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A Place of Hope and Healing: Children’s Hospital Colorado is Powered by Compassion and the Community
As a parent, nothing is more comforting when your child is sick or hurt than knowing that the best pediatric experts are right here in our neighborhood. For more than 114 years, Children’s Hospital Colorado (Children’s Colorado) has served our community as a beacon of hope, providing world-class medical care to every child who walks through its doors. And the care isn’t always just medical: Children’s Colorado also supports families through the stress of having a child in the hospital. Their mission is possible thanks to the generosity of donors who believe that every child deserves the chance for a healthy and hopeful future. Quite simply, Children’s Colorado is fueled by giving. From broken bones to the rarest of cancers and everything in between, Children’s Colorado tr...
Colorado Gives Day: Support these awesome nonprofits that help kids
‘Tis the season of giving and there is no better time to give than for Colorado Gives Day 2024 which will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 10 with early giving that started on November 1: Colorado Gives Day is a 24-hour giving campaign that’s one of the biggest in the state and the country. It’s a day to support local nonprofits and celebrate Colorado communities. You can donate to a nonprofit directly or start your own fundraiser. Categories include everything from animals to veterans to human services to youth development to mental health, religion and the arts. Here are some ways to get involved: Donate: You can donate to a nonprofit directly through ColoradoGivesDay.org. Start a fundraiser: Invite people to joi...
Make-a-Wish: How this Arvada High School raised more than half a million dollars
Ralston Valley High School raises more than a half million dollars for Make-A-Wish Foundation. -CBS News
Help all Colorado youth access sports with this month-long campaign
It’s youth sports…with access for all! The Daniels Fund and Project Play Colorado, in collaboration with hundreds of youth sports nonprofits across the state, proudly announced the inaugural Colorado Youth Sports Giving Day this week that marked the beginning of a month-long campaign to raise essential funds to help more kids statewide participate in sports. Throughout September, individuals, businesses and community groups are encouraged to contribute to youth sports nonprofits in Colorado. Donations can be made online at www.youthsportsgivingday.org utilizing the Colorado Gives platform, which offers a safe, flexible and convenient way to give. Donors can choose from a list of participating nonprofit youth sports organizations, with funds going ...
Adventure Awaits Birthday Bash: Party with a cause
Celebrate the Children’s Museum of Marsico Campus’ 51st birthday at their most significant annual fundraiser with open bars, hors d’oeuvres, Live + Silent Auctions, dancing and more! This year’s theme, Adventure Awaits, is inspired by backyard expeditions and starry skies, scraped knees and muddy shoes, secret clubhouses with your best friends, and all the things that fill childhood with wonder and joy. Guests can nosh on delicious hors d’oeuvres and desserts from some of Denver’s top caterers and enjoy open bars with specialty cocktails. The evening’s activities include a Silent and Live Auction you don’t want to miss and dancing under the stars. The Birthday Bash is the Children’s Museum’s most significant annual fundraiser. Proceeds from t...
Colorado Mom Works to Tackle Root Causes of Immigration
The Lakewood nonprofit, Friendship Bridge, led by a female CEO, creates business opportunities for impoverished mothers in Guatemala. She’s a busy Colorado mom, and as the President & CEO of the nonprofit organization Friendship Bridge, Tracie Cordeiro plays a key role in supporting the well-being of nearly 35,000 women in Guatemala. “Guatemalans face high levels of poverty, violence, natural disasters, and corruption, ultimately leading some to migrate from Guatemala. Our work is focused on supporting women-led businesses that increase our clients’ income, so they don’t need to make the difficult choice to migrate,” Cordeiro says. “When our clients increase their income through our programs, it means their children can stay in school longer, rather than dropping out to work and ...
