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He has written over 100 articles for publications across the world. Pieces by Dave about science and natural history have appeared in magazines like Sierra, Living Bird, UnDark, Defenders, Ensia, Resurgence and Ecologist, Birds and Blooms, Birdwatcher’s Digest, Birdwatching, Alaska, and others. And his instructional photography articles have been published in Shutterbug, Photographic, Photo Technique, Professional Photographer, Amateur Photographer and others. Dave is also an instructor at the Digital Photography School and ExpertPhotography. and leads small-group, active-learning photography workshops, and natural history tours in Alaska and abroad.
Each Christmas the Rude Park board with help from the Denver Lions Foundation funds the purchase of presents for Rude kids. The teachers have the kids give their Wish List. The teachers and board members buy the presents. This may be the only gift the kids receive at Christmas. Below is the list of kid’s top wish list. If you want to bring joy to Rude kids donate to the Foundation. CLICK HERE to donate. Note in the comment section “Rude Kids”
Movement is vital to the physical and mental health of the children at The Sun Valley Youth Center. Cycling helps kids focus on schoolwork (which is especially challenging in its current remote format), release frustrations and anxiety, stay physically fit, and brings them so much joy.
The Sun Valley neighborhood has a long history of crime, poverty and low academic performance. Community and civic leaders, residents, and service providers performed a comprehensive neighborhood assessment in 1999 to determine the root causes of these marginal outcomes. Findings revealed that the greatest need—and greatest opportunity to make a sustained difference—was to offer youth services. The Sun Valley Youth Center was born in 1999 as a result of these findings. Founded by a church and other key community stakeholders, the Sun Valley Youth Center is a faith-based organization that serves youth in Sun Valley regardless of their socioeconomic status, ethnicity, or religion.
Over the years, cycling has become one of the go-to activities and the BEST part of 2020 for the kids at Sun Valley Youth Center.
Whether it's been a ride around the block, a ride to a local ice cream shop, cultivating a state biking champ (which they DID!) or watching our kids learn to ride further than they ever had before.
Due to COVID-19, the gym that they use for cycling in the winter has permanently closed. They had to pivot so they are creating their own indoor cycling studio onsite!
They needed hydraulic bike trainers so that they can provide indoor cycling during inclement weather and the shorter daylight hours at this time of year. The Fundraising Director reached out to Denver Lions and we delivered. We purchased the first of the 16 trainers they hoped for and suggested that they contact all the other local service clubs to secure the rest. That is exactly what their highly motivated staff did and within a week the rest of the trainers were funded.
This is the power of service and connection in action. Way to go Lions!
Colorado Lions have Lions associated organizations participating in Colorado Gives Day on December 8. All of these organizations conduct a wide range of activities that can use your help. Please make a donation to one or more. Your donation increases with the addition of Gives Day funds. See below on how this works
Denver Lions Foundation
Colorado KidSight
Colorado Lions Camp
Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank
Savio House
Ensight
International Hearing Dogs
To make donations CLICK HERE to link to the Colorado Gives Day. One this page your can search for the Lion organization you want to make a donation. You do have to wait until December 8th as you can schedule donation early. But not after December 8th.
Colorado Gives Day Join one of the largest one-day giving movements in the country.
Each December Coloradans come together with the common goal to strengthen the community by helping to power nonprofits. Community First Foundation and FirstBank partner to make this day rewarding for givers, nonprofits and the community as a whole.
Colorado Gives Day is Tuesday, December 8, and features a $1 million Incentive Fund. Every nonprofit receiving a donation on Colorado Gives Day receives a portion of the fund, increasing impact and the value of every dollar donated. Colorado Gives Day has grown to be Colorado's largest one-day online giving event, raising more than $257 million since it began in 2010.
Rude Park Child Care needs your help. The 60 year old Rude building and land are owned by the Denver Lions Foundation and needs to be replaced at a cost of $4 million. We are establishing a Rude Park Campaign Committee to manage this effort.
So far, we have a group of Lions committed to be on this committee. It includes Roy Martinez, Bo Pogue, Patrick Samuels, Bill Henderson, Dottie Lynn, Denny Holmes, Fletcher Brown, Sally Hooks. We need more members to help.
If you are interested in helping Rude Park continue to be able to serve children in need - contact Bo Pogue (303) 818-4718 bopogue@yahoo.com or Dottie Lynn 303.9192622 dottillss@aol.com
CLICK HERE for a presentation to the Lions Club outlining why a new building and the Capital Campaign.