Winning Spirit Magazine May-June 2017 Utah | Page 13

Attention Homes welcomed a donation from GM Jarred Black and the staff at BTO. LHM Charities made a significant donation to Family Promise of Greater Denver. COLORADO Your “Give Us Five” Donations at Work A Glance at LHM Charities at Work in Boulder and Denver. Y our donations to Larry H. Miller Charities strengthen the communities around us by benefiting 501(c)(3) nonprofit charities whose programs assist women and children in the areas of health and education. Employee subcommittees in each of the LHM Group’s 10 major markets review grant requests and recommend which groups should receive funding. In this issue, we’re featuring activities in the Colorado communities of Boulder and Denver. Employees in Boulder know that homeless youth have unique needs and challenges. Recently, they supported Attention Homes’ runaway and homeless youth program, which assists children between the ages of 12-24. The nonprofit offers street outreach and both day drop-in and overnight emergency shelter services. Youth have access to many other services as well, such as mental health and career counseling, life skills training, crisis management, substance abuse support, educational and recreational activities, and more. Last fall, Boulder employees addressed the critical issue of teen suicide by donating to the Second Wind Fund of Boulder County. This charity works to remove financial and social barriers to mental health treatment for at-risk youth. Through a donation to Listen Foundation, Denver employees are helping children who are deaf or hard of hearing whose families can’t afford the cost of therapy. Listen Foundation offers one-on-one therapy that involves parents so that learning can continue at home. In combination with hearing devices, children learn how to listen, interpret sounds, and communicate in spoken language. Denver employees are also helping many women and children in need through a donation to The Gathering Place. The nonprofit provides necessities such as food, clothing, shower and laundry facilities, mental and physical health services, home and vocational counseling, educational services, and more. If you have questions about charitable giving in the Boulder area, contact Jarred Black, general manager of LHM Toyota Boulder. If you’d like to know more about giving in the Denver area, contact one of these LHM Charities committee members: Kari van Wyk, chair (MAO), Christine Tracy (LFO), Jeff Carrizales (LFO), Beth Delgado (LVW), Carrie Confer (TCD/TTC), Carla Turner (NHR), Andria Madosik (DCJ/DFI), Stephanie Lind (NSW), or Courtney Whatley (DDR). For more information about LHM Charities and its mission, go to http://www.lhm.com/giving/ and open the donation guidelines link. ◆ LHM Charities Donations for March and April 2017 COLORADO Bountiful Rotary Club Coats for Kids $2,500 Attention Homes $10,000 Youthlinc $10,000 Catholic Charities of Central Colorado $10,000 Project Read $7,500 The Gathering Place $5,000 Elk River Foundation $5,000 Listen Foundation $10,000 Camp Kesem - BYU Chapter $9,000 Circle the Wagons $5,000 UTAH American Fork Police Department $5,000 WASHINGTON Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery $5,000 Life Services of Spokane $2,745 St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute $5,000 Sandy Chamber Foundation— Silent Heroes Essay Scholarship And Justice For All $10,000 Women & Children’s Free Restaurant & Community Kitchen $7,500 Holy Cross Ministries $5,000 Catholic Charities Spokane America’s Freedom Festival $5,000 Bear River Head Start $10,000 $5,000 $6,000 LHMWSM.com 11