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and joined the local work group there.

e importance of the nonpro t’s work resonated with Williams after an interaction she had with a stranger a number of years ago, she said.

“I was still up in Aurora, out buying onesies and things for our (goodie) bags so that we could deliver onesies and diapers and things, and a lady was standing behind me at the cash register,” Williams said.

e woman asked her what she was buying the materials for, to which Williams began to explain Warm Hearts Warm Babies.

“And she stopped me and she said, ‘ en, I need to thank you, because my daughter just had a baby at the hospital and it was wintertime and … we had nothing to bring that baby home in. And I told the nurses and they brought us one of your bags,’” Williams said.

“And so that keeps me going,” she continued. “I think about that and that keeps me going and seeing how important it is, the work we do.”

Fostering community

Materials for making items and assembling the layettes are stored in the nonpro t’s building, based in Arvada, which is nicknamed “ e Baby House.” legislation, instead opting on April 6 to listening to debate, concerns and ideas.

Among the volunteers who gathered at the building that Friday was Glenda Bredeson, an Arvada resident who has been a part of the organization since 1999.

Moreno said he has heard complaints that the bill does not address a ordability enough. e Adams County senator said amendments are likely as the bill moves through the process.

Moreno said the bill does address a ordability in the area of availability.

Moreno said it increases stock, which means added supply will drive down home prices.

According to a monthly report from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors, the median price for a singlefamily home in February was around dent-athletes to compete on nonmember teams during and away from the season maintains integrity of state bylaws concerning the maximum number of allowed games. ose opposed say this allows schools with club teams to compete outside the formal season.

In other business, a proposal from the CHSAA board of directors would let students play 115 quarters of basketball (the present limit is 92 over 23 games) if his/her school does not play a district tournament. e smaller group of schools that play district tournaments already allow the 115 quarters of play within a 19game schedule.

Also, the National Federation of High Schools is urging CHSAA to look at the use of a shot clock in the near future.

A proposal from the Intermountain, Tri-Peaks and Metro leagues

Over time, the nonpro t has gradually grown and expanded in di erent areas of Colorado, said Bredeson, vice president of the nonpro t’s board.

Volunteering for the nonpro t has become a family a air, as Bredeson’s 18-year-old granddaughter, Eleanor Morris, worked alongside Bredeson in e Baby House.

“I remember volunteering here when I was a little girl,” Morris said, explaining she and her cousins would help assemble goodie bags. “I’ve always loved it.”

Since then, she began crocheting and knitting items to donate.

“She was thrilled when she made her rst two baby hats and brought them in,” Bredeson said.

Although Morris lives in Virginia, she visits when she can and also plans to still create items to donate and ship them to the nonpro t.

“I was so excited just to be here and volunteer because I grew up always coming here. Every time I visited, I would be here, and it was just amazing,” she said.

One of Bredeson’s favorite parts of the nonpro t is the people. Vickie Lutz, an Arvada resident who began volunteering for the organization in 2020, agreed and said that’s true for most of the volunteers.

Lutz said the nonpro t has incredibly talented volunteers. She showed o intricate blankets, toys and clothing items in e Baby House that volunteers spent hours creating.

Challenges and goals e talent of the volunteers isn’t just for making impressive items, though — it can also be applied e median price for a condo was around $400,000 in February.

$600,000, a more than 5% decline from the month before.

As amendments for better language, and clarifying information on water and infeasibility are already on the table, Rep. Mark Baisley, a District 4 Republican, which covers parts of Douglas County, Fremont County and Je erson County said he is “pleasantly surprised” that both Democrats and Republicans have expressed opposition to the bill’s current language.

Even with possible amendments coming to the bill, Baisley said it still wouldn’t work because the entire bill lacks “humility” and the only way to would do away with reseeding the class 3A basketball tournament once it reached the quarter nal round. e agenda said those in favor say upsets are a natural part of tournaments. e ip side is highest-seeded teams may not always be matched with the lowest seed on the bracket.

