UPCOMING EVENTS:
The East Side Child CareThe East Side Child Care Center is
celebrating its thirty-fifth anniversary on July 24, 2008, at the
Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center. The celebration will
begin at 6:30 PM with cocktails and entertainment by Mariachi Juvenil
del Corazon. Ortiz Catering will provide dinner at 7 PM.
Special
guests will include individuals who attended the East Side Child Care
Center during their formative years and have distinguished themselves
as professionals. All such individuals are invited to call the Center
at the number below in order that we may celebrate your accomplishments.
This
celebration will also honor two East Side Child Care Center staff
members who have served children and families in this community for
over thirty-five years, Elaine Madrid and Josie Soto. These two early
childhood education and childcare professionals personify the highest
standard of their vocation, and the community affectionately holds them
in high regard.
Ticket cost is $12.00 per person and may be
purchased at the East Side Child Care Center, 2717 E. 8th Street in
Pueblo. To RSVP or get more information, please call 545-2203.
RMBO MOUNTAIN PLOVER PROJECTMountain
Plovers, a species of high conservation concern, have once again
returned to the plains of eastern Colorado. Due to their dependence on
bare ground for nesting, Mountain Plovers are often attracted to
cultivated land. Depending on the timing or farm implements being used
to work the land, nests can be lost or damaged. Rocky Mountain Bird
Observatory (RMBO), in cooperation with the Colorado Division of
Wildlife, offers a voluntary program called the Mountain Plover Nest
Conservation in Cultivated Fields Program. RMBO biologists will survey
fields and mark nests with lath or flags, making the nests more visible
during cultivation. Landowners are then provided with a map of the
nest locations, so nests can be avoided during cultivation. Nests only
need to be missed by inches. These voluntary efforts can make a
difference in the conservation of this species and will help show how
non-regulatory efforts can promote species conservation on private
lands. To participate in the 2008 Mountain Plover Nest Conservation in
Cultivated Fields Program or to learn more, please contact Kathy
Draznik at 303-659-4348 extension 11.
Operation HomefrontOperation Homefront provides emergency
services and morale to our troops, to the families they leave behind,
and to wounded warriors when they return home. Springtime is
relocation season for many military families, and young mothers are
often relocating their children and households alone, while their
service member is deployed to a combat zone. Find out how you can help
these military families and ease the minds of our deployed troops.
Visit www.operationhomefront.net.
Best regards,
Meredith Leyva
Founder & Chairman Emeritus
Operation Homefront
757-410-4926
Therepudic Riding and Education Center
The
Therepudic Riding and Education Center of Pueblo has volunteer openings
for anyone 14 years or older. If you are interested in working with
horses and people with special needs, then this is your oportunity to
to learn about horses and how they can effect lives of people with
disabilities. Please contact Rachel at 647-1441 to sign up for free
training.
Pueblo Family Fun Center
The Pueblo
Family fun Center is now open for the 2008 Season. PFFC is located at
1530 W Pueblo Blvd is open on Saturdays 11:00 am to 10:00 pm and on
Sundays, noon to 8:00 pm. We will also be expanding our hours for the
month of April. For additional information contact Don Coram at
561-4fun, or PuebloFamilyFC@yahoo.com
BTW MUseum
The
BTW museum recieved a 70,000 challenge grant from the Gates Foundation.
We need to raise 140,000 by Nov 1st to match it. The Hippity Hop is not
part of that fundraising activity, and we will not have any other
projects for that. For more information contact Charlie McCandless @
720-301-5633 or Ron Roach @ 251-5024.
ONGOING EVENTS:
EL PUEBLO SEEKS KNITTING MATERIALS
-ONGOING El
Pueblo is asking for donations of yarn, knitting needles and crochet
hooks to support the girls SPIRIT program in learning life skills.
