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Cherry Creeks Schools Foundation hosts the 7th Annual Invest in Success Gala Moving Forward Together, Cherry Creeks Schools Foundation hosts the 7th Annual Invest in Success Gala – March 11th, 2021 Get ready for an exciting evening unlike anything the Cherry Creek Schools Foundation has done before. Join us as we come together to support Cherry Creek Schools District’s students and teachers at the 7th Annual Invest in Success Gala – Forward Together, March 11th, 2021 from 6:30p – 7:45p, streaming
online. Attendance to this event is FREE! This year’s event is completely virtual and can be enjoyed in the comfort of your own home; featuring: a special performance from Hamilton cast member and CCSD Alum, Gregory Treco; special appearance by Emmy-award winning science educator, Steve Spangler; a variety of student performances; and an amazing silent-auction benefiting Cherry Creek students and teachers. This year’s theme is ‘Forward Together’. Our students and
Forward Together! Virtual Event | March 11th 2021 REGISTER: bit.ly/2021CCSFRegistration Celebrate the resilience of our students & schools as we come together to support our students & chart a new path forward, together! You’ll enjoy student performances, a silent auction, a special appearance from TV science guy - Steve Spangler, & more!
Attendance is FREE!
All proceeds from the event will benefit CCSD students & schools. *CCSF does not encourage gatherings that do not meet CDC or CDPHE guidelines for public safety. Connecting in a virtual manner is recommended.*
schools have weathered adversity and adapted to circumstances no one could have foreseen over the last year. Let’s celebrate their resilience and come together as a community to help chart a new way forward, together! “The last year has really shown us the compassion that exists in our community. says Jill Henden, Executive Director of CCSF. “During the pandemic, community members stepped up to help our students and families in need. All of us coming together for our students really can make a profound difference in their lives. The recovery from the pandemic will be a long road, but together we can chart a new and better path forward for our students.” The Cherry Creek School Foundation’s 7th Annual Invest in Success Gala is Thursday, March 11, 6:30p – 7:45p streaming online. Attendance to this event is FREE. All proceeds from the evening will benefit Cherry Creek schools and students. Register for the event at: www.ccsdfoundation.org/gala. html Special thanks to our Silver and Gold-level Community Champions: JHL Construction, Cigna, Rocky Mountain Children’s Hospital/HealthOne, and MDC/Richmond American Homes Foundation. Learn more about the work of the Foundation at: www.ccsdfoundation.org CCSF does not encourage gatherings that do not meet CDC/ CDPHE guidelines. Connecting in a virtual manner is recommended.
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Arapahoe County Republican Chair Suzanne Staiert is the mother of three lovely daughters.
Suzanne Staiert is new Arapahoe County Republican Chair BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER
Suzanne Staiert, who was the Republican candidate for Colorado state senate district 27 in November, has been elected chair of the Arapahoe County Republican Party. As chair, she will run precinct caucuses and the Arapahoe County Republican Assembly in advance of upcoming elections. In an interview with Villager Newspaper Publisher Bob Sweeney and this reporter, Staiert told us she was very excited about the prospects for Republicans this year and in the 2022 state and county elections. Staiert will be taking a sharp look at her party’s database voter information, making sure it is in prime condition as she works with precinct leaders and volunteers to strategize the best way to contact and communicate with all voters, especially those who are unaffiliated. In Arapahoe County, as well as the state overall, unaffiliateds are the largest voting group and Staiert believes Republican candidates will have a strong positive message to share with them. Staiert began her career in government as city attorney for the City of Aurora, after which she was appointed to the position of municipal judge. Next, she worked in the public works and development department in Arapahoe County, which she told us she loved because “it was all about building things.” Staiert returned to focusing on law when she was chosen to be city attorney for the City of Littleton. That lasted until she was fired after bringing a charge of sexual harassment against a judge, Staiert told us. After that experience, she said, “I went home and
painted every wall in my house.” In 2012, Staiert applied for the position of Deputy Secretary of State under then-Secretary of State Scott Gessler. To her surprise, she got the job and stayed in that position throughout Gessler’s term in office and then through the entire term of his successor, Secretary of State Wayne Williams. One of her duties in that position was chairing the state title board that oversees ballot issues. Since leaving government, Staiert has returned to private practice with Maven Law, which specializes in non-profits and ballot initiatives. In the November 2020 election, Staiert worked on two successful ballot initiatives to protect Colorado voters. She was one of the proponents for Proposition 116 that lowered the state income tax from 4.63% to 4.55%. She was also part of the team behind Proposition 117, to require voter approval of new enterprises that would be funded with fees, which many believed was a way to avoid getting voters’ approval as required by the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. That initiative also won, by a five-point margin, with Staiert’s help. Suzanne Staiert hales from Pennsylvania. After spending her early years in Iran, where her father was from, she moved to Wyoming, where she finished growing up. After getting her undergraduate degree at the University of Wyoming, Staiert came to Colorado to attend law school at the University of Denver and never left. Now a resident of Centennial, Staiert is mom to three daughters. Two are in college at DU and CU, while the youngest attends Littleton High School. fmiklin.villager@gmail. com