Thankful for the Thrift Shop<\/p>\n
Be kind to your volunteers! I want to remind people that Aspen Thrift Shop volunteers donate their time and energy to give back to the community. All funds go to good causes!<\/p>\n
I recently witnessed a customer haggling with them over one of the prices they put on an item. Again, this is not a for-profit retail store! It is run by the community, for the community!<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a jar between the registers if you would like to make a donation!<\/p>\n
Michael Dobson<\/p>\n
Aspen<\/p>\n
Career coaches lift Youthentity program<\/p>\n
Recently, Youthentity brought its My Career, My Life program to Aspen Middle School students, facilitating mini-internships with area professionals with the goal to show kids what is possible for their futures through a diverse range of industries and jobs available right here in the Roaring Fork Valley. During the half-day internships, students designed tiny homes, performed surgery (on bananas!), measured out the perfect spice ratio for salsa and produced a basic magazine layout.<\/p>\n
Through our career exploration programs, we hope to jumpstart kids\u2019 ideas around the jobs and careers they\u2019d like to have, providing hands-on experience and insight into how those careers become a reality.<\/p>\n
We could not do it without the generous time donated by our volunteer career coaches. Many thanks to Aspen Magazine editor Christine Benedetti, All Pets Mobile Vet DVM Oneal Peters and assistants Lindsey Schoepfle and Hannah Bilstad, Aspen Police Sgt. Chip Seamans, House Design & Build owner Chris Dolan, architect Beatriz Soto, and Edward Jones financial planner Daniel Chaput. And of course, thank you to the faculty and staff at Aspen Middle School for making the inaugural MCML a success!<\/p>\n
Kirsten McDaniel<\/p>\n
Carbondale<\/p>\n
Kudos go to \u2026<\/p>\n
\u2022 Kelley Francis for setting the Aspen High School single-season soccer scoring record<\/a> and, more importantly, for continuing to have high aspirations.<\/p>\n \u2022 Tony Vagneur for his excellent commentary on \u201ceasy money\u201d (\u201cIs there still hope in Aspen resisting the \u2018easy money\u2019?\u201d April 27, The Aspen Times).<\/p>\n \u2022 Ritchie Zah, the 2018 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year, for showing his appreciation with raw emotion.<\/p>\n