CO Gives Day - December 5, 2017 - 24 Hours to Give Where You Live

One day - 24 hours to give where you live and donate to a cause you believe in. We'll tell you more about the members of the Mountain Area Nonprofit Coalition over the next 7 weeks so you can learn more about how we all serve our community. We couldn't do what we do without your support; thank you for your time, your energy, and your generosity.

Schedule your donations now for Colorado Gives Day!

Go to the page(s) of your favorite mountain area nonprofit(s):

• Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity
• Bootstraps Inc
• Center for the Arts Evergreen
• Clear Creek Rock House
• Conifer Historical Society & Museum
• Drive Smart
• Evergreen's Alliance for Sustainability
• Evergreen Animal Protective League
• Evergreen Children's Chorale
• Evergreen Chorale, Inc
• Evergreen Christian Outreach
• Evergreen Audubon/Evergreen Nature Center
• Evergreen Players
• Jefferson County Library Foundation
• Life's Options Pregnancy Center
• Montessori School of Evergreen
• Mount Evans Home Health & Hospice
• Mountain Area Land Trust
• Mountain Resource Center
• Peaceworks Inc./Mountain Peace Shelter
• Sculpture Evergreen
• Seniors Resource Center
• The Venue Theatre Company
• Vertical Skills Academy

1. Click the "Donate" button
2. Enter or Choose your donation amount and under Donation Frequency choose the option "CO Gives Day" to schedule it to process on December 5th.
3. Complete the other fields and click "Add to Cart"
4. Want to donate to more than one organization? Click the "ADD MORE DONATIONS" button on the next page and keep going, choosing the "CO Gives Day" option for each donation.
5. When all of your scheduled donations are in the cart, finish checking out by clicking "Proceed to Checkout", logging into or creating a donor account, entering or selecting your payment information, then Submit.

We thank you for your generous support!

Love this day of the year!

Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity is the foothills affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International. We serve the mountain areas of western Jefferson County, Clear Creek County and parts of Park County near Bailey. We are a Christian ecumenical housing ministry that assists low-income families building and buying their own homes. Habitat homeowners are local residents, living, working, attending church and raising children in our mountain community. Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity’s mission is to live out our principles of faith and compassion by building simple decent affordable homes and providing education and resources through community partnerships offering families an opportunity to realize their full potential. Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity
www.bluesprucehabitat.org


The mission of Bootstraps, with the help of the community, is to eliminate financial barriers to continuing education. Bootstraps awards scholarships and interest-free loans to graduating high school seniors from Conifer and Evergreen for the purpose of higher education. In 2017, Bootstraps awarded $220,000 in scholarships and loans to 70 students to help them pursue their educational dreams. In existence since 1945, Bootstraps has awarded over $3.5 million in scholarships and loans to more than 1800 mountain-area youth.
www.bootstrapsinc.org


Center for the Arts Evergreen (CAE) is actively serving our mountain community by promoting and cultivating the arts for Evergreen and the surrounding areas. CAE hosts events, public exhibitions, classes (for preschoolers, children, teens and adults), community art festivals, free lectures and more. We proudly adhere to bringing the arts and the community together.
www.evergreenarts.org


Many of the children of Clear Creek County live in low income, transient households and have parents or caregivers who work long hours away from home in the gaming, mining and construction industries. The Clear Creek Rock House is a safe haven where teens can come for mentoring, free tutoring, after-school activities, community service opportunities and a warm meal.
www.clearcreekrockhouse.org/

The Conifer Historical Society & Museum preserves and shares the history of the Conifer area. Very popular public programs and exhibits present fascinating stories, characters and events from the 285 corridor. Admissions support our operating expenses, but donations are needed to preserve the Conifer Junction School. This unique, 1923 “Little White Schoolhouse” is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Donations on Colorado Gives Day will help fund the high-priority exterior painting project.
coniferhistoricalsociety.org


DRIVE SMART's mission is to prevent traffic related fatalities and injuries. We work in partnership with schools, businesses, civic, community and governmental organizations to educate, create awareness and improve attitudes concerning safe driving throughout our communities.
www.drive-smart.org


At EAS+Y we believe we can make a difference towards building a more sustainable, resilient community that's adaptable to the changing world we live in. By gathering together and sharing conversation about local, national and global issues we create projects that make an impact and help build a better community. We are making more recycling happen, reducing our waste, growing more gardeners and local food, we're cutting our fossil fuel consumption and figuring out ways to harvest more solar power
easy4you.org


