Newsletter Jan 2010

By Thad Jacobs

"Do you know who your State Senator is?  In Green Valley Ranch and across northeast Denver, it’s Mike Johnston.  Do you know what bills he is proposing in the upcoming legislative session?  Or how he plans to vote on key issues and why?  Mike believes you deserve to know the answer to all these questions. For that reason – to help keep every citizen involved in the key issues that affect our lives at the state capitol – Mike and his staff are creating Neighborhood Outreach Committees (NOCs) across Senate District 33.

Planning has begun for the Green Valley Ranch Earth Day Celebration on April 17, 2010. Last year we had more than 20 businesses, schools, and volunteer groups participate in the festival; electronics recyclers to local service/ action groups were in attendance. Boy Scouts cleaned trash and debris from around the GVR Rec. Center and Florida Pitt Waller students prepared the holes for a tree planting that took place in conjunction with the Celebration. Sponsors also played a big part; we were able to pass out lots of great prizes and freebies for event-goers.