Harvest House FAC

We’re turning The Big ”5-0” and celebrating by giving back
FACs are more than music this year. We’re amping up on all fronts -- and including our favorite
non-profits in the weekly festivities. They, in turn, are offering you even more reasons to attend FACs. From planting seeds to live animals, baked goods to nationally renowned art, you can keep the kids entertained while you learn more about what our great community has to offer.

5/8/09 Growing Gardens
The mission of Growing Gardens is to enrich the lives of Boulder County residents through environmentally sustainable gardening programs that empower people to experience a direct and deep connection with plants, the land and each other. It offers a variety of programs for kids and adults, and maintains a new greenhouse on North Broadway in Boulder to sustain its programs. Programs include community gardens, youth programs, Able Gardening for seniors, a neighborhood compost project and the Boulder Community Food Project. Educational opportunities include field trips, workshops, bee keeping and summer camp. Growing Gardens also offers internships and volunteer opportunities.
303-413-7248

5/15/09 Boulder Valley School District School Food Project
The mission of the Boulder Valley School District’s School Food Project is to ensure that all children of Boulder Valley School District will have daily access to fresh, flavorful and nutritious food made with wholesome and when possible, local ingredients, so that every child may thrive.

5/22/09 Imagine! (rained out - rescheduled for 9/4/09)
The mission of Imagine!, located in Lafayette, is to create and offer support to people of all ages with cognitive, developmental, physical and health-related needs so they may live fulfilling lives of independence and quality in their homes and communities. Established in 1963, Imagine! serves as a point of entry into local, state and federally funded programs for people with developmental disabilities. It serves about 2,500 people and their families each year.
303-665-7789

5/29/09 Colorado Shakespeare Festival
The Colorado Shakespeare Festival, located in downtown Boulder, is getting ready to launch its 52nd season with its annual summer schedule of indoor and outdoor plays. The summer season, which runs from July 1 to Aug. 15, will feature “Hamlet,” “Much Ado About Nothing” and “To Kill a Mockingbird” at the Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre. The indoor University Theatre Main Stage will feature “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” and “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged).” The company has a variety of programs to engage the community, including an education and outreach programs such as, Camp Shakespeare, Shakespeare in Schools, Shakespeare in the Community, Shakespeare resources and volunteer opportunities. 303-492-0554

6/5/09 Boulder Community Hospital
Founded in 1922 as a community-owned and operated not-for-profit hospital, Boulder Community Hospital is dedicated to meeting the evolving healthcare needs of our citizens and providing access to high quality medical care. The hospital has several medical facilities including:

Boulder Community Hospital – a comprehensive medical center providing advanced surgical services, the latest in diagnostic imaging and several specialized nursing units. 303-440-2273

Boulder Community Foothills Hospital – a 60-bed acute care hospital featuring maternity services, a Women’s Imaging Center and the newest cancer center on the Front Range.

Community Medical Center – an urgent care center with physician offices and support services such as radiology and lab, located in Lafayette.

Mapleton Center – an outpatient rehabilitation center that includes the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine, the BCH Orthopedic and Neurologic Rehabilitation Center, and outpatient behavioral health services.

6/12/09 Kinetic Sculpture Tour
Organizers are gearing up for the 30th annual Boulder Kinetic Sculpture Tour, scheduled for June 13 on the eastern portion of Boulder's bikepaths. The event, which for many years was held on Boulder Reservoir, features a wide variety of human-powered vehi-cles, designed by the participants. Some people get involved for athleticism, some for the artistic value and some to keep alive Boulder’s uniqueness. For information on how to get involved, send an e-mail kineticists@kineticists.org.

6/19/09 Susan G. Komen for the Cure®
The Denver Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure carries out the national organization’s promise to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Since 1993, the Affiliate has awarded more than $20 million to a wide variety of non-profits that provide breast health and breast cancer services to the uninsured and underinsured in a 12-county service area, as well as making an annual contribution to the national organization and providing education on early detection.
303-744-2088

6/26/09 O.U.R. Center (Outreach United Resources)
Established in 1986, the OUR Center in Longmont stepped in to take over a mission formerly filled by various nonprofit and religious agencies, primarily to help people meet their individual needs and move toward self sufficiency. After intake, people in need are assigned caseworkers and volunteers who provide emergency food, transportation, utilities, furniture, minor medical prescriptions, emergency shelter and homeless-prevention help, rent and utility assistance, and life skills classes. 303-772-5529

7/3/09 Humane Society of Boulder Valley
Over a century ago, the Humane Society of Boulder Valley was founded to protect those who did not have a voice to protect themselves. This mission holds true today as we counter animal neglect and cruelty , promote healthy relationships between pets and people and partner with other animal welfare organizations sharing our mutual mission of saving more animal's lives. We offer refuge to over 8,000 animals each year.
303-442-4030

