Sunday from 1-2pm there will be a BBQ fundraiser and raffle drawing. Tickets are $10 and go directly toward supporting youth work in our community. Tickets include:
- Admission to the BBQ
- A Chance to win the Grand Door Prize of a 4-day trip to Puerto Vallarta for 2 from Denver
- $1 Coupon to Wendy’s
Please contact us for a ticket by email at wccc@mesapartners.org or phone (970) 241-1027 or at our office at 2818 1/2 North Ave (Behind Discount Tire).

If you are interested in advertising, email wccc@mesapartners.org for information on buying ad space.

The raised-bed garden at the WCCC office was planted on a sunny day in early April this year by a handful of volunteers from our local Kohl’s department store. Kohl’s employees donated their time and expertise in celebration of Earth Day as part of the Kohl’s Associates In Action program. The volunteers planted a few starts, some seeds, and some flowers, including strawberries, onions, carrots, and marigolds. As the garden grows, these crops will be used as part of the healthy lifestyles curriculum to educate corps members on the benefits of fresh fruits and vegetables and (hopefully!) provide an additional source of nutrition throughout the summer. Seed and start donations are always welcome and appreciated!

All Corpsmembers aged 18+ who will work with chainsaws on invasive species removal, fire fuels mitigation, fence-way clearing, or other projects receive an in-house saw training which combines classroom and practical training at our training facility and in the field.

9th Annual Partners Golf Tournament

Friday April 27th, 2012 @ 1:00

The Mission of Partners is: “To make a difference in the lives of young people by helping them develop a positive self image, a sense of belonging and an acceptance of responsibility for their actions.”

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Premier Tournament Sponsor:  $2,000

Includes:  Company/Individual Logo on all T-Shirts and advertising, one team entry and dinner for 4

Corporate Sponsor:  $1,000

Includes:  Company/Individual name on back of all T-Shirts, one team entry and dinner for 4

Hole/Cart Sponsor:  $100                                            

Includes:  Company/Individual sign on a hole and cart during the tournament

Beverage Cart Sponsor:  $750/sponsor

Includes:  Premium placement of your Logo/Signage on the beverage carts  & one team entry

Individual Entry:  $85/person

                                Includes:  Entry in the tournament and dinner

Tournament format is a four-person scramble; check-in begins at noon with a shotgun start at 1:00pm and buffet dinner in the clubhouse after the tournament.  Teams with a female player(s) will be given a one-stroke deduction/female off of the team score, maximum deduction of 2 strokes/team.  Individual mulligans will be sold at check-in for $10/mulligan, max of 2/person.  Upon completion of the round, team scores will be divided into thirds with prizes going to the top three teams in each of the three flights.

Download a 2012 Partners Golf Tournament Entry Form.

WCCC Riparian Restoration Project

The Western Colorado Conservation Corps has been restoring the Walter Walker State Wildlife Area in the Redlands.  Over 100 acres of Tamarisk has been removed and 400 native trees and plants have been planted to help restore this riparian landscape which is home to a blue heron rookery along with many other animals.

Cottonwood Seedling Planted by WCCC

Blue Heron Rookery @ Walker Wildlife Area

Beneficiaries of the event include Colorado Discoverability, Mesa County Partners, the Western Colorado Conservation Corps, and the Powderhorn Racing Club.

Sign-up, show-up, and cheer on as this great event continues to support local causes.

In 2011 we:
Served 197 Youth & Young Adults.
Completed 50,750+ Hours of Field Work.
Learned Environmental, Life-Skill, Career & Academic Lessons in 7,000+ Hours of Trainings.
Certified 116+ Youth in Skill Sets Ranging From Sawyership to CPR.
Earned $96,000 in AmeriCorps Award Scholarships for Higher Education.
And 6 Corpsmembers earned their GED’s.

See photos from the event at Facebook.com/goWCCC.

Special thanks to the following people who honored our award winners and participated in the day’s events:

• Rep. Randy Baumgardner
• Bernie Buescher, Deputy Attorney General
• Rep. Crisanta Duran
• Rep. Randy Fischer
• Rep. Cheri Gerou
• Dan Gibbs, Summit County Commissioner
• Senator Lucia Guzman
• Senator Rollie Heath
• Rep. Matt Jones
• Rep. Janak Joshi
• Rep. John Kefalas
• Jill Ozarski, Office of Senator Udall
• Senator Ellen Roberts
• Senator Gail Schwartz
• Kyle Sullivan, Weld County Youth Conservation Corps & BLM Intern
• Shanda Vangas, Xcel Energy
• Samuel Vasquez, Mile High Youth Corps, Keynote Speaker
• Senator Jean White

Award Winners

• Helen Hankins, BLM State Director, Champion for Youth
• Department of Natural Resources, Partner of the Year
• Great Outdoors Colorado, Partner of the Year
• 10 Corpsmembers of the Year including WCCC’s own Levi Garrick

Media Links

• Denver Post, Your Hub, Young Coloradans recognized for environmental stewardship
• Longmont Daily Times Call, Longmont teen recognized for his youth corps work
• Loveland Reporter Herald, PEOPLE: Local youth to be honored
• Steamboat Today, 2 Routt County youths to be honored for youth corps work

For more photos, check out the CYCA’s Flickr.