Digging Deeper: March Extreme Endeavors

Extreme Community Makeover NewsletterMarch Extreme Endeavors March 2012 In This Issue Gearing Up for Extreme Teams April 28 - The Big Day of Serving February Volunteers Supplies Drive Video Quick Links About ECM Contact ECM Donate Help ECM build stronger communities in Denver through your financial support. Checks can be made payable to: Extreme Community Makeover and sent to: Extreme Community Makeover PO Box 102586 Denver, CO 80250-2586 Greetings! With winter weather seeming to come to an end this week (and hopefully for good), ECM is getting ready to launch into the start of the project year with many ideas and plans. In order to execute these strategies though, we need people to help make things happen. Thus, another goal for this year is to to challenge people to dig deeper with ECM. What does this look like? If you've participated as a volunteer on a Work Day, consider getting your church or company involved. If you have skills in a specific area that could benefit ECM, consider joining an Extreme Team. If you believe in what ECM is doing, consider financial support on a regular basis. Whatever you're doing, let's see how you can dig a little deeper and see what you uncover! 2012 Work Day Schedule If you haven't scheduled a date for your group to participate in an ECM Work Day, here are the dates available. For the full calendar, click here. Contact Angela to sign-up. April 14 April 28 (The Big Day of Serving) May 5 May 19 June 2 June 16 June 30 July 14 July 28 August 11 August 25 September 8 September 22 October 6 October 22 Gearing Up for Extreme Teams Extreme Teams are ways to get involved with ECM in a specific area on a more consistent basis. There are ten different teams and thus, a lot of ways to connect. To see a list of all teams and a description of each, click here. How can you dig deeper with ECM and get more involved? Take pictures during volunteer Work Days that tell stories and create memories Facilitate the check-in process and t-shirts sales at the beginning of each Work Day Tell stories through video creation during Work Days Plan fundraisers and special events Communicate stories through the blog and social media Many other ways - chances are your skills fit into one of the teams! Contact Angela with any questions you have and to find out more about joining an Extreme Team today! April 28 - The Big Day of Serving If you know any youth in the age range of 13-18, they need to know about The Big Day of Serving, which is coming to Denver on April 28. In addition to ten other cities across the country also having this event, the goal is to mobilize thousands of youth to serve in their local communities during these one day events. For more information about the The Big Day of Serving and how to get involved, click here. And to follow the Facebook page for up to date information, click here. The goal is to see over 500 youth participate during this one day of serving to impact the Westwood neighborhood. If you would like to volunteer for the event through being a zone supervisor (oversee projects happening in a specific zone of blocks), rover (drive a pick-up to collect large trash items and bring them to the dumpster), block party crew (facilitate the end of day celebration), or various other roles, contact Angela for more details. February Volunteers Thank you to the group from Front Range Christian School who volunteered in February to shovel snow after a big winter storm and to paint trash cans for a community art project. Getting ready to paint Getting ready to shovel snow Supplies Drive We are still in process of collecting supplies to be used on upcoming projects this year and can use things like garbage bags, paint brushes, latex gloves, and many other useful items. If you can spread the word at your church, company, family, or school and collect the supplies, all the details are for you here. Ongoing projects will start up again in mid-April, so getting those supplies to ECM by then would be great. Thanks for your help! Video Check out this video about ECM so you can learn more and invite someone else to dig deeper! About ECM Thank you for partnering with ECM to make a difference in Denver neighborhooods! Sincerely, Extreme Community Makeover

2012 Work Day Dates

Lots of dates are available to sign up for ECM Work Days where you can work alongside other like-minded folks to make a difference together in Denver neighborhoods.  Contact Angela to sign-up today!

Saturdays: from 9:00am - 4:00ishpm

Apr 14 . Apr 28 . May 5 . May 19 . Jun 2 . Jun 16 . Jun 30 .

Jul 14 . Jul 28 . Aug 11 . Aug 25 . Sep 8 . Sep 22 . Oct 6 . Oct 20 

Sundays: Apr 15 . Jun 3 . Aug 12 . Sep 30.  Other dates may be considered as well.

Weekdays: Every Tuesday and Thursday during the months of June and July.

