Awarded in honor of Walt Kembel who was treasurer of INC in the late 1990’s and was active in the Cherry Creek North neighborhood where he constantly worked to maintain the neighborhood character of smaller, modest homes in the North Cherry Creek area.

Kimberly Morse

Cole Neighborhood Association

Kim’s commitment and concern for neighborhoods is vast.  Nominations for this award were received from Congress Park, Lowry, Cole and Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods.  She is fully employed and still embraces the concerns of those around her.  The Epworth Foundation is fortunate for her intricate involvement in a recent ‘Denver Feed-a-Family Thanksgiving’ distribution.  She recently participated in a 20-week ‘Family Leadership Training Institute’, a program that focuses on advancing skills for effective leaders.  As a result of her concern for her community, she herself rose to a position of community leadership over the previous year.

Kim was alarmed by a proposed major development project, the Platte-to-Park Hill storm water project, affecting her neighborhood and several adjoining neighborhoods that would affect properties through the ‘eminent domain’ process.  Many neighbors were unaware of the scope of this project and Kim educated the community by talking to neighbors, putting up fliers and organizing meetings with the City.  She encouraged residents to participate and set up a Facebook page for this critical concern.

Delving herself into maters of community concern and educating herself in order to present coherent and intelligent positions, is Kim’s style and approach.  She advocates for positions that are not always popular with City administration, but she advocates in an intelligent, objective and honest manner.  She does not take cheap shots but rather articulates issues which could significantly impact not only our present generation but generations to come.

Kim’s embracing attitude of ‘get out and do something about it’ has unquestionably earned her INC’s “OUTSTANDING DELEGATE” award.