Citizens Project

Creating Community Breakfast 2010

4th June, 2010

We are delighted to report that this year’s Creating Community Breakfast has helped us raise almost $60,000 (not including the Gay & Lesbian Fund match) to help Citizens Project create the community we imagine. We had roughly 500 guests turn out in support of Citizens Project and the gifts collected yesterday morning exceeded our wildest expectations.

If you are interested in being a table captain at next year’s event, please email Kristy.

Here are some pictures from the event:

Citizens Project Welcomes Cameron Lucke

25th May, 2010

Citizens Project is excited to welcome Cameron Lucke as an intern for the summer!

Cameron just finished his junior year at Michigan State University, where he is majoring in Comparative Cultures and Politics.  After moving around a lot as a child, he now resides in Colorado Springs, and calls this city ‘home.’

Cameron is thrilled to be working for Citizens Project, and is excited for the many upcoming events during the summer.  Cameron will be contributing to Freedom Watch Online, as well as coordinating voter education and outreach, among other things.

Congratulate Cameron at luckecam@msu.edu!

Creating Community Breakfast

6th April, 2010

Save the date and join Citizens Project at the 6th annual Creating Community Breakfast!  This fun and free fundraising breakfast will feature speakers, musical entertainment and a few surprises. 

Thursday, June 3, 2010
7:30 – 8:30am (check-in begins at 7:00am)
Bigg City Event Center, 5825 Mark Dabling Blvd (south entrance

View the invitation

Learn more about the work Citizens Project is doing in the Pikes Peak region to promote equal rights, diversity, religious freedom through separation of church and state and civic engagement, and learn how you can help!

What is the value of diversity?

26th March, 2010

Special thanks to Citizens Project youth volunteer videographer Isaac and Impact Video Production for this video! Interviews were taped at the 2009 Everybody Welcome Festival of Cultural Diversity in Colorado Springs’ America the Beautiful Park.

Stay Informed & Support CP: Subscribe to the Gazette

24th March, 2010

The Gazette is a valued partner and supporter of Citizens Project and now  they are offering to donate a portion of new subscriptions to Citizens Project!

To participate, simply click on the link below to subscribe and they will donate $25 to Citizens Project. You can stay up-to-date on your local news, and support us at the same time!

Vote for Art Creates Community Project Funding

24th February, 2010

We like anything that creates community in the Pikes Peak region, and here’s one:

Who is Simply Divine? John Weiss, of course!

23rd February, 2010

Nearly 150 community members came out to support John Weiss, the 2010 Divine Award recipient on February 18, 2010. Watch it here, and check out the photos below, courtesy of Rob Larimer.

Citizens Project raises $2,685.87 through Give! Campaign

28th January, 2010

Thanks to the generosity of supporters in this community and Give! Campaign partners, Citizens Project raised more than $2,500 in the inaugural Give! Campaign. Congratulations to all participating organizations on a tremendous success, and thank you to all the philanthropists who gave through the campaign! 

Photo courtesy of Cayton Photography

Pictured above: Executive Director Barb Van Hoy with Independent publisher John Weiss and a really, really big check!

There’s an app for that? HRC’s “Buying for Equality” iPhone app

6th January, 2010

Thanks Amy Gillentine at the Colorado Springs Business Journal for reporting:

The Human Rights Campaign released the first-ever “Buying for Equality” iPhone application. This guide will allow shoppers to access its guide for equality as they are shopping to see how hundreds of popular American brands are rated based on the businesses’ treatment of their LGBT employees.

Now let’s make the City of Colorado Springs eligible for inclusion on the “good list” by passing Plus One employee health benefits, which includes domestic partners (gay and straight)! Here is the latest Gazette Opinion piece in support.