The 2014 Creating Community Breakfast will be held on Tuesday, June 5th from 7:30 – 8:30 am at the Double Tree. And we need YOU to help out by volunteering to be a Table Captain!
There will be two Table Captain Kickoffs held at the CP Office on March 19th and 25th, both at 5 pm. Contact Anya if you are interested in being a 2014 Table Captain to let her know which kickoff you would like to attend!
We’re excited to have your marvelous help!
If you love Colorado Springs (and we know you do) join Citizens Project and the Pikes Peak Equality Coalition to spread the love today in our city:
Follow the action on Twitter and use #IHeartCOS to share your own reasons for loving this cityWe believe in the transformative power of language. By changing the conversation about our community, we can change our community. Help us as we shift the conversation from one of scarcity to one of abundance.
Last night 125 community members gathered at Citizens Project’s Divine Award Celebration on February 11 to honor the 2014 Divine Award recipient, June Waller, and the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Recipient, Judy Noyes. Rosemary Harris Lytle, 2012 Divine Award recipient, emceed the evening and 2009 Divine Award recipient Richard Skorman presented Judy Noyes’s award to her husband, Dick Noyes, after delivering a beautiful speech about both of their amazing contributions to the Colorado Springs community. Then, following a powerful “Top Ten Reasons June Waller is Divine” Presentation, past award recipients presented Ms Waller with the 2014 Award..
Photos courtesy of Achini Wijesinghe, with more to come!
The Divine Award is given annually to a person whose commitment to diversity, equality and religious freedom has impacted the community in positive and lasting ways. The award simultaneously recognizes the accomplishments of its recipient and honors the legacy of Amy Divine, the founder of Citizens Project, who dedicated her energy to championing traditional American values of equal rights, individual freedoms, separation of church and state, civic engagement and respect for diversity.
This year, our annual Divine Award will be held Tuesday, February 11th from 5:00-7:00 pm at Stargazers Theater
This year, we have two honorees: June Waller and Judy Noyes!
June Waller, 2014 Divine Award recipient:
Most people know of June C. Waller as an essential part of our Colorado Springs community. Her involvement and commitment to the vitality of the community is unparalleled. June, a long-time resident of Colorado Springs is the proud mother of three daughters, six grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.
June received her Bachelor’s degree in business from UCCS and acquired additional education at the University of Northern Colorado in the field of communications. She is an alumnus of Leadership Pikes Peak and has attended the Center for Creative Leadership twice in two different decades.
June’s career has centered on management of affordable housing within Housing Authorities and private-owned housing for over 35 years. Now a retiree, her responsibilities included strategic planning, personnel training, staff and residents counseling on sustainable quality of life improvements, research and composed presentations to community groups both military and non-military on housing environments.
June’s expertise has been recognized in her appointment by Governor Lamm to the Nominating Commission for the selection of District and County judges. The first female to sit on the District Court came during her tenure. Currently she sits on the Citizen’s Transportation Advisory Board (CTAB) as an appointee by City Council to represent the new City Council District #4. Additionally, her knowledge is requested and welcomed amongst all types of local community groups.
June’s current community involvement includes participation in League of Women Voters, Administration Team; Colorado Prince Hall Foundation, Vice-Chair. She sits as a member of; District 11 Foundation, Savvy Seniors, NAACP Executive Committee, Citizens Transportation Advisory Board, Black/Hispanic Coalition, and the Police Chief Citizen’s Advisory Board. As of September she created at the Hillside Community Center and the Savvy Senior’s office a service to the community, Southside Community Resource Services as a means to distribute community information to seniors and families.
Judy Noyes, 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient:
Judy Noyes, born in Connecticut in 1931, moved to Colorado Springs with her family in 1959 to open the Chinook Bookshop. Judy’s contribution to the community expanded far beyond this beloved bookstore, however.
Judy graduated from Vassar College in 1953, and with her academic and journalism training was well poised to make an impact in Colorado Springs. In addition to running the bookstore with her husband, Dick, from 1959-2004, Judy believed in and contributed to the vitality of Colorado Springs and the downtown community in many ways. She was an avid supporter of the arts and intellectual life as well as a supporter of gay rights and civic freedoms.
In 1992, Judy co-chaired the committee that produced the Downtown Action Plan, in 2000 she began her service on the Colorado Springs City Council for three years, was also a member of the city’s Urban Renewal Authority, and also served on the Charter Review Commission. Additionally, Judy served with organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce, Pikes Peak Library District Foundation, Fine Arts Center, Downtown Partnership and Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region.
A big thank you to everyone who came to Trinity Brewing on Friday night for Growlers to Give! The event was a great success and we had a lot of fun!
Here is a link to the video we had playing in the back!
Dear friends of Inside/Out,
Immediately following the fire that engulfed our Inside/Out home earlier this year, so many of you stepped forward to help. We were inspired and humbled to see our community standing in solidarity with our incredible youth, and I can’t begin to thank you enough for your generosity of time, talent, and treasure.
Because of you, Inside/Out Youth Services:
But of course, Inside/Out still has many needs, and I write today to invite you to help us move forward into a brighter future for the young people we serve. Five specific needs we have are:
Thank you again for all you’ve made possible for our incredible and resilient Inside/Out youth. Your generosity gives me – and the young people we serve – confidence that tomorrow will be brighter than we can imagine.
Amy, Board Chair at Inside/Out
Recently, TheFineBros showed children videos of women proposing to women and men proposing to men. While some children were confused at first, ultimately, they all couldn’t understand why gay marriage is so often considered wrong and in most states it isn’t legal.
Watch the video here.
We recently had the privilege to talk with Coba Hoban of KRXP and KILO about Citizens Project and Indy Give! The interview aired on Sunday morning at 6 am, but for those of you who might have missed it, we have a copy of it for you here!
Additionally, check out our page on the Indy Give! website and make a donation! www.indygive.com/cp
Check out this Buzzfeed article on 5 myths that have been perpetuated about the new voter access law.
Tell us in 300 words or fewer why your nominee should be recognized. Please provide specific information about your nominee’s roles in the community – both officially and informally – and how you believe your nominee has made a lasting impact on the community. Please include your name and daytime phone number with your nomination. Email nominations to [email protected] by November 1.
The event will take place in February 2014 at Stargazers Theater.
Previous recipients include: Mary Lou Makepeace, Dr. Jim White, Pam Jones and Juliet Draper (shared award), Lorne Kramer, Richard Skorman, John Weiss, Mary Ellen McNally, Rosemary Harris Lytle, Sharon Berthrong, and Sharon Friedman.