The first half of 2008 is proving to be quite a productive one for Variety of Colorado.  In February, we helped the Chevarria Family purchase a wheelchair adaptive van.  Treston, 14, and Gavin, 10, both have Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.  Treston is power wheelchair dependent while Gavin uses a wheelchair part-time but will use it full time in the near future.  The Chevarria’s continue to be very grateful and keep in touch with us on a regular basis.  In March, we presented an adaptive bike to 7 year old, Riley Dennis, at the Continental Theatre in Denver.  Riley has significant neuromuscular impairment and is dependent on adult assistance with regard to his mobility.  He was so excited that it was difficult to get him to stop riding around the lobby.  Our Bikes for Kids program is moving forward and we will be presenting 45 bikes to deserving kids from two Jefferson County Schools on May 10th.  On June 2nd, we will be hosting our 23rd Annual Golf Tournament at the Omni Interlocken Golf Club in Broomfield. 

2007 proved to be a very giving year for Variety of Colorado. In April, we gave two very deserving boys adaptive bicycles. These were the first bicycles for Emilio and Candido. We hosted a movie premiere featuring “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” in July, which was well received by Harry Potter fans throughout Colorado. Our inaugural Ride 4 Children was held in July.  This motorcycle destination ride had over 100 motorcycles participate in a beautiful ride to Estes Park. Our annual golf tournament was held at the Ridge at Castle Pines North. We could not have had better weather for our successful tournament. In September, Jade and Kayla both received adaptive bikes. The bikes brought smiles to the faces of the girls and their families. We kicked off our Bikes for Kids program in November by providing bikes to 17 positive role model students of Independence Elementary School. Each child received a bike, bike lock, helmet and a backpack full of goodies due to their leadership at school. In December, we held our annual holiday party for over 100 children from local organizations throughout the Denver Metro Area. Each child received a back pack of items which included a TARGET gift card. In addition to our holiday party in December, we awarded grants to 5 local organizations: Sports Made Possible, National Sports Center for the Disabled, Jewish Family Service of Colorado, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver and Ronald McDonald House.

Thank you to our sponsors, donors, board members and volunteers that helped make 2007 a successful year of giving!

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