May Extreme Endeavors: Why Do You Volunteer?

Extreme Community Makeover Newsletter  May Extreme Endeavors May 2015

In This Issue Better Denver: Tue May 12 Volunteer Happy Hour: Tue May 26 Go: Westwood Synopsis April Volunteers Quick Links About ECM  Contact ECM           Donate  Help ECM build stronger communities in Denver through your financial support.     Checks can be made to:   Extreme Community Makeover    and sent to:    Extreme Community Makeover PO Box 102586 Denver, CO 80250-2586 Why do you volunteer?  I recently came across an article on "The Benefits of Volunteering" that stated, "One of the better-known benefits of volunteering is the impact on the community. Unpaid volunteers are often the glue that holds a community together. Volunteering allows you to connect to your community and make it a better place."      I would imagine this is one of the reasons you have chosen to volunteer with Extreme Community Makeover.  If you want to join an upcoming Work Day, the dates are listed below.  If you haven't had a chance to volunteer with ECM recently but want to learn more, check out the events mentioned below as well.  To hear stories from some of our current volunteers, click here. Together, we make our Denver community a great place to live!   Angela Bomgaars, Executive Director  ECM Work Days ECM Work Days are in full swing!  If you want to get a group involved for a future Work Day, click here for the calendar of dates and then click here to register.  To register as an individual, click here.    Saturday, May 16 - 9:00 am (West Colfax) 1400 Quitman Street, Denver, 80204 -  Confluence Ministries     Saturday, May 30 - 9:00 am (Barnum) 360 Hooker Street, Denver, 80219  -  Barnum Recreation Center

Better Denver: Tue May 12   Volunteer Happy Hour: Tue May 26      Go: Westwood Synopsis Thank you to the 420 volunteers who made for a super successful Go: Westwood project!  Over half the volunteers were Westwood residents and the projects completed included:   Alameda Avenue Clean-Up Alley Improvement Project Bus Stops Clean-Up Garden Planting Graffiti Removal Morrison Road Clean-Up     Thanks to Councilman Paul Lopez's Office, Crossroads of the Rockies, Westwood Residents Association, and Westwood Unidos for helping plan the event.  Thanks to the thirteen groups and individuals who volunteered.  And thanks to the Colorado Rockies for donating tickets to the baseball game that night for all the volunteers.  We had a great day!  To read a summary of Go: Westwood, click here.    April Volunteers Thank you to all the volunteers who got the month of April off to a great start for Extreme Community Makeover!   AmeriCorps NCCC APO Colorado School of Mines BuCu West Cherry Hills Christian 5th Grade Cornerstone Baptist Church CU Denver Counseling Students Denver Community Church 30s Group Front Range Christian School Golden High School Interact Club  Grand Hyatt Denver Thrive Heritage High School Student Government Hyatt Regency Denver Thrive Individuals Love in Action Cherry Hills Community Church Paradas de Bus Westwood  Team Rubicon Westwood Residents Association Westwood Unidos Safety Committee

Thank you for partnering with ECM to make a difference in Denver neighborhoods!       Sincerely,   Extreme Community Makeover