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April 19, 2019
Spring is here, and summer is just around the corner. One of the best things about summer is enjoying our neighborhood parks. Here are a list […]
April 12, 2019
Repost Estimated National Value of Each Volunteer Hour Volunteers in the United States are 63 million strong and hold up the foundation of civil society. […]
April 10, 2019
As you may know, each year, Extreme Community Makeover picks a theme. We pick the themes based on the overall vision of ECM. Past year’s themes […]
April 10, 2019
Summary of 4.6.19 ECM Work Day: Volunteers who participated – 130 Blocks adopted – 4 Projects completed – 14 Alleys cleaned – 6 Volunteer hours invested – 780 […]
April 4, 2019
We had our Spring Kickoff last week and the Work Day season begins again this Saturday, so we have lots of events and projects underway. In […]
April 3, 2019
National Volunteer Week is April 7th through April 13th, so it’s time to celebrate volunteering in Denver! Volunteer service impacts our communities and neighborhoods in a positive […]
March 27, 2019
Even better than recycling, the number one way to reduce waste is to not create it in the first place. Not creating waste requires refusing disposable items, and reusing and repairing products […]
March 22, 2019
ECM welcomes all levels of financial support from churches, companies, individuals, organizations, and schools. We have ECM Work Day partnership opportunities for each of our Saturday […]
March 19, 2019
Even though there has been no shortage of cold and snowy weather recently, spring is coming soon…hopefully! And the Work Day season is about to begin […]
March 14, 2019
Extreme Community Makeover hosts Happy Hours each month at different restaurant locations in Denver. It’s a time to celebrate volunteering in Denver and to meet new […]
March 8, 2019
Our social enterprise business, Extreme Yard Care, is growing! All this growth requires equipment for existing projects, as well as new equipment to expand our scope […]
February 22, 2019
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” ~Ian Maclaren It’s true…everyone is fighting a battle of some sort. Therefore, always remember to […]
February 19, 2019
You may have noticed that volunteers are at the heart of Extreme Community Makeover. That’s why we like to highlight a few of these amazing individuals […]
February 14, 2019
If you’ve been on the Extreme Teams for a while, you are used to seeing Eric Hofschire around on volunteer Work Days, helping out on the Projects Team. […]
February 6, 2019
Denver’s Adopt-a-Spot program is a great resource for residents that are motivated to help keep Denver a clean and safe place to live and play. The […]
January 25, 2019
Extreme Community Makeover serves eight Denver neighborhoods, which include Barnum, Elyria, Globeville, La Alma/Lincoln Park, Swansea, Villa Park, West Colfax, and Westwood. Out of these eight […]
January 23, 2019
Welcome to a new year! If you’re wondering what’s up for 2019, I was hoping to have the whole year planned out by now, but it’s […]
January 8, 2019
Betty moved to the Villa Park neighborhood 25 years ago with her three sons after her husband passed away. She lives now with her youngest son […]
December 19, 2018
Luis is on the Extreme Teams, Survey Team, and on the Board of Directors for Extreme Community Makeover. He found out about ECM when he was visiting with […]
December 14, 2018
Tom and Sue (this is not their real names because the family wished to remain anonymous) have lived in their neighborhood for 38 years. They make […]
December 13, 2018
We made it through our year long journey of recounting highlights of Extreme Community Makeover over the past 10 years! What a journey filled with twists and […]
December 7, 2018
The city of Denver has much to explore, and especially during the Holidays. We are lucky to live in such a beautiful city and fortunate to […]
November 30, 2018
Denver Recycles encourages you to keep waste prevention, recycling and composting in mind as you move into this festive (and often wasteful) time of year. Not only do […]
