The first winter out, Phillis Shimamoto and Susan Lee’s Sock It To ‘Em campaign collected 575 pairs of socks for the homeless in Colorado. In the past ten years, they’ve given away almost 900,000 pairs of socks in 41 states.
Feeding hungry kids is a full-time job. That’s why Rita Cordova and volunteers at Denver’s West High School meet every Friday to gather sort and pack food for the nearly 90 families who use the West Food Bank every week.
Jim Slater and Chris Hansen met and fell in love while volunteering at the Dumb Friends League. Chris remembers the first time she walked in the door 30 years ago. The couple has now been together for nearly eight years, married for the last five.