Mile High Magazine Podcast Bonneville Denver

Guest: Julie Hutslar With The Sangres Art Guild

The Sangres Art Guild is a collection of artists from all over Colorado.  Sangres Art Guild is in Wrstcliff 3rd Street Gallery and every month they have a new show.  They offer workshops all year round.  They kick off in May with artist Madeline Steele who calls herself a full-time ranch hand and part-time creator of western imagery.  Through out the year there will be shows on wildlife photography, haunted images, love for animals, even a holiday show.   Julie is offering a free “Watercolor Basics” as part of a collaboration with the West Custer County Library on Tuesday, May 7th, from 10 a.m. till noon. No painting experience is necessary. All materials are provided by the Sangres Art Guild

https://sangresartguild.wildapricot.org/

Guest: Vicki Pyne Program Director

CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate), they work with children court cases that deal with neglect and abuse.  CASA volunteers are the voice for the children in the court room, they help children from ages 0-18.  CASA in Jefferson County also has a program that helps provide housing for kids who have been emancipated from foster care, the children in this program range from 18-26.  April is Child Abuse Prevention month and May is Foster Care Month, which helps raise community awareness for the work CASA is doing.  They are looking for volunteers 21 and older.  The ideal CASA volunteer is able to work independently and be able to look at a case and child/children and create a plan for what the child needs.  A volunteer needs to be able to set boundaries and still have compassion.  Coming up on May 7th, CASA host a Champion of Children’s breakfast.       

https://www.casajeffcogilpin.com/

Guest: Nicole Vanderpool Co-Director

Swim Across America Denver mission is to find a cure for cancer.  Every 15 minutes, 50 Americans  are diagnosed with cancer and 47 children are diagnosed with cancer every day.  Swim Across America hold open water swim across American to raise money for critical Cancer Research in the communities in which the funds are raised.  Swim Across America Denver donates the money they raise to Children's Hospital Colorado.  Swim Across America Denver  will be Saturday, August 17th at Chatfield Main Reservoir. If you do not want to participate in the open water swim, there are a series of pool swimming events held throughout the summer. 

 www.swimacrossamerica.org/denver 

Guest: Alison Salutz Historic Denver

People love historic buildings or houses and own/ live in them but can get overwhelmed by knowing if something would be a big concern or what the maintenance they should be doing on the property.  Historic Denver is hosting an expo that will be bring in masonry, window experts, flooring departments that will help people better understand what they need.  There will also be sessions with experts that would talk about people could face when owning an older property.  The expo is on May 18th from 12p-4p, there is a small cost to attend the event.  When the expo ends guest can walk down to the Molly Brown house, there they will be talking about some of the projects they have done at the house.  May is National Preservation Month Historic Denver has bunch of events going on.  Another event is on May 22nd that will be a walking tour and you will even get to go into some of the historic buildings in Denver.      

https://historicdenver.org/tours-events/walking-tours/ 

www.histroicdenver.org

 

Guest: Seth Dean Director of Development

Parkinson is movement disorder that impaired balance and coordination, it leads to slow movement and tremors and stiffness of limbs.  It is caused by a degeneration of dopamine producing cells in parts of the brain.  Parkinson is progressive and it will not go away.  It is the second fastest neurological disorder.  No one person will have the same journey.  It can be a combination of genetics and environment.  It is more common in males.  The average age for diagnosis is 65.  Medication can help your symptoms but the best thing for a person with Parkinson is exercise.  Parkinson Association of the Rockies have over 80 exercise programs throughout the state and they are free.  They also offer support groups, educational events, social workers on staff, and equipment rentals.         

 https://parkinsonrockies.org/

Guest: Sheryl Barto Founder/Executive Director

Smiling Goat Ranch is an animal therapy program, they bring the healing effects of horses, movement, nature, and an impassioned support of community to people with neuropsychiatric condition.  The horse boy method of equine therapy is an approach based on neuroscience.  The horse boy method is an approach that is done out in nature and following the child or the person, and it's not designed to teach horsemanship skills, but uses horses and small social animals and movement based activities.  It is a tool to reduce stress, improve communication and ultimately the quality of life for individuals with autism, PTSD, depression, anxiety.  Last year they did 630 therapeutic sessions.  All the services they provide are free. 

smilinggoatranch.com