COS Town Tidings #25-334

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🌟 Local Spotlight: ✨ From Disability To Purpose: The Story That Will Change Your Heart 🦸‍♀️

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✨ From Disability To Purpose: The Story That Will Change Your Heart 🦸‍♀️

🤫 Michelle Alt's secret to saving nonprofits

Have you ever felt like you’ve lost your footing? A time when the future you planned suddenly vanishes, leaving you searching for a new direction? For Michelle Alt, that feeling was all too real. When health issues forced her onto disability, she felt she had lost her purpose, her career, and her social life.

Looking for connection, she joined a local ladies' group. It was there, among new friends, that a spark ignited. While organizing charity drives like a Teddy Bear Picnic that supplied stuffed animals to every fire and police station in the city, Michelle saw a critical gap in our community. The smallest local non-profits, doing vital work, were struggling to get the funding and recognition they needed to survive.

Her personal journey of finding her way back from loss gave her a profound empathy for these organizations. In 2022, she took a leap of faith, transforming the social club into the Colorado Springs Ladies Events (CSLE), a public charity with a focused mission. Her vision was for the charity to partner with one small, local non-profit for an entire year, pouring all its energy into raising funds and awareness for that single cause.

The results of her new focus are powerful. In 2024, her work culminated in a $5,000 donation to the Lotus Foundation. This year, she is championing Harley's Hope Foundation. Her success is powered entirely by community generosity and the volunteers she rallies for the main fundraiser, the Candy Cane Craft & Gift Show (Dec 13 & 14).

Michelle transformed her search for purpose into a powerful force for community good. Now she invites you to join her. She needs volunteers like you to make magic happen for Harley's Hope Foundation. Every hour you give, every ticket you buy, every friend you bring directly helps Michelle lift up our community's hidden heroes.

Be part of this story:

• Website: CSLadiesEvents.com

• Volunteer for CSLE or Candy Cane Craft & Gift Show

• Email: [email protected]

• Facebook

Don't wait – volunteer spots fill quickly, and our smallest nonprofits need champions right now.

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📰 News from this week in Colorado Springs!

Here are some of the stories we shared this week. Check out any issues you missed.

• 🌟Real Estate Roundup: 🏡 Colorado Springs Housing Market: Latest Home Sales and Market Insights (Issue #25-333)
   

• 📜 TRIVIA: When Did Thanksgiving Reach Our Region? (Issue #25-329)

   

• 🎺 USAFA Hosts FREE Holiday Show (Issue #25-331)

   

• 🏗️ Hiring Struggles Hit Springs Hard (Issue #25-328)

   

• 🍽️ Holiday Eats: Best & Worst Local Restaurants (Issue #25-332)

   

• 🚗 Busy Roads + Extra Enforcement (Issue #25-330)

• 💆‍♀️ Relax This Muscle, Look Younger

• 🥾 Explore Cheyenne Mountain State Park

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*Weather permitted

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

• Nov 30 - Dec 4-28: Mary Poppins @ Fine Arts Center, 30 West Dale St $18-$70

• Nov 30-Dec 4-21: The Importance of Being Earnest @ ENT Center $21-$47

• Dec 6-7, 13-14: The Ringmaster`s Christmas @The MAT, 1626 S Tejon $26.50

• Dec 7, Noon: Goat's Milk Soap Making @ Meraki Springs, 2703 W Colorado Ave $65

• Dec 10, 6-8:30pm: Cinnamon Rolls - Sourdough Baking Workshop! @ Nature's Start Bread Company, 3312 Austin Bluffs $75

• Dec 12 & 29, 9am-5pm: Dog Days at the Zoo @ Cheyenne Mtn Zoo

• Dec 17, 6-8pm: Pedestal Flip Calendar Class @ Meraki Springs, 2703 W Colorado Ave $40

• Dec 21, 10am-Noon: Beginner Dot Mandala Painting Workshop @ Treehouse Cafe, 5965 N Academy $50 (6 Seats Available)

🎶 Fall Concerts - Weather permitting

• Nov 30, 2pm: COS Philharmonic: The Nutcracker @Pikes Peak Center $57-$100

• Dec 3, 4, 9, 6pm: Holly & Ivy concert @ Air Force Academy FREE (must register for ticket)

• Dec 6 (7pm) & 7 (2:30pm): Chamber Orchestra of Springs: Dances With The Winds @ Ent Center for the Arts $18-$41

• Dec 21, 3pm: Pikes Peak Philharmonic: Jazz @ENT Center for the Arts, 5225 N Nevada $14-$20

🤶 Holiday Festivals, Fairs & Activities

• ⛸ Through - Jan 18: Skate In The Park @Acacia Park $15

• 🕯 Through Jan 4, Fri & Sat (5:30-10pm) & Sun - Thurs (5:30-9pm): Magic of Lights at Pikes Peak International Raceway (PPIR) $28-$72/vehicle

• 🎄 Through Dec 27: Christmas at Forest Bend @ Black Forest, 9525 Burgess Rd $15 (Tickets Sell Out Fast) 

• Dec 5-23, 25-Jan 1, 5-8:30pm: Electric Safari @ Cheyenne Mtn Zoo $21-$24

   

• Nov 30, 9am-3pm: Holiday Market At The Hill @ The Pinery, 630 W Bijou FREE

• Nov 30, Noon-5pm: Sunday Funday Farmers Market @ IvyWild, 1604 S Cascade FREE entry

• Dec 3, 10-13, 17-20, 26-27, 5:30-8pm: 🎄 2.5-Hour Holiday Lights & Bites Progressive Dinner @ Downtown COS $99

• Dec 4, 5:30-8:30pm: Electric Moonlight @ Cheyenne Mtn Zoo $70-$80

• Dec 5-6 (10am-4pm), 7 (10am-4pm): Holiday Food & Gift Festival @Norris Penrose Event Center 1045 Lower Gold Camp Rd $8 (get $1 <coupn code HFGF25> or bring a can food item)

• Dec 6, 3:30-6pm: Christkindl Fest @ Ascension Lutheran Church, 2505 N Circle FREE admission (Must RSVP)

• Dec 6, 5:30pm: Festival of Lights Parade @ Downtown, Tejon St FREE + 🆓 FREE PARKING 3-11pm TODAY!

• Dec 7, 2:30-4pm: Grinch Mosaic Class @ The Glass Collective, 828 East Fillmore $45 (Going Fast)

• Dec 13, 4-8pm: Holiday Evening @Rock Ledge Ranch $8

• Dec 13 & 27, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, The Hollywood Hit - Holiday Show @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $79.95 (12 Ticket Left)

• Dec 20, 10-11am: Centerpiece Workshop @ Phelan Gardens, 4955 Austin Bluffs $25

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