7/10/09 “I Have a Dream”
The “I Have a Dream” Foundation of Boulder County is dedicated to helping low-income youth achieve a brighter future. The program “adopts” groups of 50 low-income students in third grade who are deemed to be at high risk of dropping out of school. A project coordinator hired through the foundation establishes a year-round program of tutoring, mentoring, after-school enrichment, computer technology training, life and social skills, and college and career preparation until they finish high school. Upon graduation from high school, each Dreamer is eligible to receive a tuition assistance scholarship through the foundation. The program is run through staff, volunteers and donations.
303-444-3636

7/17/09 Center for People With Disabilities
With offices in Boulder and Longmont, the Center for People with Disabilities (CPWD) works to help people with disabilities live independently. Since 1977, the organization has been the center of a network of resources, information and services to assist people with disabilities to conquer barriers, isolation and dependency on others. Among its services are an independent living program, advocacy, peer support, personal assistance services, help for seniors with vision impairments, community transition services, home modifications and help with getting Section 8 vouchers. CPWD serves Boulder, Broomfield, Adams, Jefferson and Gilpin counties. 303-442-8662

7/24/09 Boulder County Fair
Celebrating its 140th year, the Boulder County Fair showcases local 4-H and FFA clubs and celebrates both rural and urban heritage while cultivating an innovative future through education and leadership. The 2009 Boulder County Fair takes place July 31 thru August 8. In addition to FREE admission and parking, fairgoers can enjoy free car shows, free demonstrations, free dance lessons, and free concerts by local artists every day. Special days celebrate seniors, culture, agriculture and kids. Signature, ticketed attractions are held in the Grandstand or Indoor Arena most evenings.
303-772-7170

7/31/09 The Wild Animal Sanctuary
The 320-acre Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, just outside of Denver, has been rescuing exotic wildlife and endangered animals since 1980. It is home to more than 200 lions, tigers, bears, jaguars, leopards, mountain lions, lynx, bobcats, wolves and other captive . Most of the animals at the sanctuary were kept illegally as “pets” before being confiscated by law enforcement, and many were abused and abandoned. It is one of only 14 sanctuaries in the United States that takes large exotic animals, nurses them back to health and provides them with large acreage natural habitats and a happy and healthy home. 303-536-0118

8/7/09 University of Colorado Foundation
The University of Colorado Foundation is CU's fundraising partner, focused on developing the resources needed to sustain excellence at the university. The foundation's mission is to raise, manage, and invest private support for the benefit of the University of Colorado. Donors support people, places, and programs at each of the University's four locations: Boulder, Colorado Springs, downtown Denver and the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora. 303-541-1200

8/14/09 Historic Boulder
Historic Boulder is dedicated to preserving Boulder's architectural, visual and cultural heritage, through advocacy, education, intervention and alliance building. The group formed in the early 1970s when it became evident that many of Boulder's historic buildings were disappearing to make room for new development. One of its biggest successes was petitioning to get the downtown commercial district designated on the National Register of Historic Places. The group offers historic talks, such as "Mapleton Hill: Three Homes with a Past," on May 13, and historic home tours, such as the Spring Home Tour
on May 16 and 17. 303-444-5192

8/21/09 Flatirons Habitat for Humanity
Since 1993, Flatirons Habitat for Humanity has transformed lives and worked toward eliminating poverty housing and homelessness within the boundaries of the Boulder Valley School District and Broomfield County. From 1993 to 1998, the group focused on single-unit detached homes, with projects in Boulder, Erie, Lafayette, Louisville and Nederland. Because of soaring land prices, Flatirons Habitat for Humanity now focuses on building multi-unit projects that include in north Boulder: a four-unit co-housing project Wild Sage, a 16-home development at Violet Hollow, five townhomes and four condos in Harmony Haven. In addition, they built seven duplexes at Emerald Hill that houses 14 families in Broomfield. Future projects include townhomes in north Boulder and Lafayette and home rehabs in Broomfield. Flatirons Habitat has transformed the
lives of 53 families through home ownership opportunities and education and maintains a zero foreclosure rate. For your home improvement or rehab needs, visit the Flatirons ReStore located at 6900 West 117 th Avenue in Broomfield.
303-447-3787

8/28/09 Eye Health Institute
EHI is a volunteer clinic that provides comprehensive, quality eye care to Jamaica’s financially disadvantaged and underserved children and families. Since 1996, the Eye Health Institute has provided services in excess of $250,000 to over 3,000 patients and has dispersed more than 2,000 prescription eyeglasses. Less than 20% of the 2.5 million citizens of Jamaica receive an eye examination every three years and many suffer from treatable eye diseases, including blindness.
720-936-2019