selected, and thank the Longmont Community Foundation for its longtime support of Imagine! and the individuals we serve.

The award winning story and photo are below.

Longmont resident Gillian takes part in Imagine!’s “Horsin’ Around” class, where participants with intellectual disabilities learn how to build relationships with the horses, care for them, and ride them. Like all of Imagine!’s services, “Horsin’ Around” is community-based and designed to enhance the quality of life of people like Gillian. Community-based services enable people with disabilities to be included in society, as well as enriching communities by encouraging acceptance of all.

Thank You, Longmont Community Foundation

Today we’d like to thank the Longmont Community Foundation for its generous grant of $1,900 for Imagine! CORE/Labor Source programs based in Longmont.

The Longmont Community Foundation has supported Imagine! in so many ways over the years, and we remain so grateful for all they do to promote the potential of Longmont citizens with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Pictured below are Imagine! Foundation Executive Director Patti Micklin and Imagine! Ambassador Extraordinaire (and former Longmont mayor) Leona Stoecker at the Longmont Community Foundation event where the grant was announced.

Thank You, Timberline PK-8

Today we’d like to offer a huge “thank you” to the students, teachers and administrators at Longmont’s Timberline PK-8 school for donating $420.25 to support Imagine!’s mission.

The fundraiser was called “Feed the Pigs.” The kids had to bring coins to feed piggy container (pictured below). Each container was for a different grade level. There was a contest of which grade would earn the most coins. The prize for elementary was extra recess, and the 5th grade won. The prize for middle school was a hat day, and the 6th grade won.

We love it when some of our community’s youngest citizens reach out to help create a world of opportunity for all abilities, and thank the good folks at Timberline for their amazing generosity.

Special thanks also to Belinda Chirinos (pictured below with her son and Imagine! Foundation Executive Director Patti Micklin), a former Imagine! employee who helped to facilitate this wonderful donation!

Thank You Thursday

Recent generous donors to Imagine! include:

CASH DONATIONS

Bronze - $1,000-$2,499
Liquor Mart - Imagine! Celebration Table sponsor

Friend - $1-$249
Anonymous (1)
Barbara Kammer and Kent Brown
Alison Meagher

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

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."