October Extreme Endeavors: Bringing Neighbors Together

Extreme Community Makeover Newsletter  October Extreme Endeavors October 2014

In This Issue Fri Nov 14: Art is in the Air Benefits of Volunteering Church Partner: Hillside Church September 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 I received a note this week that gets to the heart of Extreme Community Makeover, beyond the tangible help volunteers provide on a project...   "Thank you for the work done on my house.....but this went much further than just a few hours spent helping me.  It motivated me not only to attack further projects around the house but other houses also on my street have vastly improved since then.  It also brought our neighbors together and I got to meet several people that I never had a chance to meet before this project."   To all of you who have given your time to volunteer, your money to donate, and your enthusiasm to share with others - THANK YOU!  Thank you for making these types of experiences possible for our Denver neighbors as together we impact our communities "one block at a time"!    Angela Bomgaars, Executive Director  ECM Work Days Saturday Work Days are wrapping up soon but there is still time to get involved.  Click here to view the schedule for remaining ECM Work Days.  To register a group, click here. To register an individual, click here.                  Saturday, October 18 @ 9:00 am (Westwood)    Redeemer Lutheran Church - 3300 West Nevada    Place, Denver, 80219         Saturday, November 1 @ 9:00 am (Barnum)    Barnum Recreation Center - 360 Hooker Street,    Denver, 80219      To get involved, please RSVP to Angela and follow the links below to fill out the appropriate liability form.

Fri Nov 14: Art is in the Air Our annual "Art is in the Air" fundraiser is coming up soon!  It will be held on Friday, November 14 at the Artwork Network gallery.  The evening will include appetizers, drinks, and desserts, with opportunities to win raffle items and bid on silent auction items from some of your favorite places around Denver.  ECM would like to thank Nate Postlethwait, Associate Broker at Fuller Sotheby's International Realty, for being the event sponsor of "Art is in the Air"!      Tickets are available for $25 per person with advance purchase or $30 per person at the door.  The first ten people to purchase tickets will be entered in the raffle drawing once per ticket purchased.   Get your tickets today by clicking here.    Benefits of Volunteering If you are curious about what some of our recent volunteers had to say about some of the benefits they have found to volunteering, check out the video below!  ECM Testimonials - The Benefits of Volunteering Church Partner: Hillside Church Hillside Church started meeting in the summer of 2005 with about 15 families, but now about 90 families consider Hillside their church community.  They are an independent church plant from Grace Chapel in Englewood.   Their vision is to be people passionately living life with God.  Their mission as a church is to encourage Christ-centered transformation by the Spirit.  Hillside Church has been involved with ECM since 2009 and always brings out a great group of volunteers, including many families who serve together to make an impact here in Denver! September Volunteers Thank you to all our volunteers from the month of September! Abraham Lincoln High School CTE & AVID Cherry Creek High School Big Sisters Denver Seminary Denver Transit Partners Extreme Community Makeover Board of Directors Environmental Design Diverse Scholars Ernst & Young Essex Financial Group Faith Christian High School Front Range Christian School Graland Country Day School Metropolitan State University Volunteer Management Class Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Sunshine Phil Montanez Group Regis Jesuit Day for Others

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