February Extreme Endeavors: Growing in Your Understanding of ECM

Extreme Community Makeover NewsletterFebruary Extreme Endeavors February 2012

In This Issue Colorado Avalanche Game The Big Day of Serving Company Partner Valentine's Day Cards January Volunteers Updates from Last Month Quick Links About ECM Contact ECM Donate Help ECM build stronger communities in Denver through your financial support. Checks can be made payable to: Extreme Community Makeover and sent to: Extreme Community Makeover PO Box 102586 Denver, CO 80250-2586 Greetings! Last month, we mentioned that ECM has many goals that we are working toward this year and highlighted the goal of providing incredible volunteer experiences for you through ECM and our partners. The goal we want to share this month is helping you to grow in your understanding of ECM. What does this mean? Simply put, we want you to understand the vision, mission, and long-term goals of ECM as you engage more fully and look at ways to be involved in addition to participating in one day projects. Take a look at the things featured in this message and consider how you can understand more about ECM through getting your company involved in a Work Day, collecting supplies for projects, or sending cards as just a few simple ways to get started. 2012 Work Day Schedule The ECM Saturday Work Day schedule is out for 2012, so you can start figuring out the date(s) for your group(s) to get involved in ECM. For the full calendar, click here. April 14 April 28 (The Big Day of Serving) May 5 May 19 June 2 June 16 June 30 July 14 July 28 August 11 August 25 September 8 September 22 October 6 October 22

Colorado Avalanche Game Extreme Community Makeover Fundraiser Night with the Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche vs. Carolina Hurricanes Friday, February 10, 2012 at 7:00pm Lower Level Seats (Corners & Ends) - $55 (regularly $102) Upper Level Seats (Corners & Ends) - $27 (regularly $40) For each ticket purchased, $5 goes back to support Extreme Community Makeover! To order your tickets online, click here. Any questions, or to order by phone, please call Gretchen Dorfman at 303.405.1154 or email gdorfman@pepsicenter.com. The Big Day of Serving The Big Day of Serving You may be wondering what The Big Day of Serving is? The Big Day of Serving brings youth groups together for ONE DAY of service that will revolutionize an entire neighborhood! When you think about The Big Day of Serving, picture this: a thousand teenagers from youth groups in your area uniting to serve a neighborhood in need. This event takes place in cities across the country, but will be in Denver on April 28 and ECM is a partner in making it happen. We will be targeting the Westwood neighborhood by bringing help and hope to people through working on projects like painting, cleaning alleys, and removing graffiti. For more details, check out the video and spread the word to any youth you know. For more details and to sign up, click here. Company Partner to our newest company partner, Xcel Energy, for your financial contribution. We appreciate your support in working with ECM! To find out more about how your church or company can also become a partner of ECM, contact Angela today. Valentine's Day Cards If you haven't done anything special for Valentine's Day yet, you can send a card and a gift, which will benefit ECM at the same time! Check it out here. January Volunteers Thank you to the groups who volunteered in January to help collect valuable feedback from the residents ECM worked with in 2011 and to provide a makeover for the garage where our supplies are stored. And a huge thank you to GarageTek for donating the organization system! National Association of Professional Organizers - Colorado University of Texas Navigators Updates from Last Month Many things mentioned last month are still happening, so we just want to remind you about them and how you can stay involved. Friday, February 10 at 7:00 pm - Colorado Avalanche game. Details here. Saturday, February 11 at 10:00 am - Winter Work Day. RSVP here. Apply by Wednesday, February 15 - Free trees through Denver Digs. Details here. Ongoing - Supplies Drive to collect project supplies. Details here. Ongoing - Join an Extreme Team to dig in deeper with ECM. Details here.

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

Colorado Avalanche Game

Extreme Community Makeover Fundraiser Night

with the Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche vs. Carolina Hurricanes

Friday, February 10, 2012 at 7:00pm

Lower Level Seats (Corners & Ends) - $55 (regularly $102)

Upper Level Seats (Corners & Ends) - $27 (regularly $40)

For each ticket purchased, $5 goes back to support Extreme Community Makeover!

To order your tickets, click on this link: http://www.pepsicenter.com/groups/avalanche/ecm0210/

 

Any questions, or to order by phone, please call Gretchen Dorfman at 303.405.1154 or email gdorfman@pepsicenter.com.

