Tag Archive for 'Community'

January 18th – 24th

Published on January 18, 2010 in Coffee, Community, Events, Friends, Park and Staff. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , .

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ATTENTION FRIENDS!!!

We are donating 100% of our Convenience Coffee proceeds to The Bill Clinton Haiti Relief Fund From today thru next Fri, Jan 23rd. Come in and help us send assistance to those in need.

EVENTS AT WASH PERK

EWB, Engineers Without Borders

Mon, January 18, 6:30pm – 9:00pm at Wash Perk

Urban Skye

Wed, January 20, 6:30pm – 8:00pm at Wash Perk

Urban Skye is a network of small communities joined in a common quest for friendship, for personal meaning, and for spiritual exploration. We seek to help revitalize the urban soul by: Pursuing Beauty: through film discussions, book salons, expressive writing groups, art and design gatherings, and other cultural opportunities, Urban Skye seeks to activate and nourish imagination among friends. Learning Grace: by exploring ancient spiritual practices, Urban Skye provides room for fellow travelers to seek, ask questions, discuss and ponder practical applications of wisdom in our everyday lives. Sharing Burdens: by serving the city of Denver by participating in a wide variety of service projects, Urban Skye offers opportunities to experience the delight of giving to others in meaningful ways. website:www.urbanskye.org

Girls Night: Accessory and clothing exchange!!

Sat, January 23, 6:30pm – 7:30pm at Wash Perk

Ask Kelsey,Santi or Lucy for details!!!!

Events Around Washington Park

Assurant Health Polar Bear 5K

Sun, January 24, 10am – 11am in Washington Park
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November 2nd – 8th

Published on November 1, 2009 in Community, Events, Park and Perk Pups. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

Events At Wash Perk

Phenomenal Female Professionals

Tue, November 3, 6:30pm – 9:00pm at Wash Perk

Are you a Phenomenal Female Professional? Do you know what it is to be a Woman constantly looking for balance in her work and life with a combination of style, grace, and power? Are you ready to explore and expand upon your Phenomenal Womanhood? If you answered YES to any of these questions, you are invited to join other phenomenal women for the FREE Phenomenal Female Professional Workshop! Bring your friends! Come with an open heart and a willingness to shine and be inspired as we discover the expanses of your phenomenal self. Note: A special gift will be given to all who attend! Please RSVP to Coach Hoath at jan@expeditiousconsulting.com

Not For Sale

Wed, November 4, 7pm – 9pm at Wash Perk

Committee meeting for Human Trafficking Task Force

Events Around Wash Park

WWPNA Board Meeting
Tue, November 3, 6:30pm – 8:30pm at WSCC

The November 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.

Washington/Emerson Two Way Reversion Meeting

Thu, November 5, 6:30pm – 8:00pm at Epiphany Lutheran Church, Ohio and Corona

Since the last public meeting on this Councilman Nevitt and the West Washington Park Neighborhood Association have been negotiating with Denver Public Works. These negotiations have come to fruition, at long last. Public Works has committed to making substantial changes to these streets to mitigate non-neighborhood traffic, and will perform a final evaluation in 5 years for complete reversion to two-way. The details are a bit long for an email thread, but there is significant progress (and in my opinion, there is light at the end of the tunnel). During this meeting I will present the details of the plan, and facilitate a discussion with you, the impacted neighbors. The Manger of Traffic, Brian Mitchell, will be in attendance to answer questions, along with Councilman Nevitt, who has been integral to obtaining this agreement. I hope you are able to attend, and feel free to pass this along to others who live on Washington and Emerson so they may attend as well.

Perk Pups Soccer

Sat, November 7, 10am – 11am in Wash Park, grassy area behind Dos Chappelle Bathouse

2T soccer…. loosely coached and ready to have fun! Contact Joe Lindwall at http://www.desktopcookbook.com/perkpups/ or just show up for more information. Jerseys provided by Wash Perk.

Attic to Basement Sale at WSCC

Sat, November 7th, 9am-4pm

The semi-annual Attic-to-Basement Garage Sale is set for Saturday, November 7
at the Washington Street Community Center. The sale will run from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. at 809 S. Washington Street at Ohio. All proceeds go to WSCC.

Volunteers are needed for the days prior to the sale starting on Wednesday,
November 4, to help set up. (This is a great way to get a sneak peek at what
will be available for sale!) Volunteers are also needed to help after the
sale. (This is a great way to walk away with anything left unsold!)

Any amount of time you have to volunteer will be very much appreciated.
Please contact Jane Craft at 303-733-4643, or stop by WSCC to sign up.

FALL LEAF DROP

Sun, November 8, 10am – 4pm Southeast – South High School (Louisiana Ave. & Franklin St.)

