Bonnie Vogt

Bonnie Vogt

Bonnie Vogt

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Bonnie Vogt walked away with the Beaver Creek citizen of the year for her dedication and service to the Beaver Creek community, along with her wonderful work with Habitat for Humanity.

She leased the space in Gypsum that is now the Habitat Home Outlet, renovated and stocked it.She's also a member of Beaver Creek Design Review Board, the Vilar Center Arts Guild and Eagle County Citizens' open space advisory committee.

BEAVER CREEK - Bonnie Vogt, who created Habitat for Humanity's outlet store in Gypsum, is the Vail Valley Foundation's Beaver Creek citizen of the year.

Bonnie Vogt is Beaver Creek's citizen of the year.

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Vogt's goal was to develop a revenue source for the nonprofit group that helps people buy and build their own homes.She leased a rundown 8,000-square-foot diesel truck repair warehouse just off the freeway in Gypsum that would become the Habitat Home Outlet, which opened in April.

Vogt is also a member of the Beaver Creek Design Review Board, Beaver Creek Property Owners Association, the Vilar Center for the Arts Guild and the Eagle County Citizens' Open Space Advisory Committee.

"Since Bonnie decided to call Beaver Creek her home, she has truly embraced the community and made tremendous contributions in a number of different areas," said Patrice Ringler, development manager for the Vail Valley Foundation.
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Vogt received her award at the foundation's Black Diamond Ball earlier this month.She and her husband, Bill, have a son in Madison, Wisc. and a daughter in El Cerrito, Calif.

What took the supply outlet store idea from a distant wish to reality was an enthusiastic local homeowner named Bonnie Vogt, the new director of the Habitat Home Supply Outlet.

A five-year valley resident, Vogt said she was eager to learn more about Eagle County and become more in community affairs.On a hike a friend, Vogt learned about Habitat's work and she soon volunteered, she says.

When she learned about what other Habitat supply stores were accomplishing elsewhere in the country, her enthusiasm couldn't be held back, Vogt says.

She not only took on the large project, she immediately began scoping locations, she says.
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Kris Sable of the Vilar Center donated a cargo van to the store so Vogt and helpers can pick up smaller items.
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Vogt is still looking for shelving to display items in the store, and a reliable, used truck to pick up larger donated items, she says.

And, of course, the project is in need of volunteers - to pick up donations, and to man the store once it opens in April, she says.

"There are no paid helpers with Habitat stores," says Vogt, who owns at home in Beaver Creek homeowner and is a member of Beaver Creek's Design Review Board.

She is therefore familiar with some of the unwanted by-products of construction, she says.

"I understand what goes in the landfill and we need to change that," says Vogt, who also is on the county's open space commission."We have opportunities here, with these wonderful gated communities to be very green.

"We are a very wealthy community," she adds.

Vogt Named 2005 Beaver Creek Citizen Of The Year
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BONNIE VOGT HONORED BY VAIL VALLEY FOUNDATION AS 2005 BEAVER CREEK CITIZEN OF THE YEAR

BEAVER CREEK, Colorado - A strong commitment to helping those less fortunate will be on display December 2 as Bonnie Vogt is honored by the Vail Valley Foundation as the 2005 Beaver Creek Citizen of the Year.The award will be presented at the Foundation's annual Black Diamond Ball.

The award, symbolized by a Steuben Crystal sculpture, is annually presented by the Vail Valley Foundation in recognition of citizens who demonstrate a commitment to the continued successful development of the Beaver Creek community.

"Since Bonnie decided to call Beaver Creek her home," explained Patrice Ringler, Development Manager for the Vail Valley Foundation, "she has truly embraced the community and made tremendous contributions in a number of different areas.
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A fulltime Beaver Creek resident since 1999, Vogt accepted the challenge to develop a continuing revenue source for Habitat for Humanity in Eagle and Lake Counties in 2004.

As part of that overall process, Vogt leased a run down 8,000 square foot diesel truck repair warehouse, just off the freeway in Gypsum that would become the Habitat Home Outlet.Relying on the generosity and support of individuals, businesses, city and county governments, religious organizations, schools and civic groups, she renovated and stocked the warehouse, opening the doors to Habitat Home Outlet in April of 2005.

In addition to her work with Habitat for Humanity, Vogt is also active as a member of the Beaver Creek Design Review Board, Beaver Creek Property Owners Association and the Vilar Center for the Arts Guild, while also sitting on the Eagle County Citizens' Open Space Advisory Committee.

Prior to her work with Habitat for Humanity, Vogt served as the director of Centralized Practice Plan Directors, Inc., a nonprofit networking organization for the executive directors of faculty practice plans in medical schools, from 1990 through 2002.

Vogt and husband Bill have a son in Madison, Wisconsin and a daughter in El Cerrito, California.