Good News Friday!

One of the best aspects of providing services in Boulder and Broomfield counties is the many organizations and people who support our work in ways big and small. Below are some examples in our community of how you can be part of our mission of creating a world of opportunity for all abilities.

Here's a way you can support individuals with intellectual disabilities in achieving their fitness goals, and get a clean car to boot! Imagine!’s Out & About Happy Feet Program is holding a car wash on May 15 at Imagine!'s Coal Creek Building, 1665 Coal Creek in Lafayette. Donations will go toward registration for a 5K Race the Happy Feet participants have been training for over the past few months.

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The good folks at Acreage Ciderhouse and Eatery and Stem Ciders (1380 Horizon Ave, Unit A, Lafayette, CO) host Community Giving Nights every month. Here's how those work: During each month, they select three charities to support. Each Monday night during that month, guests at Acreage will be given a token for every cider they purchase, they will then have the option of choosing one charity to support at the end of the night. At the end of each month, Acreage donates $1 for every token given for each charity.

For May, they selected Imagine! as one of the organizations to support!

We are so grateful! You can help create a world of opportunity by going to Acreage any Monday this May and trying some of their amazing cider, their great food, and enjoying the spectacular view.

See you there!

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Do you shop at King Soopers? If so, you can help support Imagine!’s mission while purchasing your groceries.

It’s simple to get started:

• Go to http://www.kingsoopers.com 
• Sign in to your account (or create one) in upper left of web page 
• Click on My Account From left column, click Community Rewards In the search box, type Imagine!, and Imagine! Foundation will show up. Choose it and we will receive a portion of your sales! 

Thanks, and happy shopping!

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Speaking of grocery shopping, South Boulder Lucky’s Market has selected Imagine! as one of this quarter’s (February 3-May 25) Lucky’s Bags For Change partners!

For our readers who live in the area, we’d sure appreciate it if you were to make a shopping trip or two to Lucky’s (located at 695 S Broadway St. in Boulder) before May 25 so you can participate in this fun and environmentally friendly way to support our mission of creating a world of opportunity for all abilities.

Here’s how it works: when shoppers bring in their reusable bags, they can choose to receive $.10 back per bag credit or donate that amount to one of the three Bags For Change partners, including Imagine!. Even better: when a shopper donates, Lucky’s Market will match the donation and double the giving to the nonprofits! Make sure you bring in your reusable bag so you can start dropping dimes to support the three partners.

Thanks Lucky’s for your demonstrated commitment to your community, and thanks in advance to all of you who help out by shopping at Lucky’s South Boulder!

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And last, but certainly not least, our generous friends at McGuckin Hardware have set aside the dates of May 17 – May 26 to help support the Imagine! Foundation and our mission of creating a world of opportunities for all abilities.

During that time period, shoppers are encouraged to round up their bill at the cash registers, with the extra portion going to the Imagine! Foundation.

I thank McGuckin Hardware for their commitment to their community, and I invite you all to visit the most amazing hardware store you’ll ever see and help local citizens with intellectual and developmental disabilities at the same time.