Evergreen Animal Protective League (EAPL) was organized in April, 1981 to aid lost, abandoned, and suffering animals through rescue, shelter, and education and has helped thousands of animals since. EAPL is a foster-based all-breed rescue organization without a shelter facility except for a CAT ADOPTION CENTER located in Chow Down Pet Supply. We are totally volunteer for all our rescue operations. EAPL rescues animals from Evergreen and our surrounding mountain communities, throughout Colorado, and from surrounding states such as Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona. EAPL is here to help any pet in need—even those with special needs, such as expensive veterinary care. EAPL also stresses the importance of spaying and neutering pets and we provide spay and neuter assistance and veterinary assistance to people in need.
www.eapl.com

Evergreen Audubon launched the Evergreen Nature Center in 2008 in the restored "warming hut" on Evergreen Lake. Since that time, we have offer natural history programs to all ages and host 14,000 annual drop-in visitors. Just this year, we secured space to offer year-round programming to school and community groups. We aspire to foster contagious enthusiasm and life-long respect for the natural world by providing fun and inspiring educational experiences throughout the Bear Creek Watershed.
www.evergreenaudubon.org


The hills are alive with the high-quality sound and talent of young voices in the Evergreen Children's Chorale. Established in 1991, the ECC is a non-profit performing arts group designed to enrich lives and inspire voices. Each year, children in 2nd through 8th grades from the mountain area join voices to present a choral concert in December and fully-staged musical in May.
www.evergreenchildrenschorale.com


Evergreen Chorale presents high quality choral music and musical theater productions, drawing on a talented core of performers from the mountain area, foothills, and Denver, and provides music and theater education to over 100 youth during our summer camp. In addition, we own and operate Center Stage and make this performing arts center available to other arts organizations and the community. Please help us continue to produce high-quality music programs, Summer Music Camp, and operate Center Stage for the benefit of the community. We ask for your support again on Colorado Gives Day 2017!
www.evergreenchorale.org


Evergreen Christian Outreach (EChO) helps individuals move from crisis situations towards sustainability and self-sufficiency by offering HELP and HOPE to people in need. EChO provides food and resources to meet the most basic and urgent needs of our mountain residents. Over 300 families visit our food bank each month and our Jobs Program and educational assistance offers hope to individuals for a better future.
www.evergreenchristianoutreach.org


The Evergreen Players began in 1950 as a group of friends gathering in each other's homes to read plays aloud. Today it is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization producing six shows per year for the foothills community. Offerings range from classics to regional premieres, comedies to musicals to dramas. Annually the group involves professionals and amateur volunteers of all ages and walks of life, on stage and behind the scenes. As we enter our 62nd season, our mission is to create professional quality theater to inspire, engage, and entertain.
www.evergreenplayers.com


Jefferson County Library Foundation works to enrich the capabilities, resources and services of the Jefferson County Public Library through fundraising and advocacy efforts. This year, we’re focused on working to put books in the hands of as many Jeffco children as we can. For more information visit jeffcolibraryfoundation.org/ .

Please think of Mountain Resource Center on Colorado Gives Day - Tuesday, December 5th!


Click here to register your donation today & it will still count for Colorado Gives Day: www.coloradogives.org/index.php?section=...wDonation&fwID=27214 or go to our website at: www.mrcco.org/

Why Give on Colorado Gives Day?
This year Colorado Gives Day features a $1 million Incentive Fund. Every nonprofit receiving a donation on Colorado Gives Day will receive a portion of the fund, increasing the value of every dollar donated. Colorado Gives Day has grown to be the state's largest one-day online giving event, raising more than $200 million since it began in 2010.

Why Give to Mountain Resource Center?
Your money stays local!
We've been around for over 27 years!
Over .90 cents for every dollar received goes directly to our services
We provided over 15,000 services in 2016 & served over 1,500 clients in 2016

Thank you Evergreen Christian Outreach for helping promote CO Gives Day and all of the fine organizations in the mountain area coalition!

