Neighborhood Builders is a Bank of America program that awards financial aid to deserving nonprofits. Denver’s Prodigy Coffeehouse was chosen to receive a $200K Neighborhood Builders grant in 2021. Bank of America enlisted Custom Singing Telegrams to break the incredible news. CST owner Orange Peel Moses penned a derivative of Queen’s iconic “We Are the Champions” to communicate the one-of-a-kind announcement - see lyrics below :)

At Prodigy, coffee is served
by young adults
from Northeast Denver

Kind staff on hand to show them the ropes
Youth building skills, confidence and wellness
Filled with dreams and hopes

Neighborhood Builders, you are
And we want to help you go so far
Neighborhood Builders
Neighborhood Builders
Congratulations, here's a check for 200K

Image: Giorgio Trovato / Unsplash

(to the tune of “We Are the Champions” as recorded by Queen)

The pandemic arrived
it changed our lives
Webex and masks
No more hugs goodbye

Thought it’d last just weeks
but dragged on for months
we monitored our trend lines for some hope
finally got some

It took four champions, Val’s one
Jo Ree, Melissa and Adam
(to create a) best practice vaccine
at Sky Ridge, you see
They begged and borrowed
from near and from far, oh
Raised the bar

A mere thank you
that wouldn’t do
enlisted a pro
to truly show you

We truly thank you
We know it was rough
But you shined bright like the stars that you are
And made us proud of…

You, you’re the champions, my friends
And you’ll vaccinate til Covid ends
You are the champions, you are the champions
At best practice vaccines,
yes, you are the champions
of Sky Ridge

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