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Community comes together to hike for homeless pets
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The Denver Dumb Friends League 10th annual Wag ‘n Trail raised more than $140,000. You can still donate to www.ddfl.org/wnt.
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Sheridan Celebrates!
The City of Sheridan hosted its annual celebration of the city on Sept. 27 with live music, art and just dab of election-year politics.
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Babi Yar Memorial marks 73rd annual Holocaust tragedy
The 2014 Babi Yar Memorial was commemorated on Sept. 28 at Denver’s Babi Yar Park marking the 73rd year of the atrocities of the Holocaust.
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Vol. 93 No. 42
23rd Race for the Cure another success
Participants raise $2 million to battle breast cancer By Tom Barry Sept. 28 was not just any Sunday. It was a special day with more than 30,000 people that began well before 7 a.m. Women, men and children of all ages gathered at the Pepsi Center for the 23rd rendition of the 5K Race for the Cure organized by the Susan
G. Komen Colorado organization. Some very special women attend the event – some 2,500 breast cancer survivors gathered with their friends and families and walked down a special pink carpet with their loved ones. The entrance was lined by cheerleaders from high schools congratulating survivors on significant accomplishments. Some survivors had just a few months under their belt, while others had the honor of celebrating more
than 30 years of surviving breast cancer. For the 10th year, Village Inn assembled nearly 50 volunteers from local restaurants to make a special pancake breakfast for the survivors. “I traveled over 600 miles to support our community. The serving of breakfast is the right thing to do for our community,” said Paul Ives, the corporate operations director for Village Inn.
Survivors were presented a special bright pink commemorative T-shirt to note their proud accomplishment: “RACE FOR THE BREAKTHROUGHS.” Survivors were also presented a pink embroider hat with the Komen logo, along with a pink and white from eBags, a Greenwood Village corporation. Nearly everyone adorned some form of pink, ranging from brightly colored socks to wild pants, with
some wearing florescent pink wigs and every kind of hat imaginable. Many participants had signs affixed on their backs noting family or friends who had died or survived breast cancer. Komen Colorado raised more than $2 million to promote breast cancer awareness, prevention, screenings, treatment and support. Continued on page 7
TOP: Many participants wore anything imaginable in pink. ABOVE: Fifty students and several teachers from Englewood High School participated in the 5K event on Sept. 28. “We value doing service projects and we really think doing Race for the Cure is one of those great projects where we can really get the kids involved,” said Rachel Hankle, sponsor of the school’s honor society. Photos by Tom Barry