November 28, 2018
You don’t have to live in Denver for too long to realize we have the best local restaurants and entertainment spots. We have so many diverse […]
November 16, 2018
After reminiscing about ECM highlights over the years, the thing that stands out most about 2017 is that this was the year that we launched our […]
November 14, 2018
Meggan and her husband Gene recently volunteered with Extreme Community Makeover (ECM) through a group from Regis Jesuit High School. Her three kids attend Regis. Meggan […]
November 8, 2018
www.ExtremeCommunityMakeover.org Executive Director: Angela Bomgaars angela@extremecommunitymakeover.org 720.235.8847 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ART IS IN THE AIR Annual Fundraiser Denver – CO (November 7th, 2018) Extreme […]
October 31, 2018
Keep your leaves out of the landfill this fall by bringing them to a LeafDrop site near you! By participating in the LeafDrop program, Denver residents decrease their environmental […]
October 30, 2018
Join Extreme Community Makeover to celebrate 10 years of our work in Denver neighborhoods! Art is in the Air is coming up on Thursday, November 8 at […]
October 25, 2018
Summary of 10.20.18 ECM Work Day: Volunteers who participated – 135 Blocks adopted – 4 Projects completed – 8 Alleys cleaned – […]
October 25, 2018
Tammy and Charles have been volunteering for Art Is in the Air for for five years now. It is their favorite event to do with ECM. […]
October 18, 2018
Have you ever volunteered with Extreme Community Makeover and seen those people in the blue shirts? Those people are on Extreme Teams. I have been doing […]
October 10, 2018
Summary of 10.6.18 ECM Work Day: Volunteers who participated – 75 Blocks adopted – 1 Projects completed – 6 Alleys cleaned […]
October 10, 2018
John and Jennifer are your typical neighbors. They are busy raising their kids, they work full-time (Jennifer works in the home), they attend church, and they […]
October 4, 2018
Dear Rachel,For those who may just be joining us or catching up, we’ve been on a journey of remembering highlights from each of the past 10 years […]
September 28, 2018
Extreme Community Makeover is looking forward to our annual fundraiser Art Is in the Air on Thursday, November 8, at 7 p.m. We will be incorporating some […]
September 26, 2018
Summary of 9.22.18 ECM Work Day: Volunteers who participated – 95 Blocks adopted – 4 Projects completed – 9 Alleys cleaned – 6 Volunteer hours invested – 610 […]
September 24, 2018
“Yay! It’s the weekend! Boy, it was a long work week. I am really looking forward to relaxing, maybe getting some things done around the house, […]
September 20, 2018
Extreme Community Makeover serves eight Denver neighborhoods, which include Barnum, Elyria, Globeville, La Alma/Lincoln Park, Swansea, Villa Park, West Colfax, and Westwood. Of these neighborhoods, three […]
September 13, 2018
Summary of 9.8.18 ECM Work Day: Volunteers who participated – 105 Blocks adopted – 3 Projects completed – 2 Alleys cleaned – 12 Volunteer hours invested – 455 […]
September 7, 2018
To be able to give your time volunteering in the community is a great act of service. We are so thankful to the organizations that make […]
September 7, 2018
We’re moving closer to 2018 in our journey of reflecting upon the past ten years of Extreme Community Makeover’s existence and this month we land on […]
September 6, 2018
Art is in the Air Call for Creatives: Be Kind. Do Good. CREATIVE BRIEF This event is an annual fundraiser focused on community, connection, and creativity. […]
August 31, 2018
Denver is the place to be and the city is getting flooded with new residents daily. Andrea just moved here from South Carolina. She decided it […]
August 30, 2018
Watch CBS Denver’s news story and click, here. By Michael Abeyta DENVER (CBS4) – On a warm sunny Saturday morning, a group of volunteers worked free of […]
August 30, 2018
