Shead Family Annual Thanksgiving Celebration
Denver, Colorado
November 26 – 28, 2025
Greetings!
On behalf of the Colorado Shead Family, we would like to welcome you to the Mile High City, Denver in Colorful Colorado.
In the next few days, you will experience Family, Food, Fun, and some of what Colorado has to offer. Please enjoy yourself and let us know if you need anything. We’re here to help to make sure that you have a pleasant visit to our fare city.
So put on your Cowboy Hat and let’s put those Boots on the ground and get this party started.
The Colorado Shead Planning Committee
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 26, 2025
4:00PM - 9:00PM
Today’s Forecast: “Let’s Get it Started”
Meet & Greet, Eat & Socialize
Suggested Attire: Favorite Sports Team
Show your hometown spirit, wear your favorite team swag. Join us at our host event location, Dolce Event Center, located at 15600 E 6th Ave, Aurora, and let’s get reacquainted. It’ll be a time for hellos and welcomes. Get your swag bag and name tags. And of course, enjoy the delicious food of the day. So, chit chat, mix and mingle and enjoy.
Today’s Menu
Fried Wings / Honey Hot Wings
Cheeseburger Sliders
Collard Green & Artichoke Dip w/ House Fried Pita Chips
Pasta Salad
Cookies
Lemonade
Tip of the Day: “Hug an Unfamiliar Family Member”
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2025
2:00PM - 9:00PM
Today’s Forecast: “Love and Happiness”
Thankful Thanksgiving
Suggested Attire: Western
Join us at Dolce Event Center for a day of Family, Love and Thanksgiving. We truly are Thankful that you made the journey to spend time with family members, near and far. We have a full day of events planned. Our day starts at 2 PM. Please be Prompt. We have a full itinerary starting with dinner, then let’s honor our elders and of course we have too sprinkle in a few surprises throughout the evening. Let’s top off the night with some rump shaking music to work off some of that delicious food we ate. So, let’s Gather, Fellowship, Share, Feast and Enjoy our time Together.
Today’s Menu
Baked Turkey Yams
Glazed Ham Mac & Cheese
Dressing w/ Gravy & Dinner Rolls
Cranberry Sauce
Dessert Bar Buffet
Greens Punch
Corn Souffle
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 28, 2025
3:00PM - 10:00PM
Today’s Forecast: “Boots on the Ground”
Suggested Attire: Western or Jeans and Family T-shirt
The Party is ON!! It’s time to eat, dance and have some fun. We’ll be line dancing, playing games and stompin like there’s no tomorrow. We’ll have dinner at 3. It’s a BBQ and Fish Fry, Mile High Style! If you want to play cards, dominos, etc. join in the fun, we’ll be doing that out front by the bar. It’s a day for all to enjoy. “Where Them Fans At” .
Today’s Menu
BBQ Ribs
BBQ Chicken
Fried Fish
Cole Slaw
Potato Salad
Baked BeansTexas Toast
Peach CobblerJungle Juice
Tip of the Day: “Enjoy the people around you.”
DENVER REALLY IS EXACTLY ONE MILE HIGH (5280)
Don’t let anything you hear about the mile-high altitude scare you. The air is just thinner and dryer. In fact, many people with respiratory problems move to Denver for the benefit of the dryer air. Just follow these simple tips and you will very likely not notice the difference.
Drink Water
Before your trip to Denver, and while you are here, drinking plenty of water is the number one way to help your body adjust easily to our higher altitude. The low humidity in Colorado keeps the air dry, like the desert, so you need about twice as much water here as you would at home.
Monitor Your Alcohol Intake
In Denver’s rarified air, golf balls go ten percent farther…and so do cocktails. Alcoholic drinks pack more of a wallop than at sea level. It is recommended that you go easy on the alcohol in the mountains and in Denver, as its effects will feel stronger here.
Eat Foods High in Potassium
Foods such as broccoli, bananas, avocados, cantaloupe, celery, greens, bran, chocolate, granola, dates, dried fruit, potatoes and tomatoes will help you replenish electrolytes by balancing salt intake.
Watch Your Physical Activity
The effects of exercise are more intense here. If you normally run 10 miles a day at home, you might try 6 miles in Denver.
Pack for Sun
With less water vapor in the air at this altitude, the sky really is bluer in Colorado. But there’s 25 percent less protection from the sun, so sunscreen is a must. Denver receives over 300 days of sunshine each year (more than San Diego or Miami). Bring sunglasses, sunscreen, lip balm…even in the winter.
Dress in Layers
Two days before your trip to Denver, check the weather and use this information to pack appropriately. Because the sun is especially powerful in Denver, it can feel much warmer than the actual temperature during the daytime, but then becomes very chilly after sundown, particularly in the Spring and Fall. It is best to layer your clothing.
Enjoy Yourself!
Arapahoe Basin
Aspen Snowmass Mountain
Buttermilk Ski Resort
Ski Cooper
Copper Mountain
Crested Butte
Eldora
COLORADO SKI COUNTRY
Breckenridge Ski Resort
Vail Ski Resort
Loveland Ski Resort
Telluride Ski Resort
Beaver Creek Resort
Winter Park Resort
Purgatory Resort
Wolf Creek Resort
Aspen Mountain
Ski Resort
Aspen Highlands
Ski Resort
Howelsen Hill Ski Resort
Kendall Mountain Recreation Area
Hesperus Ski Area
Blue Sky Basin
Deer Valley Resort
Ruby Hill Park
FAREWELL
Today Forecast: “When Will I See You Again”
We are so happy you made this journey to spend with us. Life is chaotic and the world is experiencing so much unrest. With all that is going on around us, the fact that you took time out of your schedule to join us makes the Celebration even more special. We the Colorado Family, Thank you. The joy and togetherness we have experienced will remain not only in our minds but in our hearts as well.
May God bless and keep each of you and watch over you as you journey home. Please keep in touch.
Tip of the Day: Grace Travels