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Parker’s Bree Robinson Starts Service Club at Ponderosa High School
By Mindy Risenmay, Parker South Stake Media Specialist Bree Robinson is a member of the Parker South Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a senior at Ponderosa High School in Parker. Last year, a leader spoke to her about starting a club at her high school, a service club. Bree…
Read MoreParker Realtor Creates “Field of Honor” as Tribute to Veterans, First Responders & Local Heroes
By Corey Christiansen, Denver Region Media Specialist Parker realtor and member of the Parker Stake Seth Jenson wanted to ensure all of his community’s heroes felt honored. He created the “Field of Honor” which consisted of 250 American flags placed in Parker’s Stonegate neighborhood. The tall field of flags majestically waved from September 7-11 as…
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 MoreParker High School Student Dedicated to Community Service
By Corey Christiansen, Denver Region Media Specialist For Parker high school student Hayden Westenskow, community service has been just as big a part of his high school experience as studying. In fact, he set a goal to letter in Community Service at his school – Chaparral High School. Hayden recently completed more than 100 service hours…
Read MoreParker & Aurora Youth Assemble Hygiene Kits for Migrants
By Corey Christiansen, Denver Region Media Specialist A recent tri-stake dance brought teenagers from Parker and Aurora together and gave them more than just a fun night of music and dancing. It also gave them an opportunity to serve their community. On April 27, youth from the Parker, Parker South and Arapahoe Stakes took time…
Read MoreParker High School Students and Community Honor Their Favorite Teachers
By Denver Region Media Specialist Corey Christiansen Before Parker’s high school seniors put on their caps and gowns for graduation, they wanted to honor the teachers who have been the most influential in their lives. The Parker Colorado Stake asked its senior seminary students to nominate one teacher or leader in their high school career…
Read MoreDenver North Missionaries Have a New Leader
When was the last time you saw a pair of missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints walking down the street, knocking at your front door, or riding bikes in your neighborhood? Most of us have come to recognize the familiar white shirts and black nametags that are customary for these missionaries.…
Read MoreIMPACT Humanity Receives Reusable Water Bottles From Young Women’s Group
Young women ages 11-17 gathered together recently to assemble a donation for IMPACT for distribution to the homeless. IMPACT is dedicated to helping individuals and families in need and the homeless to regain their humanity. IMPACT has many programs that provide long-term and short-term solutions and one of those is IMPACT Humanity. IMPACT Humanity is…
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