November 2019

Different Ways to Explore the Blog
By Dan Burke, 28 November, 2019

There’s a lot to be thankful for at the . As many families like yours will do today as they gather around the table, our staff and students shared what we were thankful for at our CCB family’s Thanksgiving feast one week ago. Not surprisingly, we are all grateful for one another and the .

For our students, they expressed gratitude for the bonds of friendship and support they now share with both their instructors and fellow students, bonds that will last far past the day each student receives his or her Freedom Bell at graduation.

For those of us fortunate enough to teach or serve in some other role at the Center, we frequently shared how lucky we feel to be here, working at a place that has such positive impact on our students. And we can see something new in our students every single day, some new skill or accomplishment that leads to that feeling in each student that they indeed can take charge of their lives with confidence and self-reliance. ness doesn’t have to hold them back. What an extraordinary privilege!

By Dan Burke, 21 November, 2019

Emily with a golden-brown turkey she just took out of the oven

, and it’s the tenth year of this highly successful program to encourage online giving to Colorado nonprofits like the . And we’re proud that we’ve been a part of Colorado Gives Day from the very first!

Sure, we’ll gratefully accept donations any day, any time, but gives all of us some distinct advantages. Let’s mention, um, 10 of them!