It’s time once again to rake up and recycle the leaves in your yard and help make sure that they are turned into compost! On the first three Sundays in November (Nov. 1, 8 & 15), residents may drop off an unlimited amount of leaves at five Leaf Drop locations. LeafDrop is brought to you by Denver Recycles, a program of Solid Waste Management/Denver Pubic Works. Removing yard debris, such as leaves, from our waste stream is important in reducing our impact on global warming and the environment. Consider recycling your leaves by digging them into your garden, composting them at home or using a lawn mower to mulch small amounts into your grass. Using your fallen leaves in this manner can help you create a healthy lawn or garden! Remember to never sweep your leaves into the street. This clogs up storm sewers and street sweeper vehicles.

Children’s Hospital Race for Fetal Hope

Sun, November 8, 10am – 12pm in Washington Park

Event Web site: http://www.fetalhope.org/page.php?id=65 Online Registration URL http://www.raceforfetalhope.org

Come to one of Denver’s top events. The Children’s Hospital Race for Fetal Hope has everything from the wonderful and fast 5K Run/Walk, Kids Fun Run, Kids Festival and one of the largest Sponsor Expos. This event has something for everyone and is a great way to spend the day with your family. Go to the event website for information on registration.

Halloween Pics!  Thanks Everyone!


Early Trick or Treaters

Published on October 30, 2009 in Community and Friends. 0 Comments Tags: , .

Remember to turn back your clocks Saturday night and get your extra sleep!!!

Here are some pics from last week’s rock star appearances!

Jimi Hendrix in the house!

Jimi Hendrix in the house!

And Prince...

And Prince...

and the groupie????

and the groupie????

October 26 – November 1

Published on October 25, 2009 in Community, Events, Friends, Park and Perk Pups. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

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EVENTS AT WASH PERK

Lehigh University Alumni Meeting

Mon, October 26, 7pm – 9pm at Wash Perk
Led by Joe Blair, this is a planning meeting for the leadership board. For more information, contact Joe at josephblair@gmail.com
ArapaHOPE Community Team

Tue, October 27, 7pm – 9pm at Wash Perk
Energy, Climate Change, and the Environment The ArapaHOPE Community Team is a local organization that advocates for the issues important to our community. ACT is beginning a series of discussions around energy issues, climate change, and our environment. Most importantly, we would like to discuss what we, as ordinary citizens, can do to take on some of these problems facing us today. Come join us and put in your two cents. Then stay for our guest speaker: Wade Norris from Project to Relocate and Assist Environmental Refugees (PRAER). If you can’t make it to the meeting, but have suggestions for future discussions, please feel free to contact me at Donna.Galassi@ArapaHOPE.org about ArapaHOPE.

Women Wanderers Meetup

Wed, October 28, 7:00pm – 8:30pm at Wash Perk
Women Wanderers: Wednesday Evening Travel Conversations Meetup, 7-9 p.m. (Group membership and reservation required: Please visit http://www.meetup.com/women-wanderers to see if it’s a good fit for you and to join.) Led by Betsy Hedberg.

TRICK OR TREAT

Sat, October 31, 4pm – 6pm at Wash Perk and On a Lark
Come make a trick or treat bag and start collecting your goodies at the Perk. Supplies provided by Wash Perk and On a Lark. Professional photographer at On a Lark. Free medium drink for grown ups in costume! More treats than tricks to be announced! We will be creating a “safe route” from our shop to Lloyd and Maxwell Wine and Spirits at Kentucky and Pearl. The route will go from Ohio to Clarkson to Kentucky (to Lloyd and Maxwell) then loop back via Washington.  They will offer treats, as well!

Organizing for America, HD3 West Side Neighborhood Team Meeting

Sun, November 1, 6:00pm – 7:30pm at Wash Perk Coffee House

EVENTS AROUND WASHINGTON PARK

Perk Pups Soccer

Sat, October 31, 10am – 11am in Wash Park, grassy area behind Dos Chappelle Bathouse
Description2T soccer…. loosely coached and ready to have fun! Contact Joe Lindwall at joelindwall@hotmail.com or just show up for more information. Jerseys provided by Wash Perk.

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Pie in the sky event for Project Angel Heart

Purchase your holiday pies online from Project Angel Heart and make life a little sweeter this holiday season for someone battling a life-threatening illness. Choose among delicious cherry, apple, pecan, and pumpkin pies, all generously donated by Bluepoint Bakery. Every pie you purchase allows Project Angel Heart to deliver 5 nutritious meals to a client coping with illness. Project Angel Heart hopes to sell 3,000 pies to raise vital funds for its home-delivered meal program.

How to order
To purchase your pies, visit www.projectangelheart.org. Each freshly baked pie sells for $25.
Pie orders must be made between October 15 and November 15.

