GPHC Command Central: 2022 Is Here
Mark Your Calendars: Fun, Food And Work Ahead
By Lana Cordes
Executive Director, GPHC, Inc.
Happy New Year, friends and neighbors! I hope you were able to welcome 2022 with some optimism, whether a glint or in heaps. Let’s face it, we have no idea everything this year will bring. But I can tell you, with some degree of certainty, what you can expect from Greater Park Hill Community, Inc. (GPHC) this year.
Our first special program of the year will be the 7th Annual Garden in a Box Giveaway on May 14. Garden in a Box kits are distributed to novice and low-income gardeners. The kits include seedlings, seeds, instructions, and other tools to help gardeners grow vegetables in a 4×4 plot.
The following Saturday, May 21, we’ll be hosting the 10th Annual Park Hill Community Yard Sale. You can register your yard sale so it will appear on the official map. Or just get out and see what goods your neighbors are offloading.
June brings our much-anticipated annual event, the Park Hill Garden Walk. The 22nd annual event is scheduled for June 12. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore unique outdoor spaces, meet the gardeners, and tap into some ideas for your own garden creations.
June also marks the beginning of our Free Farm Stand which operates outside GPHC world headquarters at 2823 Fairfax St. every Monday from June through October. The “give some, take some” model encourages neighbors to share abundance and ensures that healthy and delicious produce does not go to waste.
The 13th Annual Park Hill Parade will grace us, as it does each year, on July 4. The parade – featuring marching bands, costumed characters, classic cars, and more – marches down 23rd Avenue from Dexter to Krameria. Don’t forget your lawn chair, sunscreen, and a cold beverage.
If you’ve lived in Park Hill a while, you know the Park Hill Home Tour and Street Fair comes each September. We don’t have a date selected yet, but it’s always on a Sunday, and you’ll want to be sure to join us to partake in a neighborhood tradition of 44 years.
The GPHC Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, Oct. 6. This meeting includes board elections as well as volunteer recognition and the presentation of the prestigious Dr. J Carlton Babbs Award.
We’ll close out 2022 with our 10th Annual Thanksgiving Giveaway on Nov. 21-22 followed closely by Colorado Gives Day, which is slated for Tuesday, Dec. 6.
And of course, we can’t forget our ongoing programs: Monthly community meetings are still being held (virtually) the first Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. The emergency food pantry is open on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 2823 Fairfax St. Our weekend food program provides supplementary food to students in the neighborhood.
Details and updates for all of these events and programs can be found throughout the year in these pages, so make sure to check out the newspaper each month. And, you can always find information about our programs, fundraisers, donation needs and volunteer opportunities at greaterparkhill.org.
Thank you to the donors and volunteers that supported our operations this past month.
DONORS
AARP #995 Queen City
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
Bounce Stapleton
Cure D’Ars Catholic Church
Dahlia Campus Farms and Gardens
Dank-Colorado
Messiah Community Church
Mile High Dachshunds Rescue, Inc.
Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church
Nestman Orthodontics
Park Hill United Methodist Church
Park Hill Veterinary Medical Center Pc
Parkview On Fairfax LLC
PHC Mixed Use LLC
PHC Townhomes LLC
SierraCo Enterprises, LLC
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Tables Restaurant
The House Worship Center
The Spicy Radish
Team Combs
Team Hetterich
Brittany Albrecht
Christine Allen
Ally Bailey & Matt McConville
Rocio Almanza Guillen
Janey and Harmon Alpert
Katharine and Daniel Ambruso
Micki Amick
Jennifer Anderson
Leann Anderson
Annie and David Pratt
Alicia Appel
Ardell and Donna Swartzendruber
Armand Lebovits and Mona Estrada
Arthur Rosenblum and Joan Wallach
Penny Ashley-Lawrence
Katherine Atkins
James Aubrey
Mairin Bailey
Nichole Barnes
Ben Sachs and Debra Knapp
Elizabeth Bennett
Holly Bennett and John Lebsack
Carolyn Benoit
Thane and Erin Benson
Kristal Bernert
Beth and Jim McBride
Betsy and Geoffrey Post
Christine Bey
Simon Blamires
Janet Bloom
Katherine Bober
Sarah Booth
Emmy Bosio
Deborah Brady
Brenda Morrison and Brian Shaw
Brian Kelly and Nanci Young
Brooke and Alex Fleming
Alex Brown
Zana Brown
Bryan Saunders and Kate Swan