Softball rosters e CHSAA board would like to allow softball teams in state-qualifying tournaments to have 23-person rosters. If allowed, it would align softball bylaws with those of baseball roster limits. e ip side is the cost of transporting extra players and reduced dugout space.

Classification amendments e council could take up appeals from schools about classi cation lineups for the next two-year cycle, which begins in 2024. CHSAA toward teaching younger people the craft. e need for more younger volunteers is a challenge the nonpro t faces.

“Eleanor came to us. She didn’t know how to knit or crochet, and now she’s phenomenal at it. ere are so many people here that are willing to teach,” Lutz said.

“We’re all older, and it’s just not going to be sustainable if we don’t get young people,” Lutz said.

Powis said the organization also needs more volunteers who will sew.

“ e last couple of months, unfortunately, we’ve had to cut back. We’ve had to cut back on the clothes,” Powis said. “We were sending out two out ts. Now it’s down to one.”

Before COVID-19, the nonpro t was able to have a backup supply of clothing, she said. Now, the organization is scraping by, month by month, due to losing a lot of active members.

On top of the need for volunteers, there are also nancial pressures.

“Our donations have gone down drastically over the last couple of years,” Powis said. “And again, our volunteers and the items coming in have really gone down — but the need is still the same — more, more.” e nonpro t is also one of the charities that people can select as part of the King Soopers Community Rewards program.

To help raise funds to pay for costs such as rent, volunteers will create items to sell at various craft shows.

As the grant coordinator, Williams plans to work this year on nding new areas to get donations and support, she said. She noted that Sue Lee, cofounder of the nonpro t Sock x it is to redo it completely. No matter what concessions are made in areas of a ordability and language, Baisley said at the core of the bill is taking away home rule, which likely will not be eliminated. e state intervening just means more government, more state oversight and less local control, Baisley said. at aspect alone makes the bill unlikely to ever be successful. sets league assignments based on enrollment for two-year terms; the next one starts in 2024. In addition, CHSAA sets those assignments for football-playing schools - with a lower enrollment cap - because so many schools play football. One assignment deals with Adams City’s softball team and a request to remain at class 3A for the two-year cycle beginning in 2024. CHSAA’s league organizing committee denied the request and would rather see ACHS play a class 4A schedule. e Eagles advanced to the class 3A playo s this past season. ree Fort Lupton teams .. girls basketball, girls volleyball and softball .. wanted to be class 3A programs for the two-year cycle starting in 2024. All three will be class 4A teams, according to initial rulings from the league organizing committee. e main goal she has for this year is getting enough donations of money and items to continue the nonpro t’s work. “ ere are other organizations out there that would love to have us help them, but at this point, we can’t go out and look for more agencies. But I know they’re there — I know there’s more mamas that could use the help,” she said. “I would (like) not only to be able to help who we have, but also for it to grow and help more.” ere are a variety of ways that community members can support Warm Hearts Warm Babies, Williams explained.

Woodrow said it is sweeping legislation and can take time, noting that success will be gauged in 10 or 12 months. Instead, he said this bill addresses current needs while allowing Colorado to grow in a more strategic way.

It To ‘Em Sock Campaign, has helped by not only donating socks to Warm Hearts Warm Babies but also in providing connections to other people. e nonpro t creates 125 to 150 layettes every month, Powis said.

“Even if people don’t sew or … they don’t crochet, but they can help in, you know, at e Baby House or they can help in collecting donations for us — do a donation drive for us in their schools or their churches — to help us so that we can continue to help these mothers and babies and give them a good start in life,” Williams said.

Powis encouraged people to reach out to the nonpro t and come visit them. ose interested in learning more about Warm Hearts Warm Babies can visit warmheartswarmbabies.org.

“We’re a world that needs to be more interactive with each other,” Powis said, emphasizing the importance of volunteering. “It’s so good for your soul.”

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