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Photo courtesy of Michael Browning on UnsplashFlatirons Food Film Festival
Cheers! Flatirons Food Film Festival Celebrates Five...
September 2017 marks the fifth anniversary of the Flatirons Food Film Festival, a festival that has been wowing foodies, film lovers, and the intersection of both, since 2012. To celebrate, Festival Director Julia Joun has planned the biggest Festival yet, September 27 -October 1, with nine film
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Children's Hospital Colorado
Childen’s Hospital Colorado, Putting the...
Taking a child to the hospital, even as a routine visit, can be one of the most terrifying experiences in a parent’s life. I have been there firsthand with my sister and her daughters, and I can tell you it’s awful. Fortunately, parents in Colorado are able to go to a child-friendly, family-centered hospital -- Children's Hospital Colorado -- which
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Children's Hospital Colorado
Children’s Miracle Network: 34 Years and Millions of...
The red and yellow hot air balloon stickers. You’ve probably seen them peppering the walls of your local grocery store, pharmacy, gas station, or hardware store -- or on the walls of a children’s hospital you might have visited. Maybe you stroll on by without giving them a second thought, maybe you add on the extra $.87 to round off
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Bonfils Community Donor Center
Bonfils Blood Center: One small act of kindness can save a...
There are moments in a person’s life that affect them forever. Usually you wouldn’t consider buckling your seat belt one of those moments. You do it almost as an afterthought, a reflex, and sometimes, we might even forget. But for Dan Richmond, the decision to buckle-up saved his life, and impacted him forever. Five summers ago, Richmond was driving home
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Bonfils Blood Center
Bonfils Blood Center: Saving Colorado Lives Since 1943
Not all heroes wear capes. In fact, the most overlooked and underrated heroes wear civilian clothes and a cotton ball, Band-Aid and colored band at the crook of their elbow. They are blood donors. Though they may not get noticed on the street, they certainly save lives. Without them, hospitals would not be able to carry out the lifesaving work
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Sutherland Bipolar Center
Coldplay and Sutherland Bipolar Center Partner for...
It’s 2017, but unfortunately a fierce stigma still exists in the realm of mental health. Although one in five Americans suffers from some type of mental illness, the unaffected four people do not understand it, and often don’t try to understand it. One such mental illness is bipolar disorder, a profoundly misunderstood and under-treated illness that can have a devastating
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Mother House
Mother House: Giving Sanctuary to At-Risk Pregnant Women...
The average cost to give birth in America is nearly $9,000, not including prenatal care.* Diapers, baby food, and clothes add up to about $165 per month. Crib, car seat, swing, baby carrier, stroller, and baby furniture? About $2,500.** Each year, families can expect to spend between $12,350 and nearly $14,000, on average, to raise a child. Add that together
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