COS Town Tidings Issue #25-228

Community Corner Edition

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🌟 Community Nonprofit Spotlight: 🍅 See How Our Neighbors Are Fighting Food Waste—And How You Can Help

🤝 Helping Hands - Volunteer Opportunities

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📆 Local Events + Free Concerts & Farmers Markets

🌦 COS Weather - Hot with chance of PM T-storms

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🍅 See How Our Neighbors Are Fighting Food Waste—And How You Can Help

🥗 Experience the Joy of Community—Right Here, Right Now!

Food To Power is transforming how Colorado Springs cares for one another through food. This remarkable nonprofit bridges access to fresh, healthy food and cultivates meaningful community connections. Whether recovering surplus produce, hosting educational workshops, or supporting local gardens, Food To Power’s work helps ensure that everyone—regardless of income—can enjoy nutritious meals.

The sense of unity here is tangible. Volunteers pick up, sort, and distribute thousands of pounds of good food that would otherwise go to waste, feeding families across our city and strengthening local bonds. Their Hillside Hub welcomes everyone for events and hands-on gardening—a perfect place to learn, lend a hand, and enjoy new friendships.

For those looking to give back, Food To Power offers countless opportunities. Whether you help at the community farm, join food distribution, or share your skills, every hour volunteered multiplies kindness throughout Colorado Springs.

Food To Power’s mission is powered by neighbors who care. Together, we can make a difference—one meal, one garden, one friendship at a time.

Food To Power

• Hillside Hub: 1090 S Institute St, 80903

• Phone: (719) 470-2737

• Email: [email protected]

• Website: foodtopowerco.org
  

📅 Mark your calendar for Food To Power’s annual Harvest Celebration on Sat, Sept 13, 1–4pm at the Hillside Hub! This vibrant community event features farm-fresh treats, local music, raffles, a collard greens cook-off, and the chance to connect with food advocates making a difference right here in the Pikes Peak region. Buy your tickets today only $10!

🤝 Helping Hands - Volunteer Opportunities

Explore rewarding volunteer options and be part of something meaningful. Together, we can make an impact!

👩‍🦳 Did you know studies show that senior volunteers are crucial to communities and gain personal benefits, including better mental and physical health?! Volunteering helps bridge generation gaps, offers fulfillment, and can even extend lifespan.

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🎉 Events Calendar! (More events including FREE, click above)

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• Aug 16-17, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• Aug 16 & 22-23, 7:30pm: Circus of the Night @The MAT, 1626 S Tejon $28

• Aug 16, 11am-2pm: Sunflower Scribbles with Renee Darling Art @JAKs Brewery, 555 Amelia St $60

  • —> 🎨 Art That Sparks Joy: The Colorful World of Renee Darling

• Aug 16, 5pm: Velvet Hills Chorus Presents: A Million Dreams @ENT Center $20

• Aug 22-Sept 1: Colorado State Fair @ 1001 Beulah Ave, Pueblo $9-$75

• Aug 23, 9-11am: Sat Morning Farm Tour @Dianne's Dahlias, 225 N Gate Blvd $35

  • —> 💐 A Symphony of Silence and Color: Dianne's Dahlias Blooms Against the Odds

• Aug 23, 7pm: Chicago @Ford Amphitheater, 95 Spectrum Loop $47-$658

• Aug 30-Sept 1: Labor Day Liftoff @ Memorial Park FREE to attend, Tickets needed for special events

• Sept 6, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, Dirty Money @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $63.71 (10 tickets left)

👩‍🌾 Farmers Markets - Weather permitting

🍑 Palisade Peaches & 🍉Rocky Ford melons now available!

• Aug 16, 7am-1pm (Sat's thru Oct 11): OCC Farmers Market @2407 W Colorado Ave

• Aug 16, 8am-2pm (Sat’s thru-Oct 4): Monument Hill Farmers Market @66 Jefferson St, Monument

• Aug 16, 9am-1pm (Sat’s thru Sept 27): Homestead Yard Farmers Market @The Yard at The Homestead Collective, 9633 Prominent Point COS

• Aug 16, 9am-1pm (Sat’s thru Oct 11): Backyard Market @Black Forest, 6845 Shoup Rd

• Aug 16, 10am-2pm: CFAM (Sat's thru Oct 3): The Margarita at Pine Creek, 7350 Pine Creek Rd

• Aug 17, 9am-2pm (Every other Sun, thru Oct 26): COS Sunday Market @Acacia Park, Downtown

• Aug 17, 10am-2pm (Sun’s thru Aug 31): Cordera Farmers Market @11894 Grandlawn Cir, COS

• Aug 17 (2x/mth, Jun-Oct), 11am-3pm: Southeast Farmer's Market (Food Coalition) @Stompin' Groundz, 2050 Jet Wing Dr

• Aug 18 & 20, 10am-5pm: Summer Farmers Market @ Western Museum of Mining & Industry, 225 N Gate Blvd

• Aug 20, 9am-2pm (Wed’s thru Sept 24): Briargate Farmers Market @7610 N Union Blvd

• Aug 20, 3-7pm (Wed’s): Colorado Farm and Art Market (CFAM) @Pioneers Museum, 215 S Tejon

• Aug 21, 5-8pm (Thurs thru Aug 28), Manitou Made Market @Manitou Art Center

• Aug 21, 6-8pm (Thurs thru Aug 28): Summer Market at the Lodge @Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, 2 El Paso Blvd, COS 80904 (Manitou)

• Aug 22, Noon-4pm (Every other Fri thru Oct 3): UCCS Farmers Market @3942 Regent Circle

🎶 Summer Concert Series - Weather permitting

• Aug 16, 4-8pm: Music on The Mesa - USAFA BAND “PEGASUS” • STEELHENGE @Goldhill Mesa, 142 S Raven Mine Dr FREE

• Aug 19, 5:30-7:30pm (Tues’s thru Sept): Music in the Park: @Bancroft Park, 2400 W Colorado Ave FREE

• Aug 22, 7-8:30pm: Jazz in the Garden @Grace and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 601-631 N Tejon FREE

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