Author: RACHAEL WRIGHT Special to The Gazette
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Empty Stocking Fund: Catholic Charities fights hunger, brings counseling
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Since its incorporation in 1968, Catholic Charities of Central Colorado, the service arm of the Diocese of Colorado, the organization’s central tenant has always been to “provide help and create hope” for the most vulnerable…
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Empty Stocking Fund: Red Cross leverages donations to help underserved neighborhoods
The world is changing, and nowhere else is that clearer than at the American Red Cross. Founded in 1881 by Clara Barton, the Red Cross is the world’s largest humanitarian organization with more than 13 million volunteers in 187 countries. As global climate change shifts weather patterns, what was once a hurricane or wildfire season…
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Best and Brightest: Strong will leads to unique opportunities
In third grade, Sadie Peroulas’ life was upended by a diagnosis of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), a polio-like disease that attacked her nervous system and left her unable to walk for a week. For six months, Peroulas was in and out of hospitals, trying to stay on top of school work and her second passion,…
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BEST & BRIGHTEST: A passion for public policy and theater
On Jan. 10, House Bill 24-1039 was introduced in the Colorado House of Representatives. A month later, its author and main researcher stood before the House Education Committee to testify on why Colorado youth should be free from discrimination based on gender expression, including the choice of an individual’s chosen name. Manitou Springs High School…
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BEST & BRIGHTEST: Overcoming disabilities strengthened student’s resolve
Before a group of more than 400 teachers, parents, educators and presenters Lucia Stevens shoved aside nerves to speak at length about the experiences of a student with dyslexia and ADHD. It was her own story that Stevens shared and she highlighted the scars of being labeled a “dumb, lazy kid.” “Every day I confronted…