Rebuilding Lyons Strong
Many critical needs persist post-flood including a dire gap in affordable housing and parks that are not safe for children. Long-term recovery efforts are underway and we truly appreciate your support. Every act of your generosity helps us further our mission to improve the quality of life, build a culture of giving, and encourage positive change in the greater Lyons area. In fact, your generosity helps:
- support work of volunteers efforts in rebuilding
- restore our parks and trails
- support individuals and families still struggling to recover
- grants to fund long-term recovery and resiliency efforts
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LCF Thankyou Video Vimeo from Jake Fink on Vimeo. recent Flood grantees |
Rebuild Lyons-One Life at a Time was the foundation of early flood relief efforts. Through a partnership with LEAF (Lyons Emergency Assistance Fund), LCF awarded $984,965 to address the critical needs of individuals and families immediately following the flood. The One Life at a Time project granted gifts of up to $5,000 directly to 290 individuals and families Ongoing efforts detailed below descibe the incredible work that continues to go on to support the recovery efforts of those in the greater Lyons Area.
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LEAF (Lyons Emergency Assistance Fund)
$10,000 towards purchase of a vehicle for the Lyons Food Pantry
$10,000 towards purchase of a vehicle for the Lyons Food Pantry
- Lyons Food Pantry feeds an average of 25-40 local families every week
- Critical support for the roughly 5% of our population living in poverty
- Provides a much needed resource for weekly pickup and delivery of 500-1000 pounds of food from Community Food Share
Larimer County Long Term Recovery Group
$10,000 awarded to support a Construction Manager
$10,000 awarded to support a Construction Manager
- Provides skilled resources to oversee and accomplish repair and rebuilding projects in the Larimer County portion of the Lyons district
- Work serves residents in such hard-hit areas such as Big Elk Meadows, Pinewood Springs and Blue Mountain
- Manager coordinates the efforts of large teams of volunteer skilled and unskilled labor
Town of Lyons
$5000 award to support new Town Plaza completion:
$5000 award to support new Town Plaza completion:
- Rebuilding of outdoor space in front of Lyons Town Hall destroyed in the flood
- New space features a garden courtyard, outdoor seating, and native habitat design
- Build and design supported by donations and contriubutions from Honeywell and Rotary Club International, Blue Mountain Stone, and Wild by Design Habitats
- Funds support irrigation system and planting overseen through Lyons Garden Club
Lyons Volunteers
$44,808 awarded for various projects, including:
$44,808 awarded for various projects, including:
- To support operating costs. Over the past eight months Lyons Volunteers has deployed hundreds of volunteers in Lyons and the surrounding community. Deployments include mucking out basements of numerous homes, tearing up floors, clearing debris from public, private and commercial property.
- Youth Corp Program. While school
is out for the summer, Lyons Volunteers will offer younger volunteers the
opportunity to help the community by establishing a system of youth volunteers
aged 12-17 working for approximately 8 weeks from mid-June to mid-August.
- Lunch Voucher Program. To fund coffee and lunch for volunteers through 2014. $5,000 to pay local food establishments for the items provided to the volunteers, thus helping the businesses, the volunteers, and the local economy overall.
- 501c3 work group. To support Lyons Volunteers effort to become a non-profit entity.
- Americorp Housing. To fund the housing of a 12 person Americorp team from November 1 through December 16 while they work on various recovery projects in conjunction with the Lyons Volunteers and other flood recovery groups
- Administrative Assistant. The funding of an administrative assistant for the expansion of work associated with becoming a nonprofit corporation.
Pinewood Springs Fire Protection District
$10,000
Crescent Lake Restoration. Crescent Lake was damaged during the flood and requires rebuilding. This lake serves as a primary water source to fight fires in the Pinewood Springs area.
$10,000
Crescent Lake Restoration. Crescent Lake was damaged during the flood and requires rebuilding. This lake serves as a primary water source to fight fires in the Pinewood Springs area.
Lyons Valley Preschool
$7,500
Lyons Valley Preschool was formed to fill a need for early childhood education in Lyons post-flood. As a result of the flood, many Lyons childcare centers closed, including the local Montessori and an in-home childcare center.
$7,500
Lyons Valley Preschool was formed to fill a need for early childhood education in Lyons post-flood. As a result of the flood, many Lyons childcare centers closed, including the local Montessori and an in-home childcare center.
Town of Lyons Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Events
20,000
20,000
- Meadow Park Phase II Landscape. To offset the costs of the replacement of trees, shrubs and other plant materials in the park that were destroyed as a result of the 2013 flood.
- Lyons Outdoor Games. To help provide working capital to ensure the games will continue in Lyons. The LOG, now in its 12th year has become a marquee event attracting elite extreme sports athletes and spectators from around the world. The success of this and other similar types of events ensure the continuation of Lyons as a destination for revenue-producing outdoor-based events. All proceeds from the games support the Lyons Department of Parks and Recreation.
Town of Lyons Ecology Board:
$15,000
$15,000
- Reseeding Project. Award: $10,000. An essential effort to reestablish native vegetation along the St Vrain River through Lyons. With the help of volunteers, native seed will be spread on more than 1,000,000 square feet of scoured stream-side areas throughout town.
