On Thursday, she was the one who marked a special occasion.
Talarico, co-owner of The Picnic Basket Catering Collective, was named the recipient of the 2021 Athena Award, which honors businesswomen for professional excellence, community service and mentorship of other women.
The award was presented Thursday during a virtual gathering hosted by the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce & EDC. The annual event, which typically takes place at an in-person luncheon attended by hundreds, was postponed last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Talarico and Kathy Dreiling, her wife and business partner, launched their catering careers in 1989 when they each invested $300 to buy an existing company.
As the co-owner of a salon, Niki Cicak took a brutal financial hit in 2020.
When the pandemic hit early last year, temporarily shuttering salons around the world, Day Lily Salon & Spa was two years removed from a devastating fire that nearly razed it.
Cicak said the misfortunes don t make her a victim.
Instead, they positioned her to influence. We all have the power to choose not to give this power any more, Cicak said of the pandemic. We can set an example: You, too, have the power to bring something good out of this.
In December, the Colorado Springs Fire Department announced a donation of more than $5,400 raised by Day Lily s employees and clients to the Fire Foundation of Colorado Springs to aid in the purchase of a new four-wheel drive vehicle for Fire Department chaplains, who had been driving a borrowed one.
CSFD volunteer chaplains will receive new vehicle thanks to donation from local business
Some extremely important but rarely talked about members of the Colorado Springs Fire Department have received a generous donation from a local business.
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COLORADO SPRINGS â Some extremely important but rarely talked about members of the Colorado Springs Fire Department have received a generous donation from a local business.
The department s volunteer chaplains are getting a new four-wheel-drive vehicle thanks to Day Lily Salon and Spa, which raised more than $5,400 for the Fire Foundation of Colorado Springs.
CSFD has five volunteer chaplains who support families in crises and firefighters after they have experienced especially traumatic calls.