Picking up your order
Pick up your pies from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday, November 24, at metro- area Sunflower Farmers Market locations (Arvada, Littleton, Denver West, Denver South, Aurora South, and Highlands Ranch), Project Angel Heart, or Crossroads Church (Northglenn) – just in time for the holiday! Pies not picked up on November 24 will be donated to Project Angel Heart clients for Thanksgiving.

All pies are generously donated by Bluepoint Bakery, with 100% of the proceeds benefitting Project Angel Heart.

About Project Angel Heart Since 1991, Project Angel Heart has home-delivered meals to adults and children coping with life-threatening illness, at no cost. With the support of dedicated volunteers and community partners, Project Angel Heart will prepare and deliver more than 400,000 nutritious meals to over 1,700 clients in Colorado this year. Each Project Angel Heart meal is prepared with the freshest ingredients and can be modified to meet the heightened nutritional need of each client.

About Bluepoint Bakery Bluepoint Bakery was founded in 1987 by two chefs, Fred Bramhall and Mary Clark, who have over thirty years combined experience in some of Denver’s finest restaurants. They established the bakery to produce premier quality baked products for upscale customers. Now the leading bakery in Colorado, Bluepoint delivers to all of Denver, Boulder, and the surrounding communities. Bluepoint Bakery’s fresh, high quality products are found in espresso bars, sandwich shops, restaurants, hotels, hospitals, specialty grocers, and at catered events.

FANS (Friends and Neighbors of Washington Park) Meeting Minutes posted

Published on October 23, 2009 in Community, Events, Friends and Park. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

Meeting minutes from October 14th now posted on website: www.FANS.org

Please check it out and get involved however it may fit.  With budget cuts, the care of the park is even more dependent upon generous neighbors and volunteers.  Anyone who participates in FANS recieves a 20% discount at Wash Perk, ALWAYS….. just ask at the register.  Thank you FANS for all you do!

Pumpkin Painting and Perk Pups Soccer 10/17/09

Published on October 23, 2009 in Community, Events, Friends and Perk Pups. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

Check out the Perk Pups website and photo gallery at http://www.desktopcookbook.com/perkpups/

FYI: NO Perk Pups Soccer this Sat., Oct. 24th. Play will resume on Halloween!

October 19th – 25th

Published on October 18, 2009 in Community, Events, Park and Perk Pups. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

EVENTS AT WASH PERK

Engineers Without Borders Denver Meeting

Mon, October 19, 7pm – 9pm at Wash Perk

EVENTS IN AREA

WWPNA Membership Meeting

October 21st, 7pm-9pm, at 790 S. Corona St. in the basement meeting room of Epiphany Lutheran Church.   This meeting will be held as an information booth style format, in which you can just browse the topic booths that interest you and speak one on one with members. Topics include: Zoning Code, WWP Green Team, Platte River Greenway, and standing committees (Crime and Safety, Communications, Land Use and Transportation)

Please just stop in and meet our neighborhood association volunteers if you haven’t yet, and find out how you can get involved or at least informed about issues concerning West Washington Park and it’s neighbors!

David Batstone’s Backyard Abolitionist Tour


October 21, 7:00pm at Pathways Church Uptown 1595 Pearl St. Temple Events Center

You know about Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery…now what do you do to help end it?
This FREE multi-media event with music by award winning Brant Christopher, compelling film, and an inspirational message by David Batstone – founder of Not For Sale — will help you become an effective abolitionist in your own backyard.

Visit http://www.notforsalecampaign.org/ for information on other Colorado dates.

Afghanistan in the Age of Flowers: Fri., October 23rd, 7:30 pm at The Mercury Cafe

Several of us from the Perk are going to see our wonderful Kelly O’Laughlin in her current play that’s been running through the month of October. Come join us!

Scream Scram

Fri, October 23, 6pm – 7pm Washington Park

5K run/walk and 100M Spooky Sneak Kids Race
Event Web site: http://www.screamagency.com
Online Registration http://www.active.com
Pull out your Halloween costume! It’s the 10th annual Scream Scram 5K run, walk and kids’ Spooky Sneak. Bring the whole family – and the dogs – to Wash Park the weekend before Halloween for a costume contest, food, entertainment, lots of prizes and, of course, the race! Questions? Please contact the organizer info@screamagency.com 303-893-8608

Perk Pups Soccer

Sat, October 24, 10am – 11am in Wash Park, grassy area behind Dos Chappelle Bathouse
2T soccer…. loosely coached and ready to have fun! Contact Joe Lindwall at joelindwall@hotmail.com or just show up for more information. Jerseys provided by Wash Perk.

