Author: Rachel Stovall Special to The Gazette
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The Empty Stocking Fund: The Resource Exchange
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Resource Exchange (TRE) is a proud partner of the Empty Stocking Fund. The Resource Exchange is a local agency advocating for independence and inclusion for people who have a variety of disabilities, delays, mental…
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The Empty Stocking Fund: The Resource Exchange
The Resource Exchange (TRE) is a proud partner of the Empty Stocking Fund. The Resource Exchange is a local agency advocating for independence and inclusion for people who have a variety of disabilities, delays, mental illness, or other long-term care needs. TRE serves El Paso, Teller, Park and Pueblo counties. Special-education teacher Steve Feinland is…
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Empty Stocking Fund: TESSA’s Safehouse program is a success story
At TESSA, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Yes, even in November. Everyone there is excited for common unity to make the season bright. Year-round, TESSA offers information and resource referral service for those threatened or assaulted by their domestic partners. Their organizational mission to build a community without family violence is a…
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BEST & BRIGHTEST: Community connections help build a leader
Keaton Morrison has not had an ideal life. After being abandoned by his father as a toddler, Keaton was raised in a single parent household with limited resources — but an abundance of love. Instead of being fixated on the lack of a positive male figure in the home, Morrison has leveraged the support of the…
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BEST & BRIGHTEST: A wide range of interests and excellence
Gabriel Waits is a Renaissance man. Like the nobles of that famous age in history, he truly expresses multiple gifts. Waits lives to embrace knowledge, developing skills in emotional, academic. physical, social, and artistic interactions. Gabe is always learning. Even within his family life. Waits has gained a profound understanding of trauma, connection, and vulnerability…
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BEST & BRIGHTEST: Teen advocate plans to practice law
Best and Brightest winner Evelyn Sittner is a volunteer defense attorney. Her mentor, personal injury attorney Gordan Heuser, speaks of watching her “meticulously preparing for trials, crafting persuasive arguments, and providing compassionate representation.” Heuser continues his high praise of this young lawyer by telling us her efforts “reflect her profound empathy for others and her…
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BEST & BRIGHTEST: Academic all-star plans inclusive career
Leah Martinez exemplifies the Best and the Brightest. An excellent student, her cumulative grade-point average is 4.35. Leah is also a member of the National Honors Society, and a member of the Academic All-State Team. Her social studies teacher Keith Ferguson told us, “Academically Leah is an all-star.” He continues his praise of the student…