REALITIES FOR CHILDREN
Realities For Children is an alliance of local businesses whose mission is to provide for the unmet needs of children who have been abused, neglected, or are at-risk by uniting local businesses, youth agencies, and the community in collaborative and mutually beneficial service.
The underwriting support of the Business Members allows Realities For Children Charities to operate without expenses. This ensures that 100% of every donation directly benefits programs and services for the children we serve.
Partnered in service with local youth agencies, Realities For Children has created a safety net of services for children in our community who have faced abuse, neglect, or are at-risk.
Realities For Children service model
supports children from entry into the system and throughout their healing process. To do so we provide three essential legs of service.
The first leg of service requires we identify and meet the immediate, unmet and emergency needs provided within 60 minutes of a request so that no child in need is forgotten.
The second leg requires effective support services once emergency needs have been met so that the healing process along the path of recovery can begin.
The third leg focuses on provision of services that equip, support and provide resources so that as children emancipate from the system they are empowered to break the cycle of abuse.
Realities For Children provides for the emergency and ongoing support needs of children in Northern Colorado who have been abused, neglected, or are at-risk.
308 E. County Road 300 Fort Collins, CO 80525
Realities For Children is an organization that provides hope and facilitates change in the lives of children who have been abused, neglected, or are at-risk. This important cause is more than ambitious words - it is about helping real children whose needs have gone unmet. Our Business Members are integral to how we succeed in this mission.
STAFF
Craig Secher
Executive Director
Shelley Carroll
Membership Director
Erin McLaughlin
Membership Director
Mehgan Castor
Community Outreach Coordinator
Ryan Conway Director of Marketing
Molly Secher
Membership Billing + Member Relations Manager
Tanya Witt
Partner Agency & Youth Programs Manager
As I have stepped-in to the role of Director of Marketing, I have been able to see how Realities For Children is making a difference in the lives of the children we serve. This is mainly accomplished through supportive relationships with businesses in the community and partnering with agencies that are engaged in the work of assisting children who are at-risk or have experienced abuse and neglect.
As we head towards the end of 2024, we are focused on our NightLights outreach in the community. The NightLights event has a profound effect on the children we serve by offering the light of hope to those who are subjected to the darkness of child abuse and neglect. Not only raising community awareness with the lighting of the NightLights Tree every night in December but also through the healing support the each light donated provides for these children. And thanks to our Members and Sponsors 100% of every donation goes directly to children in need.
In addition to presenting the 27th annual NightLights celebration, we are gearing up for Bikes for Tykes as well as Santa’s Workshop. These two distribution programs have a tremendously positive impact on the children that we serve.
When Bikes For Tykes provides a bicycle to a young person, they are providing a means to explore the world and have fun, and every child should be afforded those opportunities.
Santa’s Workshop accepts new toys, new winter coats, and gift cards (for older children) and works with our Partner Agencies to distribute these to children in need. Every gift received brings a smile of hope and lets them know that people care about them, and that can make a world of difference.
The Business Members in this Membership Directory are patrons that invest in our community, and they are making positive change in the lives of children with unmet needs. We encourage you to frequent their businesses. This support helps the children that we serve, but it also strengthens our community as a whole.
RYAN CONWAY Director of Marketing
ITEM DONATIONS HIGHLIGHT REALITIES FOR CHILDREN
Realities For Children has six Core Services provided to the children and families we care for. One of these services is our item distributions. We manage several organized collection and distribution programs during the year, as well as having items available all year based on specific youth needs, as they are requested on a case-bycase basis.
All of our item distributions are made possible through the support of local businesses and organizations as collection sites, volunteers and financial donations. Last year we were able to provide items to 15,192 children in our community.
Back To School provides new backpacks filled with necessary school supplies, ensuring that every child feels confident walking into school. We were able to distribute filled backpacks and supplies to over 1,000 children earlier this year.
As the holidays are fast approaching this quarter is our busiest time for our major distribution programs. In addition to meeting daily requests we will host: Bikes For Tykes, Santas Workshop and our annual Festival of Trees providing fully-decorated Christmas trees to hundreds of
children in placement that would not have a tree this year.
