GPHC Command Central: No Us Without You
We Can Do This! Seeking 25 New Members In May
By Lori Midson
Executive Director, GPHC, Inc.
Now that spring has stirred up our tulips and the summer sun is just a tank top away, I’ve been spending more time outdoors chatting with our neighbors.
Often, someone will ask what I do career-wise, and when I tell them I’m the executive director of Greater Park Hill Community, Inc. the response is typically met with genuine enthusiasm. “I love GPHC!” or “Your Home Tour and Street Fair event is so much fun!”
Nine times out of 10, I’m told: “You do so, so much for our community. Thank you.” And my reply is usually, “Well, we couldn’t do what we do without the support of our community.” That’s absolutely, unequivocally true. Without all of you, there would be no us.
We receive generosity and support from our community in a dozen different ways: volunteerism, food donations and food drives. financial and in-kind contributions, event participation, attending monthly community meetings and perhaps most important, memberships.
We are a membership-based registered neighborhood organization, and we truly are only as strong as the voices we represent — that means you. The more members we have, the bolder and more persuasive our collective voice becomes.
Our mission for the month of May is to recruit 25 new members. Once we reach that mark, everyone who joined will be entered into a drawing to receive a $75 gift card to a Park Hill restaurant, shop, café or coffee house of their choice. And to sweeten the pot, three of those 25 new members will get a gift card.
Why become a GPHC member? Just look at what we do.
To become a GPHC member, scan the QR code to the right, sign up at greaterparkhill.org/join-us/become-a-member/ or drop off a check (and introduce yourself) at our office, at 2823 Fairfax St. We look forward to serving you as a valued member, listening to your ideas and input and working collaboratively on projects, programs and issues.
Thank you, as always, to our current members, donors and volunteers for your kindness, in-kind and financial contributions, involvement and dedication to GPHC. You are so appreciated.
Current Food Pantry Needs
We accept food and toiletry donations on Mondays and Wednesdays between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. and on Tuesdays between 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. We also accept donations on Saturday by appointment.
Non-expired donations can also be dropped off in the bins inside Mayfair Liquors (at 13th and Krameria) and the Park Hill Library (at Montview and Dahlia) during their normal business hours.
Our food pantry needs are updated weekly on our website: greaterparkhill.org/food-programs/emergency-food-pantry/. In the meantime, if you’re at the grocery store, please consider picking up and donating a few items from the list below:
• Cereal and oatmeal
• Bags of white rice
• Canned refried, kidney and white beans
• Canned ravioli, tomato sauce, tomato paste
• Jarred pasta sauce
• Canned fruit (peaches, pineapple, mandarin oranges and mixed fruit)
• Canned tuna and salmon
• Spam, canned corned beef hash
• Hearty soups and stews
• Shelf-stable pasta and rice packaged meals
• Instant coffee packets
• Jarred spices and condiments
• Bread, butter, eggs
• Bags of grated cheese
• Frozen proteins (chicken, family packs of fish, ground beef and pork)
• Small can openers
• Hygiene products/toiletries
If you’d like to schedule a donation outside of our office hours, please send an email to director@greaterparkhill.org, or call 303-388-0918. While we’re always grateful for your donations, please, please be mindful of food expiration dates. For safety reasons, we will not accept expired food items. And please do not leave donations outside our office door. Thank you for abiding by these guidelines.
The following organizations and individuals donated to and volunteered with Greater Park Hill Community, Inc. in March:
Churches, Groups and Businesses
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
City and County of Denver
Clair Family Dentistry
Cure D’Ars Catholic Church
Curtis Park Deli
Dahlia Campus Farms and Gardens
Delwest Development Corp.
Denver Public Library
Denver Zoological Foundation, Inc.
Food Bank of the Rockies
Future Pathways LLC
Messiah Community Church
Park Hill United Church of Christ
Park Hill United Methodist Church
Pinnacol Assurance
Nestman Orthodontics
Mayfair Liquors
Starbucks
Twinkle Together
Individuals and Families
Anonymous Donors
Sylvia Aldena
Federico C Alvarez
Alice and Marc Applebaum
Penny Ashley-Lawrence
Heavan Asivida
Simon Blamires
Jennifer Calderone
Inga Calvin
Bruce Campbell
Anthony Caravella
Sandra Caron
Barbara and Alan Charnes
Mary Ellen Cochran
Sebbie and Terry Coleman
Todd Cooper
Kristy Corcoran
Diane Dash
Abigail Dice
Martha and Bruce Douglas
Elisabeth and Raymond Fedde
Ellen Reath and Craig Maginness
Jay Epperson
Denise Fisher
Carol Flank
Anne & Joe Frank
Gidon and Sarah Felson
Bobbi Gillis
Gretchen Groth
Lisa Haddox
Amy Harris
Adrienne Hill
Meryl Icove
Bill Juraschek
Kevin Wiegand and Karen Sercey
Robb Kolstad
Lana and James Cordes
Mary Jo Lorenz
Lori Midson
Natalie and Patrick Love
Mark and Debra Lovell
Elizabeth Mara
Matthew and Elizabeth Spohn
Margaret McCormick
Frank Mclaughlin
Solomon Mejia
Brenda Morrison
Mr & Mrs. Fred Bender
Harriet Mullaney
Jolene Mutchler
Chris and Erin Nielsen
Joe Raycroft
Mary Salsich
Julie Sawaya
Heather Selph
Daniel Snare
Sarah Speicher
Shannon Spezialy
Mary Jo Starmer
Rebecca & Piper Stevens
Christopher Stewart
Sue Bruner and Gordon Pedersen
Wendi Torres
Gloria Valdez
Jane Wainwright
Kristen Whealon
Pam and Chris Wineman
Sue Wofford
Karen Zallars
Vanessa Zimmerman
Food Pantry Volunteers
David Addor
Ursula Boldt
Bruce Campbell
Emily Clark
Linda Davis
Audrey Diamontopoulis
Larea Edwards
Carol Flank
Andy Hartman
Mark Pressey
Carole Robertson
Deb Rosenbaum
Heather Selph
Piper Stevens