February Extreme Endeavors: Sharing Our Stories

Extreme Community Makeover Newsletter  February Extreme Endeavors February 2014

In This Issue Sat Feb 22: ECM Work Day Fri Feb 28: Colorado Avalanche Game Church Partner: St. Andrew United Methodist Church Community Forester Training January 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 What is your favorite story from your experience volunteering with Extreme Community Makeover?  One of our goals this year is to create a way for you to share your stories and hear stories from others involved in ECM.  To get started, simply send an email reply to this message with your story.  Looking forward to hearing from you!   Angela Bomgaars, Executive Director  ECM Work Days The ECM Work Day schedule is available so you can start planning when your group would like to get involved.  The dates follow and the locations will be confirmed on our website when available by clicking here.    Saturday ECM Work Day Dates: April 5 April 19 May 3 May 17 May 31 June 14 June 28 July 12 July 26 August 9 August 23 September 6 September 20 October 4 October 18 November 1

Sat Feb 22: ECM Work Day We are looking for individuals and groups to help with an evaluation project on Saturday, February 22 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm.  We will meet at the ECM office - 4200 Morrison Road, Unit 3, Denver, 80219.  The goal of this project is to follow-up with the residents ECM volunteers worked with in 2013 in order to complete an evaluation via a conversation with these folks while giving them an opportunity to share about their experience with ECM and their neighborhood.  For more details or to sign-up, contact Angela. Fri Feb 28: Colorado Avalanche Game     Church Partner: St. Andrew United Methodist Church One of the first churches to get involved in ECM when we first started in 2008 was St. Andrew United Methodist Church.  Since that time, St. Andrew UMC has participated in numerous ECM Work Days with a handful of youth and have recently become our newest Church Partner.  Thank you for your support of Extreme Community Makeover!  Community Forester Training If you're interested in increasing your knowledge and skills training in tree biology, planting, pruning, identification, and more, you can sign up for the Community Forester training through The Park People and Denver Parks and Recreation.  Registration is open through February 27, 2014.  Classes begin March 1, 2014.  Click here to register.   Schedule: Trees 101 (prerequisite for all other classes): Sat, Mar 1 from 9am-1pm Tree Planting & Health: Sat, Apr 5 from 9am-1pm Tree Pruning: Sat, May 3 from 9am-1pm Tree Identification & Inventory: Sat, June 21 from 9am-1pm Volunteer Leadership & Community Engagement (optional): Sat, July 12 from 9am-12pm  January Volunteers In January the Front Range Christian School students helped spread the word about how Barnum residents can sign up for a tree along the street or in their back or side yard.

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