Bikes For Tykes provides bicycles and new helmets to youth aged 2-17. Gently used bicycles can be taken to our bike partners during the collection period for safety checks and minor repairs. New bikes are accepted yearround at the RFC Homebase. Last year, over 400 bicycles were distributed. This year’s bike collection is from Oct. 26 to Nov. 30, and all sizes of bikes are needed. Please visit our website for a list of bike partners.
Santa’s Workshop is where we distribute new toys, new winter coats, and retail gift cards to children ages birth to 17. Last year alone, we were able to provide items to more than 1,400 children. The collection for this year’s program runs from Oct. 23 to Dec. 10. For more information and a list of collection locations, please visit our website.
KindConnect is our year-round distribution platform where our Partner Agencies can make requests for gently used household items for their clients. These requests are then posted on a request dashboard where community members can see them and donate these gently used, needed items. Delivery volunteers then pick up the items from donors and deliver them directly to the recipient. For more information on becoming a volunteer or a donor, visit rfckindconnect.org
Every donation to these distributions makes a huge impact. Being able to provide these needed items for children in need enables the use of critical emergency funds on other services for the youth we serve, helping to ensure no child is forgotten.
AMBASSADORS
The Ambassador program is comprised of a select group of Business Members who volunteer their time and talents to network and participate in fundraising events as spokespeople for Realities For Children.
They help generate business leads and educate organizations on how they can become part of the solution to child abuse in our community.
Carisa Akrish SERVPRO Fort Collins
Ann Baron Northern Colorado Community
Brent Barstad Blue Federal Credit Union
Curt Bear LoCo Think Tank
Joseph Chen EnviroPest
Sean Dougherty The Aloha Team at RE/MAX Alliance
Shannon Doyle SPD Architecture
Dawn Eger Eger CPA
Jackie Gosser Northern Colorado Tree Service
Kelly Kettler, Chair SpeedPro - Great. Big. Graphics.
Gary McDonald Ent Credit Union
Pat Schnaidt All Tech Automotive
Jordan Secher NOCO Style
David Wiegand Country Financial
2024 PARTNER AGENCIES
Our Partner Agencies are an esteemed group of nonprofit organizations committed to collaboration, fiscal efficiency and providing the best possible continuum of service for the needs of Larimer County children.
Partner Agencies receive support for youth & families in emergency funding, youth activities, community awareness, event sponsorship, item distributions and facilities space.
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR PARTNER AGENCIES
SPOTLIGHT PARTNER AGENCY
Adoptive Families of Larimer County (FAFLC) works to promote and improve the welfare of children in Northern Colorado, especially foster, kinship, guardianship, and adoptive children. FAFLC is proud of being a 100% volunteer-operated organization.
FAFLC supports its member families in many important ways. The organization offers education and training for families, as well as networking opportunities. The leadership guides FAFLC in promoting better communication between families and agencies, as well as improving public relations surrounding foster care and adoption issues.
Advocacy for the best interests of children is also an important part of
community.
Some of FAFLC members’ favorite events include trips to Water World and a Corn Maize, an Easter Egg Hunt and Picnic, and a Christmas Party. These are only a few of the activities that FAFLC hosts throughout the year. These fun, family-friendly events are focused on providing positive, inclusive activities for all children of FAFLC families.
These are places where children can simply be children in a safe, loving atmosphere that normalizes and validates their experiences.
Another benefit that FAFLC brings to its members is access to concrete resources.
FAFLC offers a clothing bank, a food program, a car seat program, school supplies, a Christmas gift program, and birthday gift cards and a gift bank for each child’s birthday.
These resources allow children to have many of their needs and wants fulfilled without excessive monetary strain on families.
FAFLC is also able to provide financial assistance for special needs for foster and adoptive children. This financial program can help cover recreational activities and experiences, music or other lessons, medical needs or equipment, dental or orthodontic care, therapeutic support, respite care, educational support, and more. These are valuable opportunities for children who might not otherwise have access to them.
