Wow ... We are so grateful Durango is our home. Thank you to the friends and community members who joined us at Durango Arts Center to view David Byers’ award-winning film, “No Man’s Land.”
Huge thanks to the people and businesses that donated items for the silent auction: 4Corners Riversports; Backcountry Experience; College Drive Cafe; Cream Bean Berry; Cyprus Cafe; Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad; Durango Outdoor Exchange; Eileen Fjerstad; Enlighten Up; Eno Cocktail Lounge and Wine Bar; Gardenswartz; Great Old Broads for Wilderness; High Country News; Highway 3 Roadhouse and Oyster Bar; Jacks Plastic Welding; Jeff Solon; Judy Graham; Karyn Gabaldon Art Gallery; Kelly Place Retreat Bed and Breakfast; Kristara Waldon; Mac Ranch; Maria’s Bookshop; Nature’s Oasis; Olde Tymers Cafe; Patagonia; Paul Bikis Photography; Pine Needle Mountaineering; Raider Ridge Cafe; Rochester Hotel; Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory; Susan’s Salon; SGB Productions; The Marketing Department; Thrive Chiropractic; Toh-Atin Gallery; Torrey House Press; Tristan’s Stained Glass; Velorution; and Wingate House Bed and Breakfast.
Many other individuals donated or bid on items to raise funds for our legal battle in San Juan County, Utah. Special thanks to: Shelley Silbert; Clint and Susan Kearns; Nick and Louise Van Vonno; Darcy Mathews; Jim Fuge; Peggy Malloy; and the staff at Durango Arts Center for making our evening a success.
Thank you, Durango ... You rock!
Mark Franklin and Rose Chilcoat
The Fort Lewis College TRIO Student Success Center thanks the individuals and businesses that contributed goods and services to the annual TRIO Day fundraiser. We raised nearly $2,000!
Thank you to: Fort Lewis College Testing Center; DoubleTree Hotel; Cream Bean Berry; Mild to Wild Rafting and Jeep Tours; Hair Fusion; Desert Sun Coffee; Dion’s Pizza and Subs; Durango Joes; Strater Hotel; Zia Taqueria; Pizza Nine in Farmington; Durango Nursery; Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad; and the more than 40 individuals who donated during the fundraiser.
Fort Lewis College student Katherine Montoya worked tirelessly gathering donations since last September and, with the fabulous TRIO staff, helped make the event a success.
TRIO Student Success Center staff
The Miller Games fundraiser held March 12 at Miller Middle School was a success thanks to those who contributed. The businesses and individuals involved were so generous with their support. A big thank you to all the wonderful sponsors that contributed:
Gold Sponsors: Fast Signs; Vaughn Johnson Orthodontics; McDonald’s; A Smile By Design; RH Crossland Foundation; Animas Orthopedic Associates; and Durango Land and Homes.
Silver Sponsors: Ted’s Rental and Sales; Preston Knight; Cottonwood Holistic Family Health; Durango Motor Co.; First National Bank of Durango; Pediatric Partners of the Southwest; Four Corners OB/GYN; StoneAge; Second Avenue Sports; and Durango Party Rental.
Bronze Sponsors: Durango Kids Pediatric Dentistry; The Payroll Department; Maynes Bradford Shipps; Wells Group; Four Corners Oral Surgery; Lewis Mercantile; Alpine Bank; Hermosa Trim Co.; Specialists in Women’s Care; Eolus Bar and Dining; and DoubleTree Hotel.
In-Kind Sponsors: Basin Printing and Imaging; Durango Coca-Cola; Nature’s Oasis; Allen Theaters; April’s Garden; Durango Community Recreation Center; Applebee’s Grill and Bar; Baskin-Robbins; and Four Corners Health Care Center.
Miller Middle School Parent Action Committee
On behalf of the youths served by the Boys & Girls Club of La Plata County, we extend our sincere thanks to the Rotary Clubs in Durango for presenting the 16th annual Red Ball Express, sponsored by Alpine Bank. Proceeds from the event fund programs provided by the three Rotary Clubs in Durango.
The local Boys & Girls Club would also like to publicly thank the individual who adopted a Red Ball Express ticket in the name of the Boys & Girls Club of La Plata County. The gesture allowed the Club to win the $5,000 top prize, which will assist more La Plata County youths to follow their paths to great futures.
Jeff Dupont Boys & Girls Club of La Plata County Board chair
On behalf of Leadership La Plata, we want to thank all businesses, organizations and individuals who contributed to the success of the Health Awareness and Human Services class held March 9 at Pine River Library in Bayfield.
We appreciate our moderator Sheryl Ayers; it was a delight to work with you! And special thanks to Jeremy Kinney for sharing his team-building and leadership-training skills with the class.
Last, but certainly not least, thank you to our session sponsor, Animas Surgical, which provided the funding to underwrite costs incurred for this outstanding training; we couldn’t have done it without you. Thank you also for providing the first aid kits.
Numerous individuals and businesses in the community contribute to Leadership La Plata on an ongoing basis, and we know we speak for all class members and grads when we say thank you for allowing this all-volunteer program to continue. It is a privilege to be part of Leadership La Plata!
Melissa Zureich and Louetta Phelps, class coordinators
Know Your Dough, a nonprofit that provides financial literacy programs for youths and young adults, would like to thank Miller Middle School teachers Mike Breunig and Rebecca Dash for hosting “The Money Game” recently.
We would also like to thank the volunteers who served six classes: Alan Markert, Stan Johnson, Wendy Rice, April Bates and Laurel Waller.
The show of community support is very encouraging, and we are grateful for the opportunity to serve local youths.
Allison Andersen, KYD executive director
