Archive for the 'Staff' Category

Page 2 of 8

November 7th – November 13th, 2011

Published on November 6, 2011 in Community, Events, Promotions, Staff and Uncategorized. 0 Comments

AT THE PERK:

STUDY NIGHT: Monday, November 7th 5-8pm.  Our baristas will play music conducive to studying with hourly stretch/dance breaks.

LESBIAN BOOK CLUB: Thursday, November 10th 7-9pm in Living Room. Contact:Cynthia McDonald cmcd1070@yahoo.com for more information

AROUND THE PERK:

The Race for Fetal Hope: Sunday, November 13th 10 am at Washington Park.

 

 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

FREE MOVIE NIGHT: Friday, November 18th 6-7:30pm in Living Room of Wash Perk. We will be showing RATATOUILLE!!!!!!! $3 cookie/drink for kiddos. This night we will also have popcorn available for donation only to help with our monthly donation to The Fugees Family School Fund.

BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU: Friday, November 18th 7:30-10:30pm at Grant Avenue Community Center. See Merchant’s Association website for more information. A night of wine and celebration, to support the neighborhood Merchant’s Association.

Trophies and gift bags for our Perk Pups

 

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

October 17th – October 23rd, 2011

Published on October 16, 2011 in Community, Events, Perk Pups and Staff. 0 Comments

2011 PERK PUPS SOCCER TEAM

 

AT THE PERK

STUDY NIGHT: Monday, October 17th 5-8pm.  baristas play low key music with hourly stretch breaks.

CLOSE EARLY: Tuesday, October 18th at 6pm for STAFF MEETING.  As always, we appreciate your understanding.

LOCAL BIZ COFFEE MEETING and FLAVOR GUIDE RELEASE PARTY: Wednesday, October 19th 8:30-10am in Wash Perk Living Room.  Mile High Business Alliance will roll out our very first West Washington Park Local Flavor Guide!

MOVIE NIGHT: Friday, October 21st 6-7:30pm. MONSTER HOUSE viewing in Living Room.  $3 for cookie/kid’s drink.

 

AROUND THE PERK

SCREAM SCRAM: Friday, October 21st 6pm at Washington Park.  The Annual 5K in costume to benefit the Boys and Girls Club.

 

 

SPECIAL THANKS to the generous individuals and groups that planted and cared for our outdoor planters: 

GROW and Kristen Adams. Kristen has been a major supporter of Wash Perk in several ways: she had organized the running group, helped with landscaping (her love) and this year contributed the entire planter.

INFINITE FUTURE and Craig Williams. I met Craig at a class and he offered to volunteer his time and expertise to help refine Wash Perk’s sustainable practices.  He has been an amazingly generous contributor to so much behind the scenes at our shop.

REVISION INTERNATIONAL and Eric Kornacki.  Eric is a former barista and founder of ReVision, a non-profit that is doing amazing work in Denver.  Early on he helped Wash Perk decrease waste behind our bar and he participated in developing our initial sustainability policies.

THE KRAZY LAWN GAL and Esther and Micki.  This is their first year in business and they have been so generous to Wash Perk and our patrons.  They organized a seedling event early in the season, they maintain our landscaping and remove our snow.

They each donated, planted, cared for and shared all of the beauty, abundance and produce with us. Please support them in any way you can.   THANK YOU ALL!!!

Kate's beautiful pumpkin from Saturday's carving party.

 

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

 

 

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

August 1st – August 7th, 2011

Published on July 30, 2011 in Community, Events, Music, Park and Staff. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

AT THE PERK

Good luck to CHLOE BILLS, one of our amazing bus peeps.  She is entering her final semester at South High and beginning her college curriculum AND her family is moving to Centennial!  This will allow her to visit us at the Perk to study, but not enough time to keep a work schedule.  We are very happy for her, her choices and the person that Chloe continues to be.  These young peeps provide me so much anticipation of where our world may be headed :-P

NOW AVAILABLE: Bhakti Chai and Lightly Sweetened Bhakti Chai in 16oz bottles, $4.

AROUND THE PERK

MUSIC AT WASH PARK: The Denver Municipal Band plays in the Meadow, Sunday, July 31st, 7:30-9pm.  Take a dessert picnic and enjoy the evening 8-)

FANS MEETING: Wednesday, August 3rd. 6:00-8:00 p.m, St. John’s Lutheran Church.  DISCUSSION:Park Improvements, don’t miss this if you are able!

Please note the date and time!  This is a special meeting presented by Denver Parks and Recreation for improvement planning  along the Diagonal.

  • New Playground
  • Picnic Area
  • Tennis Courts
  • Basketball Courts
  • Horseshoe pits
  • Parking
Your input and your neighbors input is critical at this planning stage for a new play area between Mt. Vernon gardens and the Great Meadow.
Be sure to tell and bring  your neighbors, young families and friends to St. John’s Lutheran Church.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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.



-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------