Pitkin County Dry Goods and the Buddy Program will team up from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday for a fundraiser/anniversary party.
As part of a celebration of its 50th year in Aspen, Pitkin County Dry Goods will donate 10% of its sales that day to the nonprofit Buddy Program. Bites and beverages will be served.
Pitkin County Dry Goods is located at 520 E. Cooper Ave.
Paltrow pop-up returns to Aspen
The pop-up retailer goop MRKT returns to downtown Aspen on Thursday.
The opening will mark the second time goop, the brainchild of Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow, sets up shop at 422 E. Cooper Ave., which is part of the downtown pedestrian malls. Goop also was here in the summer of 2018
“Just in time for ski season, goop MRKT Aspen will bring a thoughtful assortment of slopeside attire, cozy home goods, and clean beauty and wellness to one of winter’s chicest destinations,” said a news release. “Beyond shopping, goop MRKT will host a variety of events, including wellness workshops, apres-ski cocktails, and designer trunk shows.”
Goop will take up 1,649 square feet of ground-level space. It will stay open through Feb. 28.
Pitco residents rank high in philanthropy
A recent study shows Pitkin County residents are Colorado’s second-most generous when it comes to supporting nonprofits and charities.
Using data it mined from the IRS, financial technology company SmartAsset placed Pitkin County second only to Douglass County in the arena of philanthropy. The study said it “analyzed how much people donate as a percentage of their net income, and the proportion of people in a given county who made charitable donations.”
Pitkin County’s donation index of 55 easily was tops in the state; Eagle County’s 37.4 mark put it second. Pitkin County’s contributor index of 60.8, however, did not make the top five and brought its overall score down to 71.4. Douglas had an overall score of 72.3.
The study is available at smartadvisormatch.com/data/most-generous-counties-2019/colorado.
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