Photos from 9/12/15 ECM project

Extreme Community Makeover

I spent quite a bit of time mulling over the myriad of options for volunteer service opportunities in Denver and found myself repeatedly coming back to Extreme Community Makeover.  

From their website:

What is Extreme Community Makeover?

Extreme Community Makeover is designed to invite volunteers into a partnership with residents of specific Denver neighborhoods to complete home and neighborhood improvement projects.  These projects include graffiti removal, landscaping, painting, yard work, or other projects identified by the residents.  Groups such as churches, companies, families, and schools may participate, or individuals can take part.  Equally important as fences that are built are the relationships being built—between the volunteers and community members, among the neighbors on a block, and between the community and resources in their neighborhood.

I will spend 8 hours working on neighborhood projects on Saturday Sept 12th.  I am excited to see first hand what ECM does and to meet the other volunteers and community residents.