FAFLC and its member families are very appreciative of the ongoing support for some of the most vulnerable members of the northern Colorado community. Thank you!
SPOTLIGHT PARTNER AGENCY
“Creating Families, Delivering Dreams” is the perpetual goal for Adoption Dreams Come True. Building an agency that fully supported all aspects of the adoption triad, “Child, Birth Parents & Adoptive Family”, was the foundation for this agency and continues today.
Established in 2005 in Fort Collins by Executive Director Cindy Sarai, Adoption Dreams Come True (ADCT), is a licensed Colorado child placement agency that proudly serves the state of Colorado. We provide services for open, closed (at birth parent/s request only), designated, in-state and interstate adoptions.
ADCT provides end-to-end domestic infant adoption services: home studies, adoption counseling, education classes, legal relinquishment/termination, placement, post-placement and adoption finalization.
Staffed by experienced, professional and dedicated caseworkers, ADCT offers a safe haven to birth parents who are considering options for their unplanned pregnancy. This critical decision process requires compassion, kindness and accurate information in a non-judgmental environment. Counseling for birth parents is life-long and at no cost.
The agency was built on five core beliefs: (1) every child deserves a safe, loving, permanent home, (2) birth parents deserve respect and kindness, (3) great parents are not determined by income level so a sliding fee scale was developed, (4) the diversity in our world should be reflected in the families we serve and (5) we believe in giving back – our Dream Room is a free resource for low income families with children from 0-2 years of age offering diapers, clothing, toys and nursery items.
We are humbled by our birth parents who make difficult decisions based on the needs of their child versus the wants of their hearts. And, it is always an honor to be a part of the adoption journey for families and children. But families say it best, “Thank you for helping make our dreams come true…. for guiding us along the way, for your love and support”.
RFC CHARITIES BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kristy Volesky, President Assistant Chief
SPOTLIGHT BUSINESS MEMBER
It is 2024, and right now the United States is in poorer health and trending downward than it was 20 years ago. According to recent statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over 60% of adults in the U.S. have a chronic disease such as heart disease, cancer, or diabetes, and 40% have two or more. 1 in 36 kids is on the autism spectrum, (this was 1 in 1500 in 2000) 25% of women are on an antidepressant and the list goes on. These troubling trends have placed an enormous burden on both individuals and the healthcare system, with chronic diseases accounting for nearly 90% of the nation’s $4.1 trillion in annual healthcare costs. The problem: Healthcare is the fastest growing industry in the world. Not AI, not tech; healthcare. The problem with this is that we have incentivized sickness for profit, and it is contributing to poor outcomes for our nation.
This is the passion with which Dr. Dan Wallis and his wife Elise Wallis founded Elevate Chiropractic in 2015. They are passionate about educating their community about true health and healing that focuses on inside out healing, versus our western system which often focuses on symptom suppression, leading to a cycle of dependency on medication and invasive procedures. “Our healthcare system is structured to treat symptoms, not to restore true health,” Dr. Wallis explains. “We need to start teaching our kids and empowering them with tools to take care of their health naturally, and make it simple.”
Nervous system-based chiropractic care offers a unique perspective by focusing on optimizing the body’s ability to heal itself naturally. Misalignments in the spine, known as subluxations, can interfere with nervous system function, leading to a cascade of health issues. Through precise chiropractic adjustments, these subluxations are corrected, allowing the nervous system to communicate effectively and enabling the body to return to a state of balance and healing, while also reducing pain; commonly known in a chiropractic setting. Clinical research supports this approach.
“We’re not just managing symptoms; we’re helping the body regain its innate ability to heal,” says Dr. Wallis. Elevate Chiropractic’s mission is “to see this
community thrive, through health and healing strategies made simple. It’s with this in mind that every patient is seen as unique, and the approach of patient centered natural health and healing is taken.
