Twenty percent of the clients Project Angel Heart serves—about 250 people each week—live in the Colorado Springs area. But all the meals are made in the kitchen in Denver… so how do they get where they need to go?
With the help of a freezer truck and its rain-or-shine driver, a generous community partner (with big freezers!), two Colorado Springs staff members, and a whole bunch of eager volunteers. Continue reading
Have you heard the famous Margaret Mead quote, “never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world?” Well, for Project Angel Heart in Colorado Springs, that group is the regional council!
Six enthusiastic, connected members of the Colorado Springs community serve on Project Angel Heart’s regional council. As goodwill ambassadors for the organization, they volunteer to promote our mission, assist with fundraising and events like the Labels of Love meal bag art show and Cocktails in the Kitchen parties, and connect new people, partners, and donors to Project Angel Heart. Their leader? Kori Magallanez, who co-chairs the council alongside Sally Rothstein, Project Angel Heart’s Colorado Springs regional manager. Continue reading
This total includes $4,350 in matching grants from Project Angel Heart’s board of directors and Colorado Springs regional council. Continue reading
As the executive director of the Sue DiNapoli Ovarian Cancer Society, Susan is a supporter of Project Angel Heart’s mission. Every year, the society provides a grant to Project Angel Heart to ensure that women with gynecological cancers in Colorado Springs receive nutrition meals.
But this year, Susan got to know Project Angel Heart in a way she didn’t expect. She was diagnosed with breast cancer and began receiving meal deliveries.
Listen to her story about how the meals have made a difference not just for her as she recovers from surgery, but also for her son—and how a birthday cake from Project Angel Heart gave him the chance to forget about cancer and celebrate his eleventh birthday. Continue reading
Amy SiebertAmy supports the volunteers who help us make this service possible, welcomes and onboards new volunteers, and sustains the operational side by optimizing delivery routes, processes, and communication to make each week a success.
Where are you from? How long have you lived in Colorado?
I am originally from Idaho, but I have lived in Colorado most of my life, and it is the only state I have ever considered home. I grew up in Fort Collins, and have been in Colorado Springs since 2002.
