of Colorado Gives Day, so with apologies…one more. Please go to https://www.coloradogives.org/letterpressdepot and give. The more we receive from donations, the more we get from the incentive fund. Every dollar and every donation helps.
Make our sun shine!
Go to https://www.coloradogives.org/LetterpressDepot, give tonight or give tomorrow, give from the heart or any random body part. If you give before December 7, make sure to scroll down and click on the green button “Schedule for Gives Day.” That way, we get a bigger % of the incentive match! Your funds will be put to quick use in our 1915 railroad depot.
It’s easy as pie
And speaking of pie, if you give to the Depot via Colorado Gives Day, we get a piece of the incentive pie they give on December 7.
Give today and (importantly) click on the green SCHEDULE GIVES DAY button so it counts on December 7. Or wait and give on December 7. Either way, the money will be put to good use. We have started rehabilitation on the Depot’s main room. But thanks to the rising cost of materials, expenses are higher than anticipated.
The more we raise now, the more we can do to fix up this 1915 railroad depot we like to call home.
If you already have registered at Coloradogives.org (it’s free), go to https://www.coloradogives.org/letterpressdepot and give what you can. And click on the Schedule for Gives Day green button. You do not have to live in Colorado. And if you have already given….
You can schedule now for a donation to take place on December 7 or just go to www.coloradogives.org/letterpressdepot on that date and give what you can to make a difference at the Depot. Remember to click the green button that says Schedule for Gives Day if you give earlier so that the donation will be matched. Meanwhile….
The contractor’s team has begun work rehabilitating the main room of the Depot, thanks to a 2020 grant from the State Historical Fund and funds raised during last year’s Colorado Gives Day. This year’s Gives Day is just as critical to help us get closer to occupancy, so we can move forward with workshops, demonstrations and events. We know there are a lot of demands on your wallet, but please be as generous as you can.
Why did the turkey cross the road? To prove he wasn’t chicken.
But seriously, we are grateful for all those who’ve been with us this month, this year, or for the past several years, as we worked to get a place we can call home. And we so appreciate those who already scheduled donations to the Depot for Colorado Gives Day. (see info below). But meanwhile…
It was Heidelberg time at the Depot. The Heidelberg Windmill press, not the beer. Our executive director took a class on figuring out this amazing machine which can print 3,000 impressions an hour! The trick is to get this press which was donated to the Depot up and working. So taking it one step at a time. Meanwhile…
To donate, go to https://www.coloradogives.org/LetterpressDepot/overview?step=step1 or just type in Letterpress Depot on ColoradoGives.org where it says “find a non profit by name.” Enter the amount you’re donating and then click on the green button to schedule for GIVES DAY. You won’t be charged until then. Your donations on that day bring us a match… but your donations any day are so appreciated.
We are so excited to see some scheduled donations for Colorado Gives Day come in! THANK YOU! The actual day is December 7, but you can schedule your donation now. That makes us eligible for a drawing for extra money AND all money that comes in that day gets us a percentage match. Giving instructions below. But first, some pix of Depot happenings - “new” presses, type and printing.
To donate, go to https://www.coloradogives.org/LetterpressDepot/overview?step=step1 or just type in Letterpress Depot on ColoradoGives.org where it says “find a non profit by name.” Enter the amount you’re donating and then click on the green button to schedule for GIVES DAY. You won’t be charged until then. Your donations keep us going. (A recent visitor would’ve had me running)
Please support Letterpress Depot on Colorado Gives Day, December 7. We get extra funds based on how much we raise that day. And you don’t even have to wait until that day. You can now SCHEDULE your donation. Just make sure to click on the green Schedule for Gives Day button to make us eligible for that extra money. (Of course, we appreciate, love and accept money ANY day.)
If people schedule in advance, we’re entered into a chance to get an extra $2,000 too! So go to https://www.coloradogives.org/LetterpressDepot/overview?step=step1 or just type in Letterpress Depot where it says “find a non profit by name.” Enter the amount you’re donating and then click on the green button to schedule for GIVES DAY. You won’t be charged until then.
On a smaller scale…if you buy from Amazon, you can help the Depot. Go to Smile.Amazon.com (instead of Amazon.com), choose the Englewood Depot, Inc. as your charity, and then just buy normally. The Depot then gets a small percentage of the sale amount - it’s small but it could add up. The trick is to remember to sign into Smile.Amazon.com whenever you shop. THANKS!
♻️Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Board member Elanor Harris is offering limited quantities of vintage oil base inks, 20 years young and in excellent condition! Over 45 Pantone colors available (and a small selection of process colors) all hand repacked into 8oz cans. Labels note the ink manufacturer from the original can. A few of the holiday colors now available:
A portion of your purchase will be donated to the Depot. For information on orderng go to https://tinyurl.com/x8zrjj8k
Elanor and Victoria mixing it up at the Depot
We have been busy sprucing up the Depot and equipment as we have been waiting out the pandemic. And now we are getting ready for Colorado Gives Day on December 7, our largest fundraising effort of the year. More info on that in my post next week.
The Depot lower level is filling up with (literally) tons of equipment (and parts)
And more are being rescued from basements
The upper level has been cleared and awaits the touch of our contractor in November. Thanks to a grant from the State Historical fund, we will have help getting the plaster fixed, bathrooms rehabbed and utilities roughed in. We are grateful for donations to help in this effort –and to match other grants we are applying for.
