Every dog has its day, and at this year’s Wine & Wags around a dozen canines, as well as their people, were honored for their great work at Children’s Hospital Colorado. There were doggie treats and pats for the puppies,…

Dear 5280 AIR Society and National Jewish Health: You had us at “rooftop terrace.” This year’s 5280 Party at Altitude definitely lived up to lofty expectations atop DaVita World Headquarters in downtown Denver. Organizers could have just served a few…

Denver has long been a hotbed of new microbreweries that produce customized, flavored beers of all kinds and for every taste. The state of Colorado is home to four of the top-50 brewing companies in the nation, and, at last count,…

CHILDREN ARE IMPORTANT “Children are not adults. Their bodies are physiologically different from an adult,” said Dr. Rob Kramer, explaining the importance of research funds needed for children with health issues. Most research is done on adult diseases nationwide, he continued,…

It was a beautiful summer day on Saturday, July 15 for the HOPE Center’s 2017 Community Carnival, an annual fun-filled event for families throughout Denver’s northeast neighborhood. The highlight this year was a visit from several Denver Fire Dept. firefighters…

So maybe the day began with a downpour and the sun was out for only 7.2 minutes during the entire day. Maybe it was really chilly from start to finish. Did that stop people from attending Stout Street Foundation’s annual…

Like a favorite song, this year’s Colorado Celebrity Classic put together all the right notes for a summertime fundraiser that has become a must-attend event. Combining country heart and patriotic soul, guests were treated to an evening of crowd-pleasing food…

It’s a great year for the Denver Rescue Mission in 2017. The DRM won the award for Large Nonprofit of the Year at the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Business Awards and a new 228-bed shelter for the city’s homeless will…

Bessie’s Hope, Bringing Generations Together, is the only organization in the country focused on enhancing the lives of nursing home elders by providing education, training, and relationship-building volunteer programs for youth of all ages, families, individuals, business, and organizations. The…

Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation definitely knows how to generate some basketball “madness” in May with its annual Hoops Fest, a 3-on-3 tournament fundraiser. Organizers could have stopped there with a fast-paced, round-robin contest, but instead also added niceties such as…

The highlight of the Aurora Mental Health Center’s 13th Annual Spring Benefit Luncheon, Living Life to the Fullest was keynote speaker Big Daddy Tazz who spreads an anti-bullying message and support of programs for the mentally ill—something he’s intimately familiar…

If ever there was living proof that beauty comes from within, it’s the SuperHeroes of the Courageous Faces Foundation (CFF). In its inaugural Denver event (there was one in Boston last year), the Foundation presented a particularly memorable, high energy…