Representatives from the Juneteenth Music Festival, frontline workers and a transgender student activist will serve as grand marshals for the 2021 Coors Light Virtual Denver Pride Parade, the organization said Friday.
Denver7 Everyday Hero Christy Smith has reconnected the deaf and hearing communities and helped raise thousands to upgrade and repair buildings at the Aspen Camp for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Colorado is home to more than 60,000 refugees who were forced to flee their countries for the chance at a better life. A Denver7 Everyday Hero is making that transition a little smoother.
Denver7 Everyday Hero helps keep Colorado trails safe and pristine
Mark Hinchman volunteers for JeffCo Open Space
Denver7 Everyday Hero dedicated to fixing overused trails in Jefferson County
and last updated 2021-04-19 13:16:12-04
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. Service has always been a part of Mark Hinchman s life, but maintaining Colorado s beautiful hiking and biking trails is the Air Force veteran s true labor of love. I like being outdoors. I like being able to do work and get immediate feedback on the quality of work Iâve done, Hinchman said.
Hinchman works the trails and hillsides of JeffCo Open Space, keeping our most beautiful outdoor areas safe and pristine.
Denver7 Everyday Hero helps people right out of prison get on a path toward success
Volunteer with Second Chance Center in Aurora connects ex-convicts with resources to be successful
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AURORA, Colo. â You could say Shani Jones believes in second chances. Or maybe she just believes in people. Most all of them are just as committed as the most committed people youâll know, she said. (They re) trying to get their lives back.
She s talking about people like Lucas Sales. I thought she was amazing, Lucas recalled of his first meeting with Jones.
The pair met at Aurora s Second Chance Center. The nonprofit helps people who were incarcerated re-enter society, connecting them with employment, housing, food and mentoring resources to help break the cycle of incarceration.