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Students spread kindness on Martin Luther King Jr. day
BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Students at Brighton Adventist Academy took the Martin Luther King Day holiday to not only learn about the civil rights movement and the famous people who created change in our country but also to give back to their communities.
“Brighton Adventist Academy educators are honored to inspire our students to give the highest respect to others. To follow Jesus’ example, we are to love our brothers and sisters and to be responsible citizens,” said Jodie Aakko Brighton Adventist Academy.
Martin Luther King Day started with kindergarteners, rst and second graders delivering handmade, cozy lap blankets to Riverdale Rehab and Care Community.
“It was hard to determine who had the biggest smiles-the residents or the Brighton Adventist Academy students,” Aakko said.
e third, four, and fth graders learned about Elizabeth Freeman and Harriet Tubman, who was called Moses, and then they were taken back in time to the 1950s and 60s with a video on Rosa Parks following the Martin Luther King Jr. famous
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Walk with a doc
Platte Valley Medical Center’s cardiac rehab team and Walk With A Doc will host monthly walks with Dr. Christopher Cannon, an interventional cardiologist at Brighton Heart and Vascular Institute.
is is a walking program for everyone interested in taking steps for a healthier lifestyle. After a few minutes to learn about a current health topic from the doctor, spend the rest of the hour enjoying a healthy walk and fun conversation. It’s a great way to get out, get active and enjoy all the bene ts that come from walking.
‘Taking No Chances’
e 17th Judicial District Attorney’s O ce and e Link, a community resource and assessment center in ornton, are o ering free, 10-week programs to families of Adams county teenagers to help develop personal and interpersonal drug-resistance skills.
Sessions are from 5:30 to 6;30 p.m. Wednesdays. Call 720-292-2811.
Boards/commissions’ openings
Commerce City has openings for several of its boards and commissions, including the city’s cultural council, the housing authority and the Derby review board. Visit https://www.c3gov.com/ map a freedom trail with an underground railroad as the trailhead.
“ e students had a class discussion then created posters about what their dreams were for our country,” Aakko.
After the students watched the videos, they completed a list of ques-
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Legal self-help clinic e Access to Justice Committee hosts a free, legal self-help clinic from 2 to 3:30 p.m. the rst Tuesday of every month. e program is for those who don’t have legal representation and need help navigating through legal issues.
Volunteer attorneys are available to discuss such topics as family law, civil litigation, property and probate law. Call 303-405-3298 and ask for the Legal Self-Help Clinic at least 24 hours in advance.
Help for vets
Quali ed Listeners, a veteran and family resource hub serving northern Colorado and southern Wyoming, has a number of power chairs, power scooters and electric wheelchairs available.
To nd the closest facility to you visit www.va.gov/ nd-locations.
Quali ed Listeners also need volunteers to drive veterans to and from appointments, run errands for veterans who cannot get out, handyman services, help administer veteran and family resource guide inventory in local libraries and veterans to be trained to become quali ed listeners.
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Aakko said the students learned six decades of the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, “ A challenge was laid before the Brighton Adventist Academy students, as they watched King’s Octo-
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COVID-19 testing
Here’s where you can receive a test for COVID-19:
Brighton Advanced Urgent Care, 2801 Purcell St. Call 303-659-9700 or visit https://advurgent.com/locations/brighton/
Brighton Salud, 1860 Egbert St. Testing is available on Tuesday, ursday and Friday. Visit https:// www.saludclinic.org/covid-testing
Fort Lupton Salud, 1115 Second St. Testing is available on Tuesday and ursday. Call 303-697-2583 or visit https://www.saludclinic.org/covidtesting online.
Mental health
Community Reach Center o ers in-person intake assessments from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesdays at the Brighton Learning and Resource Campus, 1850 E. Egbert St. in Brighton. Call Community Reach Center at 303853-3500.
For walk-in intake, bring an ID and insurance information. For those who would prefer to complete the intake forms and schedule an appointment, the intake forms are available online at www.communityreachcenter.org. ere will be a short screening for u-like symptoms before the entrance to the center to ensure ber 26, 1967 speech to the students at Barratt Junior High School in Philadelphia, titled “What Is Your Life’s Blueprint?”, Askko said.
Spreading Kindness
e student spent the remainder of the days giving back to the communities.
e sixth, seventh and eighth graders learned about kindness and spreading its message. ey painted rocks with positive, encouraging, inspirational messages placing them at the park in town so that when a stranger walked by, it would make their day.
Later in the day, the students put together appreciation bags and delivered them to the Brighton Police Department and Brighton Fire Rescue Station.
e ninth and tenth graders learned about equal rights and respect for others with a class discussion following the assembling of one hundred burritos, and the students delivered the burritos to the homeless.
“ e biography of MLK served as a key framework to the day’s quest. Teaching today means building a healthy community for tomorrow,” said Aakko.
safety and wellness for everyone. Anyone feeling unsafe or suicidal should call Colorado Crisis Services at 1-844-493-8255, text 38255, or visit the Behavioral Health Urgent Care (BHUC) Center at 2551 W. 84th Ave., Westminster.
Warm Line up and running ose feeling unsafe or suicidal should call Colorado Crisis Services (1-844-493-8255) or text 38255 or visit the Behavioral Urgent Care Center, 2551 W. 84th Ave., Westminster. ose who live or work in Adams County can receive up to six free counseling sessions. Use the Warm Line for support and free counseling.
Community Reach Center is o ering a Warm Line (303-280-6602) for those who want to talk to mentalhealth professionals about anxiety, lack of sleep and strained relationships, among other topics. e professionals can facilitate referrals to other programs for assistance. A press statement said the line is not for crisis intervention.
Also, the center’s COVID-19 Heroes Program is set up to assist healthcare workers during the pandemic.
Brighton’s community intake location is at 1850 E. Egbert St., on the second oor. It’s open from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesdays.
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