Dr. Wallis advocates for a shift in healthcare, where the focus is on promoting wellness and preventing disease, rather than solely treating symptoms. Elevate Chiropractic specializes in making this simple for families in Northern Colorado to attain. By addressing the root cause— nervous system dysfunction—this approach offers a sustainable path toward combating the chronic disease epidemic and helping patients achieve long-term health without the reliance on drugs and surgery. Dr. Dan and Elise are passionate about making nervous system based chiropractic care affordable and convenient for the whole family and are honored to serve this area!
Every service, program and fund provided by Realities For Children is possible due to the support from our local Business Members. With this investment, we are able to ensure thousands of children in our community who have faced abuse, neglect or are at-risk are not forgotten and have the opportunity to heal, learn and grow.
Our Business Members enjoy many marketing benefits and networking opportunities in addition to knowing that they are having a direct impact on our community’s youth.
Dr. Ciaran Murphy and his wife Ellie opened Harbor Dental in 2007 from scratch in the shopping complex at Timberline and Drake with a mission of providing high quality, trustworthy, family friendly dentistry for all ages. As a privately owned practice, Harbor Dental offers the latest in dental technologies such as same day crowns and veneers, dental implants, children’s dental services, root canals, cosmetic dentistry, custom teeth whitening, and Invisalign.
As Harbor Dental grew, it moved to a new larger space in 2017 just over a block away. The new location provided
more space for patient care, better parking access for patients, and great neighbors (like Realities For Children business members Eger CPA and Farmer’s Insurance). Harbor Dental is now undergoing another expansion of its current location. As an independent small business, Dr. Murphy and his wife are proud to be able to provide a great work environment to their 20 team members, including another provider, Dr. Clark Cranfill. Their vision of family friendly dentistry is carried throughout the Harbor Dental team who show their values of compassion, teamwork, and integrity through every patient interaction.
Dr. Murphy, Dr. Cranfill, and their team are also committed to service. Dr. Murphy has served as the president of the Larimer County Dental Association. He and some of his team members have also volunteered at the Colorado Mission of Mercy, which provides free dental care to the underserved
in Colorado. Dr. Cranfill has offered dental services to hundreds of underserved individuals in Larimer County and journeyed to Guatemala during his studies to help rural banana plantation workers and their families.
A question that often comes up is why Dr. Murphy chose the name Harbor Dental for this Colorado dental practice. Dr. Murphy, who originally was born in Ireland, grew up near the ocean and loves to sail. He can be found in the summers at Carter Lake sailing with the beautiful backdrop of the foothills and enjoying time with his wife and three daughters.
Dr. Murphy feels a deep sense of gratitude for the many patients who have entrusted him with their care. He is passionate about dentistry, and welcomes you and your family members to come and experience exceptional dental care!
REALITIES FOR CHILDREN BUSINESS MEMBERS
The Business Members listed below are invested in improving the lives of Northern Colorado children who have been abused, neglected, or are at-risk.
Whenever you shop, dine or hire a Realities For Children Business Member, you are becoming part of the solution to child abuse in our community.
Business Members are listed alphabetically by category.
GOLD MEMBERS are indicated with a gold bar.
NEW MEMBERS added since the last issue are indicated with a red bar.
Discounts are available to Members and RFC Foster Family Parents only.
