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Click on the organization name link in the column to the left to learn more about the featured nonprofits...
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Engineers Without Borders
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8/30/10
Engineers Without Borders
http://www.ewb-usa.org
 Dubbed the “Blueprint Brigade,” by Time Magazine, EWB-USA, based in Broomfield, Colorado, grew from little more than a handful of members in 2002 to over 12,000 today. EWB-USA has over 350 projects in over 45 developing countries around the world including water, renewable energy, sanitation and more. These projects are completed in partnership with local communities and NGOs.
 EWB-USA helps create a more stable and prosperous world by addressing people's basic human needs by providing necessities such as clean water, power, sanitation and education.
EWB-USA’s strength comes from its over 250 dedicated chapters, including university chapters on 180 campuses in the United States.
Because of its strong university presence, EWB-USA is the catalyst for a new movement to educate the next generation of socially conscious engineers deeply aware of the needs of the rest of the world.
EWB-USA has touched the lives of more than one million people and continually strives to increase this number annually.
History
 Sparked by a chance backyard conversation, EWB-USA has become a global engineering movement. In 2000, University of Colorado Civil Engineering Professor Bernard Amadei happened to connect with a landscaper working in his backyard.
The man, Angel Tzec, invited Dr. Amadei to visit his village in San Pablo, Belize, which was desperately in need of clean water.
He flew to San Pablo, which had no running water, electricity or sanitation. Dr. Amadei was also stunned to see little children carrying water all day long from a nearby river. “I knew that, as a civil engineer, there had to be something I could do.”
Dr. Amadei returned in May, 2001 with eight CU engineering students and, working with the local community, installed a clean water system powered by a local waterfall. Simple, sustainable and low-cost, the entire project was completed for $14,000.
As he harnessed the power of water, Dr. Amadei decided to harness the power of professional and student engineers to complete similar low-tech, high-impact projects in other developing countries. The result: Engineers Without Borders-USA.
“The world doesn’t need any more big dams. The world needs clean water, energy and basic services for the billions struggling just to stay alive at the end of each day,” Dr. Amadei says.
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Judi's House
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8/23/10
Judi's House
www.judishouse.org
At some point in our lives, we are all connected through the universal emotions of grief we feel when we lose a loved one. This is a point in your life that is tremendously difficult. Emotions range from anger, sadness, loneliness, frustration and helplessness. Its even more so if you are a child who has experienced the loss of a loved one.
I was reminded of this when I opened the Denver Post and read a front page cover story about the collaboration between Judi's House and Colorado Outward Bound. You can read this article by clicking here.
The story describes the combined efforts of Judi's House and Colorado Outward Bound to provide grief therapy that through the experience of a challenging mountaineering trek in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
Judi’s House was founded by former Denver Bronco Brian Griese in honor and in memory of his mother who died when he was twelve years old.
The vision of Judi's House is a community in which no child has to feel alone in grief and to help children and families who are grieving the death of a loved one find hope and healing within themselves.
At Judi's House, an environment of acceptance and understanding allows children and adults in peer support groups to share the experience of loss with others. Judi’s House increases awareness and knowledge of grieving children’s needs by extending grief support services to schools, faith-based groups, hospices, and other caregivers in the community.
Judi's House is located in Denver and has served more than 2,600 children and their adult caregivers from the metro area have participated in our groups it opened its doors in 2002.
To find out more about the services of Judi's house or to donate or volunteer, click here.
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Phamaly
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7/26/10
 PHAMALY is an award-winning Colorado based theatre company whose mission is to enable persons with disabilities to showcase their talents and abilities through live productions and to make the performing arts more accessible to everyone.
PHAMALY – The Physically Handicapped Actors & Musical Artists League presents the hit Broadway musical Beauty and the Beast! Experience the romance and enchantment of this Disney classic filled with unforgettable characters and songs like Be Our Guest and the beloved title song. In addition to the VIP performance on August 5, Beauty and the Beast plays in the Space Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex through August 15. Encore performances at the Arvada Center Amphitheater August 26 & 27. Tickets and information go to www.phamaly.org
 On Thursday, August 5, 2010 from 6 - 11p.m. PHAMALY will hold its annual Circle of Stars at the Space Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex. This is PHAMALY's annual fundraising celebration to support the summer musical, with pre-show cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and entertainment followed by VIP performance of PHAMALY's summer’s production, “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. The evening’s festivities will conclude with a champagne and dessert with the cast.
Cost: $75 per person. ($40 tax deductible)
RSVP: Email tickets@phamaly.org or call 303-575-0005
More Info: www.phamaly.org
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Dani's Foundation
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7/19/10
www.danisfoundation.org
Dani's Foundation
Dani’s Foundation, whose mission is to find the cause and the cure for Ewing’s Sarcoma and the other forms of pediatric sarcomas, announced that it will be “going green” with its next fundraising event and will be hosting a virtual benefit and on-line auction through July 31, 2010.
The foundation is named for Daniele Stell (Dani). Dani was 18 years old when she was diagnosed with a cancer called Ewing's Sarcoma. Ewing's Sarcoma (EWS) is a bone cancer that strikes adolescent teens and young adults. There is no known cause for the disease. Dani lost her battle with this disease the next year.
“PURSES WITH A PURPOSE will be a very exciting event for our Foundation,” announced Michele Ashby, Founder and President of Dani’s Foundation. “As our newest event, we are going totally virtual and green with the hope that many of our supporters and their network of friends will take advantage of the opportunity to support Dani’s Foundation from the comfort of their homes while they place their bids on-line in support of the Campaign to End Pediatric Sarcoma.”
PURSES WITH A PURPOSE will feature hundreds of purses and accessory items that are being donated by local and national celebrities, artisans, pediatric sarcoma patients and Friends of Dani’s Foundation.
In addition to the purses, accessory items and re-usable totes, the PURSES WITH A PURPOSE On-Line Auction will feature many other items that will be put up for bid. “We hope that we will have thousands of bidders due to the global nature of this auction….there is no physical attendance required other than access to a computer to log onto the Dani’s Foundation website at www.danisfoundation.org.”
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