Summer is beginning to wind down- school busses are taking to the streets again, football is finding its way back onto television screens, and colder weather […]
August 29, 2018
We have all experienced this at one time or another. We think we have paid attention to street signs…and then we walk out to our car […]
August 28, 2018
Summary of 8.25.18 ECM Work Day: Volunteers who participated – 10 Alleys cleaned – 3 Volunteer hours invested – 40 Photos from this Work Day – […]
August 11, 2018
RingCentral St. Andrew United Methodist Church Youth Individuals Summary of 8.11.18 ECM Work Day: Volunteers who participated –25 Projects completed – 2 Alleys cleaned – 2 […]
August 7, 2018
If you’ve been getting this newsletter for a while, you know we’ve been reflecting on each of the past ten years since Extreme Community Makeover (ECM) […]
July 28, 2018
Legacy High School National Honor Society Individuals Summary of 7.28.18 ECM Work Day: Volunteers who participated – 30 Alleys cleaned – 5 Volunteer hours invested – […]
July 26, 2018
Summary of 7.24.18 & 7.26.18 ECM Work Days: Volunteers who participated – 100 Projects completed – 6 Alleys cleaned – 16 Volunteer hours invested – 460D […]
July 23, 2018
Summary of 7.17.18 & 7.19.18 ECM Work Days: Volunteers who participated – 190 Projects completed – 3 Alleys cleaned – 20 Volunteer hours invested – […]
July 17, 2018
Summary of 7.14.18 ECM Work Day: Volunteers who participated – 50 Blocks adopted – 1 Projects completed – 4 Alleys cleaned – 3 Volunteer hours invested […]
July 16, 2018
Summary of 7.10.18 & 7.12.18 ECM Work Days: Volunteers who participated – 55 Projects completed […]
July 12, 2018
As we continue reflecting on the past ten years of Extreme Community Makeover’s work, we reach 2013. This year marked five years of doing our […]
July 10, 2018
Summary of 7.3.18 & 7.5.18 ECM Work Days: Volunteers who participated – 45 Projects completed – 5 Alleys cleaned – 1 Volunteer hours invested – 250 […]
July 9, 2018
Mentoring can go undervalued in our culture. Life can get so hectic and busy, we are unable to even think about giving our time to mentor […]
July 6, 2018
In order to build healthy communities, we need to build relationships in those communities. Communities thrive when community members are involved in each other’s lives. God’s […]
July 2, 2018
Summary of 6.26.18 & 6.28.18 ECM Work Days: Volunteers who participated – 50 Projects completed – 5 Alleys cleaned – 2 Volunteer hours invested – 290 […]
June 28, 2018
Join the Neighbor to Neighbor Club Our theme this year is “Be Kind. Do Good.” There are a number of opportunities to show up and […]
June 27, 2018
Summary of 6.19.18 & 6.21.18 ECM Work Days: Volunteers who participated – 165 Projects completed – 2 Alleys cleaned – 21 Volunteer hours invested – 990 […]
June 26, 2018
Community, participation, relationships, volunteer, service, neighbor; these are just some of the words I think of when I approach the beginning of each ECM Work Day. […]
June 19, 2018
Summary of 6.16.18 ECM Work Day: Volunteers who participated – 5 Projects completed – 1 Volunteer hours invested – 20 Photos from this Work Day – […]
June 19, 2018
Summary of 6.12.18 & 6.14.18 ECM Work Days: Volunteers who participated – 95 Blocks adopted – 2 Projects completed […]
June 14, 2018
Our trip down memory lane of the past ten years of Extreme Community Makeover takes us to 2012. During that year, ECM expanded its reach […]
June 13, 2018
Save yourself time and energy this growing season by grasscycling, which is the process of leaving your grass clippings on your lawn after mowing. Grasscycling makes […]
June 12, 2018
It’s amazing how we can live somewhere for a number of years, but not truly feel connected to our community. This is how Diana felt, even […]
June 11, 2018
Summary of 6.5.18 & 6.7.18 ECM Work Days: Volunteers who participated – 85 Blocks adopted – 1 Projects completed – 6 Alleys cleaned – 10 […]
June 9, 2018
Mission– Extreme Community Makeover coordinates volunteer teams to partner with underserved people to improve their own homes and neighborhoods. These projects build safer environments; cultivate community […]