Absolute Graphics, Inc. 970-490-8914 agipromo.com
Best Version Media in Northern Colorado Maryjo Morgan - Publisher 970-690-4934 mmorgan@bestversionmedia.com 20% discount
Chroma Apparel 970-224-9411 chromaapparel.com
BeLOCAL Windsor-Severance 970-690-6128 monica.yates@belocalpub.com
BizWest 970-221-5400 bizwest.com
off (new customers)
Coloradoan 970-416-3991 coloradoan.com
& Better 970-221-9210 rmseniormagazine.com
Loveland Reporter-Herald 970-635-3614 reporterherald.com
Buy one ad, get one free
Company 970-663-1888
mantoothcompany.com
NOCO Style 970-226-6400 nocostyle.com
Rocky Mountain Parent Magazine 970-221-9210 rmparent.com
20% discount
SeeHear Media 970-372-0493 seehear.com
40% discount
SpeedPro - Great. Big. Graphics. 970-689-3293 speedprofortcollins.com
1st 3x6 banner for $49, a $100 value
The Creative Agency Fort Collins City Lifestyle 970-420-3589 thecreativeagencyco.com Free Competitor Analysis
The Scout Guide Fort Collins 970-294-6801 thescoutguide.com/fort-collins/
10% off United Mailing 970-267-3535 unitedmailingnoco.com
NoCo Studio Tattoo 970-669-1838 facebook.com/noco.studiollc
OTM 970-568-5250
meetotm.com
Schlosser Signs 970-593-1334
schlossersigns.com
Signs by Tomorrow 970-282-0460
signsbytomorrow.com
10% discount
Street Media Group 970-658-1131
StreetMediaGroup.com
The Right Effect 970-460-6661 bestversionmedia.com
Discount
Townsquare Media Group: 94.3 The X, 99.9 The Point, K99, TRI-102.5 970-674-2700 townsquaremedia.com
Xperience Promotions 720-936-3539
xperiencepromotions.com
Admiral Auto Service 970-667-1044 admiralautoservice.com
Breeze Thru Car Wash 970-632-5103 breezethrucarwash.com
Centennial Leasing & Sales of Northern Colorado 970-225-2205 fortcollins.clscars.com
Christian Brothers Automotive-Fort Collins 970-484-3146
CBAC.com/Fort-Collins
10% off labor up to $100
Elway Powersports 970-493-8881 interstatehonda.com
10% off parts, accessories & service work
Indian Motorcycle of Fort Collins 970-498-8858 indianmotorcycleoffortcollins.com
NOCO RV SALES 970-980-4902 nocorvsales.com
Preferred Window Tint 970-286-2717 facebook.com/pages/ Preferred-Window-Tint-LLC 10% discount
All Tech Automotive 970-224-9718
all-techautomotive.com
Casey’s Car Wash 970-226-2222 caseyscarwash.com
Choice Towing 970-482-0159 choicetowingco.com
Crash Champions 970-493-1819
CrashChampions.com
Fowler Kia of Windsor 970-576-3100 fowlerkiawindsor.com
Markley Motors, Inc. 970-226-2213
markleymotors.com
Pedersen Toyota-Volvo 970-223-3100
pedersentoyota.com
Quinn Auto Glass 260-750-8404
Quinnautoglass.com
Scott’s Fort Collins Auto & Repair 970-484-2477
scottsfortcollinsauto.com
10% off labor up to $50
Wally’s Speed Shop 970-669-1869
WallysSpeed.com
Thunder Mountain Harley-Davidson 970-292-0400
thundermountainharley.com
10% off clothing
Watchdog Automotive 970-672-8578
watchdogautomotive.com $250 discount or $500 donation to RFC
Yoder Family of Companies 970-352-1313
yoderfamilyofcompanies.com
$500 off MSRP of new vehicle at Weld Co. Garage
Alpine Bank 970-665-5671 alpinebank.com
Citywide Banks 303-365-3800
CityWideBanks.com
Blue Federal Credit Union 800-368-9328
bluefcu.com
Business Members eligible for Membership
Edward Jones - Michael Wolnick, CEPA®, WMCP®, AAMS™ 970-837-2065
edwardjones.com/michaelwolnick
10% of 1st year’s asset management costs donated to RFCC
Edwards Jones Jared Dull - Financial Advisor 970-223-9929
edwardjones.com/us-en/ financial-advisor/jared-dull
Ent Credit Union 970-222-6372 Ent.com
FirstBank of Northern Colorado 970-232-4000 efirstbank.com
Eger CPA 970-223-4913
egercpas.com
First Interstate Bank 970-206-4585 firstinterstatebank.com
Gratis Gives 855-464-7284
GratisGives.com
