32 Arvada Press
December 4, 2014
Thank You... The Golden Civic Foundation held its 39th annual Dinner and Auction on November 15, 2014. The event was themed “Bob’s Garage,” and honored Bob Lowry for his many years of service and commitment to the Golden community. More than $118, 000 was raised at the sold out event, and all of the proceeds will be distributed to Golden’s schools and non-profit organizations through the Civic Foundation’s grants program in February. Congratulations to the following organizations which have been selected to receive grants funded from the event proceeds: American Alpine Club Library American Mountaineering Museum Bell Middle School Buffalo Bill Days CASA of Jefferson & Gilpin Counties Colorado Cowboy Gathering Colorado Fourteeners Initiative Colorado Mountain Club Colorado Trail Foundation Compass Montessori
Continental Divide Trail Coalition CSM Geology Museum Dinosaur Ridge Family Tree Foothills Art Center Free Horizon Montessori School Golden Backpack Program Golden Chamber of Commerce Golden Community Choir Golden Earth Days
Golden Fire Dept Golden High After Prom Golden High School Golden History Museums Golden Landmarks Golden Optimist Club Golden Police* Golden Public Library** Jefferson Symphony Kyffin Elementary
Miners Alley Playhouse Mitchell Elementary Outdoor Lab Foundation Pleasant View Elementary Red Rocks Community College Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Shelton Elementary Welchester Elementary
Thank you to the many supporters who made the 39th Annual Dinner and Auction a success: Underwriters - $5,000+: F. A. (Heinie) Foss, Colorado School of Mines. Gold Level Sponsors - $2,500 - $4,999: MillerCoors, Waste Management. Silver Level Sponsors - $1,000 - $2,500: Billings Investments, Joy Brandt, Mrs. Lloyd Goad, Golden Buffalo Bill Days, Golden Software, Bill and Mimi Hillen, Kelley Trucking, Greg & Kelly Poulos, Samson Energy, Dr. & Mrs. John & Sharon Trefny, US Bank. Bronze Level Sponsors - $500 - $999: New West Golden Family Medicine, Hottman Law Office, PC, Colorado Business Bank, Key Bank, Brian Quarnstrom & Julieta Giraldez, John & Mary McCready, Sarah and Todd Labosky, Ares, LLC, Rotary Club of Golden. Auction Donors: 240 Union 5 Star Gluten Free A Better Car Wash Aaron Aguilar AC Golden Brewing Company adio Chiropractic Ali Baba Grill American Furniture Warehouse Diane Amico Ancient Treasures Alpaca Ranch Anonymous Anthony’s Pizza & Pasta Applewood Golf Course Arapahoe Basin Ski Area Ares, LLC Art on the Brix Arvada Center Avenue Gifts Avenue Vision Baby Doe’s Clothing, Artisan Jewelry and Fine Craft Bandimere Speedway Barbara Warden Barrels & Bottles Brewery Bean Fosters Becky Pearson Bell Middle School Bent Gate Mountaineering Betty Blooms by Bonnie Souder Bike Part Art Bill & Linda Patterson Bill & Sarah Litz Bloom Boutique Blue Canyon Bar & Grill Bob’s Atomic Burgers Body in Balance Bounce Inc. (Kong) Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum Susie Bradley Jack & Joy Brandt Briarwood Inn
Nona Brown Scott Brown Buffalo Bill Museum Buffalo Rose Bumps & Bundles Coco Burget Café 13 California Pizza Kitchen Calm Spirit Acupuncture Car Wash Express Central City Opera Century 21 Golden West Realty Charity Rides Christian Action Guild City of Golden Clean Cars Carwash Cobb Theatres Coleman Company Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering Colorado Mountain Club Colorado Paragliding Colorado Railroad Museum Colorado Trail Foundation Mark Conklin Charlie Coors Darden Coors Joe and Gail Coors Rich Copeland Corner Mechanic & Tire Shop Dr. Charles Courtad DDS Courtyard by Marriott Jeanne & Dennis Crass Credit Union of Colorado Creekside Jewelers Jesse Crock Art CSM Baseball CSM Football CSM Geology Museum CSM Men’s Basketball CSM Men’s Soccer CSM Softball CSM Women’s Basketball CSM Women’s Soccer
Golden Civic Foundation Board of Directors:
