COS Town Tidings Issue #26-115
Community Corner Edition
🌟 Local Nonprofit Spotlight: 💛 Everyone Belongs Here
🤝 Helping Hands - Volunteer Opportunities
🛍 Bargain Box (Last Day for this week’s sales)
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📆 Local Events + Concerts, Markets, and Activities
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💛 Everyone Belongs Here - The Arc Pikes Peak Region
For nearly 70 years, The Arc Pikes Peak Region has been a quiet but fierce defender of the rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) right here in our community. While they may not make headlines every week, the work they do changes lives and they do it all free of charge.
IDD is a broad term for conditions like Down syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy, and other disabilities that affect intellectual or developmental functioning. People with IDD are our neighbors, our family members, our fellow community members and they deserve the same rights, respect, and opportunities as everyone else. That's exactly what The Arc fights for.
💼 What The Arc Pikes Peak Region Does
Advocacy Program: Three types of free advocacy: educational (IEP/504 meetings), adult (navigating systems and benefits), and judicial (courts and criminal justice). If someone with IDD needs a voice, The Arc shows up.
Guardianship Program: When the Probate Court appoints The Arc as legal guardian, their trained staff steps in to protect the individual's wellbeing and rights.
Parent Empowerment: Monthly workshops, guest speakers, and a community of parents who truly "get it." No one should have to figure this out alone.
Public Policy: They track state and federal legislation affecting people with IDD. When bills come up that could impact the community, The Arc is watching and speaking up.
Include U.S.A. Self-Advocacy: Adults 18+ with IDD learning to advocate for themselves and their rights. This group doesn't just accept inclusion, they demand it.
Social Events: Family-friendly and 18+ events all year long, because community and connection matter just as much as rights.
💗 Why This Matters to Our Community
The Arc PPR receives no federal funding. Everything they do (the free advocacy, the workshops, the events) runs on donations, memberships, and the dedication of their team and volunteers. They're part of a national network of more than 140,000 members and 600+ chapters, but the work in our community depends entirely on us.
🙌 Get Involved with The Arc PPR
✅ Volunteer: Office support, events, fundraising committees & more
✅ Donate: thearcppr.org/get-involved, every dollar stays local
✅ Become a Member: donation based and connects you to events, workshops, and a community that cares
✅ Sponsor an Event: Contact Morgan Wiese at [email protected] or 719-471-4800 ext. 115
🌐 thearcppr.org | 📞 719-471-4800 | 📍 10 N Meade Ave, Colorado Springs
📘 Facebook | 📸 @thearcppr | 🐦 @TheArcPPR
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🤝 Helping Hands - Volunteer Opportunities
Explore rewarding volunteer options and be part of something meaningful. Together, we can make an impact!
👩🦳 The Volunteer Effect
Research consistently shows that people who volunteer regularly report higher levels of happiness, stronger social connections, and even better physical health. In a city as tightly knit as Colorado Springs, showing up for your neighbors isn't just good for them, it's good for you. 💛
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📆 Sample Local Events
*Weather permitted
Every Wed-Sun, 11am-2:45pm: Tea at the Castle @ Glen Eyrie Castle, 3820 North 30th St $50
Sept 5-7, Labor Day Lift Off Tickets on sale now!
Sept 19-20: Pikes Peak Regional Airshow @ COS Airport $50-$204
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Apr 25, 2-4pm: Jigsaw Puzzle Swap @ East Library & Ute Pass Library FREE
Apr 25 (2pm)-May 3: Romeo & Juliet - Theatreworks @ Ent Center for the Arts, Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theatre $20-$31 (Limited seats)
Apr 26, 11am-3pm (every 4th Sunday): Crafters Collective, Maker's Market @ 3104 North Nevada FREE to attend
May 2, 2-3pm: Genealogy Basics @PPLD, Virtual Library on Zoom FREE
May 3, 9-9:30am (First Sun every month): Positive Intention Group Meditation Gathering @ Yoga Studio Satya, 1581 York Rd FREE
May 9, 10am-2pm: Used Gear Collection @ Fire Station 20, 6755 Rangewood Dr at Dublin Blvd
May 9, 1-3:30pm: Mosaic Suncatcher Class @The Glass Collective, 828 E Fillmore #A $75 (Few Seats Left)
May 16, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, A Noteworthy Crime @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $79.95
🎶 Concerts / Music
Apr 25 (7:30pm), 26 (2:30pm): Marsalis / Rachmaninoff @ Pikes Peak Center–Studio Bee, 190 S Cascade $41-$129
Apr 26, 3pm: Pikes Peak Philharmonic: R&B @ENT Center for the Arts, 5225 N Nevada $14-$20
May 8 & 9, 7:30pm: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back @Pikes Peak Center, 190 S Cascade Ave $54-$126
July 30,5:30-7:30pm: Jelly Roll @ Weidner Field (will sell out)
🔥 Sept 26 & 27: Bruno Mars Concert @ Falcon Stadium, USAFA (will sell out)
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