Monthly donation to RFC
Keystone Financial Services 970-744-5408 keystonefinancial.com
Navigation Wealth Management
Nick Kemp, AIF® 970-556-3872 navwm.com
Plante Moran 970-282-5400 plantemoran.com
Wych Tax 970-223-0792 wychtax.com
Breckenridge Brewery 970-658-3894 breckbrew.com
Layman Lewis Financial Group 970-669-1225 laymanlewis.com
Maxline Brewing 970-286-2855 maxlinebrewing.com
pint pricing
CodeGeek 970-658-9000 CodeGeek.net
970-797-2934 itrefresh.org
Northwestern Mutual Ryan Yoder 970-225-3440 fortcollins.nm.com
Thrivent Financial
Tim Blandford, BFA , RICP®, CLTC®, FIC 970-330-0008
connect.thrivent.com/ tim-blanford
Mash Lab Brewing & Kitchen 970-262-9225 mashlabbrewing.com
Sparge Brewing Breweries & Taprooms 970-372-2780 spargebrew.com
Elevate 4:14 LLC 307-286-1689 facebook.com/elevate414/
locothinktank.com
Northern Colorado Community 970-405-4208
northerncoloradocommunity.com
Outsourced Office 970-567-2963
outsourcedoffice.net
Snelling Staffing 970-225-9292
staffingnoco.com
5% member discount on hiring orders
Transworld Business Advisors of Colorado 970-224-3339
tworld.com/agent/jimdeshayes/ bio/
Donate 5% to RFC of revenue from members’ work
Unify Payroll 970-232-1284
unifypayroll.com
Business Equipment Service 970-667-5664
besofcolorado.com
5% off equipment, supplies or labor
Green CO2 Systems 1-800-881-5798 greenco2systems.com
Workspace Innovations 970-568-5210
wsi-interiors.com
NovusAg 970-666-4100
novusag.com
ServiceMASTER Clean 970-484-0588
cleaningforyou.net
Business Member Discount
T-Mobile For Business 970-230-6658
t-mobile.com/business
UNIcycle Business Consulting 970-310-3538
unicycle.consulting
Xeo Software 970-236-6339
xeosoftware.com
Commercial Interiors by JOF 970-493-9049
commercialinteriorsbyjof.com
10% additional discount
pds Professional Document Solutions 970-204-6927
pds-co.com
First Presbyterian Church 970-482-6107
firstpresfc.org
Baessler Homes 970-573-7033
baesslerhomes.com
Bryan Construction 970-377-0937
bryanconstruction.com
Corbel Engineering 970-852-0951 corbeleng.com
Gerrard Excavating, Inc. 970-669-1463
gerrardexcavating.com
Heath Steel 970-490-8080 heathsteel.com
Lion Home Service 970-235-2735 lionhomeservice.com 5% discount
Saunders Construction 970-221-4195
saundersinc.com
BAS Construction 970-237-1408
Conduct All Electric 970-631-4148
ConductALL.com 15% discount
Element Design 970-484-7200
elementdesigncenter.com
Gregory Electric Inc. 970-669-7609
gregoryelectricinc.com
Kobobel Fire Protection
970-587-7071
kobobelfireprotectionllc.com
Professional Engineering Consultants (PEC) 970-232-9558
pec1.com
SPD Architecture
970-672-6570
spdarchitecture.com
Sprague Roofing & Exteriors 970-514-4415 spragueroofing.co
$250 off full roof replacement/$500 off full siding replacement
Wisdom Crane Service LLC 970-966-5472 wisdomcrane.com Valley Steel & Wire 970-482-2485
valleysteelandwire.com
AFC Urgent Care 970-672-4026 afcurgentcare.com
Crane & Seager Orthodontics 970-226-6443 drcraneorthodontics.com Free initial consult, x-ray & doctor
Harbor Dental 970-377-2456 HarborDentalClinic.com
Shores Family Dentistry –Dr. Brooke Kittell 970-226-2920 shoresfamilydentistry.com
Thompson River Pediatrics and Urgent Care 970-619-8139 trpeds.com
Xtract Environmental Services 970-282-4333
xtractenvironmental.com
IOweMeNow.com
Alpine Dental Health 970-482-6034 alpinedentalhealth.com
Front Range Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 970-372-2310 frontrangeplasticsurgery.com
Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies 970-493-0112 orthohealth.com
The Toothzone 970-223-8687 toothzone.com
Women’s Clinic of Northern Colorado 970-493-7442 womensclinicnoco.com
