Ellie's Quest for a Cure - 2008

It has meant so much to Ellie and our family to have such a large support team. We are so grateful for your support and generous contributions which not only warm our hearts, but support the research that JDRF does to help find a cure for all the families like ours. These 4+ years with diabetes have meant many things for Ellie: enduring over 15,000 finger pokes to test her blood sugar, honing her math skills by becoming an expert carbohydrate counter, being constantly attached to her insulin pump and at times a continuous glucose monitor, and all the while, just trying to do normal kid things like going to school, dance lessons, and soccer games.

The long term prospects for Ellie’s health as she lives with this disease has underscored for us the importance of the work that JDRF is doing. Without a cure, her future could hold many of the complications common to type 1 diabetes including blindness, amputation, and even early death. Ellie has been fortunate to live in a time where she can wear a continuous glucose monitor and an insulin pump, thanks to the recent advances in research, but she still has to endure finger pricks and constant testing to stay alive. We look forward to the day when all these children can live a normal life, not attached to this life support system, and live happily ever after.

JDRF’s mission is to cure type 1 diabetes and its complications by funding research. This fall over 500,000 walkers across the country will be walking with the hope of raising over $100 million to advance this mission. With over 85% of each dollar raised going directly toward research, JDRF has been able to drive many research advances, and put a cure for type 1 diabetes within reach.

We are very grateful for your support in finding this cure, and joining us on September 13th.

Facebook users can see more about this event (and sign-up) on Facebook here:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=124591129572&ref=nf

Dates: July 25th and July 26th 2009
Times: 8:30 a.m. until 4:00p.m. [OR UNTIL FULL]
Location: Fire Station #2 - Hwy 72 & Camp Eden Road.

* Tree branches, bushes are the main goal for this slash collection. (The pile will be chipped immediately after collection.)
* Pine needles are allowed (so long as dumped out of any containing garbage sacks.)
* No stumps (unless chopped up into smaller pieces.)
* Log sizes should be (roughly) no larger than 8 foot long and 6 inches in diameter.
* Absolutely no trash, and no commercial dumping.
* If (say) you heat your home with wood and would like to take home logs that others have dumped, that is fine.
* There is no problem with actively beetle infested wood (since the wood will be immediately chipped.)

Fees for Remote Slash Collection Program

* Small Pickup - Bed High: $5
* Small Pickup - Cab High: $8
* Small Pickup - Above Cab High: $10

* Large Pickup - Bed High: $8
* Large Pickup - Cab High: $10
* Large Pickup - Above Cab High: $12

* Trailer - Single Axle: $10
* Trailer - Double Axle: $15

* Dump Truck - Cab High: $20
* Dump Truck - Above Cab High: $25

Dear Canyon Residents –

We need some input from our neighbors as to what you want from us as a coffee shop.

We had been told that staying open until 2pm and offering a lunch special would be much appreciated, so we obliged. However, the response hasn’t been what we had hoped for. We hired extra staff for the anticipated increase in business, but there hasn’t been that increase. We now need to reevaluate our decision and determine whether it is in our best interest to continue with the extended hours and lunches.

Last fall at the ‘emergency community meeting’ when Darwin and Kristin announced they were closing the doors, nearly every small group there suggested ‘take and bake’ dinners. We again obliged, with little success. Those who have used it have had only good things to say, so there must be a reason people aren’t taking advantage of this option.

In order for us to keep this business running, we need to know what the community wants/needs from us. Please send us any thoughts or suggestions you may have – we will give each suggestion our full consideration. We feel the coffee shop is a staple in a small community such as ours (and have been told so by many of you). We desperately want to make this work. We are just at a loss as to what is needed. We appreciate that you want us here, but until we win the lottery, we can’t just be there in case someone wants something to eat.

Please don’t misinterpret this as whining or complaining! We are simply asking for suggestions from those of you who care that we are here.

Thank you for your time and support. You can contact us at coalcreekcoffee@hotmail.com

Patti and Mallorie

Dates: June 6th and June 7th 2009.
Times: 8:30 a.m. until 4:00p.m.
Location: Fire Station #2 - Hwy 72 & Camp Eden Road.

• Tree branches, bushes are the main goal for this slash collection. (The pile will be chipped immediately after collection.)
• Pine needles are allowed (so long as dumped out of any containing garbage sacks.)
• No stumps (unless chopped up into smaller pieces.)
• Log sizes should be (roughly) no larger than 8 foot long and 6 inches in diameter.
• Absolutely no trash, and no commercial dumping.
• If (say) you heat your home with wood and would like to take home logs that others have dumped, that is fine.
• There is no problem with actively beetle infested wood (since the wood will be immediately chipped.)