Lydia Buchmann
Colleen Burke
Jennifer Calderone
Inga Calvin
Marty and Arna Caplan
Jennifer Cappeto
Anthony Caravella
Andrea Carrothers
Stephanie Ceccato and Michael Heringslack
Debbie Cella
Barbara and Alan Charnes
Richard Cheever
Christina and Dan Manzanares
Emily Clark
Patricia Coan
Rachel Coates
Keith Combs
Todd Cooper
Patty Cordova
Brie Cosgriff-WorkShop Realty
Peggy Cuciti
Emma Cummings
Charlie Curlee
Cynthia and Franklin Pesantez
Dan Goe and Kristin Coulter
Jennifer Darrow
David and Patty Roush
Melissa and Greg Davis
Debbie and David Milner
Brenna Derritt
Erin Donovan
Cheryl Dorris
Cynthia Dorroh
Doug Schuler and Margerie Hicks
Mark Dowling
Nancy Downs
Dr. Paul and Sue Long
Amelia Drumwright
Duane and Jean Gall
Laura DuFour
Jennifer Dyer
Ellen Reath and Craig Maginness
Carol S Emrick
Jay Epperson
Estelle and Charles Bennett
Hillary Estner
Dave Farmer
Michelle Ferguson
Kelly Ferraro
Peggy Forberg
Anne & Joe Frank
Mary Frost
Florence Gabrini
Georgia and Woody Garnsey
Mary Ellen Garrett
Mary Gerwin
David Gestner
Bobbi Gillis
Geneva and Luther Goldsby
Andrea Gordon
Princess Gray
John Groves
Teresa Guadagno
Shriram Gurumoorthy
Steve Hackman
Lisa Haddox
Christine Hager
Simon and Elizabeth Hambidge
Sam Hammerman
Kathryn Harhai
Dave Harper
Amy Harris
Matt Harrison
Harry and Gail Doby
Pamela Healy
Elizabeth Hebbard
Nam Henderson
Natalie Hengel
Jake Higdon
Adrian Hill
Carol Hiller
Heidi Hine
Elizabeth Holmar
Bob Homiak and Susan Schneider
Nancy Howe
Laura Hudgins
Kelly Hudson
Dana & Bill Hughes
Joel Hunter-Pirtle
Kerri Hyland
Dee Jackson
James Jacobs
Daniel Jacobson
Corey Jamroz
Julie Ann Jensen
Thomas Jensen
Jessica and Jeff Pearson
Jody and Bob Smith
Johan and Deborah Fialka
John and JoAnn Congdon
John and Mary Ellen Arthur
Karen Johnston and T. Shane Sutherland
Jon and Janet Bowman
Katie Jones
Todd Jorgensen
Susan Jorgenson
Craig Joyce
Bill Juraschek
Vera Kalba
Kathryn and James Blanas
Tim and Sally Kennedy
Kevin and Catherine Cray
Kevin Wiegand and Karen Sercey
Amanda King
Sarah King
Scott Kinnamon
Shana Kirk
Jane W Klever
Judy Klupar
Robin Kniech
Terry Konrad
Kelly Krhounek
Matt Kroon
Jacqueline Lansing
Stephen LaPorta
Calvin Lee
Jeanne Lee
Andrew Lefkowits
Smith Leser
Alan and Leslie Levine
Stacey Levy
Joe & Sharon Little
Liz and James Cameron
Roberta Locke
Lola and Arlen Hershberger
Inga Oyan Longbrake
Mary Jo Lorenz
Susan Losacano
Laurie Loughhead
Mark and Debra Lovell
Ben Lusz
Lynn Maedel and Barbara Armendariz
Tracey Macdermott and Heather Shockey
Carol Maclennan
Jay Maitri
Marcia Lamb and Jackson Turnacliff
Matthew and Elizabeth Spohn
Kathleen Mayer
Jeff Mayfield
Richard McClintock
Lydia Mccoy and Dena Saleh
Dirk and Carol Mcdermott
Kathleen McDonald
Matt McGovren
Mary McNeill
Randy & Babette McQueen
Patricia Mead
Chris Merman
Michael Kosnett and Jan Van Mosteller
Michele and Erik Stark
Jessica Milano
Charles A Miller
Karen Mills, LCSW
Harriett Milnes
Brenda and Stefan Mokrohisky
Steve Morrow
Harriet Mullaney
Ashley Murphy
Gary Naef
Nancy Brauer and Jeffrey Kent
Nancy Connick and Diane Jankowski
Elizabeth G Neer
Chuck E Nelson
Chris and Erin Nielsen
Nina and Mark Kuhl
Teresa Nossaman
Hilary O’Byrne
Lisa OConnor
Peg Fleming Oldham
Dru O’Rourke
Sally O Ortiz
Patrick Foley DDS
Paul Jasinowski and Ali Kelley
Scott Petersen
Vivian & Roger Peterson
Philippa Marrack and John Kappler
Jocelyn Phipers
Cally Podd
Barbara Pollack
Polly Wirtz and Gary Klein
Rachelle and James Larcus
Julie Rath
Samantha Lehni Reeves
Ashley Rice
Robin Ridley
Steven and Joan Ringel
Courtney Riordon
Robert and Joan Root
Joanne Roberts
Robin and Jay McCarthy
Emily Roet
Ilana Rubin
Laura Rubin
Matthew Sadler
Marie Salame
Mary Salsich
Stephanie Sands
Rachel Schoen
Nancy Schoyer
Susie Seawell
Sarah Sexton
Amy Shaffer
Lindsey Shearer
Elvin and Irmi Smith
Sarah Speicher
Kait Speth
Lorrie Spoering
Julie Steiner
Ruth Steiner
Stephen and Wendy Kaeuper
Pavel Suyumov
Marilyn Swan
Sarah Swanson
Lauren Swenson
Penfield Tate
Suzanne Tate
Marjorie Thompson
Todd & Renee Hopkins
Tom and Carol Odwyer
Wendi Torres
Shaylisa Turner
Craig Umbaugh and Lisa Zoeller
Karen Urwin
Pat Van-Bercklaer
Alex Walsh
Sue Weinstein and Marekah Stewart
Kandice Wheeler
Nikki Wiederaenders
Anastasia Williamson
Lauran Williamson
Roxana Wilter
Sue Wofford
Jay Wolfgram
Momoko Wong
Beth Wright
Guy and Susan Wroble
John Wyszynski – Gerretson Realty
Leslie Yelland
Debbie Zucker and Brian Field
VOLUNTEERS
Sue Bruner
Greg Davis
Claudia Fields
Maria Flora
Tas Frashure
Noni Horwitz
Debra Lovell
Mia Peterson
Mike Quigley
Deb Rosenbaum
Heather Shulman
Nikki Wiederaenders