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Troy Rindone
Youth Redefining the Community Conversation
by Mikayla Curtis
To be youthful is to be passionate, motivated, curious, energe
tic and have a strong desire to create positive change. Troy Rindone encompasses all of these qualities and more. A junior at Battle Mountain High School, he is leaving his mark on our community and creating positive, youthful opportunities.
Imagine standing on a stage, in front of 500 people, and spending the next 15 minutes sharing something deep and personal that has shaped who you are and what your story is, and hoping that it will inspire something inside of others. Now imagine doing that at 15, 16 or 17 years old. By starting TedxYouth@Vail! two years ago, Troy has created a platform that elevates the youth voice for our community.
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Community Profile: Our Community Foundation
Our Community Foundation is a relative newcomer to the Eagle County nonprofit scene. But the organization saw needs that needed to be fulfilled and jumped in to make a direct impact. The three areas OCF is involved in are reducing hunger, early childhood education and wellness.
Every single month Our Community Foundation rescues 30,000 pounds of food from the grocery stores. This is perfectly edible food but is destined to be pitched. What do they do with the food? The use every morsel in trying to alleviate the problem of hunger in our community.
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Difference Maker of the Month: Lucas Rivera
by Denise Kipp, Prevention Manager
By running the Moab 240-mile race, Lucas Rivera was aiming to end the stigma that mental health and suicide invariably carry. His message was "no matter how bad it gets, yo
u are not alone." For 240 miles, he was able to put one foot in front of the other, through mental and physical anguish that was truly unbelievable. Lucas states, "The cause goes beyond just raising awareness, it's a reminder to those who are struggling that this pain is real, and you have to just take it one mile at a time."
The Moab 240 Endurance Run is a footrace through some of Utah's most stunning and challenging terrain. The route runs southwest from Moab by the Colorado River through the Canyons section and south to the Abajo Mountains and then north to the La Sal Mountains to return to Moab for the finish.
Read more >>>>
Do you know someone in our community who deserves recognition? Someone who goes above and beyond? Let us know! Email us at [email protected]!
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ERYC Partners with CDOT to Raise Awareness about GDL
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has instituted its annual teen drivin
g safety campaign with a focus on Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL). The campaign's purpose is to educate teens and parents about the GDL laws in order to promote safer driving among teens.
Eagle River Youth Coalition (ERYC) is a partner in this effort, helping to educate the local community about GDL and its positive impact in reducing teen crashes and fatalities. Here are the laws that help keep our teens safe:
Law #1 - The first 6 months with a driver license, teens can't have anyone under 21 in the car. 6-12 months, there can be 1 person under 21 in the car while the teen is driving.
Law #2 - Teens cannot use their cell phones while driving.
Law #3 - Everybody's got to wear a seat belt while the teen is driving.
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Eat Chat Parent: LIKE
November 7 | Eagle Valley High School | Dinner at 5:30, presentation at 6
November 8 | Battle Mountain High School | Dinner at 5:30, presentation at 6
Eagle River Youth Coalition and Vail Health bring the next seminar in the Eat Chat Parent Series with Like, a documentary film that explores our addictive tendencies towards all things technology.
It's knowing that technology is addictive - "each like is a little squirt of dopamine," and understanding that phones, apps, social media and the addictive nature, are not going away. Instead of feeling shamed or helpless over the frequent usage (2 billion people check their phones 150 times a day!), we can work together to curtail the drive and be social face to face instead of lost within our phone screens.
Panelists include Dr. Engle, a pediatrician who fields questions on technology and the impact on young brains every single day; Dr. Fishman, Jenn Girard, counselor at the Hope Center and local youth.
In order to ensure the safety of all children, an RSVP is required for childcare with the number and ages of children: [email protected].
Submit your social media questions ahead of time for our panel! We will read your question to the panel after the movie is over. Each night the panel consists of a Colorado Mountain Medical doctor, a counselor from The Hope Center and several local teenagers who are frequent social media users. Ask away! Submit your question to Carol Johnson at [email protected].
