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