Restore Denver Day
May 20, 2017
Project Descriptions
LOCAL SCHOOLS
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Grant Beacon Middle School Beautification Project: Volunteers will complete yard work and clean-up on the school
grounds and touch up paint on the school’s blacktop. Questions about this project? Contact the project co-leads: Adrienne
Asimos at [email protected] and Marsha Miller at [email protected].
o Details: Start time: 9:00 am; Estimated project length: 2-3 hours; Meeting location: Grant Beacon, 1751 S Washington
St, Denver, CO 80210
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McKinley Thatcher Elementary School Beautification Project: Volunteers will complete yard work and clean-up on the
school grounds and touch up the paint on the school’s exterior. Questions about this project? Contact the project lead, Kris
Keske, at [email protected].
o Details: Start time: 9:00 am; Estimated project length: 3-4 hours; Meeting location: McKinley Thatcher, 1230 S Grant
St, Denver, CO 80210
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Asbury Elementary School Beautification Project: Volunteers will complete yard work and clean-up in the school’s garden
beds. Questions about this project? Contact the project lead, Rachel Caughern, at [email protected].
o Details: Start time: 9:00 am; Estimated project length: 2-3 hours; Meeting location: Asbury, 1320 E Asbury Ave,
Denver, CO 80210
PORTER HOSPITAL
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Porter Hospitality House Spring Cleaning Project: Porter’s Hospitality House provides long-term care for Porter’s organ
transplant patients. Volunteers will complete spring cleaning projects inside and outside of the house. There is a need for 2-3
people willing to clean gutters on the roof. Questions about this project? Contact the project lead, Mandy Stout, at
[email protected].
o Details: Start time: 9:30 am; Estimated project length: 2-3 hours; Meeting location: Porter Hospitality House, 2379 S
High Street, Denver, CO 80210
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*FOR KIDS* Family Life Porter Hospitality House Project: *For children 5-10 years old that are accompanied by one
parent* Child volunteers will hand out flower pots that have been painted during KidsZone to the transplant patients staying at
the Hospitality House. Questions about this project? Contact the project lead, Kimberly Silvernale, at
[email protected].
o Details: Start time: 10:00 am; Estimated project length: 1-2 hours; Meeting location: Porter Hospitality House, 2379 S
High Street, Denver, CO 80210
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Porter Place Gardening Project: Porter Place is a retirement and assisted living center. Volunteers will complete gardening
projects on the center’s grounds. Questions about this project? Contact the project lead, Erin Lewallen, at
[email protected].
o Details: Start time: 9:45 am; Estimated project length: 2-3 hours; Meeting location: Porter Place, 1001 E Yale Ave,
Denver, CO 80210
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*FOR KIDS* Family Life Porter Place Project: *For children 5-10 years old that are accompanied by one parent* Child
volunteers will hand out flower pots that have been painted during KidsZone to the retirement residents living at Porter Place.
Questions about this project? Contact the project lead, Kimberly Silvernale, at [email protected].
o Details: Start time: 10:30 am; Estimated project length: 1-2 hours; Meeting location: Porter Place, 1001 E Yale Ave,
Denver, CO 80210
NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH
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Neighborhood Homes Work Project: Volunteer teams will complete house projects (yard work, etc.) for several homes
around RCC’s location (similar to the Extreme Community Makeover Day done the past few summers). Questions about this
project or if you know of a home in the neighborhood that we could assist that day, contact the project lead, Lauren
Masters, at [email protected].
o Start time: 9:00 am; Estimated project length: 3-4 hours; Meeting location: RCC, 2300 S Marion Street, Denver, CO
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*FOR KIDS* Family Life Neighborhood Outreach Project: *For children 0-10 years old that are accompanied by one
parent* Child volunteers will hand out "Thank you for being our neighbor" cards that were made in KidsZone along with a
packet of seeds to neighbors. They will also man a lemonade stand on the church lawn. Questions about this project? Contact
the project co-leads: Nicole Thrasher at [email protected] and Annie Barrera at [email protected].
o Start time: 10:00 am; Estimated project length: 1-2 hours; Meeting location: RCC, 2300 S Marion Street, Denver, CO
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*FOR STUDENTS* Youth Ministry Harvard Gulch Outreach Project: *For middle and high school students* Student
volunteers will hand out water bottles to people in Harvard Gulch park. (Note: the annual Plant Sale is in Harvard Gulch that
day.) Questions about this project? Contact the project lead, Lance Easterling, at [email protected].
o Start time: 10:00 am; Estimated project length: 1-2 hours; Meeting location: Harvard Gulch Park, corner of Iliff and
Emerson
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Neighborhood Prayer Walk: Led by Paul Romig-Leavitt, volunteers will prayerfully walk the blocks around RCC to pray over
the day, intercede for the neighborhood, and listen to the Holy Spirit’s promptings. Questions about this project? Contact the
project lead, Carrie Gusmus, at [email protected].
o Start time: 7:00 am; Estimated project length: 1-2 hours; Meeting location: RCC, 2300 S Marion Street, Denver, CO
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