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School districts spend big to lure students during choice week
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Many public school systems spend thousands of dollars each year to attract students. Money well spent, officials say. “Marketing is an essential part of all school districts,” said Samantha Briggs, spokeswoman for Widefield School District…
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School districts spend big to lure students during choice week
Many public school systems spend thousands of dollars each year to attract students. Money well spent, officials say. “Marketing is an essential part of all school districts,” said Samantha Briggs, spokeswoman for Widefield School District 3. “Parents and students now have the option to choice into any school, including charter and private schools, so it’s…
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Great Clips raises record-breaking $53,836 for Children’s Hospital Colorado
Nonprofit News is a monthly Gazette publication featuring stories submitted by nonprofit organizations and individuals in the Pikes Peak region. Submit content and events for consideration to nonprofitnews@gazette.com. With each snip of their shears, Great Clips stylists are giving local kids the gift of a healthier, happier future while giving their customers fresh new looks.…
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AROUND TOWN: National Charity League a moms and daughters project
One of the most important – and most special – times together in their mother- daughter lives is how one mom described National Charity League. It has been a tradition for more than 50 years in parts of the country, 26 years locally. For six years as girls are in grades 7-12, mothers and daughters…
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‘The people who stick around’: Mentors make a difference in lives of local youth by showing up
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nonprofit News is a monthly Gazette publication featuring stories submitted by nonprofit organizations and individuals in the Pikes Peak region. Submit content and events for consideration to nonprofitnews@gazette.com. Boys & Girls Club of the…
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‘The people who stick around’: Mentors make a difference in lives of local youth by showing up
Nonprofit News is a monthly Gazette publication featuring stories submitted by nonprofit organizations and individuals in the Pikes Peak region. Submit content and events for consideration to nonprofitnews@gazette.com. Boys & Girls Club of the Pikes Peak Region offers more than 30 national programs within five core areas: education and career development, character and leadership development,…
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Anonymous $1 million gift lets zoo rebuild critical critter conservation center
Torrential rains in the spring of 2015 led to a slow-moving landslide that destroyed an exterior wall of the breeding center at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, forcing animal evacuations and dealing a major blow to conservation and reintroduction programs at the mountaintop facility. Thanks to a $1 million gift, the zoo is moving forward with building…
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Anonymous $1 million gift lets zoo rebuild critical critter conservation center
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Torrential rains in the spring of 2015 led to a slow-moving landslide that destroyed an exterior wall of the breeding center at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, forcing animal evacuations and dealing a major blow to conservation…
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Local center helps youth achieve education, career goals
Nonprofit News is a monthly Gazette publication featuring stories submitted by nonprofit organizations and individuals in the Pikes Peak region. Submit content and events for consideration to nonprofitnews@gazette.com. Carlos has a big dream – he wants to be the first in his family to graduate from high school. Tamara is putting herself through college, with…