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una rueda de bienestar y los intereses de los participantes de nuestro grupo para planificar nuestras reuniones semanales para que sean útiles y ayuden a los miembros de nuestro grupo a envejecer con gracia. Nuestro grupo se reúne virtualmente los jueves de 9:30am a 10:30am hasta el 12 de agosto de 2021. Nos enfocamos en temas relacionados con la salud y el bienestar que trabajan intencionalmente para reducir y/o eliminar barreras y disparidades para envejecer con gracia. La intención del grupo también es divertirse y tener la oportunidad de socializar con otras personas mayores de 55 años que buscan cumplir con la misión del grupo. Esto es profundamente personal para mí, ya que me esforcé diariamente por amar y cuidar a mi madre antes de su fallecimiento a medida que su esclerosis múltiple progresaba y abarcaba la demencia en las etapas posteriores. Como su única hija, era importante para mí mantener nuestras rutinas tanto como fuera posible, incluso cuando tenía que alterar cosas como nuestros almuerzos o los viajes de Domingos. Ella fue una madre increíble y aprendí mucho navegando por varios sistemas para asegurarme de que ella recibiera todas las cosas que se merecía y necesitaba a medida que envejecía y vivía con esta devastadora enfermedad. Llevo ese amor y cuidado a Envejecer Con Gracia y a la planificación de reuniones significativas y edificantes. Envejecer Con Gracia se ofrece a través del programa Montbello Solutions y es gratis. La gente puede registrarse para Envejecer Con Gracia a: https://www.mobilize.us/montbelloorganizingcommittee/event/383755/.Y
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Montbello FreshLo Hub Ramps Up Community Outreach with New Website By Jeff Howard, Gomez-Howard Group From its inception, the Montbello FreshLo project has involved the community every step of the way. Promotion is underway for what many deem as the most critical component of the build — involving community residents in creating jobs and capitalizing on small business economic opportunities. Groundbreaking for the new seven-story housing and commercial building is still months away. In the meantime, the project team is actively working to ensure Montbello residents and the greater Denver community are well aware of current and future opportunities through a dynamic, interactive, new website: www.freshlodenver.com. “We can’t emphasize enough our commitment to ensuring this community benefits economically from this new fresh produce, affordable housing and retail project,” said Donna Garnett, Montbello organizing committee executive director and FreshLo project director. “We view this project as a gamechanger in how communities can truly benefit in every aspect of an economic development project, from job training, apprenticeships, internships and work contracts to the final completion of the project and its use by the community.” Project organizers continued to put their money where their mouth is when they recently selected Kiewit-Gilmore as the
general contractors for the project. While both companies have done projects in and around Denver, Gilmore is a local community success story. Based in the 80239 zip code since its establishment more than two decades ago, Gilmore Construction has become known in the construction industry for consistently high standards, reliability and for creating the best possible construction experiences and outcomes for its clients. “While we are proud of the reputation forged by working on so many great projects in the Metro Denver area, our dedication to community is at the forefront of all we do,” said Edweena Gilmore, vice president of outreach and engagement for Gilmore Construction. “This project is one of the most important for us because of the positive impact we know it will make on the community now and for generations to come. When it is finally completed, it is our hope that we can all look back and know it was a collective effort lead by the Montbello residents who will benefit.” The notion of residential benefit has been the foundation for the various outreach platforms designed to engage the neighborhood. The new website serves as the primary portal for job opportunities, skills training programs, small business projects, youth engagement internships and initiatives, community feedback links and more. “Residents are beginning to see signage around the community that we hope will encourage a look at what the FreshLo project is all about. We hope it will be a catalyst for more economic devel-
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opment led by our residents,” said Denise Burgess, president of FLO Development Services. “The website we have constructed and the digital media outreach we will undertake will give the community a sense of how serious our team is taking local involvement in all phases of the project.” FreshLo Hub components will include: •Grocery store •Retail space •Meeting and cultural community spaces •Affordable housing —97 units atop the grocery store and cultural hub space •Workforce Opportunity The groundbreaking for the FreshLo Hub project is slated for early 2022. For information on how to apply for FreshLo programs and employment opportunities, visit www.freshlodenver.com. Y
Montbello FreshLo Hub Aumenta El Alcance Comunitario Con Un Nuevo Sitio Web Por Jeff Howard, Gomez-Howard Group Traducido por Marta Welch Desde su inicio, el proyecto Montbello FreshLo ha involucrado a la comunidad en cada paso del camino. Se está promoviendo lo que muchos consideran el componente más crítico de la construcción — involucrar a los residentes de la comunidad en la creación de empleos y capitalizar las oportunidades económicas de las pequeñas empresas. Aún faltan meses para que se inicie la construcción del nuevo edificio comercial y de viviendas de siete pisos. Mientras tanto, el