Monthly Archive for December, 2010

Final week of 2010! Dec. 27th-Jan. 2nd

Published on December 27, 2010 in Events, Friends and Music. 0 Comments

Happy New Year and New Beginnings……

Wash Perk is wrapping up the finishing touches on our expanded seating area.  We are awaiting our updated Certificate of Occupancy and then our space will be open.

Next Sunday, January 2nd, we begin NEW HOURS, with or without expanded space open!

M-F  6am-8pm

Sat/Sun 7am-6pm

January Artist

We will feature our beloved staff as the artists this first first month of the year on our new art wall.  Mike Castorino of MC3 Photography will manage our art wall this year.  Our first OPENING EVENT will be

Friday, January 7th, 2011, 6-8pm

LIVE  ACOUSTICAL MUSIC by Mark Allen, treats by SIMPLE SUGAR, and mingling with the artists :-D


Resolution Run at Washington Park


Denver’s oldest New Year’s Eve running event is held December 31, at 6 pm in Washington Park. The first 100 runners are timed and scored, with awards to the top 10 men and women. The finish line is then opened as the celebration begins.

New to the event this year, will be photographers to record your last run/walk of 2010 and your commitment to 2011!! They will be at the start/finish and on the course, so please put your bib on the outside of your “gear” in order to find your shot once its posted. Go to www.runningguru.com within 3-5 days of the event to view your pictures. The cost is only $.99/each.



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Christmas Week, December 20th-26th

Published on December 19, 2010 in Community, Friends and Staff. 0 Comments

REMINDER: Closed on Christmas Day.

Have a very Merry Christmas, everyone!

Logo Art Contest #4, Entries are in:

Please come by and vote before Dec. 31st!

The Perk Painting Party was a great success:

Thanks to our crew: Andy, Lennie, Girlfriend, Ash, Susan, Linda, Dana, Kristen, Ben, Cortley, Mara, Sally, Austin, Zoe and Debbi.  It was fun and you guys worked your butts off!  THANK YOU for your generous time and great spirit.

 

Happy Birthday to Austin and Kate!

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December 13th – 19th

Published on December 13, 2010 in Events, Friends and Promotions. 0 Comments

Sorry for the delay!  Busy season and expansion preparations!

Happenings at Wash Perk this Week

Engineers Without Borders: Monday, Dec. 13th, 7-8:30pm

Timberline Toastmasters: Tuesday, Dec. 14th, 7-8:30pm.  Sadly, this will be TT’s final gathering at Wash Perk.  Due to the nature of their meetings, giving speeches and feedback, they will be unable to meet at shop once we extend hours to 8pm during the week.  We are glad to have provided the space to a great group.

GRAVITY Holiday Gathering: Wednesday, Dec. 15th, 7-9pm.

Painting Night at Perk: Friday, Dec. 17th, 6:30-10pm.  Volunteers and Debbi and I will paint the expanded space walls :-P

Women of Denver History: Wednesday, Dec. 15th, 1:30-3pm at The Washington Street Community Center

http://www.activemindsforlife.com/
This is a FREE lecture about the women of Denver and their contributions to the city and the state.
@activemindsforlife
303-320-7652

REMINDER: Santa photos are in! There are discs at shop for download if you haven’t received them via email already.


CONGRATULATIONS to Joe Sokolowski for finishing one more segment of his History degree!  Party on Saturday to celebrate!


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December 6th-December 12th

Published on December 5, 2010 in Community, Events, Promotions and Staff. 0 Comments

Perk Staff, sadly missing Leah and Kate :-(   Leah is on vacation and Kate couldn’t make it.

Wash Perk Happenings

Well, we got our decorations up just in time for Santa’s visit this past Saturday.  Edwin will be emailing photos in the next few days.  HUGE appreciation for Edwin Demafiles (our wonderful photographer), Jefferson McClure (aka Kris Kringle) and Austin Evans (the welcoming elf that kept track of all your information).  Thanks also to Katie, Ashleigh, Jonathan, Bethany and Zoe for holding down the rest of the shop.  This is the stuff that makes me so glad to be a part of a neighborhood shop.

Welcome Helena (a little overdue), Chloe and Kate to our staff.

Kate

We are getting ready for our extended hours in January.  The changes won’t be major right now at the shop, but we will have more space, longer hours and hopefully a bigger espresso machine soon.  M-F: 6a-8p; Sat/Sun: 7a-6p

 

NEW AT PERK:

Waste Farmers: We have been composting at the shop since the trial run with the city in 2009-2010.  When the grant money ran out, they were going to cancel, but alot of us wrote in and said we’d pay, so they are in another trial phase of feasibility, and we paid to have service until December.  They will only allow one container per address, so we have now enlisted the services of Waste Farmers, thanks to Julie North recommending and researching.   We currently have 3 bins a week pickup, thanks to you all sorting trash. Our dedicated staff take the time to sort all of our waste and they also take the time to refill the reusable  2 oz jars so we decrease our plastic waste.  It really is a commitment for all of us across the board.  Check out Waste Farmers if you are interested.

Paz for Life and The Foundation for Hospices in Sub Saharan Africa are new non-profit vendors at the shop. Paz has vibrant cards and FHSSA has cool bottle cap earrings.  Paz contributes a portion of sales to charity.  FHSSA contributes 100% to their cause. Check it out next time you’re in.

 

AROUND THE HOOD

WWPNA Board Meeting:  Tuesday, December 7th, 6:30-8:30 pm.

The December meeting of the WWPNA Board and officers is open to the public. The meeting will be held at the Washington Street Community Center, 809 South Washington. Please note that Board meetings are typically held on the first Tuesday of the month.



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