Fees for Remote Slash Collection Program

• Small Pickup - Bed High: $5
• Small Pickup - Cab High: $8
• Small Pickup - Above Cab High: $10

• Large Pickup - Bed High: $8
• Large Pickup - Cab High: $10
• Large Pickup - Above Cab High: $12

• Trailer - Single Axle: $10
• Trailer - Double Axle: $15

• Dump Truck - Cab High: $20
• Dump Truck - Above Cab High: $25

http://www.drcog.org/btwd2009

http://wildobs.com/map/Coal-Creek-Canyon-CO/American-Black-Bear

Bear in Coal Creek Canyon

Remember to lock your car doors and keep nice smells out of them/the garage.

http://www.wildobs.com/sean_kiz/2008/11/7/A-bear-ate-my-car

http://wildobs.com/map/Coal-Creek-Canyon-CO/Broadtailed-Hummingbird

Give your feeders a good cleaning and get these entertaining birds to your home:

http://www.hummingbirds.net/feeders.html#cleaning

Male Scout Hummer

On Saturday April 4th, we’ll be joining together to walk 5 miles from Camp Eden to Wee Creekers via the back roads to raise money for the Park and Rec. District! Come and walk with us! We’ll have a shuttle service available from the Wee Creekers parking lot as early as 8:45 am with registration tables available at Wee Creekers or at the starting point on Camp Eden.

Registration is $20 for adults (18 and older) and $10 for kids. You can either pay your full reg. fee or choose to collect pledges from your adoring fans, to pay part or all of the fee. The registration fee will get you an awesome Walk for the Park T shirt and a chance to win fabulous prizes!

We encourage people to walk individually or form teams, walk quickly or amble slowly. It is all up to you! There will be Host Houses along the way where you can stop, rest, grab a beverage, mingle, and use the facilities if needed.

You don’t have to sign up early but the first 120 people will get their T shirts that day. (After we run out, we will simply order more but it does take 2 weeks) Just show up at Wee Creekers if you need to park or at Camp Eden around Aspen/Katie Lane if you are within walking distance or can get dropped off (we do not wish to negatively impact the neighborhood so please do not park up there) between 8:45 and 10:45 and you can walk with your neighbors.

Look for Pledge forms starting March 15th at the Kwik Mart, Coffee Shop, Canyon Liquors or Wee Creekers (or pick one up the day of). If you think you might be along the Walk route and would like to be a Host House (or for any questions at all) please call Linda at 642-2223 or 0273 and leave a message.

Prizes will be awarded as follows:

1) Fastest Individual
2) Fastest Team
3) Largest Team (# of people)
4) Largest Pledge sheet amount–Individual
5) Largest Pledge amount–Team
6) Slowest/Most Social Individual and
7) Slowest/Most Social Team.

Thanks and we’ll see you Saturday, April 4th (snow or shine!)

Our Coal Creek Canyon Brownies have been very busy on a journey to build confidence through understanding our individual talents, our values, and how our relationships in our community are connected to who we are. We have been able to develop new talents, improve on talents and have a lot of fun with new experiences along the way. The next few months we will be working on our job of spreading hope through service. We’ll keep you updated about all that in the spring. For now, we are hoping to sell enough cookies to all experience camp and learning or improving our talent to ride animals while we do our work (probably not birds though). We hope to be seeing you at the Pancake Breakfast on Valentines Day. We’ll be there and at the Chili Fest. We will be at Kwik Mart on the morning of the 21st. Cookies cost 3.25 a box and if you’re on a diet, you can donate it to the Samaritan House (a Catholic Charity Family Based Short Term Homeless Shelter in Denver that also takes Veterans) or a Soldier in Iraq/Afghanistan.

We would like to thank the Mountain Phoenix Community School for accepting service for rent of our meeting space. We look forward to joining with you to make our community a better place.

We also have a big THANK YOU for the Artisan Guild for allowing us to provide gift wrapping service at the Holiday show. Special Thanks to all those who generously purchased peanut brittle and gift wrapping. This project gave us hope for future fundraising projects and community action projects yet to come this year.

When we have enough interest we will schedule a class. Call 303.642.0814.

Stained Glass Mosaic Workshop: Introductory through advanced skill: Make your own stepping stone, small tabletop, or something of your own imagination. Two–3 hour sessions to be held in the afternoon or evening. Classes for all ages. Cost:$110.00

Faerie Garden Class: Stop by the coffee shop to see an example. Learning a bit of faerie lore while you use our supplies to make your own special faerie garden. You can bring your own items from nature if you’d like also. Three hour session held in the afternoon or evening. Classes for all ages. Cost:$65.00

Stress Reduction: Notice an increase in stress these days? Spend two-2 hour sessions learning and practicing skills to effectively manage stress and increasing your physical and mental health and resiliency. Cost: $35.00

Adolescent Parenting Tips: Understanding your teens brain/biology and evidence based research used to develop skills and interventions to successfully parent your teen. Great skills for all parents, especially helpful with “at risk youth”. Three hour workshop. Cost:$25.00