It wouldn’t be summer without one of the best charity cornhole tournaments to benefit Cottonwood Institute, so come throwdown at The Throwdown on Sunday, August 6th, 2017 at Denver’s Union Station! It’s a pretty big deal, so Register Today! Not only will you help empower underserved students in Colorado through Cottonwood Institute’s award winning programs,… Read more »
2017 has been an exciting year for the Cottonwood Institute Board of Directors! We started the year welcoming Joel Frank and Jessy Clark to the board and now we are excited to welcome 3 more board members who are storming the board with their passion and enthusiasm: Jake Tiernan, an Attorney for Moye |… Read more »
As Colorado Academy instructors prepare for the kids coming to camp this summer, they invited Cottonwood Institute (CI) to teach a teambuilding workshop at their staff training! If you know CI, this is definitely in our wheelhouse of what we like to teach, so we jumped on this opportunity! With three CI instructors and 68 Colorado Academy instructors… Read more »
A highlight of the 2017 Base Camp Bash to benefit Cottonwood Institute is the Ripple Effect Award. The Ripple Effect Award is given each year to two outstanding students and is all about celebrating how our smallest actions, even those we can’t immediately see, can ripple out into the community to have an even greater impact. I am honored to accept… Read more »
The 2017 Base Camp Bash to benefit Cottonwood Institute (CI) went off without a hitch! The cozy atmosphere of the Posner Center provided the perfect backdrop for a fun, lively evening of socializing with friends, new acquaintances, and fellow supporters of CI. And, drum roll please, we were able to raise over $71,000 to support our high… Read more »
Spring is in the air, which means it is time to get excited for the 12th Annual Base Camp Bash to benefit Cottonwood Institute on Saturday, April 22nd, 2017 from 6-9pm at Posner Center in Denver, CO! Why should you come you ask? Here are a few reasons: The Cause: You help raise critical funds… Read more »
Spring is in the air, Colorado Rockies Opening Day at Coors Field is right around the corner, and Great Divide Brewing Company selected Cottonwood Institute as one of the Tap Room beneficiaries for the month of April 2017! Great Divide will generously donate 100% of tasting size pours (not pints) to two worthy nonprofit organizations… Read more »
Cottonwood Institute is more than excited to welcome Vicki Whisenhunt to join our team as our new Administrative & Logistics Coordinator! This role has been a long time in the making and is much needed to support our growing programming needs. In addition to helping with administrative demands, she will work alongside our Program Manager, Taryn… Read more »
Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) announced that the Nature Kids/Jovenes de la Naturaleza (NKJN) Coalition in Lafayette, CO, which Cottonwood Institute is a lead partner for, won a $2.8M Inspire Initiative grant! NKJN will focus on a one-square mile area, in a network of public schools serving the lowest income children in the Boulder Valley School District…. Read more »
2016 has been an incredible year and we have big plans for 2017. Here are our “Top 5 Reasons To Invest In Cottonwood Institute” for #GivingTuesday and #COGivesDay this year: 1. We are connecting students to the great outdoors: “My weekend [camping trip] was super peaceful. I enjoyed myself up in the mountains because I… Read more »
