Colorado Real Estate Journal - May 20, 2015
Griffis/Blessing employees celebrated National Volunteer Month by participating in their third annual Volunteer Day. Members of the multifamily and commercial groups, along with partner vendors, donated time and energy to nonprofit organizations in Colorado Springs, Denver and Boise, Idaho. At CASA in Colorado Springs, volunteers cleaned and organized closets, donating gently used items to Goodwill. Seal Coat Specialists participated by donating time and paint to stripe CASA’s parking lot. At Christmas Unlimited, volunteers created “prekits” while others assembled full “imagination kits” that will be handed out during the holiday season to help inspire kids’ creativity. For the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region, volunteers created dozens of cat toys in Griffis/Blessing blue and green as well as baked homemade treats for the dogs. Volunteers at the Flying W Ranch helped build log erosion barriers by digging trenches, and placing and staking logs to prevent sediment slide-off. For the Colorado Springs Science Center, volunteers headed to Library 21c to set up for the Yuri’s Space fundraising party. In Denver, volunteers at Ronald McDonald House cleaned apartments and community areas for the residents. A second team of Denver volunteers worked at Golden Retriever Rescue, doing general property cleanup, landscaping and playing with the dogs. In Boise, volunteers went to the Boise Zoo to help with grounds cleanup, general landscaping and even saw a few of the animals. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, with offices in Denver and Boise, Griffis/ Blessing Inc. currently manages more than 4.3 million square feet of commercial space and more than 8,100 apartment units.