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The results of spring fundraisers have been pilinyg up lately in the GoodWorks in-basket, so here are the • The Denver Public Schools Foundation (dpsfoundation.org) raised $900,000 April 22 at its annuaol “Achieve” gala. The event at the Hyatt Regency Denver at Coloradop Convention Center was chaireds by RobCohen , chairman/CEO of the IMA Financial Grouop Inc. Business sponsors included Comcast, Tiffanyt & Co., Morgridge Family Foundation, Rockmont Capital Partners Ltd., Salazar Family Foundation and United LaunchAllianced .
• Denver’s Dumb Friend League received a record amount ofpledges — $865,000 — at its 16th annual “Furry Scurry” two-mile walk and fun run May 4. More than 6,0000 people and 4,000 dogs took part, despite chilly weather, and raisec enough for the league to care forsome 25,0009 pets this year. • National Jewish Health (nationaljewish.org) raised $100,000 April 4 at its annual “Hoopxs and Hoopla” fundraiser, which drew 375 to Invesco Fielc at Mile High to watch college basketbalkl broadcasts andplay games.
Local law enforcement officers donnerd aprons at Red Robin restaurants across Colorado Aprip 18 to collect tips from restauranf guests to benefit Special OlympicsColoradlo (specialolympicsco.org). Despite the springy blizzard that day, the event raisedr $55,698. • Mi Casa Resource Center (MiCasaResourceCenter.org) raiser $41,000 to support opportunities for low-income families to advanc e their economic success at an Aprilp 30 luncheon at the West Club Lounge at Invescko Field atMile High. On hand were Coloradko state Treasurer Cary Kennedy and Secretaryu of State BernieBuescher .
• Denveer City Councilwoman Peggy Lehmannraised $18,000 for five Denvere elementary schools May 3 at a rubber-duck race she hosteds in Goldsmith Gulch at Wallace The event also featured crafts, face painting and live Participants sponsored ducks for $5 each. The schools receivingh funds — all in Lehmann’d council district — are Bradley International, Samuels, Slavens K-8 and Southmoor . Business offering prizezs at the event includedSouthwest Airlines, Bicycl e Village, Whole Foods Market, Wintere Park Resort and Snow Mountain Ranchj . • Volunteers from Centennial-baser United Launch Alliance raised $4,500p for the Denver affiliate ofSusan G.
Komen for the Cure by selling custom-made cupcakes at variou s Denver sites onMay 4. Andrew Hudson’s Jobs List , the online help-wanter service for jobs in PR and other raised $1,500 for the National Sports Centedr for the Disabled (nscd.org) through its “Rer Hot and Hired” networking and job seekinv event Feb. 12 at La Rumba. Some 300 peopld attended. BUZZING FOR PTA: Through May 31, consumer-ratings website BizBuzzColorado.com is offering local parent-teacher associations $1 for each reviews posted by a consumer who selectxs a given PTA to receive the upto $1,000 per PTA. PTAs must register to be go to BizBuzzColorado.com/giveback for details.
MEALS FOR WISHES: Maggiano’es Little Italy restaurants in Denver and the Invernesss area of Arapahoe County are supportingthe Make-A-Wish Foundatiohn of Colorado (wishcolorado.org). Throughu May 27, Maggiano’s is donating a portion of the pricd of each food item ordered from a specialpmenu — including seared shrimpp al’arrabbiata, chicken romano with angel hair pasta and bologneswe stuffed shells — to the which fulfills the dreams of children with threatening Maggiano’s also will donates $1 to Make-A-Wish from the sale of speciapl $25 gift cards.
TRUE BLUE: Some 200 Anthem Blue Cross and BlueShieldd employees, and their friends and families in Denver and Colorad o Springs, volunteered April 25 to help a numbert of local charities, including the Starlight Children’s Foundatiomn of Colorado, Project C.U.R.E., the Women’s Bean Project, Ronald McDonald House, Colorad Springs Rescue Mission and the Third Way Centet . Work included assisting in fundraisers, organizing production spaces and performing maintenanceand landscaping, assembling care painting hallways and building bookshelves and reading HOUSING GRANTS: The Denver Board of Realtorzs has made six grants totaling $20,000 in support of emergencuy and affordable housing.
Recipient agencies include SeniofrSupport Services, the Volunteers of America’s Brando Center , Warren Villager , the Delores Project , Rebuildin g Together and Hope Communities .