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IFCS School Supply program helps prepare 976 students
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The 2014 Ready, Set, School! program and school supply distribution has just wrapped up and was able to help 976 students.
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American Indian cultures celebrated at Denver Art Museum event
Denver Art Museum hosted the 25th annual celebration of the vitality of American Indian cultures, Sept. 6.
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Kwik Car Wash raises nearly $8,000 for local charities
After eight successful car wash fundraisers, Kwik Car Wash’s 2014 “Wash for a Cause” helped raise a grand total of $7,629 for charities.
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Vol. 93 No. 39
Cuatro Vientos/Four Winds Park opens in west Denver Children and adults alike enjoy the opening of the new Cuatro Vientos/Four Winds Park that opened in west Denver, Sept. 6. Courtesy photo
First new park in 30 years The City and County of Denver along with residents and leaders from Westwood hosted a community celebration with the official ribbon cutting of Cuatro Vientos/ Four Winds Park on Sept. 6. The celebration included cultural performances, and healthy activities
for kids and adults. Located along West Alameda just a few blocks west of Morrison Road, the park is the first new park to be built in this community in more than 30 years. Before the property was purchased in 2009, the site of this new park once included a neglected mobile home park and a nuisance bar. Working with grants from Great Outdoors Colorado
and Denver’s Office of Economic Development, as well as assistance from the Trust for Public Land and funds from the Better Denver Bond Program, Denver Parks and Recreation purchased the land – remarkably during the recession. Denver City Councilman Paul López was instrumental in making the park a reality. “This is what happens when
good people never cease working together,” said López, who represents the area and first envisioned the new park. “Our new park embodies that spirit. Its name honors the many people from the four directions who have made this neighborhood and city their home.” The park will increase the open space in a neighborhood that falls well under the national standard of
10 acres per 1,000 residents. It will provide a vibrant and active community open space that includes a playground and interactive water feature, two separate turf areas for fitness/sport activities, new landscaping and a picnic shelter. The park’s location, situated on a hill rising up from West Alameda Ave., also provides spectacular views of the Denver skyline.
Footsteps 5K Run/Walk set for Sept. 13 Proceeds go to Community Ministry The annual Footsteps 5K Run/Walk, a fundraising event for Community Ministry, is set for Sept. 13. Proceeds will go to support the efforts of Community Ministry to meet the basics needs of qualified people in southwest Denver who are experiencing economic hardships and related problems. Community Ministry of Southwest Denver meets these needs by providing an emergency food and clothing bank. Utilities assistance is provided with funding from Energy Outreach Colorado. School supplies, Christmas gifts for children and Holiday food baskets are also provided by Community Ministry.
Prizes will be given to the fastest runners and walkers in a variety of age levels. The event
will conclude with a picnic at 11:30 a.m. at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church.
This event is open to people of all ages. Registration fee is children 5 and younger, free; younger than 18 and older 60, $15; ages 19-59, $25. Registration starts at 9:30 a.m., 5K run and walk is at 10 a.m. The fundraiser is located at Bear Creek Trail. Event check in is at Dartmouth Place Shopping Center, 5600 W Dartmouth. Parking is available at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church on the NE corner of Dartmouth and Sheridan. Registration forms are available at www.comministrydenver.org and Runners Roost at 437 S. Wadsworth in Lakewood. They are also available at Boulder Running Co. on the southeast corner of Bowles and Wadsworth or Community Ministry, 1755 S. Zuni, Denver.