- Main Streetscape, Phase 1. Award: $5,000. To repair hardscape and landscape in areas along Main Street that were affected by the flood of September 2013 starting from 5th Ave to 4th Ave.
Sky Ranch Flood Relief Program
$5,000
A hands on relief effort for groups from across the country to help local residents from last year’s flooding.
$5,000
A hands on relief effort for groups from across the country to help local residents from last year’s flooding.
All Hands Volunteers
$10,000
To assist in the repair of 25 homes around Lyons. These were the hardest hit homes and businesses that will not otherwise have the means to salvage or repair their properties.
$10,000
To assist in the repair of 25 homes around Lyons. These were the hardest hit homes and businesses that will not otherwise have the means to salvage or repair their properties.
LEAF (Lyons Emergency Assistance Fund)
$85,000 awarded to various projects, including:
$85,000 awarded to various projects, including:
- To provide basic needs and homeless-prevention services (utility and rental assistance, food, transportation) for flood survivors.
- To fund a neighborhood advocate for displaced mobile home residents to
assist them in communicating their needs to Town boards, committees, and other
organizations, and bridge gaps with case management through the Long-Term Flood
Recovery Group of Boulder County and other resource-providing agencies and a
manufactured housing analyst who can research technical information and
work with manufactured housing developers, housing non-profits, local property
owners, Town staff, the volunteer Housing Recovery Task Force, and the Board of
Trustees to generate project concepts for future housing that meets the needs
of these residents.
Camp Noah
$7,500
Camp Noah provides a safe, caring, and fun environment where elementary school – aged children build resiliency skills within their own community by using a proven curriculum designed to help children process their disaster experience through creative activities and play. This program was offered in Lyons in the summer of 2014, serving 50 children, all day, for one week, at no cost to the families.
$7,500
Camp Noah provides a safe, caring, and fun environment where elementary school – aged children build resiliency skills within their own community by using a proven curriculum designed to help children process their disaster experience through creative activities and play. This program was offered in Lyons in the summer of 2014, serving 50 children, all day, for one week, at no cost to the families.
Town of Lyons
$21,111.60
$21,111.60
- Confluence Surveys. Award: $10,000. To assist with the costs of surveying and mapping of the confluence area and areas adjacent to the river to the east of the confluence.
- Public Works Department: Automated External Defibrillator. Award: $3,111.60. To fund the purchase of three automated external defibrillators units in order to quickly respond in the case of sudden cardiac arrest.
- Lyons Flood Information and Visitors Center & Recovery Action Plan Printing. Award: $7,000. To support increased hours, augment staffing, and increase the array of communication vehicles at the Lyons Flood Information and Visitors Center. Additionally, to support the printing of the Recovery Action Plan, which will serve to engage the broader Lyons community in identifying and prioritizing recovery objectives and actions to provide a roadmap for recover.
- Sustainable Futures Commission: Community Clean up Day. Award: $1,000. This event will allow all Lyons area residents to clean up, clean out, and recycle at a convenient location. Many residents are still in the early stages of cleanup, remodel, etc. This cleanup day will be a local and timely event for the Town.
Lyons Historical Society
$11,000
$11,000
- Lyons Flood Music Compilation CD. Award: $1,000. Professionally Produce a Music CD containing 10 – 15 songs written about or inspired by the Flood. The CD’s produced will then be available for fundraisers to raise additional funds for Flood relief.
- “Lyons Flood Portal Project”. Award $10,000. A collaboration of
the Lyons Historical Society, The Lyons Area Chamber
of Commerce, and the Lyons Depot Library.
It brings together history, storytelling, art, technology and tourism
to produce an interactive media kiosk telling the story of the historic flooding of September 2013.
Lyons Depot Library
$10,000
To help pay for the rehabilitation of the town's historic Lyons Depot Library, constructed in 1885, which incurred significant damage during the floods.
$10,000
To help pay for the rehabilitation of the town's historic Lyons Depot Library, constructed in 1885, which incurred significant damage during the floods.
Lyons Fire Protection District
- Award $10,000. Replace LFPD’s Station 2 which was washed
away by the Little Thompson River during the flood of September 2013.
- Larimer County, Little Thompson Road Association: Award $10,000. Repair of 30,000 gallon cistern at Lyons Fire Protection District’s Station 2 site. The cistern was severely damaged due to the flood. A functioning cistern will be vital in future fires or other emergencies.
Lyons Valley Village
$10,000
Community Building Repairs. To support the repairs to the flood damaged Community Building that is used extensively as a community meeting and gathering space.
$10,000
Community Building Repairs. To support the repairs to the flood damaged Community Building that is used extensively as a community meeting and gathering space.
Lyons Ditch Company
$10,000
Restoration of the Lyons Ditch. The flood of 2013 destroyed much of the Lyons Ditch, including the head gate in Meadow Park, the pumping station used by the Town of Lyons, and many areas throughout the town where the water runs through culverts. The project is the restoration of this ditch.
$10,000
Restoration of the Lyons Ditch. The flood of 2013 destroyed much of the Lyons Ditch, including the head gate in Meadow Park, the pumping station used by the Town of Lyons, and many areas throughout the town where the water runs through culverts. The project is the restoration of this ditch.