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April 10, 2014
Donating spreads impact Goodwill Industries of Denver launch Arvada’s second retail location By Crystal Anderson
canderson@ coloradocommunitymedia.com Goodwill will open its second retail store April 12 in west Arvada, expanding the organization’s impact throughout the Arvada community. “We have had the opportunity to work closely with the Goodwill team and have been extremely impressed by their community driven initiatives and willingness to become a true community partner in Arvada,” Kami Welch, president of the Arvada Chamber of Commerce said. The store, opening at 6350 McIntyre Parkway, will be the chain’s 26th retail location in the Denver-metro area and one of three new locations opening in 2014. The location will provide around 20,000 square feet of retail space, encompass a drivethrough donation drop-off point, and employ 25 people. According to Vanessa Clark, a spokesper-
son for Goodwill, after seeing the growth of Arvada and the success of the donations and sales at the Lake Arbor location, 7547 W. 80th Ave., it was What: Goodwill Grand apparent the Opening Celebration western Arvada When: Saturday, April 12 location was a Where: 6340 McIntyre good fit for the Parkway Time: Ribbon Cutting organization. Ceremony - 7:45 a.m. “As Goodwill Store opening - 8 a.m. has grown, so Regular Business too has Arvada,” hours: Monday - Saturday: she said. “That 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sunday: 10 area is expanda.m. - 6 p.m. ing and growing, and there’s a lot of growth with families and neighborhoods in that area; it was just a good fit for us,” Clark said. The organization, which seeks to have positive impacts on the communities they’re in, uses new retail stores as a way to fund programs such as education, community employment and career development programs. Proceeds from the donations of gently-used clothing, accessories, entertainment and household goods help
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Arvada’s second retail Goodwill location, 6340 McIntyre St., will open with a grand opening celebration, Saturday, April 10. Photo by Crystal Anderson fund these programs, which help provide resources for more than 19,000 Colorado residents in need. “Our goal whenever we open new stores is that we have a positive impact on the community,” Clark said. “If we expand our retail presence, then we can expand the impact we have on our community.” To celebrate the store’s opening, the Arvada Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon cutting ceremony, a majority of the
items at that location will be 50 percent off, and additional entertainment, refreshments, activities and prize giveaways will be offered. The location is currently accepting donations daily, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., until the grand opening. Following the opening, the store will accept donations during regular business hours. For more information, visit www.goodwilldenver.org.
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Jeffco Public Health honored its 2013 Public Health Champions of the Year during an award ceremony on April 3 at the Jeffco Administration and Courts building. This year’s recipients were recognized for their work which helped make the county more healthy through various projects. Pictured above; back row Commissioner Casey Tighe, Commissioner Donald Rosier, Commissioner Faye Griffin; front row, Michael McLoughlin, Dr. Lorrie Odom, Bonnie McNulty (speaker), Cynthia Vitale, Nancy Murray, Wilma Jones. Courtesy photo by Jeffco Public Health
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Choosing the Right Lender Can Be As Important As Choosing the Right Realtor By JIM SMITH, Realtor ®
ahead of his own compensation. You may think that interest rates are pretty uniform, but loan officers earn different commissions based on what interest rate and what loan product you select. This was one of the reasons for the housing crisis in 2008, because a loan officer could earn much more if he or she put you in a subprime loan even if you qualified for a conventional loan. Many of those loan officers have changed professions by now. Nevertheless, it’s a good practice to have one loan officer evaluate the product and rate you have been offered by another loan officer. I don’t have one loan officer I recommend. Instead, I have a stable of loan officers from which to choose based on your particular need or scenario. One is particularly good at improving credit scores to help a marginal borrower qualify for a mortgage. Some specialize in first-time home buyers…
Unless you’re an investor, you probably don’t have a lot of experience with multiple lenders (or real estate agents) to guide you in selecting the lender who can serve you best. I recommend that you choose your Realtor first (and not an agent who is a non-Realtor) and get a referral of the best lender for your particular situation. Make sure it’s an agent who has done a lot of transactions, so he or she has had the opportunity to observe and evaluate multiple lenders. Here is some of the advice I give to buyers. If they have already selected a lender — perhaps one they have used before, or a bank with which they have an existing relationship — I recommend that they talk to a mortgage broker so that they get the best possible deal. How loan officers are compensated is a complicated business, and you need to be sure that the Read the rest of this column online at loan officer is putting your interest www.JimSmithColumns.com.
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