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Youth Master Plan: Have Your Voice Heard
November 5 | 4 - 7 p.m. | Eagle Town Hall
November 6 | 5 - 7 p.m. | Gypsum Rec Center
While it seems like there is so much for young people to do in the community, it's inevitable to find that there are gaps and areas that are duplicated. And in such a small community, every resource and dollar count. In order to create the best environment for people ages birth through 24 throughout the county, Eagle River Youth Coalition (ERYC) has spearheaded a communitywide Youth Master Plan, aligning goals and outcomes to ultimately share resources to strengthen existing efforts and fill any gaps. In others, ERYC is creating an overall plan for young people in the community... but it can't be done in isolation or alone.
Youth Master Planning sessions for all. Plan on taking 15 to 20 minutes to share your opinions and input. Everyone and every age is encouraged and invited to attend.
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Lunch & Learn
Training Trusted Adults: How Parents Can Help Their Kids
November 14 | 12 to 1 p.m. | Colorado Mountain College | Room 212
Eagle River Youth Coalition Lunch Xpress- Brown Bag lunch with a speaker , Molly Fiore of Mind Springs Health and SpeakUp Reach Out. Bring your lunch for a heartfelt discussion.
Read Molly's latest blog:
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November 1 Marks the Start of the
Colorado Gives Day online giving
Schedule your end-of-year donation anytime between now and December 4th! Your donation allows us to
hold classes (Eat Chat Parent, Families in Action, ParenTIPS, Positive Youth Development, Training a Trusted Adult) for more than 1000 parents, adults and caregivers; disseminate Resource Directories,
engage 33 Youth Leader Council participants. Ion 2017, we worked with 659 youth and 273 hours in in-school prevention programs, held 19 community events and trainings, surveyed 3,001 middle and high school youth, which helps 35 coalition members receive $2 million annually in funding.
We will do more this year with your help.
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Check Out All of our Member Events Below!
Want to get your event listed? Become a member! Email
Carol Johnson for details.
Happenings at Eagle Valley Library District
One Card is back! For the second year in a row, Eagle County Schools
, Eagle Valley Library District (EVLD) and Vail Public Library (VPL) have teamed up to provide every student seamless access to their local public libraries by utilizing student ID's. This student-centered partnership focuses on connecting over 7,000 students to a deeper and more diverse range of resources to enhance educational outcomes, close achievement gaps and help students become lifelong learners.
This program, One Card, gives every Eagle County Schools student from Kindergarten through 12th grade access to Eagle Valley Libraries extensive research resources, language learning tools, popular books, audiobooks, movies, eBooks, downloadable music, magazines and more. For more information, stop by Eagle Valley Libraries or visit
evld.org/one-card.
Dungeons and Dragons
Mondays | 4:00 p.m. | Gypsum Public Library | 970-524-5080
Middle School Book Club
1st Tuesday of the Month | Eagle Public Library | 970-328-8800
Teen Creative Writing Club
1st Wednesday of the Month | Avon Public Library | 970-949-6797
Teen Nights
Mondays @ 6:00pm | Gypsum Public Library | 970-524-5080
Tuesdays @ 6:00pm | Avon Public Library | 970-949-6797
Thursdays @ 6:00pm |
Eagle Public Library | 970-328-8800
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Eagle County Brain Injury Support Group
November 5 & 19 | Mondays | 5:30 - 7 p.m. | Edwards Interfaith Chapel | Edwards
Brain injury support group; a safe place to share experiences. The
support group has grown to over 40 members since the founding in March of this year.
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Sustainable Film Series: The Age of Consequences
November 6 | 6:30 p.m. | Loaded Joe's | Avon
November 20 | 6:30 p.m. | Dusty Boot | Eagle
The Sustainable Community Film Series raises awareness and encourages community dialogue about environmental issues afflicting our world through award-winning independent featured films.
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Eagle County Children's
Coat Drive & Volunteer Help
ONLY collecting kids coats and outer winter gear through November 9th.
Help needed: November 10 to sort the coats at the distribution location at 1115 Chambers Avenue #B102 in Eagle.
One-day distribution on Sunday, November 11 from 12-6 p.m., at 1115 Chambers Ave B102 in Eagle. Again, this will only be for kids coats! It will be first come, first served, though we will limit how many families can go through at once time (so families may need to wait a little).
Bizzy Barry volunteering and helping us with the coat drive; email
[email protected]Â for coat pick ups, volunteering, or other coordination information!
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Vail Public Library Programs
Vail Public Library | Vail
Reading Buddies | Thursdays | Through December 6 | 4:15 - 5:15 p.m.