LifesOptions Evergreen is a faith based non-profit that provides free confidential pregnancy tests and counseling regarding the options for anyone finding themselves in an unplanned pregnancy. We offer mentoring sessions that provide educational information on pregnancy related and parenting topics, a mom’s Bible study, and post abortion support. We provide material items that include but are not limited to maternity clothing, baby and toddler clothing, baby items, diapers and formula. All services are free to our clients.
www.lifesoptionspc.org


Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice provides hospice and in-home health care and supportive services for underinsured and uninsured patients with serious and terminal illnesses in the mountain communities of Jefferson, Gilpin, Clear Creek, and Park Counties. We support our mountain community by providing compassionate and experienced care during challenging times. This year Mount Evans was named in the top100 in the nation for home health care services.
www.mtevans.org


For 25 years Mountain Area Land Trust has been conserving land and water in the Front Range Community. Our mission is to save scenic vistas, natural areas, wildlife habitat, water resources, working ranches and historic lands, for the benefit of the community and as a legacy for future generations. MALT works collaboratively with private landowners, local, state and federal agencies and the business community to make a lasting difference for the people of Colorado. MALT’s dedicated conservation team works to engage Coloradans in conserving our water, wildlife and way of life.
www.savetheland.org


Healing and hope begin at PeaceWorks, Inc. for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking. The @Mountain Peace Shelter at PeaceWorks, Inc. offers the only emergency shelter and confidential 24/7 crisis hotline for these survivors in 2,700 square miles - including Evergreen, Conifer, Bailey, Fairplay and surrounding rural mountain areas. Your donation on Colorado Gives Day will directly help these vulnerable families while supporting PeaceWorks' vision of a community where all relationships thrive in respect, health and harmony.
www.peaceworks4u.org


Mountain Resource Center has been addressing community needs for the past 26 years. Children, families and single adults turn to us with critical basic needs for food, safety, shelter, health and wellness in the communities of West Jefferson, Park, Clear Creek and Gilpin counties. Our comprehensive services provide long-term solutions to foster independence and encourage self-sufficiency. In 2015, we provided more than 18,000 services to 3,150 people.
www.mrcco.org


Celebrating 40 years of providing outstanding education to the greater Evergreen area, Montessori School of Evergreen combines meaningful character education, and robust service and field studies with exceptional academic preparation. Small class sizes and highly differentiated learning means that each student develops the substance and skills to build their lives. From Toddler to 8th Grade, Montessori School of Evergreen is the advantage that lasts a lifetime!
www.montessori-evergreen.org


The mission of Sculpture Evergreen is to cultivate a program of sculpture acquisition, exhibition, education and other public activities to beautify our communities and encourage the expression and appreciation of sculpture. We serve the greater Evergreen area, including the communities of Evergreen, Bergen Park, Kittredge, Marshdale and Indian Hills.
www.mountainart.org


Since 1978, Seniors' Resource Center has provided services to over 4,600 seniors in our mountain area, including Jefferson, Clear Creek, Gilpin and Park Counties. Our goal is helping people stay in their homes and live independently for as long as possible. Services like Transportation, Adult Day & Respite Services, In Home Care and our Chores Program are needed now more than ever as Colorado’s aging population increases dramatically.
www.srcaging.org


The Venue Theatre Company is more than just a theater arts program for the youth of our mountain communities. It is a positive and accepting environment in which kindergarten through high school students are encouraged to take risks and to discover and believe in themselves. Life-long lessons in community building and striving for excellence teach them that they can accomplish things they never thought possible. And they leave with the ability to meet their futures with courage and confidence.
www.thevenuetheatre.com


Vertical Skills Academy is located in Evergreen, Colorado. Our mission is to provide students with dyslexia a specialized learning environment where their strengths, needs and interests are fostered. We serve a clearly defined population of bright students in grades 1st-8th. We teach specific skills to improve literacy acquisition and language application through data-driven, multi-sensory instruction. As an academy, VSA is staffed with highly trained educators who instruct student with needs in small, focused settings to maximize student accountability and growth. Students thrive and families trust the educational care of their children during their years at VSA.
www.verticalskillsacademy.org

• Exhibitions in the main gallery and satellite galleries promoting local arts classes in all mediums educating hundreds of children, teens, and adults
• Grants given to local schools to support their art education programs
• Over 20 free lectures and performances per year
• Collaboration with other organizations to bring to the community special programs such as arts and music festivals, concerts, lectures and more...

Today is the day if you haven't yet submitted your donations for CO Gives Day! We all appreciate your generous support of our organizations, we couldn't do what we do without you. Thank you.
www.coloradogives.org/cogivesday