EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERISM
ACTS (Assisting the Community Through Service) provides a means for Denver Post and MediaNews Group co-workers, along with their families and friends, to add value to the community by participating in group volunteer efforts to benefit local nonprofit agencies.

The Denver Post recognizes that as a company in Colorado it has a major responsibility to help meet the needs and satisfy the concerns of the communities of which we are a part. We believe that when we invest volunteer and financial resources in our neighborhoods, positive partnerships result, which improve the quality of life and make communities better places to live, work and play.

Volunteer projects are selected and organized by an employee Advisory Board and involve co-workers from all areas of The Denver Post.

Last year our employees (along with their family and friends) contributed over 940 hours of service to the community. That's a value of more than $19,000!

Want to submit a project idea? Download the Volunteer Project Proposal form and send it to kstork@denverpost.com.

ACTS 2010 PROJECTS

MARCH
Wednesday, March 17th - Project Angel Heart
What: Decorate bags for Project Angel Heart clients
Where: Denver Post Lobby
URL: projectangelheart.org

Project Leader: Donna Dunn | 303-954-2279 | ddunn@denverpost.com

APRIL
Saturday, April 17th - Earth Day Project - Bluff Lake Nature Center
What: Planting trees (ages 8+)
Where: Aurora
URL: blufflakenaturecenter.org

Project Leader: Jamie Kittelson | 303-954-5306 | jkittelson@denverpost.com

Thursday, April 22nd - Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast
What: All ACTS volunteers are invited to celebrate volunteerism and the ACTS program's success in 2009
Where: Denver Post Auditorium/Lobby

MAY
Saturday, May 15th - Food Bank of the Rockies
What: Packing food boxes (ages 14+)
Where: North Denver
URL: foodbankrockies.org

Project Leader: Colleen Stillwell | 303-954-5189 | cstillwell@denverpost.com

JUNE
Tuesday, June 8th - Denver Public Library
What: Book Sale set-up
Where: Denver
URL: denverlibrary.org

Project Leader: Virginia Lister | 303-954-5420 | vlister@denverpost.com

JULY
Tuesday, July 20th - Denver Rescue Mission
What: Serve dinner
Where: Denver
URL: denverrescuemission.org

Project Leader: Jason Sauer | 303-954-5392 | jsauer@denverpost.com

AUGUST
Saturday, August 14th - BRI Paint-A-Thon
What: Painting
Where: Denver
URL: brothersredevelopment.org

Project leader needed for this project. Contact Kristin Stork for details or to volunteer.

SEPTEMBER
Saturday, September 18th - The Wild Animal Sanctuary
What: Landscaping, habitat building (ages 14+)
Where: Keenesburg
URL: wildanimalsanctuary.org

Project Leaders: Barb Baker | 303-954-5384 | bbaker@denverpost.com, Eric Strassburger | 303-954-1105 | estrassburger@denverpost.com

OCTOBER
Saturday, October 16th - Special Olympics
What: Bowling
Where: Denver
URL: wildanimalsanctuary.org

Project Leader: Carol Cline | 303-954-2673 | ccline@denverpost.com

NOVEMBER
Saturday, October 16th - Season To Share Volunteer Day
What: Help kick off the 2010/2011 Season To Share campaign and help serve our neighbors in need. You will have your choice of four volunteer projects serving agencies in each of Season To Share's four guideline areas: children, homeless, hunger and medical.
Where: TBD
URL: seasontoshare.com

Project Leaders: Joe Brown | 303-954-2054 | jabrown@denverpost.com, Donna Dunn | 303-954-2279 | ddunn@denverpost.com, Barb Ellis | 303-954-1751 | bellis@denverpost.com, Brian Trujillo | 303-954-5391 | btrujillo@denverpost.com

DECEMBER
Saturday, December 11th - Basket of Joy
What: Pack and deliver fruit baskets to seniors (ages 16+ for assembly; all ages for delivery)
Where: Denver

Project Leader: Tim Bradley | 303-954-2566 | tbradley@denverpost.com

JANUARY
Saturday, January 22, 2011 - World Vision
What: Sorting and packing items (ages 11+)
Where: Denver
URL: worldvision.org

Project Leader: Theresa Burt | 303-954-1065 | tburt@denverpost.com