Getting Everyone Back in the Loop

[Russell Takeall]

Hey Everyone,

I am sorry that I have been out of contact in regards to things that are happening at the school. I truly appreciate what everyone has contributed so far, in having amazing creativity and preparation for our fall semester of classes. Without all of you, there would be no DPAU.

In addressing the specific issue of having classes this semester, I am still very unsure about when they will begin.  Funding for our final capital repairs has been extremely difficult to raise  and I would rather not predict a starting date, without having absolute certainty. A building that is completely up to code is the only way we would all feel comfortable in opening and starting classes. 

As we approach October there is a very good chance that we may not have a fall semester. In the event that does happen, I will likely call another meeting and we will see what we can do for students in the interim period until January. I hope you will all pick up with me and continue our progress as soon as we are ready.

Thank you for your patience and understanding,

Russell

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Russell Takeall
Program Coordinator & Community Liaison
Denver Public Art University
734 Santa Fe Drive Denver, CO 80204
O: 720 583 DPAU

M- F  9am-6pm  Saturday 8-2pm
rus...@dpau.org
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[Sean McGowan]

Thanks for the update Russell.

I would also like to add that we may be closer than we think to reaching our fundraising goal for this month. If we hit this goal in time we can open our doors and start bringing kids in this semester.

In a nutshell, we have a further $12k to raise by 5pm next Friday. This will be enough to bring the building up to code in time to open this semester.

To make this happen, Russell and myself are actively reaching out to the community to show their support for our school. Frankly, neither of us has gotten a good night's sleep in weeks.

We are rolling up our sleeves and doing everything we can to make this happen.

If you can chip in $3 or more to help us reach this goal today, please click here: http://dpau.org/treehouse/donate

Everything helps. Even though we're a few weeks behind schedule, we've come very very far in these last five months. Five months ago we had an abandoned building; today we have a school that simply needs electrical work and plumbing to begin classes.

We have the supplies, the people, and the location, we just need a few extra dollars to complete repairs.

If you can, please forward this email on to anyone you think may be able to help.

Together we can make this happen. 

Click here to chip in a few bucks to help us get up and running this semester: http://dpau.org/treehouse/donate

Thank you,

Sean

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Sean McGowan

Executive Director

Denver Public Art University 

734 Santa Fe Dr Denver, CO 80204

O: (720) 432 - 9609

D: (970) 306 - 7326

se...@dpau.org

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