5P- Golf Tournament : Sat.,October 24th at Harvard Gulch

October 12th – 18th

Published on October 12, 2009 in Community, Events, Park and Perk Pups. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

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EVENTS AT WASH PERK:

Not For Sale meeting

Wed, October 14, 7:00pm – 8:30pmWash Perk
Not for Sale Campaign meeting www.notforsaleco.org
Not For Sale organized in Colorado in early 2008 as a grassroots expression of the Not For Sale Campaign mission in our state. We are engaged in recruiting and motivating volunteers to end modern day slavery, through volunteer-initiated projects (open source activism) and in our own advocacy, detection and victim support initiatives.

ON A LARK Storewide Sale! October 17th!

On Saturday, October 17, On a Lark will have a HUGE SALE!
Everything in the store is on sale, from 10%-50%.
Now’s your chance to buy something for yourself that you’ve been longing for, or to address your Christmas shopping early!

Just arrived–Beautiful, unique, art-quality fused glass bowl, plates, and platters.  Hand-crafted by Tom Schumacher, a Wash Park artist.  Check out his hanging stained glass pieces, too.
They also have great hand-knitted scarves for this chilly weather we’ve been having!

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Sat, October 17, 12pm – 3pm at Wash Perk, big table
We’ll pick the mini pumpkins, have paints on hand along with cookies and hot chocolate/hot cider for kiddos that participate. Sign up at the shop the week before so we are sure to have enough pumpkins!

EVENTS AROUND WASHINGTON PARK:

FANS (Friends and Neighbors of Washington Park)

Wed, October 14, 6pm – 7pm VOC Bath House in Wash Perk
Sat, October 17, 10am – 11am in Wash Park, grassy area behind Dos Chappelle Bathouse
2T soccer…. loosely coached and ready to have fun! Contact Joe Lindwall at joelindwall@hotmail.com or just show up for more information. Jerseys provided by Wash Perk. Check out the website for alerts and changes:http://www.desktopcookbook.com/perkpups/

Kelly at Peace Rally and Austin celebrates Nerd Day at South High!

Published on October 8, 2009 in Events, Friends and Staff. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

IMGP0639 Our very own aspiring superstar, Kelly O’Laughlin attended a peace rally yesterday that marked the anniversary of the onset of major conflict in Afghanistan.  She was invited to come and recite her lines from her current role in “Afghanistan in the Age of Flowers”, playing every Friday night through October at The Mercury Cafe.  There will be a special performance on Halloween night.  tickets are $10.  Go Kelly!

IMGP0643IMGP0641 Yesterday was also Nerd Day at South, and this is how Austin showed up at our staff meeting last night.  We all love the glasses! :)

Events: Oct. 5 – 11th

Published on October 5, 2009 in Events, Friends, Park and Perk Pups. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

EVENTS AT WASH PERK:

FREE Workshop! Phenomenal Female Professionals

Wed, October 7, 7pm – 9pm at Wash Perk

Host: Jan Hoath, Life Coach and Owner of Expeditious Consulting (found on the web at www.ExpeditiousConsulting.com) Bring your friends! Come with an open heart and a willingness to shine and be inspired as we discover the expanses of your phenomenal self. Please RSVP to Coach Hoath at jan@expeditiousconsulting.com

EVENTS AROUND WASHINGTON PARK:

Denver Boot Camp

Sat, October 10, 10am – 11am at the Washington Park Recreation Center
Denver Boot Camp is becoming the biggest program in Denver. It is already the toughest, but worth the results. For both men and women, it is the program if you want to burn over 1000 calories in an hour, while slashing pounds of fat and toning your muscles. The program is perfect for everyone because you are pushed to your own personal limits. We have everyone out there; the out of shape, new moms, future brides, marathon runners, and triathalon participants. Ticket Info: $7 FIRST CLASS FREE This is a weekly class. All participants receive FREE medium drink at Wash Perk.(FIRST VISIT ONLY!) http://www.washparkbootcamp.com

Perk Pups Soccer

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Sat, October 10, 10am – 11am in Wash Park, grassy area behind Dos Chappell Bathhouse
2T soccer…. loosely coached and ready to have fun! Contact Joe Lindwall at joelindwall@hotmail.com or just show up for more information. Jerseys provided by Wash Perk.

Washington Park Cares Fall Fundraiser

Sat, October 10, 5pm-9pm at the Dos Chapell Bathhouse.
$50 pp includes great food, drink and silent auction.
For more information: www.washingtonparkcares.net

What is Washington Park Cares?

PB Penny Bill Dog_250 Washington Park Cares is a nonprofit organization  that enhances the lives of people 55 and over in the Washington Park area and surrounding neighborhoods of Denver, with flexible boundaries.  WPC was founded by residents of the community.

The mission of Washington Park Cares is to help neighborhood residents connect with services and resources to continue life on their own terms, with dignity and independence, in their own homes, as they grow older.

We serve the greater Washington Park neighborhood, with flexible boundaries roughly from Broadway to Colorado Boulevard and from Yale to Speer Boulevard.