How sweet it is:
Through their family foundation, Denver philanthropists Rob and Lola Salazar have made a $100,000 gift to Escuela de Guadalupe. Half of the money is earmarked for a makeover of the school library that president David Card says will create a “much more inviting and comfortable reading and learning atmosphere for Escuela students. The money will also enable us to purchase more books. It is a remarkable gift.”
Lola Salazar is a former member of Escuela de Guadalupe’s board of trustees. She also owns Lola’s Sugar Rush, a shop specializing in vintage candy and other sweet treats. Lola’s Sugar Rush has won several “best of” awards, and was recently featured on the Food Network show “Unwrapped.”
It’s located at 2490 W. Main St., Littleton, and on Saturday will celebrate its first anniversary by giving free cupcakes to the first 200 customers. Other prizes will be awarded during the day.
It’s all good.
WeeCycles, which provides new and gently used baby gear to low-income families, is having a fashion show and auction April 18 at the Curtis Hotel. Tickets for the 2 p.m. event can be purchased at . … Circle of Friends, a guild of the Colorado Children’s Campaign, introduces Colorado Shops for Kids at an April 21 tea held at Rosie Wiedenmayer’s home. The program offers discount coupons good at a host of stores in the Cherry Creek North shopping district that are participating in this fundraiser. The promotion begins May 1 and the coupon books can be ordered for $50 each at . . . . Vita was the setting for a dinner to acquaint some of the National Repertory Orchestra’s top supporters with plans for the NRO’s annual summer gala. Co-chair Jeff Julin and coordinator Jordan Bullock helped executive director Ken Toltz welcome a group that included Gretchen and John Swift; former trustee Ernie Blake; and past chair Sharon Magness Blake. . . . Kevin Duncan, chairman of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra’s governing board, and his wife, Leanne, were honorary chairmen for a dinner that marked the symphony guild’s diamond jubilee. Mycki Bussman chaired the event held at Lakewood Country Club; proceeds go to the CSO’s music education programs.
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