WeCAN Needs You! The Neighborhood Festival and Board of Director's summer meeting are coming up

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

Volunteer and Meet Your Neighbors at the West Colfax Neighborhood Festival this year!
 
When: Saturday, August 5 with 2 hour shifts between 10a-4p
Where: Cheltenham Elementary, 1580 Julian St.
What: Volunteers are needed to help serve drinks, set-up or tear-down, traffic control, food preparation/serving, or manning the WeCAN booth.
 
Come enjoy the party (11 AM – 3 PM) with your neighbors and lend a helping hand for a couple of hours. It will be a FREE fun-filled day with music, games, crafts, food, and much more. Volunteers are needed to make it happen. Please contact Diana at diana@wecandenver.org to get more information and to sign up.
 

The West Colfax Association of Neighbors Board of Director’s is holding its summer board meeting on Tuesday, July 18^th, 6:30-8:30p, please contact Dave@wecandenver.org for location and to RSVP.

A core group of neighbors takes care of all the backroom logistics to keep WeCAN running smoothly. WeCAN runs on 100% volunteer power and we would love to have new neighbors join the WeCAN Leadership. All neighbors are invited to the July 18th meeting to learn more about what being a board member involves. If you can’t make it but are interested in learning more  please contact Co-President Leah@wecandenver.org or Vice President Dave@wecandenver.org.

Kind Regards,

Nadia Hafeez Patrick & Leah Rounds

WeCAN Co-Presidents

No General Meeting in July

WeCAN is on summer break! There will be no General Meetings in June and July. There will be one WeCAN board meeting in July. Stay connected with everything happening in West Colfax all summer long by checking out our Events Calendar page and following our  Facebook & Twitter pages @WeCANDenver.

Summer Events at Sports Authority Field @Mile High

It’s a busy summer at Sports Authority Field @Mile High, our neighbor to the east. There are several large events happening at the stadium in July for neighbors to be aware of.

Be advised that parking will be strictly enforced around the stadium; please be sure your residential parking permit is clearly on display. Neighbors can contact the stadium’s Guest Relations at 720-258-3000 with any questions or concerns about happenings at the stadium.

July 4 – Denver Outlaws vs. Ohio Machine , 7:00p.  Be advised that fireworks will follow the game at approximately 9:30p. More information is available in their press release.

July 13 -  CONCACAF 2017 Gold Cup, 4:00p. This event is likely to draw a large crowd and parking will be strictly enforced around the stadium. 

July 21 & 22 – Global Dancefest, 3:00-11:00p on each day. Be advised that though the stages will be on the east side of the stadium neighbors are still likely to hear noise from the show. Music will end promptly at 11:00p both nights. 

Conversations in the Community with Councilman Rafael Espinoza

City Council District 1 Representative, Rafael Espinoza, hosts several Conversations in the Community every month. This is an opportunity to chat and ask questions of one of the West Colfax Representatives. Here is the schedule for July:

Friday, July 7th: 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @Common Grounds Coffeehouse, 2139 W 44th Ave.

Friday, July 14th: 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @Highland Senior Recreation Center, 2880 Osceola St.

Friday, July 21st: 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. @Rise & Shine Biscuit Kitchen & Cafe, 5126 W 29th Ave.

Thursday, July 27th: 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. @Allegro Coffee Roasters, 4040 Tennyson St.

The West Colfax neighborhood is represented by Councilman Espinoza in District 1 and Councilman Lopez in District 3. Please reference the map to see who your Denver City Council Representative is!

Things are always happening in West Colfax; here are some recent headlines:
 

Bike to Work Day promotes pedal power from the North Denver Tribune on June 27, 2017.

DPD finds card skimmer at convenience store: How to protect yourself from money thieves from The Denver Channel on June 25, 2017.

Adaptive water sports program helps athletes water ski, wakeboard from The Denver Channel on June 24, 2017.

Children rescued from Sloan's Lake from Denver 9News on June 15, 2017.

Sandwich chain enters Colorado with two planned outposts from BusinesDen on June 13, 2017.

“Over the Colfax Clover” reimagines possibilities from the North Denver Tribune on June 10, 2017.

Kids took over Sloan’s Lake Saturday for the 10th annual National Get Outdoors Day from the Denver Post on June 10, 2017.