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On April 18th Parenting Place celebrated 25 years in Boulder County with a gala reception at the St. Julien hotel.  Many supporters attended the event, including our first Executive Director; a long line of Board Members, individuals who joined our groups with toddlers and are now the parents of young adults, volunteers who got our programs running, many years of caring staff members, and donors who have supported us financially in both good economies and  bad.  Throughout our 25 year history these individuals have supported us in every way imaginable.  In addition to providing a chance to reflect on how far our organization has come over the years, the fundraiser raised $30,000 that will be used directly for our programs.
 
Like the parents who have come to our center, Parenting Place has grown stronger from the connections we have formed with our community.  We have received lessons from those more experienced, shared challenges with peers in similar situations, collaborated with others who have similar goals, learned over time what works and ways to improve what doesn't, all the while being held up by a community that believes in our mission.  Our 25th Anniversary Gala reminded us of this strong foundation as we move forward into the future.
 
Parenting Place is constantly striving to better serve our mission of providing resources and referrals to parents, expanding parent education, and building a sense of community among the families of Boulder and Broomfield counties.  We have a skilled staff that engages in local committees on topics such as education, health, and outreach.  We are proud of our relationships with partner agencies and are determined to distribute up-to-date information and resources to our families.  Our long history in Boulder County has afforded us many strong relationships with professionals that readily donate their valuable time to speak about parenting topics during our groups.  We strive to reach out to new communities needing support and to offer services that fill in gaps for families, giving a safe refuge to parents searching for support. Bright Beginnings, a partner of Parenting Place for over a decade, is reaching more parents every year with crucial parenting materials about child development.  We are looking towards the future and evolving to serve our families, our community, and the next generation of parents. 
 
We thank everyone that has ever been a part of our mission.  We especially thank the parents that do this work every day with their own families.  You are our inspiration. 

 

We would like to thank all the volunteers that came out to support us at the 25th Anniversary Gala including Risa Booze, Lynn Leech, Anita & Neil Simms, The Fuller Family, Colin McEuen, Chach Fallgatter, Andy Hinz, Elisabeth Denizot, Elizabeth Lichtenstein, Kirsten & Victoria Frysinger, Andrea Ostroy (stuck in the mountains but their in spirit) and all of the Staff, Board and Guests making the evening a success.  A special thank you to Kirsten Boyer for volunteering her time and many camera lenses to take photographs at the events.  Photos of the 25th Anniversary Gala can be viewed and purchased through her website.

The Optimist Club of Boulder
An enthusiastic thank you to the Optimist Club for lending us their skills.  The Club volunteered time replacing the glass window in our entrance with a beautiful custom sliding wood window, donating a working oven to our kitchen to use for group food and installing a working dishwasher in our kitchen.  Their improvements have gone a long way towards making Parenting Place an even more inviting place for families to spend their time.

Flatirons Solutions
Flatirons Solutions will be coming in May for a volunteer day. Parenting Place will host 40 staff members during the weekend that will be busy painting our hallways, hanging pictures, sorting donations, putting up play fences, making signs and planting flowers.  We look forward to their day with us and the many changes it will bring.  We would also like to thank Flatirons Solution for supporting us financially by purchasing a table at our 25th Anniversary Gala.

The SI,SEE Project is based on a desire empower Latino women through pride in what they make with their hands.  Hooked rugs have been a signature craft of North American women since pioneer times.  Today in the United States these rugs are seen as antiques.
 
Latino cultures are known for their colorful hand-crafted work. This is a trait that is often abandoned when the need to make a living takes precedence over art.  Teaching Latino women about the history and craft of the pioneer women has helped them connect to the history of the North American culture, and has given them the opportunity to combine with it, their own sense of artistic cultural worth. In addition, coming together as a group once a week has been a way of supporting each other, and encouraging community. Parenting Place has been hosting this group for Latina women with young children for over a year.

Join us at the Boulder Farmers' Market for an art show and sale of the beautiful rugs the women in the project have created.  The rugs are all made with 100% recycled wool sweaters, and are each one-of-a-kind.
 
To inquire more about the SI,SEE Project and to make donations please contact Marcela Ot'alora at 303.818.1419. 

 

Bright Beginnings
Sign up for a FREE baby/toddler packet today! 

Colorado Bright Beginnings/Boulder (a Program of Parenting Place) is part of a state-wide non-profit, serving families in Boulder and Broomfield Counties
           
Depending on your child's age, you will receive:
 
A Board Book for the Baby
Parent Resource Directory
Mozart Effect for Newborn CD
Language Power Book
Interactive First or Second Picture Book
Book of games to play with your baby that also contains valuable information about early childhood brain development
 
Information will also be provided on:
Playgroups, developmental milestones, local libraries, county programs and financial assistance, postpartum care, nutritional guidelines and more...
 
For more information contact Sheila Lamont at 303/449-0177 ext. 4 or bb@boulderparenting.org.
                                       
For expectant parents and those with children up to age 3

Are you thinking about volunteering for the Bolder Boulder?  If you weren't before maybe you will consider it.  Volunteers will be receiving a complimentary pair of Croc shoes, along with their Bolder Boulder Volunteer t-shirt.  You don't even having to train to run 10k to volunteer, just sign up and show up! Race day for the 2009 Bolder Boulder is Monday, May 25th. 

As if signing up to volunteer was not enough, you can sign up to help send a student to Japan.  A Latino mother in our LFS group has requested our assistance recruiting for her daughter.  Estefany has been accepted to a study abroad program and earns credits for every volunteer that signs up for the Bolder Boulder using her name.  Pass this information on to anyone you know that will be volunteering.  The deadline is May 10th.

Go to www.bolderboulder.com
Under "The Race" find "volunteeer", then "Groups"
Choose "Longmont Sister Cities"
Password: welcome
Register
On comments put, "Estefany Perez"
You will recieve an e-mail confirmation

Let me know if you sign up for Estefany Perez.  The program requires her to confirm your name to get the credit.  info@boulderparenting.org.