Are you familiar with Junior Achievement (JA)? It is the world’s largest organization dedicated to preparing young people to succeed in a global economy. JA utilizes a volunteer network to deliver programs for students on entrepreneurship, financial literacy and work readiness. We are fortunate to have Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain, Inc. serving our area youth. Elevations’
Do you snowshoe? People have probably been snowshoeing in Boulder County for hundreds of years.
As we close out this year and this decade, we want to take the opportunity to thank our members and our community for their support of our work to give back to the Front Range communities we call home. We believe that together, we are genuinely prosperous. We want to look back on some of
Since 1993, Read Aloud Loveland has been building literacy skills amongst preschool children in the Loveland and Berthoud area. This Elevations Foundation grantee, staffed entirely by volunteer community members, has opened doors to literacy for thousands of young people in the Loveland area. Reading to young children can provide them with lifelong benefits. Children who
Dana is a 9-year-old resident of Boulder and an Elevations Business Banking member. She loves acting, singing, Irish dance, drawing and coding. And she started a nonprofit that has raised over $100,000 for research into rare childhood diseases. She is one of our many Elevations members with a passion for her community and a drive
If you think of skiing in Colorado, chances are you will think of Aspen, Vail, Breckenridge or Keystone. But Boulder County and even Boulder itself have a rich history of skiing all their own. From Eldora in Nederland to the University of Colorado ski team that helped the USA medal in the 1964 Olympics, Boulder
We’ve partnered with our friends at Eco-Cycle to provide tips on ways you can reduce, reuse and recycle during the holidays and all year.
We share a lot of history on the humans who shaped our Colorado communities, but what about the animals? Our friends at the Museum of Boulder take a closer look at five Colorado native animals.
The Museum of Boulder’s Archive 75 will feature 75 artifacts and documents that help paint the picture of Boulder’s 150-year evolution from pioneer mining town to a bastion of liberal social causes and a global center for science, technology and outdoor recreation. This installation in the 2,600-square-foot main exhibit gallery on the first floor of the
If you go to the Boulder Farmers Market on a Saturday in the summer, you will see that agriculture is thriving in Boulder County. Where did it all start? The evolution of agriculture in the Boulder Valley began almost immediately upon its settlement by miners decades ago. Irrigation: “A Constructed Oasis” Early westward explorers found
