In 2007, Jessica Bachus started Dolls for Daughters, after her daughter Kenzi was stillborn. She created an annual holiday, Toy Drive for Colorado, for children who would not otherwise have toys during the holidays.
Today, Dolls for Daughters and Toys for Boys collects more than 4,000 toys each year to distribute to Colorado children. Saintly people like Jessica not only bring holiday cheer to so many kids who might not ordinarily have it, but she and her staff don’t stop there.
Programs like Kenzi’s Kidz gives assistance to at least one needy family each year, and provides the fundamental items needed to succeed in school such as school supplies, clothing, extracurricular activities as well as birthday and holiday gifts for a year.
Parents braved the cold on Saturday to get toys, a new stocking stuffer, a new book/bookmark and a new toothbrush and toothpaste kit. The first 100 families also got a food box from Food Bank of the Rockies after leaving the toy shop and more than 100 children got new shoes from The Denver Shoe Crew. Thanks to Jessica and her staff and partners, thousands of kids can thank Santa this year for a good holiday.
To learn more about Dolls for Daughters, Kenzi’s Kidz and how you can help, log on to www.dollsfordaughters.com.
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- Youth volunteers learn what it takes to give back: Megan, Hanane, left, Paige, Lexi, Cate, Sydney, Madison and Anastasia
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- 3,200 families gathered to receive gifts through the 4th annual Dolls for Daughters event
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- All smiles at the Dolls for Daughters event
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- The stuffed animal station
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- Boxes and boxes to hold all the goodies for the 3,200 families that participated in this year’s event.
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- Participants from Boy Scout Troop 675
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- Corporate donations made up a large portion of the donations this year.
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- Creating holiday cheer at the Dolls for Daughters event
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- Denver Montclair School hosted this year’s event.
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- 3,200 families participated in this year’s Dolls for Daughters event.
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- Volunteers and families worked together.
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- One of the special gifts
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- Gifts and more gifts…
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- Eddie gets a new panda for Christmas.
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- Event sponsor Bachus and Schanker served hot drinks on a very chilly day.
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- Families receive shoes and more at Dolls for Daughters
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- Needy families got some great food from donors.
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- Food Bank of the Rockies was a big sponsor.
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- Food Bank of the Rockies gives out some food to hungry patrons
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- Food Bank of the Rockies helped fight hunger this year for needy families.
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- Racks and racks of food for needy families
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- Founder Jessica Bachus got the volunteers fired up before the doors opened.
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- Jessica Bachus with Santa
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- Good tidings bring good cheer.
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- Handing out toothbrushes and toothpaste to needy families: Kimberly Pfauth, Susan Allard, Jake, Stephanie Gregory, Julie Collett and Lukas
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- Happy holidays for families receiving gifts
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- Kohl’s Associates pose with Santa
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- Lauren Epke and Ted Cifaldi of Bachus & Schanker
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- Michael, Tyler and Turner of Troop 675
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- Picking out presents
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- Santa stopped by!
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- Santa hung out with volunteers, kids and family members.
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- Struggling families got a boost from this wonderful project.
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- The Christmas Fairy– volunteers hand out stocking stuffers
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- The Denver Shoe Crew–Will Smith, Sam Bankson, Jon Klein, Haidyn Harvey and Morgan Deegan
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- The first families through the door received bicycles for their families this year.
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- The line outside the door–some folks were camped out overnight in the cold.
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- The Princess of Good Cheer–Jessica Bachus oversees the event
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- Toys, toys and more toys
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- Volunteers are all smiles
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- Volunteers even wrapped some of the donated toys.
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- Volunteers of all ages spread holiday cheer.
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- Volunteers Rachel Acosta and Consuelo Attencion
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- Volunteers Tara Kennedy and Michelle Wright with Keagan
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- Volunteers Ashley Booth, left, Heather Booth, Tricia Cassady and Kayla Aronoff
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- Volunteers Jenny Rankin, Eva and Layla
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- Wrapping presents at Dolls For Daughters
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- Lauren Epke, Danita Duran, Desiree Stokes, Ted Cifaldi and Rick Kroger of Bachus & Schanker
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- Board members Courtney Clark, Allison Zuckert, Chloe Boggs and Phoebe Chidley