Kiddie Academy 970-800-8802
kiddieacademy.com/windsor
School of Rock
970-236-ROCK (Fort Collins) schoolofrock.com
25% off first month of tuition
Blue Arena/Oak View Group
970-619-4100
bluefcuarena.com
Discount on select shows
Creative Elements 800-980-4155 BlazenIlluminations.com
Fly High Trampoline Park 970-305-5300
flyhighfun.com
$4 off regular admission per guest for 1st hour
Loveland Laser Tag 970-663-9999 laserfuncenter.com
RC Events 970-224-4774
RCSpecialEvents.com
LearningRx Brain Training Center
970-672-2020
learningrx.com/Fort-Collins
30% off assessment
Sweetheart Ten Pin Bowling 970-667-3510
SweetHeartBowling.com
Candlelight 970-744-3747
ColoradoCandlelight.com
10% off individual tickets and dining sales
FLEXX Productions 970-223-1195
flexxproductions.com
10% discount
Jolly Events
970-420-1478
ajollyevent.com
$10 Starbucks card w/free consultation
Painting with a Twist Fort Collins 970-825-5131
PaintingWithATwist.Com/ Studio/fort-collins
Sunrise Ranch
970-679-4200
SunriseRanch.org
Vi The Fiddler 970-215-6366
vithefiddler.com
Resthaven Funeral Home & Memory Gardens 970-667-0202
ResthavenColorado.com
Colorado In Motion Kids 970-221-1201 Coloradoinmotion.com
Cristiana Salon Spa 970-699-5370 cristianasalonspa.com
Inside Health 970-685-8060 insidehealth.com
ORCHIDéE Salon & Spa
970-488-2733 orchideesalonandspa.com
Colorado Longitudinal Study 970-305-6358
colostudy.org
Elevate Chiropractic 970-624-0424 elevatetolife.com
Lighthouse Chiropractic 970-223-5914
chiropractorfortcollins.com
screaminpeach.com
xanadumedspa.com
Artisan Remodeling & Design 970-691-6995
artisanremodelinganddesign.com
Free offer for Members – Inquire Within
Black’s Glass 970-484-1501 blacksglass.com
Artisan Roof Repairs & Maintenance 970-223-9500
artisanroofrepair.com
28 point roof inspection for $99
BWise Radon Testing & Mitigation, LLC 970-420-9470 bwiseservice.com
E&H Painting 970-472-1790 EandHPainting.com
10% off
Fort Collins Heating & Air Conditioning 970-217-0258 fortcollinsheating.com
$20 off service call
Imagine More –Lighting, Home AV, Blinds 970-460-0536 shopimaginemore.com
& services
Independent Plumbing Solutions 970-566-1377 iplumbingsolutions.com
Koala T Carpet Cleaning Services 970-663-2660 koalatcarpet.com
Blingle! Premier Lighting 970-440-3174
blingle.com/greater-fort-collinscolorado
Colorado Quality Roofing 970-388-3407
coloradoqualityroofing.com
off
EnviroPest 970-545-3065
enviropest.com
Graham’s Flooring & Design 970-612-0214 grahamsflooring.com
IMS Heating & Air Inc. 970-532-0123
imsheatingandair.com
Inside-Out Interior Decor 970-226-0169
insideoutinteriordecor.com
Laborjack 970-690-7709
Laborjack.com
Northern Colorado Landscaping 970-593-2151
NorthernColorado Landscaping.com
manycolorspainting.com
oneclearchoicegaragedoors.com
onehourairlovelandco.com
Schmidt Custom Floors
970-663-7402
schmidtcustomfloors.com
onesourcecleaningfortcollins. com
Paul Davis Restoration 970-888-2294 fort-collins.pauldavis.com Allstate - Sara Brownell 970-514-7008
EmbassySuitesLoveland.com
pvrea.coop
Benjamin S. Morgan 970-472-1002 farmersagent.com/bmorgan1
agents.allstate.com/sarabrownell-fort-collins-co.html
FoCoIns.com
iPoint 970-266-0703 ipoint-tech.com
shirazibenefits.com
mjolnirtechnology.com
Dickey’s Barbecue Pit Fort Collins, Loveland, Greeley 970-797-2610 dickeys.com
10% discount
Firehouse Subs 970-226-0494 firehousesubs.com
Hooters 970-667-4669 facebook.com/ hooterscolorado
20% off food & drinks
Los Tarascos Restaurant 970-416-0265 lostarascos.com
Old Town Putt 970-682-2922 oldtownputt.com
15% discount
Rush Bowls 303-748-1496 rushbowls.com/fort-collins
