FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Colorado Brownfields Foundation (CBF) Receives Challenge Grant
>From the Anschutz Family Foundation
CBF aims to leverage these dollars to help Colorado achieve healthier and more
economically productive communities
Littleton------The
Anschutz family, a well respected and discriminating Colorado Foundation, will
match donations made to CBF up to $5,000 between now and October 15th.
These tax deductible donations will help The Colorado Brownfields Foundation successfully assist
communities across the state with brownfields management.
A brownfield is any dilapidated
site where reuse or redevelopment is complicated by hazardous substances,
pollutants, or environmental contaminants. According to the US General Accounting Office there
are over 400,000 brownfield sites across the country. In Colorado, an
estimated 1,000 brownfield sites exist including former gas stations, dry
cleaners, auto services, manufacturing facilities, mine and milling sites,
landfills, and other former commercial and industrial sites across the state.
Recognizing this community crisis, the Colorado Brownfields Foundation has
taken the lead for the state of Colorado
in addressing and planning for the cleanup and sustainable reuse of
brownfields.
This challenge grant is a vital asset for
CBF. Not only will it help raise funds to help propel this organization’s
mission, it also reflects the viability and significance of CBF and its work.
For more information, please visit www.coloradobrownfieldsfoundation.org
or call Juanita McConkey at 303-962-0941
Colorado Brownfields Foundation: A 501(c)(3) Colorado nonprofit
corporation
that partners with communities, local governments, other non profits, and
commercial enterprises to help reuse and redevelop brownfields sites.
The Anschutz Family Foundation:
Supports Colorado
nonprofit organizations that assist people to help themselves while nurturing
and preserving their self-respect. The Foundation encourages endeavors that
strengthen families and communities and advance individuals to become
productive and responsible citizens. There is a special interest in
self-sufficiency, community development and programs aimed at the economically
disadvantaged, the young, the elderly and the disabled.
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