Provided by: Westminster Optimist
Westminster Optimist Club Student of the Month
The Westminster Optimist Club honored two students, Leanna Beall, Ranum High School, and Sarah Caulkins, Westminster High School, as Students of the Month for November, 2009. The staff at each of the schools selected the students based on outstanding scholastic achievement, excellent attitude, and attendance. In recognition of this honor the students were invited to br...
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Provided by: Leslie Capin
Local canine has shot at "Cutest Dog" crown, will donate the $1M to shelters
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Leslie Capin
Papidies Capin is one of four finalists for the national Cutest Dog Competition. That means he has made at least $5,000 and has a shot at winning the $1 million top prize. Even more remarkable than his rise to fame is the fact that every cent he wins will be donated equally between the Dumb Friends League and the Max Fund . Papidies has beat out more tha...
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Provided by: Lorraine Ross
Church members volunteer to can food for homeless
Volunteers from several service groups in the Denver area joined members of the Denver Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the Church's Aurora cannery on Tuesday, Nov. 10. The mission for the night was to turn 1,000 pounds of sliced carrots into one hundred 24-can cases, heading for the shelves of local organizations that provide services t...
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Provided by: Denver Rescue Mission
Southwest Airlines employees give turkeys to feed thousands
Written by Brad Meuli, President and CEO of the Denver Rescue Mission. At the end of the first week in November, the Denver Rescue Mission was gravely concerned about the lack of turkey donations. Thousands of homeless and low-income men, women, and families were counting on us. We wondered if it was even possible to collect 6,000 turkeys by Thanksgiving. Five l...
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