From The Ground Up
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 Schedule your giving now to support the 2013 Green Team!  Valverde River Party Lots of kids and their parents came out to explore the Platte River for the final "Your River, Your Health" event of the season. New People on the Ground  Welcome Giles Flanagin, Redevelopment Manager for the Denver Urban Renewal Authority, to the Groundwork Denver Board of Directors.  Welcome our new intern Samantha Villatoro, a Senior at UC Denver. Get Warm and Cozy This Winter - Insulation Rebates! Did you know there are great rebates for insulating your attic? Because Groundwork is a contractor for Denver's Residential Energy Challenge services, we can deal with the hassles at no cost to you. PLUS, we've negotiated 10% discounts on standard insulation costs (labor and materials), in addition to the available 60% rebates from the City of Denver and Xcel Energy! Contact Elysa to get an estimate tailored to YOUR attic's insulation needs. Watch the Better Block Video! See the transformation of W. 25th Avenue and Eliot Street from a vacant uninspiring location to a thriving city block all in 3 minutes, thanks to Thomas Kolicko at Free Mind Productions Thank you to our 10-Year Anniversary Sponsors!  Hogan Lovells UNFI Community Banks of Colorado Watercourse Bakery 32nd Treat Thank you to our recent donors and funders! The Denver Foundation Group14 Engineering Denver Office of Strategic Partnerships Starbucks Wells Fargo Foundation REI    |
Taking Charge and Exceeding Goals
Our Take Charge! program has engaged 1,113 Student Energy Ambassador volunteers, who have reached 15,207 students and another 20,244 adults all across Colorado with resources on how to save energy. The Student Energy Ambassadors exchanged 6,250 incandescent porch bulbs for compact fluorescent bulbs, resulting in enormous savings of 431,250 kWh per year and energy costs of $38,813 per year. Follow up evaluation has found that the students inspired people to become much more energy efficient, saving an additional $340,000 per year and reducing CO2 emissions by 2,500 tons per year. Thank you to all our Student Energy Ambassadors who have made it possible for us to go above and beyond our program goals! New Green Bikes for the Green Team!  Thanks to a new partnership with the Colorado Mountain Bike Association (COMBA) and support from REI and Wheat Ridge Cyclery, Groundwork Denver's Green Team is now outfitted with eight new green Specialized mountain bikes. These new bicycles will be used by youth team members to travel to and from projects including community gardens, river cleanups and neighborhood energy actions. The addition of these mountain bikes is a huge boost to the capacity of the youth to continue their work as urban environmentalists and community stewards. On top of providing the Green Team with the new bicycles, COMBA will also be training Green Team members in sustainable trail design, construction, and maintenance plus teaching them skills in recreational mountain biking. Resonating Impacts with Vail Resorts Echo Day 
In a demonstration of corporate, non-profit and City collaboration, Vail Resorts, Groundwork Denver and Denver Parks and Recreation joined forces for Vail Resorts Echo Day.
Over 220 Vail Resorts employees volunteered to improve Paco Sanchez Park and Lakewood Gulch in Denver. The volunteers accomplished the following:• 15 trees planted • 65+ trees mulched • 15 full size bags of trash removed • 3 new park benches installed • 4 picnic tables, playground equipment and 2 trail bridges repainted • Safe surface installed at 2 playgrounds Thanks to Vail Resorts and Denver Parks and Recreation for making this day a great success! Green Teamers Work in Yellowstone National Park  Alongside Green Team members from five other Groundwork Trusts, Groundwork Denver Green Team members Alex Russell, Rene Garcia, Silivere Bakomeza, Selena Pina, participated in a week long pilot project at Yellowstone National Park aimed at engaging diverse urban youth in Public Land conservation. Their week included training and instruction in natural resource conservation and presentations on Yellowstone history and ecology. The youth maintained and improved trails, removed brush, built and removed fencing, painted buildings, re-vegetated disturbed land and collected native seed. But the trip was not all work and no play: the youth also had the opportunity to tour the park and visit some of its most famous and breathtaking sites among other recreational activities. The Groundwork network has a deep relationship with the National Park Service, helping them to explore relevancy of the National Park system to the growing and diversifying urban U.S. population. The Best party In Town  By all accounts, Groundwork Denver's 10-Year Anniversary Party was the place to be on October 4th! Thanks to everyone who attended and to our sponsors (listed to the left). Check out the photos. Thanks to photographers Sigri Strand and Kyle Manikowski. Why Choose Groundwork Denver for Colorado Gives Day? 
We are doers, not talkers. We plant trees, we clean up rivers, we build trails and sidewalks, we fix up and give away bikes, we insulate houses, and we coordinate thousands of volunteers to help. We're changing the lives of the youth who work for us, the thousands who volunteer for us, and the people who live in the communities where we work. If you like to see your money put into action, please select Groundwork Denver as one of your beneficiaries for Colorado Gives Day. You can schedule your donation today. |
and promote health and well-being through community-based partnerships and action. Mailing address: 2740 W. 28th Avenue | Denver, CO 80211 | Phone: 303.455.5600 | Fax: 720.306.8026 |
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