Neighbors Helping Neighbors

It was January 20th, 1961 when John F. Kennedy gave his "Ask not what your country can do for you..." speech that changed the way that many Americans think about their role in and responsibility to our country.

"Think Globally, Act Locally" was reportedly coined by David Brower, founder of Friends of the Earth, as the slogan for FOE when it was founded in 1969.

I say let's put those two thoughts together and support
the Mountain Resource Center in Conifer, CO!

The Mountain Resource Center is a community-based non-profit organization that promotes community involvement and responsibility to foster the optimal welfare of children, youth, adults, and communities in a 1000 square mile rural mountain area serving a population of over 55,000.

Hidden poverty, geographic isolation, and a lack of accessibility to health and human services available in more urban areas has created increasing pressures on mountain area families. The result is significant prevalence of family crises, domestic violence, early childhood developmental and educational problems, youth disenfranchisement,
and community fragmentation.

Through Mountain Resource Center, our mountain community now has access to a single point of entry for a broad array of health and human services, including: ¨family crisis assistance services, ¨early childhood education, ¨youth services, ¨healthcare and health education, ¨domestic violence intervention, and ¨community disaster relief.

Working in collaboration with local businesses, private and public agencies, and hundreds of invested volunteers, Mountain Resource Center also promotes the practice of “neighbors helping neighbors,” connecting people with the local and governmental resources they need to build healthier, safer, more self-reliant families and communities.

Visit the MRC website at
http://www.mountainresourcecenter.org
or call them at
303-838-7552

The 10th anniversary of the annual All That Glitters fundraising event entitled Glitters on the Rocks will be held on

November 10, 2007 at Red Rocks

and is going to be a wonderful party replete with both live and silent auctions. Please join your friends and neighbors by planning to sponsor and attend this foothills event of the year!

Call the Mountain Resource Center for tickets today!

303-838-7552