Reading Buddies is a free Vail Public Library program that pairs trained teen volunteers with younger kids for a one-on-one reading experience. Little buddies do not need to be struggling readers to benefit from this program. Reading Buddies offers a chance for friendship while providing another set of attentive ears for our young readers. Little buddies should be in grades Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grades. Big buddies should be in 7th through 12th grades.
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Join 4-H for 2019! Enrollment begins October 15. Need barn space? 4-H has some!
Contact Eagle County CSU Extension, (970) 328-8630,
441 Broadway Eagle, CO 81631 for more information!
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EVHS Speech & Debate Team's Tournament
November 10 | EVHS | Gypsum
The EVHS Speech & Debate team will be hosting the annual home tournament and are in need of judges from the community. Judges can be anyone 18+ years of age and no prior experience is required. The link to sign up is below. Judges can come for a full or half day and food is provided.
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Cocktails & Canvas for The Cycle Effect
November 14 | 6 p.m. | Alpine Arts | Edwards
Join The Cycle Effect for Canvas & Cocktails at
Alpine Arts Center
in Edwards to paint an awesome bike scene. $40 includes light apps from The Grazing Fox, paint your own bike art and cash bar, and a percentage of proceeds goes back to our Girls Mountain Bike Program. Grab your friends and join us, event will sell out, so buy your tickets today!
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Eagle County Sheriff's Office 3rd Annual Shop with a Cop
December 6 | 4 to 8 p.m. | Walmart & 4 Eagle Ranch
The Eagle County Sheriff's Office is looking for help from the co
mmunity to bring the Holiday spirit to local elementary age students and their families. They are h
oping to share the Holiday spirit with at least 30 kids this year. Each child will be given $100 to sho
p with a local Cop and /or First Responder for gifts for their families, dinner and gift wrapping with their heros at 4 Eagle Ranch and a food basket for their family.
Cash Donations can be made in person at the Eagle County Sheriff's Office at:
0885 E. Chambers Ave. in Eagle Colo.
OR by mail to the Eagle County Sheriff's Office:
Attn: Shop with a Cop,
Po Box 359, Eagle CO 81631.
Please make checks out to the "Eagle County Crime Stoppers".
Deputy Megan Heil (970) 376-7058 or Deputy Lisa Vasquez (970) 376-7036
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December 12 | 6 to 7:30 p.m. | Avon Public Library
Glenda Wentwrth from CSU Extension will be presenting. "Strengthen your skills at managing your personal
finances. Take control of your financial
decision making."
No sign-up necessary. Sponsored by The Literacy Project, Eagle County CSU Extension and Eagle County
Contact Info: 970-949-5026
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Family Leadership Training Institute
January 5 - June 3, 2019 | Miller Ranch Community Center | Edwards
Applications are now being accepted for the 2019 Family Leadership Training Institute (FLTI) in Eagle County. FLTI is a series of 20 lessons designed to build family involvement and leadership skills. FLTI teaches participants about democracy and how to engage in the civic process for the benefit of their family and community.
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Get Involved...
All sorts of new jobs listed!
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Watch, Read, Learn: Resources For a Good Life
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Thanks, Accolades & Congratulations!
- Thank you to Village Market for donating SIX pallets of pumpkins for our annual PumpkinFest and Alpine Arts for gourd painting help.
- Thanks to the folks at Riverwalk for supporting our family-friendly event.
- Thank you: United Way of Eagle River Valley for renewing support of the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey and prevention education
- WOW! Maya for #YouDineWeDonate in July
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Thanks to Vail Health, Wells Fargo, VVI Colorado, Fiestas, ECP Volunteers, Battle Mountain High School, Eagle Valley High School, Town of Vail Library and Mind Springs Health
- Kind regards to Town of Avon for hosting our first Youth Master Plan community session
- Thanks Eagle County and the Mental Health Advisory Council for their support of Eat Chat Parent
- Sad to see you go: Rachel Verinis for her amazing facilitation skills in youth and family education programs, we wish you luck in your next adventure!
- Thanks to TV8 for supporting ERYC with media needs.
- Congratulations to our recent Families In Action graduates! And thanks to all of our sponsors: Vail Valley Cares, Town of Gypsum, CO Office of BehavioralHealth, SAMHSA, Eagle Valley Middle School, Eagle River Foundation
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