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VOLUME 156 | ISSUE 50
Dignity Tuesday returns, donates 100 Thanksgiving meals to Golden residents
Leaders across Denver area respond to Club Q shooting BY COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA STAFF
Rosemary DeHoyos, a volunteer from Ramos Law, helps organize supplies during the Nov. 22 Dignity Tuesday event at Golden’s New Hope Community Church. About 25 local organizations and businesses partnered to give away 100 Thanksgiving meals and ChristPHOTOS BY CORINNE WESTEMAN mas trees outside the BGoldN food pantry.
Second annual event solidifies last year’s vision BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Like starting a trip down the sledding hill, Dignity Tuesday is gaining momentum to become a Golden holiday tradition. On Nov. 22, the second annual event provided 100 Thanksgiving meals and Christmas trees to Golden-area households experiencing need during the holiday season. Organizer Chuck Lontine said about 25 local nonprofits and businesses donated a literal ton of food SEE DIGNITY, P3
Golden-based Kitchen One for One hosts a free taco bar for those participating at the Nov. 22 Dignity Tuesday event at New Hope Community Church. About 25 local organizations and businesses partnered to give away 100 Thanksgiving meals and Christmas trees during the event.
In the wake of a deadly mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs, leaders in cities and counties to the north are among those denouncing hate and violence. From county commissioners to newly-elected sheriffs, to mayors and chiefs of police, community leaders say words of support for the LGBTQ+ community are needed now and should continue beyond the tragedy. “Clubs like Club Q are one of our safe places where we can be free and celebrate who we are, but clubs should not be the only places we feel safe,” said Jessica CampbellSwanson, commissioner-elect for Arapahoe County. Campbell-Swanson, who is bisexual, will be the first openly LGBTQ+ member of the board when she takes office. It is a milestone she said signals a desire by many to see a commission that mirrors the community. “I want the LGBTQ+ community to know one of us is on the board of commissioners, reviewing policy, looking out for us, doing what I can to make Arapahoe County a healthy and safe place for our community to thrive,” Campbell-Swanson said. Five people died in the Nov. 19 shooting, according to Colorado Springs police. Another 17 were injured before the gunman’s rampage ended when he was subdued by bar patrons, including Richard Fierro, a retired U.S. Army officer who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, as reported by The New York Times. SEE CLUB Q, P4
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