Author: Joanne Davidson
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Author W. Bruce Cameron an engaging speaker at GRRR Gala | NONPROFIT REGISTER
GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE OF THE ROCKIES Arvada News: Anyone who loves dogs is bound to enjoy the books written by W. Bruce Cameron. The former Evergreen resident, whose “A Dog’s Purpose” spent 63 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and was made into a movie starring Dennis Quaid, also is an engaging speaker…
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Gifts totaling $200,000 made to 18 schools in rural Colorado | NONPROFIT REGISTER
NATHAN YIP FOUNDATION Greenwood Village News: The Nathan Yip Foundation has distributed gifts totaling $200,000 to 18 schools in rural areas of Colorado. They range from $27,690 to the San Juan Mountain School in Pagosa Springs for a greenhouse to use in multiple subject areas to the $2,500 that Eads High School will use for…
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Legacy Wall at Cableland honors Denver’s ‘first spouses’ | NONPROFIT REGISTER
CABLELAND HOME FOUNDATION Denver News: Cableland, official residence of the Denver mayor, was the setting June 20 for a reception celebrating the five most recent additions to the historic First Spouses Wall. With the addition of Mary Louise Lee, Helen Thorpe, Wilma Webb, Ellen Hart Pena and Gabriela Cornejo Figueroa, the wall now contains photographs…
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Central City Flower Girls presented at outdoor ceremony | NONPROFIT REGISTER
CENTRAL CITY OPERA GUILD Wheat Ridge News: Caroline Grace Coors, whose great, great, great-grandfather, Adolph Coors, founded the Golden brewery that bears the family name, and Sarah Peck Caulkins, whose grandfather, George Caulkins, founded the Vail ski area, were among the 25 members of the Central City Flower Girls Class of 2023. In keeping with…
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48 outstanding teens honored at 55th Le Bal de Ballet | NONPROFIT REGISTER
DENVER BALLET GUILD Denver News: Forty-eight recent high school graduates – 32 debutantes and 16 Young Men of Distinction – were presented at the 2023 Le Bal de Ballet, a family-oriented celebration that has literally raised millions of dollars since its start 55 years ago. Le Bal de Ballet is the Denver Ballet Guild’s signature…
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Fine wines, good food key to benefit’s success | NONPROFIT REGISTER
DENVER ART MUSEUM Denver News: The threat of yet another rainstorm caused a slight change in logistics, but in the end, the 2023 edition of DAM Uncorked proved to be quite the success. As was the case last year, the museum’s spring fundraiser was set to begin with a reception held in the Kemper Courtyard…
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Seasoned leader to head Fort Collins-based nonprofit | NONPROFIT REGISTER
NO BARRIERS Fort Collins News: Pat Murray has been named executive director of No Barriers, a Fort Collins-based organization co-founded by Erik Weihenmayer, who is perhaps best known for being the first blind person to summit Mount Everest. Murray comes to No Barriers from Washington, where he had leadership roles with the YMCA of Greater…
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Colorado Symphony’s Beeson chosen for leadership program | NONPROFIT REGISTER
COLORADO SYMPHONY Denver News: Catherine Beeson, the Colorado Symphony’s assistant principal viola, has been selected to participate in the League of American Orchestras’ Anne Parsons Leadership Program. She is one of only six chosen from a field of 80-plus applicants. The leadership program honors the memory of Anne Parsons, a “transformative orchestra field leader and…
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Rural communities urged to apply for grants aimed at stimulating historic preservation | NONPROFIT REGISTER
COLORADO PRESERVATION, INC. Denver News: June 10 is the deadline to apply for grants aimed at supporting and simulating historic preservation projects in rural communities throughout the state. The grants range from $10,000 to $150,000 and will be issued by Colorado Preservation, Inc. CPI recently was awarded the National Park Service’s Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization…
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Become a ‘Champion for Children’ by supporting this two-day fundraiser | NONPROFIT REGISTER
RAISE THE FUTURE Denver News: Raise the Future’s signature fundraiser, the two-part Champions for Children, begins with a cocktail reception and auction held June 7 at the Wings Over the Rockies Exploration of Flight at Centennial Airport. Festivities continue with a golf tournament held June 8 at the award-winning Sanctuary golf course in Sedalia. Tickets…