Knitting and crocheting are activities that promote creativity and
teach discipline. Donations may be dropped off at El Pueblo or call
Elizabeth Riffle at 719-404-1121. www.elpueblokids.org
Colorado Post-Adoption Resource Center
A helping hand. A caring word. A network of support. Just when you need
it most. Colorado Post- Adoption Resource Center — COPARC for
short—means all this and more to Colorado’s adoptive families. Since
2005, COPARC has provided training, classes, information, respite and
even financial aid to more than 1,000 Colorado families with children
adopted through the child welfare system. Funded by the Colorado
Department of Human Services and The Adoption Exchange, COPARC spells
“hope” for adoptive parents. Visit adoptex.org, or call 1-800-451-5246.
PUEBLO VOLUNTEER CENTER
-Ongoing
The
Pueblo Volunteer Center is looking for a few good individuals to
volunteer helping our seniors with their yard work. These volunteers
would team up with two handymen now working at the SRDA Help Program.
Call Reggi Martinez of Gloria Valdez at 545-8900.
OPERATION HOMEFRONT
- Ongoing
Operation
Homefront provides emergency assistance and morale to our troops, the
families they leave behind during deployments, and wounded warriors
wehn they return home. For more information, please visit
www.operationhomefront.net
HELP PUEBLOANS WITH DONATIONS TO THE UNITED WAY
- Ongoing
The
United Way of Pueblo County is asking for donations to help touch the
lives of over 80,000 people right here in Pueblo. Please support
United Way-Every dollar makes a difference.
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED TO HELP DISTRIBUTE COMMODITIES
- Ongoing
Retired
and senior volunteers are needed to help with the monthly distribution
of Food Surplus Commodities. Volunteers help pack the food bags and do
clerical and computer work. Hundreds of Puebloans are in need of food
bags but the volunteers will do all the distribution work. For more
information, contact Gloria Valdez at 545-8900.
MAKE DONATIONS TO YMCA
- Ongoing
The
YMCA-Pueblo appreciates the continued support of the community
regarding clothing and miscellaneous items donated to the Family Crisis
Shelter. Donations will continue to be accepted at the YMCA from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
HELP VFW POST 2788 AND LADIES AUXILARY DONATE ITEMS TO IRAQ SOLDIERS
- Ongoing
The
VFW Post 2788 and Ladies Auxiliary will send boxes of needed items
including: soap, lotion, snacks, etc. to soldiers in Iraq to let them
know America is proud. All the help would be greatly appreciated. For
more information, call 719-372-3719.
NATIONAL HUNGER HOTLINE
- Ongoing
Dyou
have too go hungry tonight so your children can eat? Call the National
Hunger Hotline at 1-866-3HUNGRY for help. We can connect you to food
programs and services in your community. Hours are 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET
and all calls are confidential. Se habla español.
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY SEEKS VOLUNTEERS TO HELP SELL DAFFODILS
- Ongoing
The
American Cancer Society is in search of volunteers to help
the Pueblo community sell daffodils. Daffodils symbolize the hope of a
cancer-free future for patients and their families. For more
information, call 719-636-5101 ext 14 or call toll free 1-866-263-4602.
SAVE UP TO 50 PERCENT ON GROCERY BILL THROUGH NONPROFIT SERVICE
- Ongoing
Share
Colorado is a nonprofit grocery cooperative with no membership fees or
service requirements. If you would like to help your fellow man and
could save up to 50 percent on your grocery bill, call 1-800-933-7427
or visit them online at
www.sharecolorado.com.
MOUNTAIN PARK ENVIORNMENTAL CENTER WILL SPONSOR READING CLUB
- OngoingThe
Mountain Park Environmental Center will sponsor a nature reading club
from January through April. The reading club is an opportunity to get
together and discuss a wide variety of writing about the natural
world. For more information, call MPEC at 719-485-4444.
WEISBROD AIRCRAFT MUSEUM EXPANDS
- OngoingThe
Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum and the Pueblo Historical Aircraft
Society has expanded into a new 30,000 sq. ft. hangar with 11 aircraft
and missiles on display. This is a unique location to hold your next
reunion, wedding, birthday, or party. For more information, contact
the museum at 719-948-9219.
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