After receiving hundreds of nominations for the YourHub.com Community Giving $1,000 grants, a committee selected three finalists for each of our 15 print sections.
We then opened up the selection process to YourHub.com users, asking them to log on and vote for the best nonprofit project in each neighborhood.
This was our first year using the online voting method and we ran into a few technical glitches, including discovering a couple of individuals who figured out how to vote more than once. In the end, only one vote per unique registered user was counted in the final tally. All in all, the process went pretty smooth.
All of the nominees and finalists were very worthy and I hope they continue to use YourHub.com in the future to get their news out to the community.
Join me in congratulating the winning entries:
Boulder, Longmont, Niwot
Inn Between teen program
Arvada, Westminster, Wheat Ridge
Colorado Spina Bifida Association Mother's Day Walk
Lakewood, Edgewater
Rocky Mountain Alley Cat Alliance spay day
Golden
Platte Canyon Education Foundation sound system
Village
Kaps for Kendall hats for cancer patients
Castle Rock
Castle Rock Senior Center cancer patient comfort project
Highlands Ranch
Firehouse Quilts children's quilt supplies
Parker
Douglas Elbert County Music Teachers Association scholarship fund
South Denver
Volunteers of America youth reading program
Denver
Colorado Youth for Change dropout recovery program
Adams County
Community Health Services children's books program
Ken Caryl
Jefferson County Child Care Association shelter support
Broomfield
Broomfield Choral Festival free concert
North Aurora
Excelsior Youth Center renovation
South Aurora
Friends of St. Andrew community services