Providing Incredible Volunteer Experiences

Extreme Community Makeover NewsletterJanuary Extreme Endeavors January 2012 In This Issue Volunteer Feedback Colorado Avalanche Game Joining an Extreme Team Free Trees this Spring Supplies Drive Quick Links About ECM Contact ECM Donate Help ECM build stronger communities in Denver through your financial support. Checks can be made payable to: Extreme Community Makeover and sent to: Extreme Community Makeover PO Box 102586 Denver, CO 80250-2586 Greetings! A new year is upon us with new beginnings in store. As we reflect upon 2011 and look ahead to 2012, we are filled with excitement and anticipation as we continue to work toward building stronger communities in Denver! Last year, 3,005 of our amazing volunteers (such as yourself) partnered with 293 families on projects at their homes. All this work amounted to 16,297.5 hours of volunteer time invested into the six neighborhoods targeted by ECM. That's an amazing accomplishment! We want to build upon that though. This year, ECM has many goals, which we will continue to share with you in upcoming months. But the goal highlighted this month is to provide incredible volunteer experiences for you through ECM and our partners. Even though it's cold outside, there are many ways to stay involved so keep reading to find out more. Winter Work Day Saturday, February 11 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Location: To Be Decided Due to many requests to have some volunteer opportunities this winter, a Winter Work Day has been scheduled for February 11. This Work Day will focus on going door-to-door to complete follow-up evaluations with the residents ECM worked with this past year in order to gather their feedback about their experience with ECM. This day is open to groups and individuals. Please RSVP with the number of people who will be attending. Volunteer Feedback Since ECM is built upon volunteers who make all the work being accomplished possible, we want to hear from you about your experience volunteering with ECM. Will you please take 2 minutes to answer a 10 question survey? Your input is invaluable in preparing for this year. Access the survey by clicking this link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5FR76DQ. Thanks! Colorado Avalanche Game Extreme Community Makeover Fundraiser Night with the Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche vs. Carolina Hurricanes Friday, February 10, 2012 at 7:00pm Lower Level Seats (Corners & Ends) - $55 (regularly $102) Upper Level Seats (Corners & Ends) - $27 (regularly $40) For each ticket purchased, $5 goes back to support Extreme Community Makeover! To order your tickets, click on this link: http://www.pepsicenter.com/groups/avalanche/ecm0210/ Any questions, or to order by phone, please call Gretchen Dorfman at 303.405.1154 or email gdorfman@pepsicenter.com. Joining an Extreme Team Did you know that nearly 50 people have poured over 1,000 volunteer hours into ECM in 2011 and these people didn't pick up a paint brush or put on work gloves for most of these hours? These efforts happen through the ten Extreme Teams created to help with ECM operations that foster Work Days running more smoothly, that make fundraising events possible, that create memories through taking photos, and many other areas crucial to ECM success. If you are looking for a way to make an ongoing difference this year and joining a team of others committed to the same goal, you are invited to find out more about the Extreme Teams. Click here to find out more details about each team. Use the form on the website to indicate which team(s) you are interested in and you will receive more info from there. Free Trees this Spring Denver residents have the opportunity to receive FREE trees, this spring only, through a collaboration between Denver Digs (free street trees) and The Mile High Million (free trees for the west side of your home). Applications must be submitted by February 15. Click here for more details and to get signed up for your free tree now. Supplies Drive When volunteers complete around 300 projects each year, a lot of supplies are needed to accomplish this work. Thus, ECM is holding a Supplies Drive for the months of January-March to collect supplies that can be used on upcoming projects. Please spread the word and encourage your church group, co-workers, school, friends, family members, or anyone else you know to pick up some of these supplies to donate to ECM. An easy way to do this would be to get some orange "Homer" buckets from Home Depot (which can always be used by ECM as well), bring it to the place where you will be collecting the supplies, and then fill the buckets with supplies from the list provided here. Gift cards to Home Depot, Lowe's, or Ace Hardware are also really useful as we need shelving to store these supplies. Thanks in advance for your help! Thank you for partnering with ECM to make a difference in Denver neighborhooods! Sincerely, Extreme Community Makeover