The Broadway Cop Shop is organizing a Graffiti "Adopt-A-Block" or "Adopt-A-Spot" program to combat graffiti in West Washington Park.

Those interested will be in charge of monitoring graffiti on their block (or spot). They will photograph it and then either remove it or make sure it is removed by the property owner as soon as possible. The Cop Shop will provide dumpster beige paint and graffiti removal scrubs. Other paint colors are available upon request.

An organizational and informational meeting will be held Tuesday October 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the Washington Street Community Center, 809 South Washington. For more information, contact Merce Lea at 303-722-8919 or meredithzml@aol.com

Through the METRO MENTOR CHALLENGE! the Youth Mentoring Collaborative is actively matching at-risk and homeless 5th and 6th graders and high school students with adult mentors. The Youth Mentoring Collaborative asks adults questions about their mentoring preferences. Then they match adults with member mentoring organizations that can provide mentoring opportunities that fit the adult's interests and availability.

The Youth Mentoring Collaborative (YMC) is comprised of 15 nonprofit mentoring organizations and eight resource partners that share a united vision: To positively impact all Denver Metro area youth by providing more mentors through the collaboration of quality mentoring organizations. The YMC is sponsored by Bank of the West, Mile High United Way and the Denver Office of Strategic Partnerships. As a collaborative, these organizations combine their resources, knowledge and skills to match more kids with mentors.

For information call United Way's 2-1-1, or visit
MetroVolunteers.org.

The Home Tour Committee is re-establishing itself to begin planning for the 2007 Home Tour to take place in September. Meetings are once monthly, with more frequent meetings as needed as the tour approaches. Below are listed the core sub-committees needed to plan the tour. If you are interested in any of these, please contact Anita Martin at hometour@wwpna.org.

Home Selection

• Contact homeowners interested in hosting.
• Pre-tour each home and narrow the choices down.
• Establish the tour route through each selected home.
• Maintain close contact with homeowners throughout the year. Advise them of any developments which may affect them.

Publicity

• Publicize the need for planning committee volunteers, host homes, and day-of volunteers.
• Send out periodic press releases to other RNOs, neighborhood papers and local media.
• Contact other tours for publicity.
• Coordinate with a graphics person for design and printing of poster, ticket, ads and other printed material.
• Assist in writing description of the tour homes for the ticket.

Volunteer Coordinator

• Contact previous volunteers to see if they are interested this year.
• Work with Home Selection and homeowners to determine number of volunteers needed.
• Create master schedule for tour day.
  

The "Friends and Neighbors (FANs) of Washington Park" are organizing a volunteer opportunity for the flower gardens at Wash Park. It's called "Putting the Beds to Bed," and will be held on Saturday, October 21 at 8:00 a.m. If you would like to become involved or simply learn more, please contact Cindy Johnstone, chair, at 303-733-6570.