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Oct 06, 2022
In The Lakes, A Teen Shows What Community Is All About
If being part of a community means not just gathering with others but caring deeply about others, then Daniela Ortiz is the very picture of community. What did 14-year-old Daniela do? Oh, just baked about 600 cookies and raised thousands of dollars for a local charity.
And this isn’t the first time.
For seven years running, Daniela and her mom, Jill Bernadino, have baked cookies to support Cookies for Kids’ Cancer, a nonprofit that raises money to commission grants for pediatric cancer research. Last year, Daniela and Jill baked 56 dozen cookies and raised $23,000. This year their goal was to cook up 50 dozen cookies (in 10 different varieties, including a dog cookie) and raise $18,000. And no doubt they accomplished something wonderful. And delicious.
Learn more about Daniela and her cookie-based community efforts here and here.
Upcoming Events
September
30
Sat. Sep 30, 2023
Children’s Museum of Northern Colorado Day of Play
In partnership with Nickelodeon and their Worldwide Day of Play, encouraging families and children to turn off the television and play together outdoors, the Children’s Museum of Colorado invites you to our Day of Play on September 30th from 12pm – 3pm at Chapungu Sculpture Park in Centerra. Families will experience activities and stations around […]
When
12pm-3pm Where
Chapungu Sculpture ParkLoveland, CO 80538
October
7
Sat. Oct 7, 2023
October 2023 HPEC Bird Walk & Bird Banding Event
Join us on on the FIRST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH from 9:00am-11am for Bird Banding with Scott Rashid (Director of the Colorado Avian Research and Rehabilitation Institute) followed by a casual bird walk at Equalizer Lake with Sheila Webber of the Fort Collins Audubon Society. Participants meet at the High Plains Environmental Center, 2698 Bluestem […]
When
9:00 am - 11:00 am Where
High Plains Environmental Center - 2698 Bluestem Willow DriveLoveland, CO 80538
October
14
Sat. Oct 14, 2023
Guided Interpretive Trail Walk with HPEC Ecology Staff – October 2023
Interpretive Guides: Kristin Oles (Restoration Ecologist & Project Manager), Jack Landen (Lead Field Technician), OR JT Love (Field Technician) Join us on the Second Saturday of each month, January-December from 9am – 10:30am, for a fun and casual interpretive walk between Hout Reservoir and Equalizer Lake, guided by our Restoration Ecology staff & Certified Interpretive Trail Guides. […]
When
9:00 am - 10:30 am Where
High Plains Environmental Center - 2698 Bluestem Willow DriveLoveland, CO 80538
