WEEK OF MAY 16, 2024
VOLUME 19 | ISSUE 46
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Hope House raises a record-breaking $102,000 at 11th Annual 5k and Fun Run BY RYLEE DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Hope House Colorado has been busy supporting the area’s teen moms; first with a car giveaway and then with a record-breaking fundraiser. The Arvada-based nonprofit that aims to help teen moms achieve selfsufficiency hosted its 11th Annual 5k and Fun Run on May 4 at the Apex Center and saw the organization break its own record for fundraising total — with over $102,000 pledged — the most in the event’s history. Four-year-old Malakai, the child of a Hope House mom, started the 5k with an emphatic “Ready, set, go!” around 9 a.m. Prizes were awarded to the fastest finishers in two adult categories and two youth (under 12) categories. After the 5k, the Fun Run festivities began, including the Diaper Dash — the annual 10 yard “race” for crawlers, walkers and toddlers. At the center of the festivities, a vendor village featuring church partners and local restaurants bustled as local band Lowfive cranked out the tunes.
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The Diaper Dash gets underway at the annual Hope House 5k and Fun Run.
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Your dramatic rise in property taxation was part of an eight-billion-dollar windfall. The Colorado state house and Governor knew last year and only gave token reductions. They could have fixed it simply by saying taxes cannot be raised higher than 5.5%. This new senate bill will not reduce your recent property tax bill. They could have given you a refund but did not. The windfall will never be offset. Next year you will get a seven to ten percent reduction. The property tax cannot go up more than 5.5% in the future. So, they will give you a small reduction next year but allow for a 5.5% increase. If you have not protested before, I will for FREE if you interview me if you ever sell your home.
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