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The fourth annual Southern Colorado Juneteenth Festival at America the Beautiful Park was a lively and diverse celebration commemorating the e…
There were cheers when the screen in Penrose House showed the highly anticipated number: $1,605,905, the amount raised by the community during…
For 56 years, just days before Christmas, young women in elegant, snowy white gowns and white gloves have walked down a red carpet with their …
Area nonprofits are making plans for a busy fundraising new year. Here are dates planned so far for 2024, with many more to come.
As if on cue, giant, soft white flakes started falling outside the huge windows at Pinery at the Hill, a perfect backdrop for the 25 decorated…
It has been called "The Little Project That Could" and the tiny-home village Working Fusion at Mill Street was a perfect fit for a Gala, Not G…
The 16th annual Jewel of a Wine Tasting for Forge Evolution, formerly Teen Court, was again a sold-out night, drawing 200 to Norris Penrose Ev…
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Linda Navarro
Linda has been a Gazette journalist for 54 years. She has been a writer and editor and has covered beats including police, courts, television and features. She has also been a news researcher and for several years wrote a column answering readers' questions, "Did You Ever Wonder?" Since 2006 she has been both writer and photographer for "Around Town" events, many of them charity fundraisers raising millions of dollars for many of this area's 2,000 nonprofits.
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It was a whole different night of art at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College. This one was fairy tales in gingerbread.
The 40th anniversary of the holiday season Empty Stocking Fund helping hundreds of thousands of area residents signaled a time to celebrate.
The Woman’s Club of Colorado Springs has a legacy of “Living the Volunteer Spirit” and it does that in a tradition spanning more than 120 years.
What if a regular nonprofit gala fundraiser went sober?
These are busy years for nonprofit fundraising galas, concerts and events.
El Pomar Foundation put the focus on excellence at a special dinner and awards presentation Oct. 27 at The Broadmoor.
The summer Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo has, since 1946, had a mission of giving the annual proceeds to support local active-duty military and the…
“Mental health is health” was the battle cry for speakers at the annual Peak Vista Community Health Centers Breakfast of Champions.
How best to celebrate 145 years for The YMCA (The Y) of the Pikes Peak Region? They did it with a Western flair: cowboy hats, jeans and boot-s…
They advocate for the city’s irreplaceable heritage and since 1999 volunteers from the Colorado Springs community have been part of the 501(c)…
It’s Fostering Hope, the nonprofit with innovative programs focusing on support of foster families, and it has grown over the years to fill so…
It started with rescuing one abused little breeding-stock English greyhound, Lily, in 2007.
It was a busy and exciting time for Silver Key Senior Services and the perfect opportunity to celebrate with an annual-report gala with suppor…
Adorable miniature horses provided a one-of-a-kind greeting for 700 people entering Broadmoor International Center for the early-morning Honor…
There were smiles and laughter as 220 guests arrived at The Outdoor Garden at ProRodeo Hall of Fame on Sept. 8. It was the eighth year for the…
An enthusiastic crowd of supporters and educators were treated to a food-court-style dinner as they heard updates about mentored high school s…
How best to honor 25 years of Opera Theatre of the Rockies? Fittingly, with a full concert including special guest stars singing Mozart, Verdi…
Enticing smells coming from the big Buffalo Gals grill on the tree-lined parking lot at Bear Creek Nature Center. Young summer campers happily…
The Southern Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce has been an important part of the local business community since 1993, becoming more importa…
The national First Tee provides youngsters an opportunity to learn and play golf, with life skills part of the program as well.
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