COS Town Tidings Issue #24-314

Community Corner Edition

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🌟 Community Nonprofit Spotlight: 💔 From Heartbreak to Hope by Honoring Our Fallen

🤝 Helping Hands - Volunteer Opportunities

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📆 Local Events

🌦 COS Weather - Cold, AM flurries then clearing out

What happens when winter arrives?

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💔 From Heartbreak to Hope by Honoring Our Fallen

👩‍👧‍👦 How Angels of America's Fallen helps children find light in the darkness

When service members and first responders make the ultimate sacrifice, their children remain – young hearts carrying an unimaginable weight. Picture a child trying to navigate growing up without their hero parent's guidance, missing those precious moments of shooting hoops together or sharing music lessons.

Here in Colorado Springs, Angels of America's Fallen steps in at this crucial moment, ensuring these children aren't alone. Founded in 2012 by a retired Lt. Col who witnessed firsthand the gap in support for his fallen comrades' children, this organization has become a lifeline for military and first responder families. 

Through funded programs in sports, music, and arts, they provide more than just activities – they create spaces where children can heal, grow, and discover their passions. Each child receives unwavering support until age 19, a promise that someone will be there to cheer them on at every milestone.

The impact is profound: 96% of supported middle school children find renewed self-confidence, while every child discovers a passion that lights up their world. Yet today, children of our fallen heroes sit on a waiting list, their dreams temporarily on hold until more funding becomes available. Every day without support is another missed opportunity for healing and growth.

Your support can change this reality. Whether through volunteering at local events, offering administrative help, or providing financial support for program grants, you can help ensure no child of a fallen hero waits to pursue their dreams. Every dollar funds direct participation in activities that transform young lives.

To volunteer or donate, visit their office at 10010 Devonwood Ct, Colorado Springs, or call (719) 377-7352.

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📆 Local Events

• Nov (Mon-Fri): Silver Key's Activity Center OPENING @1655 S Murray Blvd FREE classes all month

• Nov 11, 11:30am-12:30pm (Every Mon): Beginning & Intermediate Yoga @Rockrimmon Library, 832 Village Center Dr FREE (Attend before this location closes Dec 1)

• Nov 11, 6:30pm: Veterans Day Concert by CO Homeschool Music @Vista Grande Baptist Church, 5680 Stetson Hills Blvd FREE

• Nov 11, 7-9pm: Military In The Movies Themed Trivia @Lebowski’s Taproom, 3240 Centennial Blvd FREE to attend

• Nov 14-16 & 21-23 (7:30pm), 17 & 24 (4pm): Jellofish @Millibo Art Theater $25-$28

• Nov 15 (10am-5pm), 16 (10am-6pm), 17 (10am-5pm): Colorado Country Christmas Gift Show @Colorado Springs Event Center, 3960 Palmer Park Blvd $10-$12 (Order By Nov 14 for discount)

• Nov 15, 5pm: Charity Cribbage Night for Kids on Bikes nonprofit @1412 South 21st $25

• Nov 16, Noon-2pm: Holiday Miniatures Ornament Make-and-Take workshop @Goat Patch Brewing, 2727 N Cascade $35.98 (10 Spots Left)

• Nov 19, 6pm: Community Wine Dinner | Benefiting Happy Cats Haven @Pizzeria Rustica, 2527 W Colorado Ave $79

• Nov 21-22 (7pm), 23 (2:30 & 7pm), 24 (2:30pm): It's a Wonderful Life A Live Radio Play @ First United Methodist Church - 420 North Nevada Only $5

• Nov 22-24: Vintage Market Days of Colorado Springs @Norris Penrose Ctr, 1045 Lower Gold Camp Rd $13.30-$18.42

• Nov 23, 2-10pm: Amar Sitare..Immortal Legends of Indian Cinema @Mitchell High School, 1205 Potter Dr $35-$75

• Nov 23, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, A Noteworthy Crime @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $62.95-$72.95

• Nov 29-Dec 22 (Thurs-Fri 7:30pm, Sat 2 & 7:30pm, Sun 4pm): Sense & Sensibility-Theatreworks @Ent Center for the Arts $21-$45 (Smaller Theater, Already Selling Out)

• Dec 1, 2-3pm: Door Swag Workshop @Phelan Gardens, 4955 Austin Bluffs $27.50 (7 Spots Left)

• Dec 7 (10am-5pm), 8 (10am-4pm): Candy Cane Craft & Gift Show @Colorado Springs Event Center, 3960 Palmer Park Blvd $8 (Order Tickets Before Nov 15 Save $2)

  • —> Sourdough bread and unique gift baskets: 🍞 A Slice of Home: Nature's Start Bread Co Rises in Colorado Springs

• Dec 5, 10:30am-1:30pm: Holiday Auction Fundraiser for We Fortify - District 2 School Teachers @Flying W Ranch $70

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