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Next Meeting – August 10th

tori — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:00:11 +0000

Denver chapter meetings are held the 2nd Tuesday of every month, 7-9 pm, at the University of Denver Engineering Building (Knudson Hall). The next meeting will be Tuesday, August 10. The room location is Room 309. Click here for a map.

Help from Healing Arts Students

Jason — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:14:55 +0000

Denver, CO – A cry for clean drinking water, students from the Colorado School of Healing Arts will be hosting a fundraiser on Saturday, February 20th from 12:00-4:00pm at the Holiday Chalet, a Victorian B&B (www.HolidayChalet.com) located at 1820 East Colfax in Denver.

Students will be giving ½ hour ($45.00) or whole hour ($80.00) full body Swedish massages at the Holiday Chalet. All proceeds from the fundraiser will go directly to Engineers without Borders, a group whose mission it is to provide drinking water to countries all around the world! Funds are needed to continue the effort.

“The Holiday Chalet has a tea room where participants can enjoy our signature Tea’s and homemade scones, before or after the massage,” explains Holiday Chalet owner Crystal Sharp,” massages will take place in private guest rooms we’ve set aside specifically for this event. “

Participants will be pampered while funds are being raised to help those in need.

“Across the world we hear daily the struggle of poor countries to survive. Though as students we may not have deep pockets what we do have is a skill that can be shared – massage therapy,” shares student and event coordinator Ginger Vincent.

Reservations are required. Call Ginger for reservations or questions at (541) 915-0912. For more information Click here for the flyer.

Cyber Flight School in Lakewood on Jan 21st

Jason — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:10:03 +0000

The Denver Chapter of Engineers Without Borders announces the launching of its Cyber-Flight School on January 21^st, 2010 at 7PM (1900) at the Jefferson County Library located at 10200 W. 20^th Avenue (just west of Kipling) in Lakewood.

EWB Denver was recently granted permission from Google Earth to use classes in piloting its two flight simulators as fundraisers to support its water and sanitation projects in Ecuador, Togo, and Madagascar. For a $5 donation, cyber-flight students will learn the basics of flight in the very realistic 3-D cyber space of Google Earth terrain (including all of Colorado‘s mountains!) without having to worry about turbulence, head winds, fog, or other air traffic.

Laptops with WIFI (pre-loaded with Google Earth) are not required to take the class but students are encouraged to bring them along with fully-charged batteries. The class is scheduled to last about 90 minutes.

For more information about the two Google Earth flight simulators, and other EWB activities during future events, visit Yourhub.com or EWB Denver Events.

Reservations are recommended because space will be limited. Email Jim Gusek by clicking here to request a seat assignment and cyber-boarding pass. Sorry, due to recent cutbacks, in-flight/class cyber meals or beverages will not be offered but there is a café in the library just outside the meeting room. We do however allow you to bring bags on with no extra charge.

So fasten your seat belt low and tight across your waist, place your tray table in the upright and locked position, stow your carryon bag in the overhead bin or under the seat in front of you, and come fly with EWB Denver and Google Earth. Experience or medical clearance is not required.

A Soaring Fundraiser

Jason — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:27:57 +0000

Jim Gusek gave a commanding demonstration on a fundraiser that will make you feel like you have been lifted off of your feet. The idea is to set up classes to teach people how to use Google Earth’s free flight simulator – the Denver Chapter has the blessing of Google Earth to do this. The simulator takes Google Earth imagery and makes it 3D. This is as close to the real thing as you can get. The short demonstration that Jim gave at the December general meeting showed taking off from the Eagle County Airport and landing with a dead engine ala “Miracle on the Hudson”. He is currently looking for volunteers to help teach this to other people and to stage “Cyber-Space Air Races”. To get involved in the fundraiser, you can click here or talk to him at the next general meeting. We cannot get this fundraiser off the ground without you.

This fundraiser idea has been announced in YOURHUB.COM.

EWB-USA 2010 International Conference

Jason — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:35:51 +0000

Building a Better World: Blurring the lines of professional disciplines to gain tools that affect change

How can one organization positively affect developing communities while impacting an entire profession? The Engineers Without Borders-USA 2010 International Conference takes an in-depth look at how a multi-disciplinary approach to sustainable development work and the changing field of engineering connect. By blurring the lines of disciplines and encouraging philanthropy and creative educational practices, a new professional can be developed and equipped with the capacity to make a significant and lasting difference in the lives of others.

Mark your calendars! Registration will open soon, check back for more details..

When: March 18-21, 2010
Where: Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel
1550 Court Place, Denver, CO 80202

Take a look at the conference hotel.

4th Annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction

Jason — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:31:57 +0000

The 4th annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction fundraiser was held at the Translations Gallery in Denver, on November 5, 2009. The event was a success with about 80 people that participated in the event and with over $3,000 raised. Yet the true test of the success was the smiling face, great conversations, and generosity in the silent auctions.

Cru Vin Dogs Wine Group was there to help serve and offer great suggestions on the wine that they brought. The wine selection consisted of three white wines and three red wines. The selection of the six different type of wines was a good variety to satisfy all different pallets.

The Denver Chapter and the people in Togo, Ecuador, and Madagascar thank those that participated in this wonderful event and those that provided the silent auction iteams.

2009 Sand Sculpture Contest

tori — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:50:04 +0000

It’s that time of year again to start organizing for the annual Sand Sculpture Contest! See below for details regarding the 2009 Sand Sculpture contest. Interested parties should contact Ben Mapes, ewb.ben@gmail.com.

Download the 2009 Sand Sculpture Mail-In Entry Form and brochure at: 2009 Sand Sculpture Contest Brochure

Download a flyer to post in your offices:

Read about the upcoming 2009 Sand Sculpture contest at: http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Events/Fundraising/Event~582657.aspx

Click here for Contest Rules

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We also need volunteers for the 2009 Sand Sculpture Contest. Please contact Ben Mapes at ewb.ben@gmail.com if you would like to help.

2008 Sand Sculpture Contest a Success

tori — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:55:29 +0000

The 2008 Sand Sculpture Contest was a great success. Jim Gusek put together a great photo collection and the Denver Post did a nice writeup of the event. The final vote tallies are here (judges) and here (public/kids). If you have any suggestions or feedback for next year, please let us know. We will certainly try to put more space between the sand piles to give a little more room to move. Congratulations to all trophy winners and teams – everyone was very impressed!

We raised about $7,850 and had about $940 in expenses (mostly permits, insurance, trophies, & park entry fees). So, after the smoke clears, each of our three Denver EWB projects will get about $2,200. You’d be amazed at what that can do in places like Madagascar, Togo, or Ecuador. Thanks again for your support of EWB Denver!

90th Birthday Gala for Maurice L. (Maury) Albertson

corey — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:18:38 +0000

SCE members know that Maury Albertson has been a fixture in the sustainable development community for a long time. His many life-time achievements mark him as a truly remarkable individual.

In recognition of his 90th birthday, Village Earth is honoring Maury at a Gala fundraiser starting at 6 pm August 23 at the Horsetooth Marriott in Fort Collins. Maury founded Village Earth in 1993 to pursue sustainable development in the developing world.

Dr. Bernard Amadei, professor of Engineering at the University of Colorado and founder of Engineers without Borders, will be the Gala speaker. After-dinner dance music will be provided by After the Fire.

Tickets are $60 each and can be purchased online, or by phone or mail. More information is available here, at the Village Earth web site.