2017-Westwood Park: Family Project

Start Date-End Date: 10/24/2017-10/24/2017 Land Manager Office: City and County of Denver - Parks and Recreation Land Manager Contact: Tina Myers Funding Partner: Great Outdoors Colorado Trust - GOCO Programmatic Partner: Westwood Unidos Summary: Come take care of your local Westwood Park! Families with children as young as six are invited to join us during this fun community event! Description: NOTE:MINORS ON VOC PROJECTS Youth under 16 must be accompanied by an adult 21 years or older on single-day projects Latitude/Longitude: 39.701426, -105.049362 Additional Information: Camping Available: No Physical Difficulty: Easy High Altitude Project: No Desired Number of Volunteers: 20 Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 14 Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 16 Total Volunteer Days: 30 Total Unique Volunteers: 30 Total Volunteer Hours: 90 Staff Hours: 6 Stipend Hours: 0 Project Summary: Last night we hosted our first Goco- Inispire Initiative project in the Westwood Neighborhoord (after having to reschedule the project due to bad weather). This was a family friendly (ages 6+) that took place at Westwood Park in partnership with Denver Parks and Rec. We had 7 families and 4 individuals show up for this evening project. The families mulched the trees around the park, and a few painted some of the trash recepticles. This was a hard working group desipite some late arrivals and the work was done quickly- 3 hours for everything was perfect timing. A dinner of burritos and tamales were a big hit! Many of the families stayed and enjoyed the park after the project was finished. Successes and Challenges: Having the two connectors present from Westwood Unidos was key for translation purposes. The connectors also played a huge role in getting the families out to the event. The langauge barrier. According to Westwood Unidos it is really difficult to get members of the community to "pre-register" so it was kind of a guessing game as to how many people would show up. Lessons Learned: Special Notes: Red Pork Tamales are a FAVORITE! Stewardship Education: Key Concerns or Comments from Staff or Volunteers: Description of Accidents/Incidents: Description of Work Completed: