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August 29th – September 4th, 2011

Published on August 28, 2011 in Coffee, Community, Events and Friends. 0 Comments

Jeremy and Teri hold the 1000th energy efficient lightbulb before he installs it in Wash Perk!

The Department of Environmental Health reached out to Wash Perk after seeing The Perkolator on 9News back in May.  The city has created a new certification program for SUSTAINABLE BUSINESSES in Denver and Janet Burgesser came to find out about Wash Perk’s practices and to offer help with improvements.  We are very proud to announce that we had few new practices to add. We secured insulation around our a/c vents in the basement and Jeremy Lauffenburger changed out a good amount of our lightbulbs to more efficient ones.  We were the lucky business to be the recipient of the 1000th FREE energy efficient lightbulb!  It’s not easy or inexpensive to keep our waste down, and we know sometimes it requires extra effort from you and all of our staff.  In the long run, we feel better about reducing our waste and possible harm, and hopefully utility costs.  We think it’s great that The Department of Environmental Health  is trying to support businesses to reduce energy costs, waste and to improve sustainability awareness.  Craig Williams from Infinite Future continues to look in to ways that we can reduce costs, hassles and waste around Wash Perk.  THANK YOU all, including our customers that support and encourage us.

AT THE PERK

CLOSING EARLY: Monday, August 29th at 7pm.  So sorry for the inconvenience.  LABOR DAY we will be open 7am-3pm.

ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS:  Tuesday, August 30th 7-9pm in Living Room.  For more information: ewbdenver.org

SEPTEMBER ARTIST: Wash Perk welcomes new artist for September Dan Ericson, aka, DUNN.  He was able to hang his work early.  His work is unique and sustainable!  He was featured this month in 5280 MAGAZINE.  check it out next time you are in.

AROUND THE PERK

Public Meeting on Mini Master Plan for Wash Park: Tuesday, August 30th, 5:30-7:30pm at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 700 S.Gilpin.  Thanks to Cindy Johnstone and FANS for keeping us in the loop.

 

 

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August 22nd – 28th, 2011

Published on August 21, 2011 in BAD, Coffee Bike, Community, Events, Friends, Park and Staff. 0 Comments

AT THE PERK

Both Zoe and Kristen will be headed off to school at week’s end :-(  We will miss them greatly.  We welcome Bryan Wilson and Helen Heasely as new bus-peeps!

 

 

 

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEETING:  Sunday, Aug. 28th 2-4:30pm, at Wash Perk Community Table.

 

AROUND THE PERK

Venus de Miles Bike Ride: Sunday, Aug. 28th 8am-noon in Longmont.  We will be riding with the Babes Around Denver Team.  This ride benefits The Greenhouse Scholars

 

 

 

Welcome BEN EASTER as our newest Perkolator Peep!  A wonderful, warm and talented man.  He can serve up a tasty beverage AND sing a song to our Wash Park patrons :-P

 

 

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August 8th – August 14th, 2011

Published on August 7, 2011 in Coffee Bike, Community, Events, Friends, Park and Promotions. 0 Comments

AT THE PERK

LESBIAN BOOK CLUB:  Thursday, August 11th 7-9pm in Living Room.

AROUND THE PERK

THE PERKOLATOR:  Saturday  August 13th, 9am-2pm and Sunday August 14th, 8am-12 noon at Dos Chappell Bathhouse in front of VOC.  Donating 100% weekend sales to THE WASHINGTON STREET COMMUNITY CENTER!!!!! Please come by to support a great community touchstone.

The Perkolator

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July 25th – July 31st

Published on July 24, 2011 in Coffee Bike, Community, Events, Friends, Music, Park, Staff and Uncategorized. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

GOODBYE and HELLO!

There are lots of transitions that have been happening and will continue in the weeks ahead.  I’ve shared already about JASON “BEAR” BERRETT coming on board and that ASHLEIGH EDELMAN will be leaving us after nearly 3 years at the Perk…. A few more losses for us in August:  ZOE LEANZA  will head to Macalester College in St. Paul, MN;  KRISTEN BAIR will embark on her semester at sea in the Caribbean!!! (part of her Scripps College curriculum); MADELINE OVERLY is taking on an adventure, moving to the pacific northwest and challenging herself to learn and grow.  We will so feel their absence…and we remain grateful and happy about the times we’ve shared.  Zoe and Kristen will return on their breaks!

And the new faces to welcome are CHELSEA ACERS and CODY McLAUGHLIN as baristas extraordinaire, both experienced and both lovely people; MK SAGARIA will begin as our weekday manager (she has been our Perkolator Ambassador since March); BEN EASTER will join us at the Perkolator;  and we will welcome back HOLLIE CAZZANIGI since she gave birth to her second child, Emma Grace.

 

AT THE PERK

ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS MEETING: Tuesday, 7/26  7-9pm in the Living Room.

 

MERCHANTS OF WEST WASHINGTON PARK Business Meeting: Wednesday, 7/27 6:30-8:30pm on the Patio.

LIVE MUSIC: Allen Smith, a Farewell Show : Saturday, 7/30 10am-noon on the Patio.  This Allen’s final performance before he  heads out on his European trek.  Follow him at www.LiveGoodVibes.Blogspot.com

AROUND THE PERK

THE PERKOLATOR at Wash Park:  Tuesday/Wednesday/Sat/Sun: Back at our first location in front of VOC and Dos Chappell Bathhouse.  You can see us from Downing Street again :-|  We will have a new Perkolator Ambassador, a dear friend to Wash Perk, BEN EASTER starting next Sunday.   Coming on August 13th and 14th we will welcome THE WASHINGTON STREET COMMUNITY CENTER representatives to join us at the Perkolator and we will donate 100% of our weekend bike sales to their great work.

MUSIC AT THE PARK: The Denver Municipal Band, Sunday, 7/31 , 7:30-9pm in the big field, off Kentucky and Franklin.



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July 18th July 24th, 2011

Published on July 17, 2011 in Community and Friends. 0 Comments

If you count all your assets, you always show a profit.  ~Robert Quillen

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.  ~William Arthur Ward

FEELING FULL

There are only a couple of events to promote this week, so I thought I would take a moment to express some deeply felt gratitude for a few of our community members who have recently helped Wash Perk.  

Many of you are aware of the fact that Wash Perk, along with many small businesses in this economy, has struggled to become a viable neighborhood business and keep up with rising costs.

I’ve often said how very much you matter, and that sure hasn’t changed.  Every purchase in a small neighborhood business matters.  Your energy, your smiles,  your ideas, your telling peeps about us, your presence … matters.

This past month we’ve had 3 customers significantly help us for little to no charge at all, because they are invested in Wash Perk getting and staying strong.  JASON BERRETT came on board to help organize our retail area and to improve operations behind the scenes.  He is often at shop after hours, improving our building efficiency and making repairs.  ELLEN URELL offered to help with book keeping and she has helped create such informative financial spreadsheets that I can now sleep at night, knowing we are on track!  DEBBIE DALRYMPLE is the IT person that has tirelessly and patiently addressed our WiFi access issues and I believe FINALLY fixed it!  Debbie is the neighbor who runs FARMYARD CSA, growing and distributing veggies throughout the Wash Park neighborhood.  STEPHEN REDDEN has offered IT brainstorming without charge during this process as well.

It’s times like these that remind both Debbi and me how very fortunate we are to live and do business in this neighborhood.  THANK YOU all.  

AT THE PERK

LIVE MUSIC: Allen Smith on Saturday, July 23rd 10am-12pm on the patio.

 

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