Realtors offering funding to nonprofits
The Durango Area Association of Realtors currently has funding available for nonprofit organizations in need.
Requests are being accepted for local qualified nonprofit organizations within La Plata and San Juan counties. To be included for consideration of funding, submit a letter of request highlighting the following topics:
Your organization’s background and purpose.
The amount being requested.
How the money will be used. Include a project description in narrative form, including your goals, the project’s scope and the proposed use of the requested funds.
Organizations that have previously received funding from the association are asked to explain how that funding was used.
The deadline for a request submission is Sept. 30. For more information, call 247-9604.
Learn about volunteer opportunities in Nepal
An opportunity to volunteer while visiting Nepal will be discussed at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Himalayan Kitchen, 992 Main Ave.
A group is forming now for an October/November 2015 Service Trek to Nepal. Participants will learn more about Nepal and view “Good Karma,” a documentary film about the 2014 service trek. There is a suggested donation of $40 per person, which includes the movie and buffet dinner. All proceeds will benefit the charitable projects of the Karma & Jyamu Bhotia Foundation.
The mission of the Bhotia Foundation is to develop education, promote health awareness and improve living conditions in the remote villages of the Bhot-khola region of northeast Nepal. Donations also will be accepted to provide assistance to the victims of the 2015 earthquake in Nepal.
To make a donation, visit www.bhotiafoundation.org or the Himalayan Kitchen.
Local First to begin month of events
Local First will begin a month of Eat Local events this week at the Durango Farmers Market, located in the parking lot of First National Bank, 259 W. Ninth St.
The Eat Local booth will be staffed by Local First board members and businesses. The Local First booth on Saturday will feature two local businesses that emphasize local products in their food. Nature’s Oasis’ Chef Julia will offer caprese salad samples, and Chef Vera from Cyprus Cafe will be providing bruschetta samples. Both dishes will be made from locally-sourced ingredients.
For more information, visit www.local-first.org.
Writers and Scribblers group to meet
Writers and Scribblers will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at The Commons Building, 701 Camino del Rio.
‘What to Expect When You Publish Your Book: Marketing Tips from Maria’s Bookshop” will be presented by Jeanne Costello. Guests are welcome.
Old Fort Hops Pale Ale sets tapping
An Old Fort Hops Pale Ale Tapping will take place at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Carver Brewing Co.’s Back Pub, 1022 Main Ave.
The pale ale was made from Chinook hops grown at the Old Fort at Hesperus.
For more information, visit www.fortlewis.edu/oldfort.
At FLC, Thursdays are for fresh veggies
The Old Fort Farm Stand will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday outside the Student Union at Fort Lewis College.
The stand will offer: spinach, mixed greens, romaine, arugula, curly kale, chard, radishes, zucchini, carrots, beets, shishito peppers, jalapeños, bell peppers, mariachi peppers, and serrano peppers, green beans, onions, leeks, rainbow potatoes, tomatoes, Anaheim green chiles, pueblo chilies, shallots, collards, heirloom tomatoes, garlic heads, basil, flat-leaf parsley, dill, cilantro, basil pesto, cilantro pesto, arugula pesto, kale chips, dehydrated onions, zucchini bread, pumpkin bread, roasted poblano chiles, caramelized onions, yellow pepper rings, grass-fed beef and local pork.
For more information, email Lashell_b@fortlewis.edu.
Herald Staff