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The Realities Ride & Rally was on Friday, August 23, and Saturday, August 24. We had over 1,000 riders participate this year, and nearly $90,000 was raised for the Emergency Fund. The event included an opening rally, free concerts, and military appreciation on Friday night, followed on Saturday by the World’s Largest Poker Run and after-ride celebration. Our sponsors, volunteers, and vendors all came together to make this a fantastic event. Thank you to everyone that participated!
Special thanks to everyone who joined us for our Rally before the Ride on Friday night, where we had an absolute blast! We enjoyed the amazing live music on the Thunder Mountain Harley-Davidson Stage by The Blues Dogs and Last Men
on Earth. Blue Federal Credit Union once again presented our Veterans Tribute featuring the Denver Dolls, Presentation of the Colors, and a gift to all our Veterans in attendance from the children this Ride helps to provide for. The Street Cowboys sponsored by Elway Powersports tore up the pavement and the winner of the $500 gift card to SCHEELS was Solitare Svoboda! And thanks to everyone who joined us SCHEELS and our other donors have donated 20 new bicycles for the children we serve – so they too will know the freedom of the Ride we all enjoy.
As to the freedom of the ride, we kicked off the 23rd annual ride with live music of ThreeShots, the Presentation of the Colors just after the Blessing of the Bikes. When it came time to saddle up and ride,
we enjoyed the all-new Law Tigers ride route to the Estes Park Events Complex. When we returned to the Grimm Brothers After Ride celebration the energy was great and fun was had by all with axe throwing, cigar bar, whiskey tasting, stunt shows, Harley-Davidson demo rides, vendors, drawings, and great live music by the Van Zeppelin and El Loco Fandango. During our live auction donors helped us to reach even further into the darkness of child abuse with generous support of children and families in need. Please continue to be a voice for these children by helping to make the ride bigger every year and invite everyone you know to join us at next year’s Realities Ride & Rally to make every mile help a child.
This free community event features live music, visit with Santa Claus and his reindeer, complimentary hot drinks and treats, a chance to win $500 to SCHEELS, the 30lb. chocolate Santa, and the lighting of the 50-foot NightLights tree.
This heartwarming evening brings awareness and support for children who have been abused, neglected or are at-risk. Learn more about the NightLights celebration and help brighten the life of a child by giving them a NightLight.
BE A GUARDIAN ANGEL
The children we care for need a Guardian Angel in their life. You can be their Angel by raising support and letting them know they are not alone. A NightLights Guardian Angel invites others to help brighten the life of a child in need by giving them a NightLight. To share this message of hope and healing and to become a Guardian Angel for a child in need, email Meg@RealitiesForChildren.com.
AT A GLANCE
1. SEPTEMBER 2024 Triumph Alumni Picnic 2. SEPTEMBER 2024 Stacy Ray & Ashley Duval at a Business Member Afterhours at the Old Town Putt
AUGUST 2024 The Shane Siegfried Memorial Fund presents a check to
Realities For Children works with local businesses and community members to provide bikes, toys and warm winter clothing over the Holiday Season for the children we care for. Please consider giving to these amazing programs that bring joy and the gift of hope to so many children in need. You can learn more and where all our collection locations are located on our website or the link below.
