Thank You Thursday!

Recent generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation include:

Cash Donations

Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder

Friend ($1-$249)
Kent Arnold
Matt Bristol
Mary Frances Clough and George Brandon
Stephen Daudt
Kenneth Hackbarth
IBM
Marty Kinsley
Gerry Phillips
Deborah Lempka-Sandersen and Douglas Sandersen

In-Kind Donations

Associate ($500-$999)
Water World – complimentary tickets for Out & About

Friend ($1-$249)
Denver Boulder Couriers
Julie and Jason Faerman – child toys and puzzles for Dayspring
Jeannette Sutton – PJs, stuffed animals, books and DVDs for Dayspring

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.

Today’s Wish List items:

• A new oven for Garden Place Home in Longmont 
• Games/activities made especially for those with Alzheimer’s/dementia for Foothills Group Home in Boulder 
• Gift Cards to educational stores: www.beyondtheblackboard.com; www.lakeshorelearning.com; www.reallygoodstuff.com; www.educatorsoutlet.com; www.banksschoolsupply.com 
• Recreation Center passes or punch cards for clients 

Check out the entire Wish List here. 

Thank You, Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder

Every Sunday in August, a representative from Imagine! spoke to members of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder (UUCB) about Imagine! and the work we do in the community. Church members were invited to make donations in their “share our plate” program. Imagine! received a total of $2,059.00! John Taylor, Imagine!’s former CEO, nominated us for this program. Many thanks to John and the generous members of UUCB for supporting their community and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Thank You, Safeway Foundation!

Thank you Safeway Foundation for your continued support to Imagine! with a generous grant of $2,500 for our CORE/Labor Source department to purchase iPads and applications to help local individuals we serve to develop general skills to facilitate job placement, learn specific job-related skills, and be reminded of the proper sequencing of complex tasks on the job.

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.

Today’s Wish List items:

• Games for the Next Step Group Home in Broomfield: Trouble, Candy Land, Chutes and Ladders, Connect 4, Hi Ho Cherry O, Go Fish, Operation, Guess Who, Quirkie, Matching Games, Puzzles of all levels of difficulty 
• Garden supplies and plants for the 19th Street Group Home in Boulder 
• Rockies tickets (many groups asking) 
• Luggage for children with developmental disabilities entering a new foster care placement 
• A new set of silverware and a new dish set for Garden Place in Longmont 
• Non-fabric couch (6’), loveseat (5’), and chairs for Manhattan Apartments in Boulder 

Check out the entire Wish List here. 

Thank You, Broomfield Community Foundation

This picture was taken on stage last night at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield during the Broomfield Community Foundation’s annual “Dancing With The Broomfield Stars” fundraising event. Imagine! was one of many worthy organizations receiving a generous grant from the Foundation. Even better, our good friend Beth Fouchey, pictured in the blue dress, not only won Dancing With the Broomfield Stars, she raised the most money in the event's history!

Thank You Thursday!

Recent generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation include:

Cash Donations

Gold ($2,500-$4,999)
Safeway Foundation ($2,500)

Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
Broomfield Community Foundation
One Lafayette, City of Lafayette

Friend ($1-$249)
SnapEngage

In-Kind Donations

Friend ($1-$249) 
Denver Boulder Couriers
Julie and Jason Faerman – child toys and puzzles for Dayspring 
Caitlin Looney – PJs, stuffed animals, books and DVDs for Dayspring

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.

Today’s Wish List items:

• Charcoal Grill for the Next Step Group Home in Broomfield 
• Welcome bags for children with developmental disabilities entering a new foster care placement (blankets, PJs, stuffed animals, etc.) 
• iPads (many departments use these for clients); heavy duty iPad covers 
• A set of four kitchen chairs for the Garden Place Home in Longmont Arts and crafts baskets or gift certificates to Hobby Lobby/Michael’s for the Foothills Group Home in Boulder 
• Winter holiday decorations for the new Next Step Group Home in Broomfield: 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 

Check out the entire Wish List here. 

Thank You, SnapEngage!

Today, we’d like to offer our thanks to SnapEngage for their recent generous donation to Imagine!. The donation was part of their unique spin on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Check out the video below.



Can’t see the video? Click here. 

As you can see, the SnapEngage team decided to donate to the ALS Association, as well as another two local organizations, including Imagine!. We are delighted by their creativity and humbled by their generosity.

