Saturday, June 16, 2012
9:00a.m. – 3:00p.m.
Check in at the Wheat Ridge 5-8 School (formerly Wheat Ridge Middle School) on 38th Avenue

Come and explore the neighborhood gardens of Wheat Ridge.  Become inspired as you enjoy a wide variety of gardens from small urban settings to country grounds featuring a wide variety of styles including: exotic plants, perrenial borders, fruit trees, and cottage gardens.

The primary event of the Safety Fair will be FREE inspection and replacement of child safety seats.  There will be bi-lingual car seat inspection technicians on hand to perform child safety seat inspections and educate participants on proper car seat use.  Car Seats that fail the inspection will be disposed of and replaced for FREE, while supplies last, with car seats that were obtained through a grant from CDOT.

Residents should bring their bicycles too!  There will be a bike rodeo for the children that will teach them how to safely operate their bicycles.  Wheat Ridge Cyclery will be conducting FREE bicycle safety inspections and Exempla Lutheran Medical Center donated bicycle helmets that will be given FREE to those in need.

For even more fun, there will be FREE face painting and a jumping castle for the kids and FREE Child I.D. Kits as well as traffic and crime prevention information for the parents; all provided in both English and Spanish.  Last but not least, there will be a drawing to give away two children’s bicycles that were donated by the Wheat Ridge Police Department FOP!

What: Wheat Ridge Child Safety Fair
Where: Wheat Ridge 5-8 (Middle School) – 7101 W. 38th Ave, Wheat Ridge
When: Saturday, April 28, 2012 – 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m

In 2011, the Wheat Ridge City Council adopted a revitalization plan for West 38th Avenue from Wadsworth Blvd. to Sheridan Blvd (the "West 38th Avenue Commercial District"). Among the priority recommendations was the creation of a distinctive new brand for the area, and a marketing strategy to activate the district and tell our unique story. Wheat Ridge 2020, Inc. was tasked with supporting the project and recently contracted with Denver-based firms Centro Inc. and Julipp to assist with creation of the district’s new brand identity.

In an effort to engage a cross-section of community stakeholders in the brand development process, the Centro Inc./Julipp team will be hosting several focus groups in Wheat Ridge on Tuesday, April 24 and Wednesday, April 25. 

As community member, your input is very important to our ability to create an authentic message that will help promote and attract new investment in the West 38th Avenue Commercial District. I would like to extend an invitation to you to attend a focus group with the Centro Inc./Julipp team on Tuesday, April 24^th, 6:30pm – 8:00pm. This interactive focus group session will be about one hour in length and is designed to facilitate candid dialogue about the opportunities and challenges in creating a unified marketing strategy for the W. 38th Avenue Commercial District.

The focus group will be held at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, Carnation Room, 4005 West Kipling, Wheat Ridge. An RSVP is kindly requested by Monday, April 23 at noon via email to Kim at kimwheatridge2020org  (kimwheatridge2020org)   or by phone 720-259-1030.

If you are unable to come to this open forum, another way to provide feedback is through our online survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CWRF8YX.

Thanks for your commitment to the community.             

Where: BrunswickZone, Wheat Ridge, 9751 W. 49th Avenue Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
When: Saturday, April 14th, 4:00 – 9 p.m. and Sunday, April 15th, 12 – 5 p.m.
Who: Anyone who enjoys bowling! Make this a family event or invite your friends, neighbors, and co-workers!
 

For information download this flyer, call (303)423-5133, or send an email to KyleBrakeScholarshipFundcomcastnet  (KyleBrakeScholarshipFundcomcastnet)  

Charles Brown, Director of the University of Denver's Center for Colorado's Economic Future, will be doing a special presentation on our state's financial future at our Town Hall Meeting this Wednesday, April 4. NOTE: We are starting at 6:00 p.m. Details are below: 

When:  Wednesday, April 4, 2012; 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Where: Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, 4005 Kipling St. Wheat Ridge, CO  80033 (map)

ARTIST ELIGIBILITY: Open to artists whose primary residence or artist’s studio is in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Please apply between March 2, 2012 and April 30th 2012 at https://www.callforentry.org/index.php or contact Milly Nadler at 303-319-0690 or email her at millyndlergmailcom.

BUSINESS ELIGIBILITY: Business must be located in Wheat Ridge and have a large enough space to hold about thirty guests. If you would like to showcase your business at these events please email Milly Nadler at millynadlergmailcom  (millynadlergmailcom?subject=Meet%20the%20Artists)   or contact her at 303-319-0690.

If you are interested in having your garden be considered as a part of this exciting new event (or can recommend a garden), please contact Milly at 303 319-0690.

Funding was recently made available to seek consultant services for the marketing and branding project.  WR2020 will act as the manager of this professional services contract with the contractor reporting directly to WR2020.   In addition, WR2020 will provide support to the selected contractor in preparing meeting notices, their distribution and room reservations, identification of stakeholders to participate in the project, data on corridor businesses and services, and use of the WR2020 offices for consultant meeting space in the project area.

This RFQ/RFP is seeking to identify consultants for this branding and marketing work.  If your firm is interested in responding to this solicitation, please download the RFQ-RFP W 38th Ave Marketing and Branding packet. 

Submission deadline is Tuesday, March 6, 2012 NOON.

Xcel offers business lighting audits at no cost. Audits are performed by an Xcel consultant who will assist the owner in understanding the audit findings and explain any rebates that may be available. Xcel is offering bonus rebates until the end of 2011 on the replacement of T12 fluorescent lighting bulbs and ballasts. Fluorescent T12 bulbs and their ballasts are being phased out of production due to new Department of Energy standards for energy efficiency.

Xcel also offers reduced rate building energy audits. Xcel consultants can complete a comprehensive audit of your building's electric and natural gas usage. The audit examines lighting, HVAC, refrigeration systems, motor and compressed air usage and operational characteristics of a business. Xcel underwrites the cost of building audits significantly below typical market rates which can run well over $1,000 depending on building size.

For more information on these programs, please contact Denise Balkas at Dbalkaswheatridge2020org or 720-259-1030.

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