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Welcome
to Rebuilding Together Metro Denver's eNews. Once each month we send
out news of our programs and the people making it possible. Please
forward to friends or colleagues who might also be interested in keeping
our neighbors warm, safe, and dry and living independently.
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Inside this issue:
- From
Laurie McCaw
- Over
900 Volunteers Rebuilding All Around the Town
- Rebuild
1000! – A Tremendous Success!
- Aerotek
Golf to Benefit RTMD
- Thank
You! Rebuilding Day Sponsors
- Save
the date for Tuxedos and Toolbelts
- Raise
money for RTMD while you search the internet
- Job
opening at RTMD
From
Laurie McCaw, Executive Director:
Dear
Friends,
It
was a Perfect Day for revitalization and renewal!
Rebuilding
Together Metro Denver couldn’t have asked for more perfect
work conditions on Rebuilding Day, April 28th! With thermometers
spiking at 78 degrees that day, our 900 plus volunteers were well
positioned to finish what they started on 30 home project sites
throughout the metro Denver area. From Golden to Aurora, and Centennial
to Commerce City, volunteers made homes warm, safe and dry for 54
low income elderly and disabled homeowners in need, plus a school
that serves 150 children per year. Since then, dozens of thank you
letters from grateful homeowners have poured into the Rebuilding
Together office. The expression of joy and gratitude has been tremendous
– it is humbling reading their letters of appreciation and
knowing that one day could make such a difference in someone’s
life. It’s YOU, our volunteers, sponsors and supporters that
made this all possible.
I like to reflect
on the phrase “if you change the way you look at things, the
things you look at will change”. I experienced it when touring
projects and seeing the determination in your faces with the expectation
of change and renewal. On behalf of our board and staff, thank you
for your hard work, commitment and willingness to make it happen!

Over
900 Volunteers Rebuilding All Around the Town
Photos
are still coming in, but check out the gallery for your team
or others. Click
here.
In
case you missed it, 9News did a good story about Rebuilding
Day which you can see here.
(Both
links are also available on our home page at www.rebuildingdenver.org) |
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| Rebuild 1000! –
A Tremendous Success! |
Ms.
Diane Johnson spent three days in the attic of her home
with five other adults and one infant after the levee on
Industrial Canal broke. Her home in the Holy Cross Neighborhood
of New Orleans was flooded with twelve feet of water.
Thanks
to the efforts of Rebuilding Together Volunteers, AmeriCorps*VISTA
members and others from across the nation, Ms. Johnson's
home is well on the way to being habitable.
Volunteers
worked hard each day, enjoyed themselves, and were able
to truly made a difference on four different homes. Ms.
Verna Hunter was able to move back into her once nearly-destroyed
home at the end of the work week.
“I
couldn’t be more pleased with this trip. Rebuilding
Together Metro Denver and New Orleans did an excellent job
in all areas. I greatly appreciate all your effort in making
this trip so special,” said Kathy Parker, RTMD Volunteer.
For
more information about how you can participate in the next
rebuilding effort in the Gulf, contact Mary Brook by
email or by calling 720-524-0840 x106.
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Our team
leaders Rob, Brad, Hank, Randy and Jim

Most of
the rest of the team on Day 1
click
here to see all the pictures
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Still
a Few Spots Left at the Aerotek Golf Tournament
On
Thursday, June 7, 2007, Aerotek is teaming up with Rebuilding Together
Metro Denver to host its 3rd Annual Charity Golf Tournament at Saddle
Rock Golf Course in Aurora, Colorado. The tournament is going to
be a scramble format and will kick-off with an 8AM Shotgun start.
Immediately following the tournament, there will be a “Pig
Roast” Luncheon and Raffle Prize Giveaway for all tournament
participants. All proceeds will benefit RTMD, and Allegis Group
will match every dollar raised.
There
are still a couple of foursomes available and a few hole sponsorships.
All the information is at www.rebuildingdenver.org/aerotekgolf.htm.
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Mark
your calendar for Rebuilding Together Metro Denver's first
annual gala fundraiser - Tuxedos and Toolbelts.
When:
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Where: Hyatt DTC
What: Dinner, Drinks, Entertainment, Auction, maybe even some
Dancing - all to enable more low-income homeowners to stay
warm, safe and dry |
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| Thank
you! Rebuilding Day Sponsors |
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Sponsor:

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| Sustaining
Sponsors: |
Supporting
Sponsors:
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| House
Sponsors:
AIMCO
American National Bank
Bank of the West
Beth Anderson & Friends
Catamount Constructors
Chase
Craig Hospital
Denver Metro Chamber Leads Groups - Sponsoring 4 Homes!
Faith Lutheran and Calvary Episcopal Churches
GE
HomeSphere, Inc.
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HomeVestors
Kaiser Permanente/Saunders Construction
KeyBank
McKenna, Long & Aldridge, PC
99.5 The Mountain Listeners
Otten,Johnson, Robinson, Neff & Ragonetti
Pinnacol Assurance
Safeco
Swinerton Builders
WaMu |
Major
In Kind Sponsors:
Accent
Windows
Colorado Roofing Association
KWAL Paint
1-800-PackRat
SantaFe Glass
Stellar Painting and Remodeling |
Media
Sponsor:

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You
can help raise funds for Rebuilding Together Metro Denver whenever
you search the internet.
Just
use Goodsearch, a Yahoo search engine and every time you search
about a penny will be donated to the nonprofit you've deisgnated.
It may not sound like much, but with all of our supporters,
it can add up in a hurry! Click
here for more information or go to our website. |
Job
opening at RTMD
Rebuilding
Together Metro Denver is looking for a Development Manager whose
primary responsibilities will be to further develop the Community
Team program and establish relationships with inkind donors. Click
here to get the job description. |
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Together Metro Denver is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that rehabilitates
homes in our community, keeping low-income seniors and people living with
disabilities warm, safe, and dry and living in independence. www.rebuildingdenver.org |
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