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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.

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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!

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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!

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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

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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/

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