Meanwhile…Bryan printed a quote from Dickens on the Washington hand press and Tom and Marc Silberman printed a tiny book in Yiddish and English on a 3x5 Kelsey press. After taking lessons from Marc, Matt printed a poem on the sweet Curtis and Mitchell Columbian tabletop press. and Marc tied type.
Outside, Tom and Kirk took down the old chipboard Santa Fe signs, Alissandra painted new ones and then Bryan reinstalled them.
Tom also laid bricks to create paths around the building. The city is planting a pollinator/prairie meadow garden and we let them extend it onto our property. Trust us, it will look better when the seeds come up in the spring. Stay tuned for more to come! And stay in touch: englewooddepot@gmail.com 720-480-5358.
FIRST, Thank you for your support!
We have so appreciated all donations that came to the Depot through this website, Colorado Gives, Facebook and the mail. With a match from the Board, they have helped us meet the requirements for the grant from the State Historical Fund to begin interior rehabilitation of this depot. Thank you! We are on course to begin interior construction early in 2021.
But wait! There's more!
If you haven’t been able to donate yet, we welcome you now - all will be matched through year end. These funds will help make sure we make it through that first phase of construction (you know how construction costs go) and to help with continuing work to make the building fully functional for public use, Help us press our inky plans forward. All aboard, all welcome. Donate at http://www.letterpressdepot.com/marketplace/donate-to-the-depot
More type at the depot!
A glimpse of the recent move of 77 cases of type and other treasures donated from the Johnson Publishing Company, out of storage in Loveland, Colorado, thank you Janice!
George Phineas Gordon's Franklin press repaired!
John Major Jenkins saved this improved 1872 Gordon new style press from a basement in Wyoming but it was disassembled, broken and missing the shaft that pivots the bed. Ben Franklin told Gordon how it would work in a dream. The earlier Ruggles card press and Gordon's 1861 Alligator press can be seen at the International Museum of Printing in Carson, California. Gordon's Franklin jobbers became the model for platen presses by Chandler & Price and many other manufacturers, common in printshops in the late 19th century. Ours was known as the Brass Arm Gordon for its brass inking roller assembly.
Thanks to John Morse for machining and donating the missing shaft.
More, and best wishes for letterpress at the depot in 2021!
The Denver Post Intertype #1, c.1965 has a new home, donated by Rob Barnes. It was expected last fall, but after some false starts, it had to make the cross-town journey to the Depot during the pandemic shutdown, where it was welcomed by pjysically-distant executive director, Tom Parson.
One slot left to learn how he does it! Call 720-480-5358 or email englewooddepot@gmail.com for special deal!
A year-end pledge of $2,000 is helping us kick off a continuing campaign for construction in 2020. Give through this website or ColoradoGives.org/letterpressdepot.
The Depot was featured three times on Channel 7 news, as part of its promotion of Colorado Gives Day.
We had a very productive December. We engaged with our old and new supporters through Colorado Gives Day, through two funding page campaigns on Facebook, and directly by mail and our website.
THANK YOU!
We met our initial goal to raise our share needed for a grant awarded by the Colorado State Historical Fund for construction documents (architectural and engineering drawings) for the depot. $5,860.33 donated by sixty-seven members of our community (plus a Colorado Gives incentive donation from Community First Foundation) will carry us into the new year. Once we get the architectural documents finished, then it will be the moment for heat! lights! plumbing! and rehabilitation of the interior. A big moment indeed.
Happy New Year.
Come celebrate 2020 with your suggestions, talents, volunteer efforts, donations.
Recurring monthly or annual donations can be scheduled any time at ColoradoGives.org. One-time contributions are also welcome there or on our website or by direct mail to the Letterpress Depot, PO Box 798, Englewood CO 80151. We are a 501 (c)3 nonprofit community resource.
For the first time, Letterpress Depot is part of Colorado Gives Day. That brought Channel 7/KMGH to the Depot to cover us as part of their story on the annual fundraising event. Special Programs Producer Kevin Krug interviewed Tom Parson and got to see some of the presses in action. It may air on December 3, which is Giving Tuesday, as a reminder to viewers that Colorado Gives is upcoming on December 10. Of course, you don’t have to wait until December 10, or even December 3, to give to the Depot! You can pre-schedule a donation for the Depot at ColoradoGives or give through this website on our Marketplace page.
We are excited for the first time to be part of Colorado Gives Day!
Support us early!
Schedule your donations to process on Colorado Gives Day, December 10…
Over 45 people came to celebrate the Depot’s new paint job, share lunch with the Wrong Fonts printing group, check out our presses and look over @TomParson’s and @MarcSilberman’s shoulders as they printed keepsakes. @ElanorHarris made sure there was food, @IanVanMater cooked it, @travelinginkwell helped with everything, @JimFitzgerald fixed a press he was donating …and @BryanDahlberg took most of these pictures!
The Depot is lookin’ good with its new coats of red, turquoise and tan paint. We are so excited to show her new face to the community. Come see for yourself at our September 28 picnic, 11-2 - all are welcome. Power washing and scraping by Depot board members, historic and paint research by board member Bryan Dahlberg, guidance from Richard Reck of @BehrPaints and painting by Tomas and his crew of hard workers of TLCPaintworks got us to this new place. Thank you!
Photos by @BryanDahlberg and @TomParson
Lots of heated activity this summer so far.
Printing Mothers’ Day cards at Cherry Creek High School
Antique Tuscan woodtype sorts, c. 1854, newly acquired. What will you print?!
We are wildly pleased to announce that the Letterpress Depot has been awarded a grant of $1.000 from the Meow Wolf 2018 DIY Fund.