About SUN
Stapleton United Neighbors (SUN) is the registered neighborhood organization for the Stapleton area of Denver. Our mission is threefold: to provide a forum for our residents; to maintain a communication network between ourselves, our neighboring Denver residents, and the city of Denver; and to act on issues of importance to the community as a whole.
SUN is comprised solely of volunteer neighbors and serves as the registered neighborhood organization for Stapleton, discussing key issues with neighbors, representing their interests, engaging in proactive problem-solving, and organizing neighborhood-building activities. See the latest news about SUN below, or click on one of the links to the left to find out more about our various committees.
SUN Meetings are typically held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. The SUN Outreach Committee meets from 6:30 to 7:25, followed by the SUN Board from 7:30-8:45 pm. Meetings are held at the Central Park Recreation Center at 9651 E. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Denver 80238. The community is welcome to attend both meetings.
Upcoming meetings in 2018:
SUN August Meetings,
Central Park Recreation Center Tuesday August 21st
The August SUN Outreach Meeting will be on Tuesday, August 21 from 6:30-7:25pm at the Central Park Recreation Center. The August SUN Board Meeting will follow from 7:30-8:45pm. Both meetings are open to the public. A tentative outreach meeting agenda includes updates from Denver Police about ongoing safety in the region, resident concerns about events at Dicks Sporting Goods Park, and updates from other community partners. During the SUN board meeting, committees will present updates on discussions held during July (Education, Sustainability, Outreach, Diversity and Inclusion), a preview of each follows below, if interested in engaging with work on one of these areas, please attend the August meeting. At the May 15th Annual Community Forum, resident voted yes or no to the question “Should the name of the Registered Neighborhood Organization as reflected in Article 1, Section 1, of the Stapleton United Neighbors Bylaws be changed from Stapleton United Neighbors to Central Park United Neighbors?” Results: The affirmative vote was below the
required 66% threshold for a bylaw change, and so the name of Stapleton United
Neighbors will remain Stapleton United Neighbors (SUN). Between 6pm and the end of the meeting
(approximately 8:35pm), 452 valid ballots were collected. Of these, 261 (58%)
voted yes, 189 (42%) voted no, and 2 (0.4%) were filed in abstention. Ballot validation was completed by 7 SUN
board members, with double counting and select validation. One ballot deemed
invalid was excluded. Through the process leading up to the Tuesday vote, and with
a strong turnout at the annual Community Forum, the community continues to
demonstrate a strong passion for social equity. SUN remains dedicated to its
purpose of providing a working forum for the residents of the Stapleton
neighborhood to participate in pursuing the vision of this community by
creating, developing, and fostering a vibrant urban community dedicated to
social equity, environmental responsibility, and economic opportunity.
SUN will continue to operate with commitment to providing an
inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our community on its
mission to work for the betterment of the Stapleton neighborhood and the City
and County of Denver by providing a forum for residents to discuss and resolve
issues, facilitating a network of communication, and a means of acting on
matters of importance to the community as a whole. If interested in joining SUN
to promote social equity and celebration of diversity through the inclusivity committee,
to ensure strong public schools and equity in education through our education
committee, to make our community safer for all forms of transit particularly
walking and cycling through our transportation committee, to help grow
resident-led participation in the Sustainable Neighborhoods Program with the sustainability
committee, or to spearhead work with block captains across Stapleton through
the block captain network, please attend the June 2018 meeting (June 19th,
6:30pm, Central Park Recreation Center).
