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๐ A Bridge Home: The Warfighters Mission Supports Our Heroes ๐
Community Corner Nonprofit Issue #25-144 5/24/25

COS Town Tidings Issue #25-144
Community Corner Edition
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๐ Community Nonprofit Spotlight: ๐ A Bridge Home: The Warfighters Mission Supports Our Heroes๐
๐ค Helping Hands - Volunteer Opportunities
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๐ Local Events + Free Concerts & Farmers Markets
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๐ A Bridge Home: The Warfighters Mission Supports Our Heroes ๐

๐ Giving Back to Those Who Gave So Much
This Memorial Day weekend, as we remember the sacrifices made by our military, letโs also consider the challenges faced by those returning home. The Warfighters Mission, a Colorado Springs non-profit, acts as a bridge, providing vital support to veterans, active-duty service members, and their families as they navigate the transition back to civilian life.
Imagine a soldier struggling to reconnect with family, find employment, or manage the invisible wounds of war. That's where the Computers for Heroes program becomes a lifeline. ๐ป For many veterans, access to technology opens doorsโฆcrucial for job searching, online education, connecting with support networks, and accessing vital resources.
The Warfighters Mission delivers custom-built computers straight to their doorstep. But here's what makes it extraordinary: each delivery isn't just dropped off. Someone sits with that veteran, prays with them, and reminds them they're not forgotten. It's technology wrapped in human compassion. ๐
Beyond these meaningful deliveries, the organization offers peer support, holiday assistance, and online ministry, creating a community of understanding and encouragement.
This faith-based organization relies on the generosity of people like you. This Memorial Day, honor our heroes by supporting The Warfighters Mission. Learn how to support this mission and volunteer opportunities at thewarfightersmission.com.

Itโs not about thanking those who served.
Itโs about honoring those who never came home.
Memorial Day is a day of remembrance.
A day for silence, for reflection, for names etched in stone.
Itโs not the same as Veterans Dayโand thatโs okay.
They both matter. But theyโre different.
Letโs help others understand the meaning behind this weekend.
Because remembrance deserves accuracyโand reverence.

๐ค Helping Hands - Volunteer Opportunities
Explore rewarding volunteer options and be part of something meaningful. Together, we can make an impact!
โจFundraising Event Happening TODAY
โ> ๐Nonprofit Spotlight: ๐ค Sharing Meals, Sharing Hope: Food Trucks Against Homelessness

Want to be part of something meaningful? The Wardrobe Refresh Exchange is coming up on June 8 (noon-4pm), and Katie needs help to make it happen! From greeting guests to sorting clothes, thereโs a role for everyone. Sponsors also needed.๐ซ
โ> ๐Nonprofit Spotlight: โค๏ธ Transform Hardship Into Hope for Local Moms
๐โโ๏ธ Click for our growing list of local Volunteer Opportunities/Resources ๐

OWN a local business or nonprofit and would like to be featured? ๐Click below:
โญLet's Support Our Local Businesses!
๐ฆThrough May ๐ฅซ Care & Share Food Drive & Donation Sale at Wild Birds Unlimited |
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๐ Events Calendar! (More events including FREE, click above)
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๐ Sample Local Events
For more weekend Event, click calendar above
May 24-26, 9am-5pm: Annual Memorial Day Weekend Open Ranch Event @8720 Moss Rock Rd, COS FREE
May 24-25 (10am-7pm) 26, 10am-6pm: Territory Days @Old Colorado City FREE to attend
May 24-25, 10am-10pm: MeadowGrass Music Festival @La Foret Conference & Retreat Center, 6145 Shoup Rd $93-$242
May 24-25, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87
May 24-25: Silent Sky - Theatreworks @Osborne Studio Theatre, 5225 N Nevada $21-$45
May 26, 10am: Evergreen Heritage Memorial Day Commemoration @Evergreen Cemetery, 1005 Hancock Expy FREE
May 30-June 1, 7-8:30pm: Vintage Market Days @Norris Penrose Event Center $10-$17
June 4, 7-9pm: The Carole King & James Taylor Story @Phil Long Music Hall $34-$45 (age 14+)
June 6-15: First Company theatre Presents: The Mousetrap @First United Methodist Church - 420 North Nevada $21
Jun 6-28: Four Old Broads On The High Seas @Meanwhile Block, 124 W Cimarron $22-$28
June 14, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, Dirty Money @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $74.95
๐ฉโ๐พ Farmers Markets
May 24, 8am-2pm (Saturdays May 24-Oct 4): Monument Hill Farmers Market @66 Jefferson St, Monument
May 24, 9am-1pm (Saturdays May 24-Oct 11): Opening Day Backyard Market @Black Forest, 6845 Shoup Rd
May 25, 9am-2pm (Sundays through Aug 31): Cordera Farmers Market @11894 Grandlawn Cir, COS
May 28, 10am-2pm (Wedโs through Sept 24): Briargate Farmers Market @7610 N Union Blvd
June 8 (2x/mth, Jun-Oct), 11am-3pm: Southeast Farmer's Market (Food Coalition) @Stompin' Groundz, 2050 Jet Wing Dr
๐ถ Summer Concert Series
May 30, 7-8:30pm: Jazz in the Garden @Grace and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 601-631 N Tejon FREE
June 5 (Every Thurs), 6-8pm: Wendy Woo @Banning Lewis Ranch, Vista Park FREE (public + community market)
โ>๐Spotlight: Stop by SherBethโs stand and say hi to Beth!
June 6, 5-7pm: SofaKillers @First & Main Town Center Park, 3305 Cinema Pt FREE
June 6, 7-8:30pm: University Village Colorado Summer Concert Series - The Martini Shot @5246 N Nevada (North Plaza next to Hacienda) FREE
June 13, 6-8:30pm: Fam Jam Concert @UCHealth Park, 4385 Tutt Blvd FREE family friendly


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