Meridian Jewelers co-owners Robin and Kenny Smith drop envelopes at restaurants for the matching program in Aspen on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
Lorena Rojas transcribes information from Rick Wark as he purchases two $200 gift certificates to restaurants in Aspen on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. “I want to support the community,” said Wark. “This is my small way of doing it.” (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
“I don’t even know where to start and end,” said Craig Cordts-Pearce, who co-owns the Wild Fig, Steakhouse No. 316, The Monarch and CP Burger with his wife, Samantha. “I am absolutely flabbergasted there’s no words to even explain this.”