2014 Colorado Gives Day Dec 9th

CGD 2014Colorado Gives Day is December 9th this year, and your donation carries even more weight because of a FirstBank incentive fund. we would love you to consider Art from Ashes youth as the beneficiaries of your generosity.

We’re also having a party at Appaloosa Grill between 6 and 9 pm on the 9th to celebrate our donors and youth and staff and board and volunteers and… well, everyone who has made AfA possible for the past 11 years!

And if you would rather give early, you can do that, too, by selecting the CO GIVES DAY button when donating .

We could really use the support, this year in particular. Please help out with however much you are able! http://bit.ly/afacogivesday

Sol Shine Yoga-Poetry December

yoga-solshineIf you had to miss the November one (or even if you didn’t!), there’s another opportunity to do yoga & poetry and support Art from Ashes!

Dannie Huggins and Logan Kinney will be offering an hour of yoga to benefit Art from Ashes at their beautiful store/art gallery/yoga studio The Sol Shine!

AfA youth poets will perform, and Catherine O’Neill Thorn, Executive Director of Art from Ashes, will provide a writing prompt on the theme of “The Magic of the Holidays.”

Requested donation is $20 or more, which will go straight to Art from Ashes youth programs!

SAME AS BEFORE, CLASS IS LIMITED TO 20 PEOPLE, so RSVP required.

Sol Shine Yoga-Poetry November

AfA-SolShineDannie Huggins and Logan Kinney will be offering an hour of yoga to benefit Art from Ashes at their beautiful store/art gallery/yoga studio The Sol Shine!

AfA youth poets will perform after the yoga session, and Catherine O’Neill Thorn, Executive Director of Art from Ashes, will provide a writing prompt on the theme of Gratitude.

Requested donation is $20, which will go straight to Art from Ashes youth programs!

CLASS IS LIMITED TO 20 PEOPLE (but another will be held on Dec 11 on the theme of “The Magic of the Holidays.”), and there are a couple of spots left, so hurry!

Poems

Below are some of the 3-minute youth poems written during our Phoenix Rising workshops.
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Dazzle Jazz Donor Appreciation Party

Join us for a celebration of our most dazzling and valued supporters!

dazzlejazzCome to Dazzle Jazz for an afternoon celebration with free appetizers, a cash bar, a silent auction, music by guitarist, Rick Gibbins, and poetry performances from local poetry stars and youth poets! And bring a couple of friends you know will be interested in learning about Art from Ashes — because we are super fun AND our creative empowerment programs change the lives of struggling youth!

It’s on a Sunday afternoon, November 30th between 2 and 5 pm… seriously, everyone will be sick of gobbling up turkey by then. Plus there’s a silent auction of some spectacular items, and we’ll be giving out AWARDS!

Then make a night of it! Stay after the party for dinner and a show. Nationally recognized pianist, Benny Green, will be playing in the dining room that evening. (Tickets sell out, so go get ’em on their website.)

Special thanks to Dazzle Jazz for hosting our celebration and for the support of our generous donors and volunteers. It is because of you that our nonprofit can bring empowerment programs to struggling youth all over Colorado.

We hope to see your dazzling presence on the 30th, so we can celebrate you! RSVP HERE, please! (Unlike our Appaloosa Grill Holiday Party, we have a limit on the number of attendees we can fit in the space.)

Snooze Eatery Loves AfA!

snoozelogoEvery year on their anniversary, Snooze AM Eatery chooses a nonprofit to honor. This year it’s Art from Ashes!

We get 10% of all sales on Tuesday. AfA staff are going in the morning (around 11 am) to eat there. And they’re open from 6.30 am to 2.30 pm, so you can support your community’s youth while eating great comfort food!

BUY A VETERAN BREAKFAST AND DONATE AT THE SAME TIME!

Annual Appaloosa Grill Holiday Party

2016appaloosaCelebrate Colorado Gives Day and connect with your creative soul and your community at the Art from Ashes Holiday Party at Appaloosa Grill.

You will be inspired by talented local poets as well as the talented Phoenix Rising youth poets. In addition to enjoying spoken word performances and tunes by DJ Check One, you can purchase drinks and enjoy delicious complimentary appetizers, courtesy of the great folks at Appaloosa Grill. Proceeds from the event will be used to support Art from Ashes youth programs.

We look forward to seeing you and your friends on Tuesday, Dec 6 from 6:30 to 9 pm @ Appaloosa Grill on the 16th Street Mall.

If you can’t make it to the party, but wish to make a Colorado Gives Day contribution to Art from Ashes, you can do so here, any time before midnight on Dec. 6th! Just select the button that says CO GIVES DAY when donating. And thank you!!

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Impromptu Art from Ashes Yard Sale!!

Yard Sale November 1

AfA Volunteer Meeting

When: Every last Monday of the month at 6pm

Where: AfA