The SUN page on facebook is used to provide community announcements and updates: www.facebook.com/StapletonUnitedNeighbors
The Stapleton United Neighbors Group on facebook is a place where community members can share information directly with each other: www.facebook.com/groups/111286848924347
Please read the monthly SUN spot in the Front Porch Newspaper for current information from SUN, excerpts from the April SUN spot are below. https://frontporchne.com/article/may-sun-news-events/
Every Day Sustainability Earth day in 2018 has passed, but every day is a good day to think about sustainability. The SUN Sustainability Committee would like to encourage everyone to create Earth-friendly activities throuought the year, for brainstorming ideas: When you plan an event, be sure to submit it to the Sustainable Neighborhoods Program! Through the City of Denver’s Sustainable Neighborhoods Program, every resident has the power to register a sustainability-focused event on the city-hosted web site It's really easy - just fill out this simple form: https://www.sustainableneighborhoodnetwork.org/proposals-and-credits
Block Party
Planning, Block Directories Block parties are fun and can improve safety through
collective efficacy: where social cohesion among neighbors increases
willingness to intervene on behalf of the common good. - Denver Days: SUN encourages blocks to host a block party during Denver
Days (in 2018: August 4-12), a city program encouraging neighbors to get to
know each other by ‘hosting block parties, picnics, and service projects with
the focus on small, organic gatherings’. During Denver Days, fees for
street closures are waived, barricades are available for free, and the MCA will
waive fees for reserving parks.
- National Night Out: The Tuesday during Denver days (August 7th)
is National Night Out, an annual community-building campaign aimed to make
neighborhoods safer and more caring.
- Sustainability: Whenever your block holds its block party,
consider making it a sustainable event as part of Stapleton’s participation in
the Denver Sustainable Neighborhoods Program: ask neighbors to bring out
recycling and composting bins, to avoid Styrofoam, and to reduce waste.
- Celebrating Diversity: Attendees at the April SUN Outreach meeting considered how to
celebrate diversity within homes on each block. Pot-luck events were considered
as a mode of highlighting family recipes and cultural diversity, and bringing
people together over food. A paper-quilt was considered as a way that children
could engage in an activity to celebrate diversity- where paper quilt squares
could be taped together. If your block will be including a celebration of
diversity, please share the experience with SUN: StapletonUnitedNeighbors@gmail.com.
If you need help connecting with new neighbors, SUN has
door hangers to help you start or update your block directory. Please email (StapletonUnitedNeighbors@gmail.com)
with the number you will need. Door Hangers will be available for pick up at
the Annual Forum (5/15, 6pm at the Cube).
Dear Neighbors,
We are deeply disturbed by the escalation of hateful
sentiment and shocked and horrified by the events one week ago in
Charlottesville Virginia. We unify in condemning all forms of hateful acts,
violence, racism, anti-Semitism, bigotry and xenophobia, and efforts by
alt-right and white supremacy groups, the Ku Klux Klan, and any other group
espousing hatred and violence. As we collectively send condolences to the
family and friends of Heather Heyer, the woman who was killed, and share our
prayers and thoughts for those injured in Charlottesville, we together say
clearly, that there is no place for these displays of hatred in our
neighborhood nor anywhere.
Stapleton is a strong, diverse, and vibrant community,
and we share the hopeful wish that we all can come together to support each
other and engage in a productive dialogue.
Sincerely,
Amanda A. Allshouse
President, Stapleton United Neighbors
Nick Callaway
Lead Pastor, Go Church
Representative James Coleman
Colorado General Assembly, District 7
Dr. Rachele Espiritu
Denver Public Schools Board of Education, District 4
Tom Gleason
Vice President - Public Relations Forest City
Councilman Chris Herndon
Denver City Council, District 8
Representative Leslie Herod
Colorado General Assembly, District 8
Rabbi Mendel Popack
Director, Jewish Life Center - Chabad Denver North
Ron Thomas
Police Commander Denver Police, District 5
Senator Angela Williams
Colorado State Senator, Senate District 33
Matt Wolf
Lead Pastor, Stapleton Fellowship Church
Stapleton Community Input
SUN is always looking for input from the community. If you have questions about the community, please send an email to StapletonUnitedNeighbors@gmail.com or complete the form below. We will do our best to answer your questions. It is important to provide an email contact so we can answer your question.
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