Dreaming Of Turkeys And All Trimmings
Thank You To A Remarkable List Of Helpers
With the holidays just around the corner (I know, I know, hold your horses!) I am feeling impending gratitude – as well as the appreciation still on my mind from last month. Specifically, thank you to all who came out and enjoyed September’s 41st Annual Home Tour and Street Fair. Aside from a closing-time downpour, we had beautiful weather, great energy, and a successful fundraising event. Thank you to the planning committee, homeowners, sponsors, vendors, performers, and attendees alike.
I’d also like to thank the wonderful group of McAuliffe 8th-graders who spent a couple hours in September happily organizing the greenhouse, cleaning up the front and back sidewalks/patios, working in the garden, and organizing and cleaning in the office.
The student volunteers included Charlie Tartar, Aynslee Reed, Sophia Shiroff, George Johnson, Joe Lord, Diego Martinez, Alek Kalajdzic, Natty Haile, Jacob Smithburger, Easter Im and Mario Orozco.
Speaking of volunteers, we are starting to prepare for our November Thanksgiving food box giveaway. We’ll be providing full Thanksgiving meals, turkey and all, to more than 300 families in Park Hill, and are in full swing collection and recruitment mode.
We’ll need lots of volunteers at various days and times, with opportunities for all ages. We’ll also need a cornucopia of food and/or grocery store gift card donations to make it happen. Please visit greaterparkhill.org/food-programs/thanksgiving/ for all the details and to sign up.
Our annual meeting takes place this year on Thursday, Oct. 3 starting at 6 p.m. on the rooftop event area at Carla Madison Recreation Center at the corner of Colfax and Josephine.
Dinner is provided and the program includes a keynote presentation on Community & Conversation. The annual meeting also includes board elections, volunteer recognition, and the presentation of this year’s prestigious Babbs Award to honor a neighbor whose contributions to Park Hill have been exemplary. For more details and to RSVP, check out greaterparkhill.org/join-us/community-meetings/. The October annual meeting takes the place of our monthly community and board meeting. All are invited and encouraged to attend.
Thank you to the following donors and volunteers who give their time, talent, and treasure. We are grateful to be part of a community that comes together to care for those who need it most.
Lana Cordes is the executive director of Greater Park Hill Community, Inc.
Donors
Peter Adams
Barbara Allen
James Aubrey
Margo Azar
Stephen Bishop
William Braden
Todd Bragdon
Zana Brown
Alexis Carrington-Ford
Stephanie Ceccato
Barbara Charnes
Peg Clover Stipek
Jan Daily
Diane Deschanel
John Desmond
Jeanette Fedele
Michelle Ferguson
Heather Fitzgerald
Patrick Foley
Patrick Foley
David Gauthier
Alison Gilliland
Kathleen Gomez
Josh Goodman
Gretchen Hammer
Kathleen Hannan
Duke Hartman
Todd Hopkins
Susan House
Carolyn Howard
Adam Huff
Mark Imhoff
Thomas Johnson
Brian Johnson
Will Johnson
Susan Jorgenson
Robb Kolstad
Karen Kudebeh
Edward Lapine
Troy Lerner
Tony Livaudais
Deborah MacNair
Anais Mares
Roberta Marks
Carol Mcdermott
Sheila Mcmullen
Linda Nestor
Ruth Norman
Dennis Pearl
Mia Peterson
Betsy Post
Becky Richardson
Sandra Robnett
Karin Schumacher
Susie Seawell
Ellen Selig
Jacqui Shumway
Charles Silverman
Theresa Smith
Elizabeth Spohn
Gerald Sullivan
T. Shane Sutherland
Karen Urwin
Gloria Valdez
Robert Vance
Harold Weber
Laura Wegscheid
Stefanie Winfield
Polly Wirtz
Dean Woodward
Tom Wordinger
Donor Organizations
AARP #995 Queen City
Blessed Sacrament
Carolyn W. and Charles T. Beaird Family Foundation
Cure D’Ars Catholic Church
Dahlia Campus for Health and Well-Being
Dank Dispensary
Denver Urban Gardens
Messiah Lutheran Church
Montview Blvd Presbyterian Church
Park Hill United Congregational Church
Park Hill United Methodist Church
Park Hill Veterinary Medical Center Pc
St. Thomas Episcopal
Volunteers
Roger Adams
Janey Alpert
Amy Anderson
Barbara Armendariz
Jaime Arruda
Tom Ashbaugh
Douglas Blankenship
Jessica Boots
Jon Bowman
Matthew Bradford
Thomas Brashear
Sally Brashear
Jeremy Brashear
Fletcher Brown
Sue Bruner
Lance Burkholder
Catherine Byrne
Roz Cantrell
Colette Carey
Barbara Cavender
Stephanie Ceccato
Mary Lou Clark
Colleen Costello
Kristin Coulter
Veronica D’Annibale
Camille Davis
Celine Davis
Greg Davis
Melissa Davis
Nicole Delmoro
Alec Delmoro
Haleigh Delmoro
Evan Delmoro
George Dennis
Beverly Dennis
Stephanie Densen
Millie Drumwright
Mike Estrada
Ashley Faller
Ryen Farley
Reed Farley
Steve Farley
Jack Farrar
Anthony Fedele
Jeanette Fedele
Claudia Fields
Harold Fields
Jeremy Fisher
Tas Frashure
Susan Gelbart
Robert Germain
Dan Goe
Maria Goodwin
James Groves
Kate Hakala
Lisa Halstead
Duncan Halstead
Kelly Hastman
Dick Hayes
Nilmini Hecox
Namanand Henderson
Mike Heringslack
Adrienne Hill
Kat Holm
Jim Hoops
Sarah Hopkins
Todd Hopkins
Renee Hopkins
Noni Horwitz
Jessica Howard
Jody Hunnicutt
Ryan Hunter
Erika Hutyra
Bette Jamieson
Jean Johnson
Marcia Johnson
Wendy Kaeuper
Steve Kaeuper
Peter Kaufman
Helina Kaufman
Bernadette Kelly
Patrice Kennedy
Kevin Kennedy
Lara Kleinhelter
Mark Kuhl
Steve Laporta
Kathy Leedom
Mike Liebman
Roberta Locke
Lauren Long
Debra Lovell
Ben Lusz
Lynn Maedel
Jeff Maen
Rob Mathes
Jen Mathes
Jenn McCain
Fred Merten
Wendy Miner
June Monson
Chuck Nelson
Allison Nuanes
Emirlan Nurlanov
Carol ODwyer
Justin Petaccio
Mia Peterson
Louis Plachowski
Daniel Powell
Linda Redstone
Paul Redstone
Hannah Riviere-Platt
Mike Quigley
Peggy Roberts
Rebecca Rogers
Deb Rosenbaum
Joel Russman
Mary Salsich
Doris Sanders
Richard Sanford
Tammi Scroggins
Heather Shulman
Jacqui Shumway
Shane Sutherland
Rebecca Thomas
Ann Torgerson
Dirk Turner
Tracey Wehbey
Sue Weinstein
Mary Ann Welch
Sarah Werner
Nikki Wiederaenders