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 committe and involve co-workers from all areas of The Denver Post.

Last year our employees (along with their family and friends) contributed over 1,500 hours of service to the community. That's a value of more than $26,000!

ACTS 2013 PROJECTS

FEBRUARY
February 11-17
Random ACTS of Kindness Week

MARCH
Saturday, March 16th
Family HomeStead – Paint/clean an apartment for a homeless family to call home. Possibly two sites. (ages 16+) | www.familyhomestead.org
Denver/Lakewood, 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Project Leader: Barb Ellis

APRIL
Saturday, April 27th
Bluff Lake Nature Center – Tree & poleplant planting, trail work, weeding (ages 12+) | www.blufflake.org
Denver, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Project Leaders: Jeff Tappeiner and Cheryl Stockelman

MAY
Saturday, May 18th
Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado: Geological Overlook Trail Construction at Red Rocks (ages 14+) | www.voc.org
Denver, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Project Leaders: Eric Strassburger and Jeff Tappeiner

JUNE
Tuesday, June 5th
Denver Public Library – Book Sale set-up (ages 12+ with parent) | www.denverlibrary.org
Denver, 5 - 8 p.m.
Project Leaders: Jamie Kittelson and Chatton Davis

JULY
Saturday, July 13th
Metro CareRing – Sorting food, building maintenance and helping with their community garden (ages 5+ with parent) | www.metrocarering.org
East Denver, 9 a.m. - Noon
Project Leaders: Judi Patterson

AUGUST
Saturday, August 25th
Volunteers of America – Sort items from Stuff for Students School Supply Drive (all ages) | www.voacolorado.org
Denver, 8 a.m. - Noon
Project Leaders: Dana Plewka

SEPTEMBER
Saturday, September 14th
The Wild Animal Sanctuary | www.wildanimalsanctuary.org
Keensburg, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Project Leaders: Virginia Lister and Eric Strassburger

OCTOBER
Saturday, October TBD
Special Olympics Colorado – Bowling Tournament (ages 14+) | www.specialolympicsco.org
Northglenn, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Project Leader: Jeff Tappeiner and Carol Cline

NOVEMBER
Saturday, November 2nd
Food Bank of the Rockies – Packing food boxes (ages 14+) | www.foodbankrockies.org
Denver, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Project Leaders: Jason Sauer and Tom Zakrzewski

DECEMBER
Saturday, December 14th
Basket of Joy – Pack and deliver fruit baskets to seniors (all ages) | www.voacolorado.org
Denver, 8 a.m. - Noon
Project Leader: Tim Bradley