{"id":2457515,"date":"2020-04-22T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=324704"},"modified":"2020-04-22T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T11:00:00","slug":"snowmass-rotary-gives-10000-to-aspen-family-connections-to-bolster-covid-19-relief-for-village-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/snowmass-rotary-gives-10000-to-aspen-family-connections-to-bolster-covid-19-relief-for-village-residents\/","title":{"rendered":"Snowmass Rotary gives $10,000 to Aspen Family Connections to bolster COVID-19 relief for village residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.4133333333333\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-324704-67\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled gallery-container\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/rotary-svs-042220-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/rotary-svs-042220-1-1024x682.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/TKelsey Brunner\/Snowmass Sunhe Aspen Times | A woman walks past a non-perishable food drive bin outside of Clark\u2019s Market in Snowmass on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. 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(Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/TKelsey Brunner\/Snowmass Sunhe Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/snowmass\/snowmass-rotary-gives-10000-to-aspen-family-connections-to-bolster-covid-19-relief-for-village-residents\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/rotary-svs-042220-1-1024x682.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/rotary-svs-042220-1.jpg\"><i class=\"fas fa-shopping-cart\"><\/i> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/rotary-svs-042220-1-1024x682.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/rotary-svs-042220-1-1024x682.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"A woman walks past a non-perishable food drive bin outside of Clark\u2019s Market in Snowmass on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. The food drive bin is gathering non-perishables for Aspen Family Connections. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/rotary-svs-042220-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/rotary-svs-042220-1-1-1024x711.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/Snowmass Sun | The Aspen Family Connections non-perishable food drive bin sits outside of Clark\u2019s Market in Snowmass on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.507462686567\">\n<p><strong>The Aspen Family Connections non-perishable food drive bin sits outside of Clark\u2019s Market in Snowmass on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/Snowmass Sun<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/snowmass\/snowmass-rotary-gives-10000-to-aspen-family-connections-to-bolster-covid-19-relief-for-village-residents\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/rotary-svs-042220-1-1-1024x711.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/rotary-svs-042220-1-1.jpg\"><i class=\"fas fa-shopping-cart\"><\/i> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/rotary-svs-042220-1-1-1024x711.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/rotary-svs-042220-1-1-1024x711.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"The Aspen Family Connections non-perishable food drive bin sits outside of Clark\u2019s Market in Snowmass on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/snowmass\/snowmass-rotary-gives-10000-to-aspen-family-connections-to-bolster-covid-19-relief-for-village-residents\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/snowmass\/snowmass-rotary-gives-10000-to-aspen-family-connections-to-bolster-covid-19-relief-for-village-residents\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Rotary Club of Snowmass Village is contributing $10,000 to Aspen Family Connections\u2019 COVID-19 relief efforts that support Snowmass locals specifically, club officials announced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cSnowmass Rotary wants to help in all the ways it can,\u201d said Thomas Fridstein, president of the Rotary Club of Snowmass Village. \u201cAspen Family Connections is a great organization and we\u2019re glad we\u2019re be able to help them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">According to Fridstein, Snowmass Rotary felt Aspen Family Connections was the best organization to support during the COVID-19 crisis as it already has relief efforts in place for village locals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Aspen Family Connections is a family resource center based within the Aspen School District that supports and provides case management services to Pitkin County families year-round, including those in Snowmass Village.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<div class=\"row at-donation at-donation-mobile p-0\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/at-banner-paypal.jpg)\" class=\"col-xl-8 p-3 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/donate\/?utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=donation&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=mid-article\">Donate<\/a><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">During the COVID-19 crisis, Aspen Family Connections is hosting weekly free food distributions in Aspen (noon on Wednesdays) and Basalt (noon on Thursdays). The resource center staff and volunteers also are organizing food deliveries for families and individuals in Pitkin County who may not be able to leave their homes, connecting families with emergency relief and financial resources and supplying additional financial assistance for \u201csecond tier\u201d bills like utilities, internet or car payments. Aspen Family Connections also can give Spanish-language support and advice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Snowmass Village residents have access to all of these services and have been supported directly during the COVID-19 crisis. But now with the help of Snowmass Rotary\u2019s $10,000 contribution, Director Katherine Sand said Aspen Family Connections is able to start a food distribution day in Snowmass Village that is set to take place every two weeks on Fridays starting May 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Sand said they are sorting through the specifics of when and where the Snowmass food distribution will take place, and will release details soon. People interested in donating non-perishable foods to Aspen Family Connections can now drop off items at the collection bin outside of Clark\u2019s Market in the Snowmass Center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The family resource center also will use the Snowmass Rotary funds to further support village families with their \u201csecond tier\u201d bills, working closely with partner organizations such as Rotary, the town Housing Department, Snowmass Chapel, Little Red School House and others to ensure the money gets to people in need.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThrough our partner organizations we hope to reach out to families, make them aware of the possibilities and encourage them to be in contact with us,\u201d Sand said, referring to Aspen Family Connection\u2019s ability to pay for smaller bills and even cater to dietary restrictions and needs with the free food provided.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Sand continued by emphasizing the fact that anyone who has worries and needs keeping them up at night, no matter how small, shouldn\u2019t hesitate to reach out for help even if they feel someone else may have a greater need than them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI feel as though people are reticent to ask for help,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s a very complicated world we\u2019re living in right now and a lot of people are saying, \u2018I\u2019m OK for now, someone else may need more help than me.\u2019 I think it\u2019s so important for people to understand that by accepting help you\u2019re not denying anyone else the help they may need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">For Snowmass Rotary, the $10,000 contribution is one of the short-term ways the club hopes to give back to the village community. Fridstein said looking into the future, the organization is preparing for potential fundraising setbacks, namely the outright cancellation of or less sponsorship and lower attendance at its annual Snowmass Wine Festival fundraiser, and is working to ensure the local Rotary Club can still support the other nonprofits and organizations it gives to annually.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWe may not make as much at the wine festival this year and we know the organizations we support are going to have a greater need,\u201d Fridstein said. \u201cSo we\u2019re looking into the future to that and reserving our financial resources so we can continue to offer support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\"><a href=\"mailto:mvincent@aspentimes.com\">mvincent@aspentimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/snowmass\/snowmass-rotary-gives-10000-to-aspen-family-connections-to-bolster-covid-19-relief-for-village-residents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A woman walks past a non-perishable food drive bin outside of Clark\u2019s Market in Snowmass on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. 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