To learn more about SnapEngage’s ALS Challenge, click here.

Thank you, SnapEngage, for your support of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Thank You, City of Lafayette

Today, we’d like to say “thank you” to the City of Lafayette for their $600 grant given to support Imagine!’s Out & About department in creating a theatre class for school aged kids with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Thanks in part to the funding, Out & About is gearing up for a theatre activity with their After School Program. “Our goal is to have a final performance in late April or early May, as a culmination of the year’s progress,” said Elena Ciaravino, Children’s Services Coordinator. The class currently has 11 kids enrolled, and rehearsals began August 27 at Alchemy of Movement in Boulder.

Out & About is excited to partner up with BackStory Theatre, a non-profit organization that provides theatre arts education and performances to kids and adults in the surrounding area. When we asked Anna Wilcox, founder of BackStory Theatre and the Executive Artistic Director, what inspired her to take on the project with Out & About, she said, “I have been very interested in expanding our Step Into the Spotlight programs to youth with disabilities. I believe acting is playing and we all can play! Imagination is such an important thing and it is important to use our imagination in life! Theatre encourages imagination. Our programs are called Step Into the Spotlight because we want everyone to have a chance to shine whether they are the lead of a show or not.” Thanks to the collaboration with BackStory, Out & About’s program will have access to the company’s props and costumes, if desired, for the production, and the director of the show will be using BackStory’s curriculum designed for Youth Theatre.

Mary Wilke is a teacher contracted through BackStory to be the director of our new Center Stage for kids. A student of theatre at the University of Northern Colorado and a teacher for youth drama, Mary is very excited to be involved in this theatre experience for the kids. “The kids will find a way to fully express a range of emotions, collaborate with classmates to develop the magic of a great story, and feel confident in the ability to perform for an audience,” said Mary. Mary has experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities and practiced helping those who need a little boost in finding their creative side.

"Confidence building, voice projection, memorizing lines, using imagination, and team building are a few of the many skills our kids will learn in this class,” said Elena.

Thank you, City of Lafayette, for making this educational and fun activity a reality!

Thank You Thursday

Recent generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation include:

Cash Donations 

Friend ($1-$249) 
Talmadge Bodenheimer
Mark Emery
Anna Del Giudice
In Memory of Carol Johnson
  From Lorne and Mikki Matheson
Jodi Walters

In-Kind Donations 

Friend ($1-$249) 
Athena West – Dayspring: Books, beads, puzzles, dolls, animal train.

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.

Today’s Wish List items:

• New dining room set that will serve eight for the Foothills Group Home in Boulder 
• Essential Tremor adaptive utensils, clothing, computer aids, writing devices, etc. for individuals with hand tremors at the Foothills Group Home in Boulder 
• New carpet for two bedrooms at Garden Place in Longmont 
• New barrier free lifts for moving individuals from wheelchair to bed or bath (being safer for clients and for staff) at the 19th Street Group Home in Boulder (we received a $200 donation towards these $3,000 units!) 
• American Furniture Warehouse gift certificates for upgrades in furniture at Garden Place in Longmont, at and the Foothills Group Home, and the Manhattan Group Home in Boulder 
• Two camping lanterns for Out & About Catalog evening activities 

Check out the entire Wish List here. 

Thank You Thursday!

Recent generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation include:

Cash Donations

Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)
In Honor of Don Sullivan and Paige Lawrence
  From The Kingsbery Family (Stuart and Lauren, Joe and Huimin, Walter and Jane, Bill and Heidi)

Friend ($1-$249)
Kent Arnold
Lynn Henry
IBM
In Memory of Carol Johnson
  From Patty and Bill Ahlstrand
  From Gayle Gault
  From Laura and James Lewis
  From Catharine and Byron McCalmon
  From Mary and Raymond Roble
  From Pat Wright

In-Kind Donations

Friend ($1-$249)
Jenn Miller – Building block sets, 2 kids’ chairs, push walker, electronic toys, and books, puzzles and games

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.