June 4, 2018
Summary of 6.2.18 ECM Work Day: Volunteers who participated – 15 Blocks adopted – 2 Projects completed – 7 Volunteer hours invested – 90 Photos from […]
June 2, 2018
Extreme Community Makeover serves in eight Denver neighborhoods, which include Barnum, Elyria, Globeville, La Alma/Lincoln Park, Swansea, Villa Park, West Colfax, and Westwood. Of these neighborhoods, […]
June 1, 2018
If a cleanup around your home or neighborhood is on your spring to-do list, then you won’t want to miss out on the opportunity to participate […]
May 28, 2018
Some days bring sunshine, some days bring rain, but regardless of the weather, every day brings the opportunity to Be Kind and Do Good. Saturday morning […]
May 21, 2018
Summary of 5.19.18 ECM Work Day: Volunteers who participated – 80 Blocks adopted – 2 Projects completed – 5 Alleys cleaned – 4 Volunteer hours invested […]
May 14, 2018
I have a daily practice of calling to my conscience the feelings of appreciation, gratitude, compassion, and service. This practice creates for me a positive outlook […]
May 11, 2018
Ardent Mills had their Elevate Quality Leader Conference in Denver recently. Every year, they host a leadership conference and choose a different state. They also choose a […]
May 10, 2018
As we continue sharing more about the history of Extreme Community Makeover (ECM), we come to 2011. By this time, we have been going for […]
May 9, 2018
Even though Denverites are recycling and composting more and more each year, an alarming amount of“good stuff” (otherwise known as recyclable and compostable material) is still […]
May 8, 2018
Spring, Summer, and Fall are beautiful in Colorado. Sure, we enjoy the snow, but when the weather is warmer, we can get out and experience Colorado’s […]
May 7, 2018
Summary of 5.5.18 ECM Work Day: Volunteers who participated – 5 Alleys cleaned – 2 Volunteer hours invested – 22.5 Photos from this Work Day – […]
May 2, 2018
Denver residents looking to start the garden and landscaping season off right won’t want to miss Denver Recycles’ Annual Mulch Giveaway & Compost Sale on Saturday, May 5, 2018 […]
April 26, 2018
Summary of 4.21.18 Go: Westwood: Volunteers who participated – 215 Projects completed – 3 (Alameda Avenue, Morrison Road, Munroe Elementary School) Alleys cleaned – 36 Volunteer hours […]
April 18, 2018
It’s an exciting time for Extreme Community Makeover. We just celebrated our ten year anniversary, this past March, at Converge Denver. We are kicking off the second year of […]
April 18, 2018
As you may or may not know, last year Extreme Community Makeover launched a social enterprise lawn service called Extreme Yard Care, with the following […]
April 12, 2018
Summary of 4.7.18 ECM Work Day: Volunteers who participated – 165 Blocks adopted – 11 Projects completed – 10 […]
April 6, 2018
Volunteering adds value to our lives. When we help others, it allows us to see the world from a different perspective and gain a positive, life-changing […]
April 5, 2018
In continuing our historical journey of the past ten years of Extreme Community Makeover, we worked in four neighborhoods after 2008 and 2009 (Globeville, La Alma/Lincoln […]
April 5, 2018
Are you ready to lace up those running shoes? The Colfax Marathon is around the corner and Extreme Community Makeover is excited to announce we are […]
March 28, 2018
No doubt, Denver has a lot to offer when looking for a place to eat. Denver neighborhoods are thriving and opening up new restaurants, it seems, […]
March 23, 2018
How healthy is your home? The average U.S. home generates about 20 pounds of household hazardous waste per year. Many common products, such as garden chemicals, adhesives, […]
March 21, 2018
“Your creativity needs a community,” this is one of the mottos of Converge Denver. They believe community is critical to inspire and bring out the best potential […]
March 16, 2018
Last month, I shared how Extreme Community Makeover began in the Villa Park and West Colfax neighborhoods in 2008. As we moved ahead into 2009, […]
