DENVER,
Fall is a great time to clean out closets and gather any unwanted clothing items. The more clothing collected, the more kids that can be helped. In Denver alone, there are thousands of kids living with physical and mental disabilities. One in every 800 children are born each year with Down Syndrome, three children out of 1,000 have Cerebral Palsy and one out of 150 children are autistic. The "Clear your Closet" clothing drive will help the district provide the opportunity for these kids to go fishing, earn merit badges, participate in the Pinewood Derby and go camping.
Denver Options is also helping this expansion effort with special needs Boy Scouts. After listening to families and troop leaders, Denver Options designed a charter Boy Scout troop for youth ages 11-18 years to help boys and their families experience scouting. This "Transition Troop Project" is the first of its kind at a national level.
Drop Off Locations …
Mail Location: Sunken Gardens/ West High School – West 11th Ave. & Speer Boulevard
FirstBank Locations: Aurora - Smoky Hill & Buckley Broomfield - Miramonte Blvd. & U.S. Highway 287 Castle Rock - I-25 and Founder's Pkwy. Centennial - Arapahoe & Yosemite Lakewood - Wadsworth Blvd. & Hampden Ave. Parker - Lincoln Ave. & Jordan Rd. Thornton - 104th & Colorado Westminster - 94th & Sheridan
Additional Locations:
Aurora, CP of
About Denver Boy Scouts: Serving 55,000 youth in the Denver metro area, the Denver Boy Scouts offers programs in the following counties:
About arc Thrift: arc Thrift operates 18 thrift stores throughout
About Denver Options: Denver Options is a non-profit organization that provides flexible, personalized services to help people with intellectual disabilities live active and purposeful lives. The Denver Options staff finds the services and resources people need to achieve optimum health and explore lifelong learning opportunities. Their focus is on individual talents and interests, helping people turn personal goals into everyday reality. They offer wide ranging services that include helping families manage the demands of care giving, navigating funding resources and helping young people with disabilities connect to jobs and other resources.
Contact Lori Sutorius Jones Phone: 303-678-7102 Cell: 303-981-2328 lori@avocetcommunications.com
SOURCE arc Thrift Stores