The cash rolled in for Colorado Springs nonprofit organizations that participated in the second Colorado Gives Day, a statewide day of giving in December.
Nineteen organizations banned together in their marketing efforts, and their combined collections were $127,000 – four times higher than El Paso County raised last year, organizers said.
There were also dozens more Colorado [...] [...]
President Barack Obama is heading to Denver to pitch his jobs plan in the city where he accepted the Democratic nomination. But as he’s acknowledged at fundraisers up and down the West Coast, this election isn’t like 2008.
Obama told a star-studded Hollywood fundraiser Monday night that this time around people are weary, and the energy [...] [...]
Dr. Glen House, a quadriplegic since the age of 20, will attempt to climb Pike’s Peak Sept. 10 in a wheelchair to raise money for the Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado.
House, a physiatry doctor in Colorado Springs, has made the 13.5 mile trek up the 14,110-foot mountain twice before. This time, he has a new [...] [...]
In its second year, the U.S. Olympic Committee’s “America Supports Team USA” initiative brought in $4 million in donations.
This year’s promotion, the “Backyard Games” campaign, began May 31 and concluded July 31. Participants representing more than 5,000 cities upped this year’s average donation level from $29 last year to $31.
More than 20,000 supporters [...] [...]
Operation 6035 hoped to raise as much as $100,000 yesterday.
Volunteer executive director Phil Lane said he expected between 150 and 200 locals to turn out for last night’s fundraising event on the UCCS campus.
The El Pomar Foundation provided the initial $100,000 of seed money, but has asked the Operation 6035 implementation committee and the community [...] [...]
The U.S. Olympic Committee will launch its second year of the “America Supports Team USA” initiative, which capitalizes on the patriotic period between Memorial Day and the Fourth of July.
The program will run Monday, May 31, through Saturday, July 31.
Designed to enable Americans to be part of the Olympic mission, the campaign will also [...] [...]