COS Town Tidings Issue #25-242

Community Corner Edition

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🌟 Community Nonprofit Spotlight: 🛠️ Discover What One Repair Means To A Neighbor

🤝 Helping Hands - Volunteer Opportunities

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📆 Local Events + Free Concerts & Farmers Markets

🌦 COS Weather - Warm with possible PM T-storms

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🛠️ Discover What One Repair Means To A Neighbor

✨ The Simple Act That’s Transforming Local Lives—Will You Join In?

Bright Leaf is lifting up low-income and disabled seniors throughout Colorado Springs by providing critical home repairs and accessibility upgrades they wouldn’t otherwise receive. Many older adults in our community live on fixed incomes and face everyday challenges—like unsafe flooring, outdated showers, and hazardous steps—that threaten their independence and safety.

Bright Leaf’s all-volunteer teams step in with practical solutions, such as installing walk-in showers, repairing essential structures, and modifying homes for comfort and safety. These repairs make it possible for seniors to age at home, surrounded by neighbors and memories, rather than face premature moves due to mobility limits or unresolved hazards.

The impact is direct and local: every project means another Colorado Springs resident can live more comfortably and securely. With rising costs and more seniors needing help, Bright Leaf depends on caring community members to volunteer their time or provide support.

If you feel called to help in our area, consider volunteering or offering a donation—your compassion makes lasting change. Visit brightleafinc.org

🤝 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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📆 Sample Local Events

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*Weather Permitting

• Aug 30-Sept 1: Colorado State Fair @ 1001 Beulah Ave, Pueblo $9-$75

• Aug 30-Sept 1: Phelan Gardens Labor of Love Labor Day Weekend Sale and Event @4955 Austin Bluffs

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

• Aug 30, 11am: Dahlias at the Castle Gardens @Miramont Castle, Manitou $55

• Aug 30, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• Sept 1, 10am-3pm: Labor Day Vintage Base Ball @Rock Ledge Ranch $8

• Sept 4-8, 11-14: The Shark is Broken @Springs Ensemble Theatre, 2409 West Colorado $25 (tickets selling out fast)

• Sept 4, 8-10pm: “Weird Al” Yankovic feat Puddles Pity Party @Ford Amphitheater $101+

• Sept 5-21, 10am-6pm: Parade of Homes in Colorado Springs $18

• Sept 5-7: Briarfest @St Gabriel The Archangel Catholic Church, 8755 Scarborough Dr

• Sept 6, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, Dirty Money @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $63.71 (12 tickets left)

• Sept 12, 7pm: LA Phil Trio: Mastery in Motion @ENT Center $44

• Sept 12 & Oct 10, 7:30pm: The MAT!ch Game @The MAT, 1626 S Tejon $17.50

• Sept 13, 1-4pm: Food To Power’s annual Harvest Celebration @Hillside Hub, 1090 S Institute St $10

• Oct 3-4: Beyond The Grave Presents: The Phantom of the Opera @Evergreen Cemetery, 1005 Hancock Expressway $28 (tickets selling fast)

👩‍🌾 Farmers Markets - Weather permitting

• Aug 30, 7am-1pm (Sat's thru Oct 11): OCC Farmers Market @2407 W Colorado Ave

• Aug 30, 8am-2pm (Sat’s thru-Oct 4): Monument Hill Farmers Market @66 Jefferson St, Monument

• Aug 30, 9am-1pm (Sat’s thru Sept 27): Homestead Yard Farmers Market @The Yard at The Homestead Collective, 9633 Prominent Point COS

• Aug 30, 9am-1pm (Sat’s thru Oct 11): Backyard Market @Black Forest, 6845 Shoup Rd

• Aug 30, 10am-2pm: CFAM (Sat's thru Oct 3): The Margarita at Pine Creek, 7350 Pine Creek Rd (LAST chance for Palisade peaches)

• Aug 31, 9am-2pm (Every other Sun, thru Oct 26): COS Sunday Market @Acacia Park, Downtown

• Aug 31, 10am-2pm: Cordera Farmers Market @11894 Grandlawn Cir, COS (Last one for the season)

• Sept 1 & 3, 10am-5pm (Mon & Wed’s thru Oct 15): Summer Farmers Market @ Western Museum of Mining & Industry, 225 N Gate Blvd

• Sept 3, 9am-2pm (Wed’s thru Sept 24): Briargate Farmers Market @7610 N Union Blvd

• Sept 3, 3-7pm (Wed’s thru Oct 15): Colorado Farm and Art Market (CFAM) @Pioneers Museum, 215 S Tejon

• Sept 5, Noon-4pm (Every other Fri thru Oct 3): UCCS Farmers Market @3942 Regent Circle

• Sept 7, (2x/mth, Jun-Oct), 11am-3pm: Southeast Farmer's Market (Food Coalition) @Stompin' Groundz, 2050 Jet Wing Dr (Produce vendors)

🎶 Summer Concert Series - Weather permitting

• Sept 2, 5:30-7:30pm (Tues’s thru Sept): Music in the Park: @Bancroft Park, 2400 W Colorado Ave FREE

• Sept 5, 6-7pm: Palmer Lake Library Concert Series, Ricky Sweum @Palmer Lake Village Green & Gazebo, 66 Lower Glenway St FREE

• Sept 6, 4-8pm: Music on The Mesa - Harry Mo & The Cru @Goldhill Mesa, 142 S Raven Mine Dr FREE

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