Today’s Wish List items:

• For Imagine!’s Garden Place Group Home in Longmont: new computer game; make up/cosmetics (perfume, foundation -light beige), eye shadow (taupe, browns), mascara, lipstick (any color); special soaps; books (any type, but books about animals appreciated); country music CDs; latch hook kits; romance novels; Jigsaw puzzles; sports gear (especially NY Yankees); sport posters; small book shelves; used/new area rug – around 4’ X 3’.; several cushioned chairs for the “Book Nook” area 
• Backpacks, toys, and birthday presents for children with developmental disabilities in foster care 
• iPads (many departments use these for clients ); heavy duty iPad covers 
• Rockies tickets (many groups asking) 
• A small garden shed for 19th Street Group Home in Boulder 
• Arts and craft supplies for the Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome in Boulder 

Check out the entire Wish List here. 

Thank You Thursday!

Recent generous donors to the Imagine! Foundation include:

Cash Donations

Associate ($500-$999)
In Memory of Carol Johnson 
  From Marcel and Cynda Arsenault

Friend ($1-$249)
AmazonSmile Foundation
Kathy Coyne
In Memory of Carol Johnson
  From Jean and Richard Bedell
  From Shirley Hess and Family
  From Dick and Dona Padrnos
  From Joan Reid
Rick and Jackie Nelson
Douglas and Deborah Sandersen

In-Kind Donations

Associate ($500-$999)
Tina Fisbeck – Three guitars and two amplifiers for Imagine!’s Foothills group home

 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.

Today’s Wish List items:

• A new oven for Garden Place Home in Longmont 
• Games/activities made especially for those with Alzheimer’s/dementia for Foothills Group Home in Boulder 
•  Gift Cards to educational stores: www.beyondtheblackboard.com; www.lakeshorelearning.com; www.reallygoodstuff.com; www.educatorsoutlet.com; www.banksschoolsupply.com 
• Recreation Center passes or punch cards for clients 

Check out the entire Wish List here. 

Wish Granted!

The Imagine! Foundation’s Wish List is an effort to increase opportunities for donations that will help Imagine! meet its mission. The Wish List includes items that would augment and enhance Imagine! programs for the individuals we serve.

Today we’d like to thank David and Karen Kalis for granting one of Imagine!’s wishes! David and Karen donated a table to the Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome. The new table is larger than the table that was in the eating area previously, offering more opportunities for socialization.

Pictured below are residents Lana and Chris enjoying each other’s company around the new table.

Thanks, David and Karen, for supporting Imagine! and the people we serve.

Thank You Thursday!

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

Friend ($1-$249)
In Memory of Carol Johnson
  From Jim Bowers
  From Janet Meinhold
Ken Hackbarth
IBM

As always, we thank all of our generous donors. 

Wish List Wednesday

Welcome to the latest edition of The Wish List. Included below are items that would augment and enhance Imagine! programs and services for the individuals we serve and would be much appreciated. If you are able to provide an item, please contact Patti Micklin at pmicklin@imaginecolorado.org or 303-926-6443. Pick-up for large items can be provided, and your contribution is tax deductible. If you prefer to provide a cash gift to be used for the purchase of one of the items below, that would also be most welcome. Please check out this blog every Wednesday to see new Wish List Items.

Today’s Wish List items:

• Games for the Next Step Group Home in Broomfield: Trouble, Candy Land, Chutes and Ladders, Connect 4, Hi Ho Cherry O, Go Fish, Operation, Guess Who, Quirkie, Matching Games, Puzzles of all levels of difficulty 
• Garden supplies and plants for the 19th Street Group Home in Boulder 
• Rockies tickets (many groups asking) 
• Luggage for children with developmental disabilities entering a new foster care placement 
•  A new set of silverware and a new dish set for Garden Place in Longmont 
• Non-fabric couch (6’), loveseat (5’), and chairs for Manhattan Apartments in Boulder

To see all of the items on Imagine!'s Wish List, click here. 

Thank You Thursday!

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

Cash Donations

Supporter ($250-$499)
The Schild Family Charitable Gift Fund – For holiday gifts for Imagine! clients on behalf of The Boulder Group at Robert W. Baird & Co.

Friend ($1-$249)
In Memory of Carol Johnson
  From Jim & Beverly Carrigan
In Memory of Sarah McInroy
  From Brent Sherard Thelma Whitaker

In-Kind Donations

In-Kind Supporter ($250-$499)
David & Karen Kalis – Dining table and six chairs for the Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome (Wish List item)

As always, we thank all of our generous donors.