Sunday, May 10, 2009

Cheese!

Grand Opening Day at The Nook...









Our nephew, Josh, and great-nephew, Jack...


By the end of the day, we'd collected more than 500 books for The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless...


See the dog with the pink hat? That's Tucker - a regular at The Nook...








City Auditor, Dennis Gallagher, holding court...


Randle Loeb, guest speaker and Coalition Advisory Board member...










My angels (in the very back and mostly hidden)...


The ceremony begins...


Joking that it might take more than a couple snips to get through the organza...


And it did (take more than a couple snips, that is)...


Almost there...


Gary and I with Andre Pettigrew and Dennis Gallagher...


Andy Ard entertained our ears...


Portia the Clown....


...made balloon creations... (Cutie patootie, Shelby in her original Portia creation)




...and painted faces...


Free chair massages courtesy of our friends at Holistic Bodyworks...


Betty doing a great job sharing information about Denver businesses...


Jack beat Shelby down and stole her balloon hat....


And then the real fun began...

Thanks to Josh for taking for being our official photog (great job, man!) and to all our friends and family and members of the community who came out to help us celebrate our big day!




Gary and Shannon Piserchio, Andre Pettigrew (Executive Director for the Office of Economic Development), and Dennis Gallagher (Auditor, City and County of Denver)

Special thanks to Andre Pettigrew for officiating our ribbon-cutting ceremony and to Dennis Gallagher for sharing some wonderful history about this fabulous little building on the corner of 43rd and Tennyson. Not pictured - but of equal importance - is Randle Loeb, a board member for The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, who spoke poignantly on behalf of CCH.

Photo Credit: The Stasko Agency



GRAND OPENING - GRAND SUCCESS

Whether you were there in person or in spirit, thank you for helping us celebrate our Grand Opening on Saturday, May 9!

Because of your generosity, over 500 books will be donated to The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless through our community outreach program, "A Book In Hand"!

Please keep this ongoing program in mind as you're pondering what to do with your gently-used books.

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend and a very Happy Mother's Day!

Shannon & Gary Piserchio

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Please join us as we celebrate our

Grand Opening

this Saturday, May 9th





Festivities begin at 11:00


Ribbon Cutting ceremony officiated by Andre Pettigrew,
Executive Director of the Office of Economic Development



11:30 - 1:00

Live music

Face-painting

Balloon animals

Refreshments


1:00 - 2:00

Randi Levin, The Muffin Lady, will share and discuss treats from her award-winning cookbook, Baking at High Altitude



Hourly prize drawings at 12:00, 1:00 and 2:00



A Book In Hand

We're also pleased to announce our community outreach program, "A Book In Hand" benefitting The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless.

By working together, our neighborhood community partners (you!), The Bookery Nook and CCH can begin to put books in the hands of men, women and children who might not otherwise have access.

Thank you for keeping "A Book In Hand" in mind when donating your gently-used books throughout the year!



Reminder: Tuesdays With Mommies (and Daddies, too)

Story hour for tots (birth to pre-school)

Each Tuesday from 10:00 - 11:00

Beginning next Tuesday - May 12

Please join us as we celebrate our Grand Opening this Saturday, May 9th!



Festivities begin at 11:00

 
11:00

 

Ribbon Cutting ceremony officiated by Andre Pettigrew, Executive Director of the Office of Economic Development

11:30 - 1:00

 

Live music

Face-painting

Balloon animals

Refreshments


1:00 - 2:00

 

Randi Levin, The Muffin Lady, will share and discuss treats from her award-winning cookbook, Baking at High Altitude

Hourly prize drawings at 12:00, 1:00 and 2:00

 


 "A Book In Hand"
We're also pleased to announce our community outreach program, "A Book In Hand" benefitting The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless.  

By working together, our neighborhood community partners (you!), The Bookery Nook and CCH can begin to put books in the hands of men, women and children who might not otherwise have access.
 
Thank you for keeping "A Book In Hand" in mind when donating your gently-used books throughout the year!
 

 

Reminder:  Tuesdays With Mommies (and Daddies, too)

Story hour for tots (birth to pre-school)

Each Tuesday from 10:00 - 11:00

Beginning next Tuesday - May 12