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Five East High School parents meet in the
East parking lot in 2003 to share their concerns about the
blighted condition of the athletic fields, the campus and
the historic architectural context that surrounds the school.
They scheduled a meeting to discuss possible solutions and
50 people from across the city attended. Now, this group
has grown to 175 volunteers. Thanks to them, Project Angel
Pride has a solid record of accomplishments.
Foremost, Project Angel Pride is responsible
for coordinating the two major stakeholders: Denver Public
Schools' Department of Facilities Management and the City
of Denver's Departments of Parks and Recreation and Public
Works:
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Trimmed the 75 vulnerable and venerable
crabapples trees on the Esplanade in 2003
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Created a 30-year inter-agency agreement
between DPS and the city to build tennis courts for
the use of East's tennis teams in City Park
- A continuing collaboration with Parks and Recreation
and Public Works to upgrade the Esplanade, including irrigation,
drainage, new curb and gutter alignment, paving, lighting
and landscaping
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Partnered with DPS to enhance the G. O. bond funded all purpose athletic field on the west side of the Esplanade and to enhance the state-of-the-art baseball/softball/soccer fields on the northeast corner of the EHS campus
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Funded bleachers for both the athletic
field and baseball field
- Discussions between Denver Water and
DPS to acquire non-potable water to irrigate the East
High campus
- Upgraded the school's historic masonry facade through
the DPS General Obligation Bond Program
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Funded the $14,000 cost of a restoration
study to assess rehabilitation needs and costs for the
Sullivan Memorial Gateway
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Funded a capital needs assessment study
comparing the condition of the East High campus to other
U.S. high schools
- Supported a Denver Parks and Recreation funding request to the Colorado Historical Society for a planning grant for the Sullivan Gateway
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Continued to focus attention on the
need for improvements to the East school grounds and
city-owned Esplanade and Sullivan Memorial Gateway through
group presentations and media coverage
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Conducted ongoing discussions with Denver
City Council, St. Charles Town Company and the Church
in the City to identify solutions to area parking needs
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Supported the Lowenstein Redevelopment project which includes The Tattered Cover, Twist and Shout and a variety of other retailers
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Worked in partnership with Colorado
Preservation, Inc.
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Resource Development: volunteers, students,
potential investors:
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Continuing the dialog with East students
and community partners regarding their perceptions of
necessary campus improvements, to ensure that it will
be appropriate for student use
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Working with the staff at the Colorado
State Historical Fund to submit a grant proposal for
the restoration of the Sullivan Memorial Gateway
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Organizing consistent communication
with a grass-roots volunteer force
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Continuing discussions with local and
national foundations about funding opportunities
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Continuing efforts to keep trash picked
up on the East campus
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Supported creation of a master plan
for the campus developed by the University of Colorado-Denver
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Partnered with Historic Denver on application
to list East High School's building on the National
Register of Historic Place, thereby expanding funding
opportunities for capital improvements
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Partnered with the Colfax Business Improvement
District and the Colorado Economic Development Commission
to establish the Sullivan Memorial Gateway as an "Enterprise
Zone"
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Continuing discussion with the City
Park neighborhood associations to build partnerships
to address safety and trash issues
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