Lisa VonBargen Estes Park Real Estate Expert

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The Oratorio Society of Estes Park will perform their annual Holiday Concert featuring "The Magnificat" by John Rutter...

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Greetings!

I am proud to announce that a project I have been working on with a few great team members is nearly ready for take-off! The Estes Valley Workforce Downpayment Assistance Program has been set up with the local Housing Authority as a non-profit, received funding from CARHOF (Colorado Association of REALTORS Housing Opportunity Foundation) that is generated by the interest received on trust accounts holding earnest money and has recently been approved by Bank of America. It has been nearly 9 months since we started the process, and those of us involved are anxiously awaiting the time when it is ready to accept applications.

I am also proud to serve the Estes Park Board of REALTORS as its President this year. As part of my duties to both local REALTORS and the townspeople of Estes Park, I will be organizing fundraisers in conjunction with other civic groups in town to get our downpayment assistance program big enough to help a few families in its first year. In lieu of the typical installation banquet, our board had a silent auction to benefit our downpayment assistance program, with my dear friends, "The Kings of Swing" playing big band favorites at a delicious dinner at the Crag's Lodge here in Estes Park. We managed to raise nearly $1300 for the fund, while having a wonderful time enjoying the musicians and each other's company!

Greetings!

I am proud to announce that a project I have been working on with a few great team members is nearly ready for take-off! The Estes Valley Workforce Downpayment Assistance Program has been set up with the local Housing Authority as a non-profit, received funding from CARHOF (Colorado Association of REALTORS Housing Opportunity Foundation) that is generated by the interest received on trust accounts holding earnest money and has recently been approved by Bank of America. It has been nearly 9 months since we started the process, and those of us involved are anxiously awaiting the time when it is ready to accept applications.

I am also proud to serve the Estes Park Board of REALTORS as its President this year. As part of my duties to both local REALTORS and the townspeople of Estes Park, I will be organizing fundraisers in conjunction with other civic groups in town to get our downpayment assistance program big enough to help a few families in its first year. In lieu of the typical installation banquet, our board had a silent auction to benefit our downpayment assistance program, with my dear friends, "The Kings of Swing" playing big band favorites at a delicious dinner at the Crag's Lodge here in Estes Park. We managed to raise nearly $1300 for the fund, while having a wonderful time enjoying the musicians and each other's company!

Wordless Wednesday....

Greetings!

It's been a busy fall here in Estes with school activities, fundraisers and family! I was proud to be a part of the Estes Park High School Marching Band's season this year. My son, AJ, is now a freshman trumpet player, now I'm a "Band Booster" secretary and "Pit Crew" member. The half time show this year was "Little Shop of Horrors" featuring our 45 member band, 2 drum majors and 3 flag corp members. We are the smallest of the 2A schools in Colorado with a competitive marching band, and for the last 14 years, director Chuck Varilek has taken the kids to the finals of the Colorado Bandmaster State Championship. Last Monday night, the kids tied for the bronze medal...we were all very proud! Click on EstesParkHSBand.com for the press release and photos!