CSM Wrestling CSM Youth Sports Camp Curves of Golden Erin Dawes Paul Deardorff D’Deli Del’s Tonsorial Parlor Denver Art Museum Denver Children’s Museum Denver Marriott West Denver Museum of Nature and Science Downtown Aquarium Ed & Jean Dorsey Durango and Silverton Narrow Guage Railroad El Callejon El Dorado Mexican Restaurant Lora Engesser ENOR Environmental Camp Linda Enstrom Essence Laser and Wellness Fleur-de-Lis Flowers Fossil Trace Golf Club Free Horizon Montessori Friends of Dinosaur Ridge Tom & Kay Furtak Richard Goad Wendy Goad Game Day Memories Gene Bauer Goldsmith Georgetown Loop Railway Glass Craft Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park Golden Beer Talks Golden Buffalo Bill Days Golden City Brewery Golden Frames & Gifts Golden Goods Golden Himalaya Golden History Museums Golden Landmarks Association Golden Mill Golden Moon Distillery
Sarah Labosky – President Richard Goad – Vice President Pat Madison – Treasurer
Golden Moves Golden Music Center Golden Pilates Golden Police Department Golden River Sports Golden Skillet Golden Sweets Golden Urban Renewal Authority Golden Vision Clinic, Dr. Sam Baron OD Golden Visitors Center Golden Volunteer Fire Department Good Times Drive Thru Goozell Yogurt & Coffee Grappa Bistro Greater Golden Area Chamber of Commerce Jeff & Jill Hansen Richard Hebert Heritage Square Alpine Action Higher Grounds Coffee Janice Holmes Home Depot Hotel Boulderado Indulge Bistro and Wine Bar Into the Mystic Healing & Arts Jefferson Symphony Orchestra Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches Marv Kay Karen Jenkins Nanette Johnson & Dan Dougherty Jim Keller JC Kelley John Kelley Kelley Trucking Sharon Kirts Leadership Golden License Plate Auction Group Lou Liebovich Bob Lowry Lil’ Ricci’s Lodge Casino Black Hawk Love & Logic Institute
Rick Hebert – Director Brant Lahnert - Director M.L. Richardson – Director
Judy Madison Dr. John McInerney Maura McInerney Meyer Hardware Julie & Mike Midyett Mike Midyett Donna Miller Marcie Miller & Julie Millick MillerCoors Miners Alley Playhouse Andrew Morgan Jerry Morgan Mountain Toad Brewing Mountainsmith Inc. Mt. Tom Images Harold Noyes Octopus Car Wash Leon & Karen Oxman Diane & Tim Pasquarelli Dave and Diane Pavelka Peak Cycling Andi Pearson Rep. Ed Perlmutter Plantivity Donna Plummer Powder 7 Ski Shop Dave Powers PranaTonic Randall Olsson Photography Raven Records Re/Max Alliance Red Rocks Community College Red Wagon Residence Inn by Marriott: Denver West/Golden Rewind Consignment Shop M.L. & Steve Richardson Joe Rillos Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Rolling Hills Country Club Rose Rogers Scissors Edge Shelton Elementary PTSA
Brian Quarnstrom – Director Joy Brandt – Advisor Marv Kay – Advisor
Cathy Shiramizu Sisters on the Fly Sitzmark Lodge Marjorie N Sloan Sodexo Spirits in the Wind Gallery Strater Hotel Matthew E Steere & Theresa E Sorrells Patrick Stratton Kent Stevinson Table Mountain Inn Tall Pines Painting, Inc. Dixie Termin & Ronald Miller The Clothes Mine The Dove Inn The Golden Diner The Golden Group Real Estate Advisors The Golden Hotel/Bridgewater Grill The Green Paw and Spaw The Isle Black Hawk The Silver Horse The Wild Source TheCyclist-Lawyer com Joann Thistlewood Underwater Phantaseas United Methodist Women Vicki Wagner Dr. Bruce Waring Joseph and Carol Weber Brett Wieber Wendy Wood Photography Wild West Traders Windy Saddle Café Winter Park Chamber of Commerce Woody’s Wood Fired Pizza Wrigley’s Chicago Sports Bar &Grill Yardhouse @ Colorado Mills #341 Sue Young
John Trefny – Advisor
Event Volunteers: Hazel Addams Maia Addams Jack Brandt Joy Brandt
Carol Chapman Marcia Claxton CSM Athletes Charlie Coors
Darden Coors Rick Goad Wendy Goad Marv Kay
Sandi Lauersdorf Sunny Marschner Bonnie Midkiff Marcie Miller
Julie Millick Teri Spahn Elimar Trujillo Vicki Wagner
Frank Young Terre Deegan-Young Linda Young Tom Young
The mission of the Golden Civic Foundation is to invest in the economic and cultural vitality of the Golden community. Since its establishment in 1970, the Golden Civic Foundation has provided more than $2.6 million for the betterment of the Golden community.