{"id":1319793,"date":"2020-05-06T14:10:10","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T20:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/?p=477690"},"modified":"2020-05-06T16:55:42","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T22:55:42","slug":"vail-valley-nonprofits-creating-collaboration-amid-covid-19-crises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/vail-valley-nonprofits-creating-collaboration-amid-covid-19-crises\/","title":{"rendered":"Vail Valley nonprofits creating collaboration amid COVID-19 crises"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-1-1024x738.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-1-1024x738.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-1-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-1-768x554.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-1-1536x1108.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-1-2048x1477.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-1-600x433.jpg 600w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"738\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption><strong>Ron Davis, the founder of My Future Pathways, divides tortillas up Tuesday for the new Community Market Tuesday in Edwards. Davis made around 200 pounds of carnitas to donate to people.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Chris Dillmann | cdillmann@vaildaily.com<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>EDWARDS \u2014 Fritz Schmidt looked out from his chair in the middle of a space he owns in Edwards and smiled from behind his face mask at the beehive of activity in what was emptiness a few days before.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish you success. Much happiness will happen here,\u201d Schmidt said.<\/p>\n<p>Much happiness already has.<\/p>\n<p>The Community Market, an offshoot of the Eagle Valley Community Foundation, opened a satellite location in Edwards in the same center as Fiesta\u2019s Cafe &amp; Cantina and Marko\u2019s Pizzeria. They\u2019re sharing the space with <a href=\"https:\/\/myfuturepathways.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">My Future Pathways<\/a> and any other local nonprofit that wants to office there.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<div class=\"row vail-donation vail-donation-mobile p-0\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\" data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/03\/VD-logo-white.png)\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/03\/VD-logo-white.png\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\">Donate<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis is collaborative,\u201d said Ron Davis, the founder of My Future Pathways as well as the Guardian Scholars Program.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p402_hide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-477692\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-2-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-2-600x400.jpg 600w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption><strong>Prepackaged bags of food are ready for people in need to pick up Tuesday in Edwards. The new location for The Community Market opened May 2.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Chris Dillmann | <a href=\"mailto:cdillmann@vaildaily.com\">cdillmann@vaildaily.com<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The focus is to help as many people as possible, as often as possible, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat happens in the future, no one knows except that people will still need help,\u201d Ron Davis said.<\/p>\n<p>The Edwards satellite branch of The Community Market opened on the afternoon of May 2. The nonprofits intentionally did not promote, yet 409 people showed up for food in five hours. Another 365 people came Tuesday, and volunteers expect those numbers to grow.<\/p>\n<p>Schmidt and his wife drove by Saturday. He said they saw so many people that it looked like a run on the bank next door. It wasn\u2019t. It was just people looking for a little help.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is a real indicator of need in the Edwards community,\u201d said Susie Davis \u2014 no relation to Ron Davis \u2014 who is the director of community impact for The Community Market.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p402_hide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-477693\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-3-1024x576.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-3-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-3-2048x1153.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-3-600x338.jpg 600w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption><strong>A sign welcomes visitors to The Community Market\u2019s new location in Edwards.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Chris Dillmann | <a href=\"mailto:cdillmann@vaildaily.com\">cdillmann@vaildaily.com<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Community Market\u2019s main warehouse is still in Gypsum, but organizers have been looking up the valley for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat a wonderful gift. We needed a place central to the valley,\u201d Susie Davis said.<\/p>\n<p>Food distribution takes place with MIRA and other community partners. With the Edwards addition, organizers expect to serve more than 3,500 people per\u00a0week, Davis said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo many people are \u2018hungry\u2019 for assistance,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of hungry, for Cinco de Mayo, volunteers gave away 200 pounds of carnitas to go with the food boxes. Costco donated the meat. Ron Davis, Bratzo Horruitiner and some others cooked up some magic. People went home happy on May 5.<\/p>\n<p>Horruitiner started the COPA soccer league and has been helping launch youth programs around the valley for years. He has worked with Ron Davis and others to make Guardian Scholars into a force for good. That sparked the idea for My Future Pathways, and the notion that they needed a safe space for kids to gather.<\/p>\n<h3>Collaboration in action<\/h3>\n<p>Ron and Susie Davis have worked with valley nonprofits for decades. They say the lack of collaboration and COVID-19 are big problems. Big problems sometimes create big opportunities, Ron Davis said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe founded My Future Pathways to identify community needs and bring people together to serve. COVID-19 made this vision a reality in this time of great need. What an opportunity to make things happen.\u201d Ron Davis said.<\/p>\n<p>Eagle Valley Behavioral Health is collaborating with My Future Pathways to support the mental health, social and emotional support of the valley\u2019s youth, said Michelle Dibos with Eagle Valley Behavioral Health.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p402_hide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-477695\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-4-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-4-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-4-600x400.jpg 600w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption><strong>This former restaurant space in Edwards will be converted into a community market and community center for at-risk-youth.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Chris Dillmann | <a href=\"mailto:cdillmann@vaildaily.com\">cdillmann@vaildaily.com<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Along with The Community Market, the space will be used for a youth community center equipped with exercise equipment, ping-pong and pool tables donated by Maximum Comfort and other gear. Mostly, though, it\u2019s a safe space for young people to gather, Horruitiner said.<\/p>\n<h3>American dreamer<\/h3>\n<p>Schmidt said he\u2019s a living example of the American Dream. The dream still lives and he said he\u2019s happy to do what he can to help people embrace it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a great country. I\u2019m glad to be here,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Schmidt grew up in post-war Germany and vividly remembers standing in line for a bowl of rice and potatoes. When he immigrated from Germany to the United States in 1960, he spoke no English, he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p402_hide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-477696\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-5-768x1024.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-5-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-5-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-5-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-5-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-5-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/COVIDCollaboration-vdn-050720-5-scaled.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption><strong>Fritz Schmidt, seated, owns the space in Edwards. Behind him from left are Susie Davis with the Eagle Valley Community Foundation, Bratzo Horruitiner with My Future Pathways and Michelle Dibos with Eagle Valley Behavioral Health.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Special to the Daily<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>He caught a break working as a Porsche mechanic and was soon helping open dealerships around North and South America. He became fluent in both Spanish and English, made his way to the Vail Valley and is a successful real estate developer. He is not charging rent for the Edwards space, but the nonprofits do have to pay their own utilities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/news\/vail-valley-nonprofits-creating-collaboration-amid-covid-19-crises\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Vail Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ron Davis, the founder of My Future Pathways, divides tortillas up Tuesday for the new Community Market Tuesday in Edwards. 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