The Women Behind The Committed Community of Southeast Metro Denver
Melissa Schupp and Gail Coombs immerse themselves in their community and their commitment to community service
Author: Joanne Davidson
The Challenge Foundation Helping Young Scholars Build A Better Future
Don McFall’s work with nonprofit organizations that give a hand to those in need was gratifying, but he couldn’t shake the feeling that much more could be done when it…
FREE Spiritual Community & Wagon Coffee Roasters Helping Recovering Addicts One Cup At A Time
Tami and Ryan Canaday’s journey of turning the tragedy of addiction into a triumph for themselves and others began in 2018 when a handful of addicts and their loved ones gathered…
Chief Executive Officer of Girl Scouts of Colorado Inspires Young Female Leaders
Over the course of some 30 years, Leanna Clark has been a radio reporter, television news anchor, co-owner of one of the region’s largest marketing and public relations firms,…
Highlight Your New Year Fashion Trends With Style Tips From Charles Goldstein
Photos Charles Goldstein Let’s be honest: Who doesn’t have losing weight or getting in shape as New Year’s resolution No.…
Brook Griese: Judi’s House in Denver
Brook McClintic was a Ph.D. candidate in clinical psychology at the University of Colorado when she met Brian Griese at his first pre-season game as a quarterback for the Denver Broncos. It was her first time attending a National Football League…
Maggie Morrissey: Shaping Colorado is a Family Tradition
Maggie Morrissey’s grandfather, Hugh Brown Cannon, was 22 when, in 1885, he hopped a train in his native Michigan and arrived in Denver with just pennies in his pocket and the promise of a job delivering milk for a Northern…
Kristen Blessman: Denver’s PBS12 Head of Public Broadcasting
Kristen Blessman didn't grow up with the idea of becoming a chief executive, let alone the head of a Public Broadcasting Service station, Denver’s PBS12. In fact, she says, her life easily could have gone in a different direction had…
Grow Local Colorado
Thirteen years ago, 20 individuals concerned with climate change, food equity and building community got together and agreed…
Top 10 Venues for Your Unique Wedding
THESE BEAUTIFUL VENUES WILL NOT ONLY INSPIRE BUT ALSO CREATE MEMORIES TO LAST A LIFETIME “I do,” but where? Picking the perfect spot. TO YOUR ASTONISHMENT—and delight—every single one of the 800 people you invited to your wedding RSVP’d with…
Announcement Tea
The 24 young women who will be presented at the 66th annual Denver Debutante Ball to be held Dec. 22 at the Brown Palace Hotel met for the first time at the traditional Announcement Tea held at the Buell Mansion…
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Denver
THE NEXT TIME you’re grabbing a bite at McDonald’s, go ahead and say “yes” when the order-taker asks if you’d like fries with your burger—and not just because McDonald’s French fries are delicious. For every pound of French fries that the…
Music, Drama, Opera: New Season Offerings
MORE THAN 400 YEARS after Jacopo Peri composed “Dafne,” believed to be the world’s first true opera, the art form commonly described as “drama set to music” continues to delight audiences worldwide—including right here in Colorado. For 90 years, Central…
Ron Williams: National Western Citizen of the West
THE LAST PERSON TO SING Ron Williams’ praises is Ron Williams himself. He’ll down-play his business acumen and gloss over his ability to raise millions of dollars for causes in which he…
2021 Holiday Nonprofit Giving
We love to shop to find the just-right gift and wrap it with holiday cheer and ribbon. Now is also the perfect time to share our bounty and give to organizations helping those in need, especially with the opportunity of Colorado Gives Day…
Lauren Y. Casteel: The Women's Foundation of Colorado
LAUREN Y. CASTEEL looked me straight in the eye and said: “I’ve had an extraordinary life, but I am not an extraordinary person.” Anyone who knows Casteel, the president and chief executive officer of The Women’s Foundation of Colorado (WFCO), would…
Colorado Ballet: Ready to Dance
THERE’S SOMETHING MAGICAL about ballet: The soaring music. The opulent sets and costumes. The sheer athleticism that is key to the grace with which the dancers move. For 60 years—but especially since the 2006-07 season, when Gil Boggs was named artistic…
5 Businesses for Our Pampered Pooches
For everyone who considers their pet a part of the family and believes nothing is too good for Fido or Tigger, this story is for you. Armed with tips from happy customers, we’ve assembled a guide to some of the metro area’s best pet-pampering providers.…
A Precious Child Supporting Young Lives
In March 2020, on what was literally the eve of Colorado’s COVID-19 lockdowns, a worried grandmother came to A Precious Child in a panic. In 2015, she had been awarded custody of three of her grandchildren, and now four more were being entrusted to…
Volunteers of America Colorado
The pandemic put a tremendous strain on nonprofit organizations, and Volunteers of America Colorado was no exception. Yet thanks to a dedicated staff and 18,037 volunteers, VOA has been able to continue—albeit with some tweaks— the services upon which so many…
Clem Connolly: Raising Money for National Jewish Health
He'd no doubt wince at the title, but anyone who has been to a National Jewish Health fundraiser knows that Clem Connolly is Denver’s greatest showman. Connolly, the organization’s national director of special events for the Western region, is known for…
