The Colorado Springs Gazette

AROUND TOWN: Benefit barks up the right tree

Wine, women, bling and furry friends made for a special April 1. No fooling.
AROUND TOWN: Firefighters light up night to help Women's Resource Agency

After a year's hiatus, Women's Resource Agency brought back its popular Fashion to the Rescue fundraiser on April 4 at the Antlers Hilton, teaming with first responders who signed firefighter calendars, escorted runway models and introduced Colorado Bracelets
AROUND TOWN: Welcoming sister city Ancient Olympia

Colorado Springs' newest sister city, Ancient Olympia, Greece, was welcomed April 8 with a reception at Penrose House, wrapping up a busy visit as officials toured the city, learned local history at the Pioneers Museum, met with U.S. Olympic Committee representatives and had lunch with representatives from Colorado Springs Sister Cities...
AROUND TOWN: Historic Day Nursery's 117th anniversary

Passers-by often wonder about the huge Tudor building at the corner of Rio Grande and Tejon streets. An old church turned school? A mining baron's mansion?
AROUND TOWN: Leadership Pikes Peak gives a big Yee-Haw at ProRodeo

Following tradition, Leadership Pikes Peak graduates set out to blaze new trails. Every year, Executive Director Susan Saksa searches out a site for the program's awards celebration that might be a fresh adventure or educational experience for many participants.
AROUND TOWN: They were wearing the green at Catholic Charities

Catholic Charities' St. Patrick's Day Gala regularly sets the gold standard for fundraiser auctions, and the 13th annual celebration March 15 didn't disappoint.
Around Town: Hundreds in Colorado Springs give from the heart

The work of the 31st annual Heart Ball was to help turn "Mission: Impossible" into "Mission: Possible." Aided by SWAT team members Chris Mace, John Knipe and Donald Hickox, and with the Apogee Rope Access team entering the Broadmoor International Center via ropes from the ceiling, more than 370 guests raised $235,000 toward "building...
AROUND TOWN: Great Clips helps Memorial's tiniest patients

Jane and Frank Evans, local Great Clips franchise owners, have supported a long list of charities, including babies in the NICU.
AROUND TOWN: Kaiser Permanente gives health grants

Kaiser Permanente Colorado has announced grants of more than $450,000 to 41 southern Colorado nonprofit and community based organizations. These donations went to groups and programs focused on improving community health.
AROUND TOWN: Care and Share beats 1 million meals goal

Almost 850 people went to lunch together at The Broadmoor on March 6 and, in a little over an hour, provided the money for meals for 1,202,125 hungry people in southern Colorado. The goal for the 2014 Care and Share Recipe for Hope fundraiser had been 1 million meals, said a delighted Lynne Telford, the food bank's president and CEO. Across...
AROUND TOWN: Blue Star Recyclers announces awards, planned growth

James Anton, who personally disassembled more than 86,000 pounds of computer CPUs and other electronics materials in 2013 and can manually break down a computer in approximately 16 minutes, was named Blue Star Recyclers' Employee of the Year at an awards luncheon Wednesday at Stargazers Theatre and Events Center.
AROUND TOWN: Manitou Springs Library Gatsby event a "Novel" evening

Summoning up the decadently glamorous world of Jay Gatsby, the Friends of the Manitou Springs Library along with the Friends of the Pikes Peak Library District wore their "Great Gatsby" best to an appropriate setting, Briarhurst Manor Estate, for "A Novel Evening" on Feb. 28.
AROUND TOWN: Walmart gives over half a million dollars in grants to nonprofits

A Walmart celebratory dinner Feb. 21 at Cheyenne Mountain Resort brought with it more than half a million dollars for Southern Colorado nonprofits...
AROUND TOWN: 1,200 indulged in chocolate and wine for a good Zonta cause

A Sunday afternoon of sheer indulgence, namely chocolate and wine, drew 1,200 people to the Antlers Hilton Hotel on Feb. 16. The delicious opportunity raised funds for the Zonta Club's programs for women.
AROUND TOWN: YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region celebrates year, says goodbye to CEO Dummermuth

Dan Dummermuth stepped down as CEO of the YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region with a big smile on his face. He's headed for Nashville to become CEO of the YMCA of Middle Tennessee.