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Aurora South Stake Raises More than $8,000 to Help Send Veterans on Vacations
By Narae Choi, Aurora South Stake Media Specialist When Aurora’s Karin Crawford saw a need to help veterans in her community, she didn’t hesitate to step up. Crawford and the Aurora South Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently partnered to raise money for the non-profit Vacations for Warriors (V4W). V4W has…
Read MoreBoulder Stake Serves Meals, Makes Blankets for SERVE Weekend
By Becca Bracey, Boulder Stake Media Specialist On Saturday, September 28, members of the Boulder Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints joined with a group of churches in Broomfield for a day of service to the Broomfield community. This is an annual event called SERVE Weekend and was the first time…
Read MoreParker Family Helps Guatemalan Family Find Their Footing in America
By Corey Christiansen, Denver Region Media Specialist As a former missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Venezuela, Parker’s Tom Fobert recently sought out opportunities to help Venezuelan refugees who were resettling in the Denver area. Having learned Spanish on his mission, Tom offered his services as a translator, but he…
Read MoreLittleton Church Members Provide Food for Backpack Distribution Events
By Carol Gibbs, Littleton Stake & Corey Christiansen, Denver Region Media Specialist Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Littleton contributed some much-needed food as part of recent backpack distribution events. The events were the Salvation Army School Backpack Distribution Day and the Cherry Creek Centennial Backpack Distribution Heart for Schools…
Read MoreGovernors Show Service is Key to “Disagreeing Better”
By Denver Region Media Specialist Corey Christiansen When the holiday season arrives, showing patience, kindness and respect for each other – even those we disagree with – often comes a bit easier. Making that a year round practice though is the emphasis of Utah’s and Colorado’s governors who recently joined forces for a service-oriented event…
Read MoreMembers Volunteer at Organization Papagayo and Vive Wellness
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Lakewood area came together to serve. Via the JustServe app, they identified an opportunity to support the efforts at Operation Papagayo and Vive Wellness. These organizations in part collect donated items to provide to those in need at local shelters. On this evening they were able…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know About The 2021 Denver Giving Machines
Denver is one of just ten cities around the world to host the Giving Machines – a novel way to support local and global charities. Where Are The Machines Located? Four machines will be installed in a single location in Downtown Denver. They will be hosted at Writer Square on the 16th St Mall. The…
Read MoreBlood Drives Continue
In April 2020 local leaders received word that there was a critical need for blood drives in Colorado. An area wide partnership was launched with Vitalant. All 16 stakes (geographic groups of local congregations) in the Denver Metro area hosted drives with some doing multiple drives throughout the end of the year. In total 38…
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