Entries by sschafer

All Aboard!

Lottery Registration Opens for The Denver Post Cheyenne Frontier Days Train on Sunday, May 8, 2016 Mark your calendar for Sunday, May 8 to enter the lottery for the Cheyenne Frontier Days Train trip to the world famous “Daddy of ’em All” rodeo! This western tradition takes place on Saturday, July 23, 2016. This is […]

Arts & Culture and Children & Youth Grantees

We would like to congratulate and recognize the following nonprofit agencies who recently received grants in recognition of their dedication to Arts & Culture and Children & Youth: Art Students League of Denver; Butterfly Pavilion; Denver Museum of Nature and Science; El Sistema Colorado; The Conflict Center;Environmental Learning for Kids (ELK);Special Olympics Colorado; and Youth […]

Congratulations to Reach Out and Read Colorado

Congratulations to Reach Out and Read Colorado for their great work in promoting literacy to the youth in our community. We were proud to recognize their $5,000 grant on March 7, 2016 at The Denver Post Pen & Podium Lecture Series featuring bestselling author, Bill Bryson. Pictured from left to right: Megan Wilson, executive director of […]

Thank You Denver Auto Show Charity Preview Party!

What a great event on Tuesday, March 16! From the beautiful vehicles, to the plentiful food and drink, to the entertaining Motown band, we couldn’t ask for a better evening. Congratulations and thank you to all involved in planning such a fantastic night. The Denver Post Community Foundation is grateful to be named a beneficiary […]

The Denver Post Pen & Podium Welcomes Bill Bryson

World renowned author, Bill Bryson was the featured guest at The Denver Post Pen & Podium literary series on March 7, 2016 at the beautiful Newman Center for the Performing Arts. After a sold-out VIP reception and taping of this exclusive Backstage@PP interview, Mr. Bryson had our Pen & Podium subscribers laughing all evening by […]

Sylvie Lamontagne Wins The Colorado State Spelling Bee!

On Saturday, March 12, more than 280 of the state’s top spellers came to The University of Denver’s Sturm Hall to compete for The Denver Post Colorado State Spelling Bee championship and for an all expense paid trip to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May. Sylvie Lamontagne, an eighth-grader from Creighton Middle School in […]

2016 Colorado State Spelling Bee

Congratulations to the 289 top spellers in Colorado who competed at Sturm Hall on the University of Denver campus to be the Colorado State Champion. Congratulations to Sylvie Lamontagne for winning the 2016 competition in round 22 with the word “ossifrage.” Sylvie will represent Colorado in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May. Good luck, […]

Congratulations to Book Trust!

Congratulations to  Book Trust for their great work promoting literacy to the youth in our community. We were proud to recognize their $5,000 grant on February 1, 2016 at The Denver Post Pen & Podium Lecture Series featuring bestselling author, Meg Wolitzer. Pictured from left to right: Tracy Ulmer, executive director, Denver Post Community Foundation; […]

The Denver Auto Show 8th Annual Charity Preview Party

Don’t miss this exclusive opportunity to have private access to the entire Denver Auto Show floor prior to its opening to the public! The 8th Annual Charity Preview Party is on Tuesday, March 15 from 7 -10 p.m. at the Colorado Convention Center. Early bird pricing is available through Tues. March 1. The Denver Post […]