Cycling nonprofit gets Coloradans back on wheels
“Oh my gosh, I’m free again.” That’s what Barb Lotze hears from older people as they glide through Littleton’s Hudson Gardens in “trishaws” — sturdy e-bikes with passenger seating up front — provided by the nonprofit she founded. She says it takes them back to their first time riding a bike. “People laugh and they smile,” Lotze said. “That was the first time you had freedom. You didn’t have to have Mom and Dad in the car. It was that wind in the hair.” Wind in the hair is what Cycling Without Age Littleton promises to anyone who can’t pedal themselves. The movement started in Copenhagen and has expanded globally, with most chapters offering rides to older people. When Lotze founded the Littleton chapter, she expanded the mission to include younger people with physical...
Adopt an animal at the Denver Zoo
Embark on a wild journey of compassion and conservation with Denver Zoo’s exciting animal Adoption Kits. For just $25, delve into the realm of wildlife stewardship and forge a special bond with some of the zoo’s most captivating inhabitants. Inside each carefully curated kit, you’ll discover a personalized adoption certificate, an endearing image of your chosen animal and a letter from your beloved animal’s Keeper, highlighting your commitment to the preservation of their species. Adoption bundles include: Giraffe Sloth Tiger Orangutan Sea Lion African Wild Dog Asian Elephant With your symbolic adoption, you’re helping us provide world-class care for your animal family and the rest of their 3,000 wild animals—while also supporting the zoo’x&nb...
Donate your used purses for the SHE Leads Purse Project
he SHE Leads Group – Supporting Heart and Enterprise® – announced its annual Purse Project kick-off event on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. SHE Leads Group aims to collect 810 gently used purses to be stuffed with new personal hygiene products and items, and filled purses will be distributed to women’s shelters and domestic violence centers across Denver. Our 2024 Kick-Off Event WHAT: 2024 SHE Leads Purse Project Kick-Off & Networking Event WHEN: Tuesday, May 14, 2024, from 9:00-10:30 a.m. WHERE: Sky Pointe Retirement Resort 5842 S. Taft St. Littleton 80127 in the Theater COST: No cost if you have already made a donation. If you have not yet donated a purse, we ask that you bring a filled purse that meets the guidelines below or make a $20 donatio...
Celebrate isolated moms in Denver with flowers and gifts
Are you looking for a Mother’s Day gift to show your mom or maternal figure that you are thinking of them? By supporting Volunteers of America’s “I Remember Mama Fundraiser,” you can give in honor of a loved one and, in return, we will mail them your special message for Mother’s Day. This fundraiser supports VOA Colorado’s Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), which delivers handmade cards, a program with kind messages, goodie bags, and other treats for older women who would otherwise spend Mother’s Day alone. “It is so nice to hear someone ask about my well-being. Receiving the card is the most inspiring thing. I have it on display. This card lifted my spirits. It gave me the energy to go outside and enjoy the nice weather”. – I Remember Ma...
Volunteering with your family at Food Bank of the Rockies during the holidays
As we head into the holiday season, many families choose to spend time together giving back to their neighbors and embracing the values of kindness and compassion to help make other families’ holidays a little bit brighter. Volunteering as a family during the holidays can be a profoundly rewarding experience, as it not only helps people in our communities in need of extra support, but also strengthens the bonds within one’s own family. Volunteering as a family during the holidays can be an excellent opportunity to help children recognize the challenges that other people face and understand how much of an impact they can make by donating their time to support their community. Volunteering at a food bank can be a particularly rewarding experience for people of all ages. In addition to active...
Colorado Gives Day: Teach your kids to give back
What if there was a day that as Coloradans, we got to celebrate the impact of coming together and lifting up our local communities? Luckily for all of us, there is such a day and it is called Colorado Gives Day on Dec. 5, 2023. Since 2010, you’ve been supporting nonprofits through Colorado Gives Day, raising more than $415 million to help our communities thrive. Easily find all the causes you care about the most at ColoradoGives.org. All donations made between November 1 – December 5 qualify for prizes and incentives. Causes include: animals arts and culture human services housing and shelter environment education food and agriculture mental health and health care civil rights and advocacy Why was this platform brought to life? To enable you to spread goodness around the...
