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• For pets sake

  September 25, 2011 3:59 PM

  "Isis is my lifeline to freedom...my lifeline to independence," says a soft-eyed Heidi Berge. Isis has a special gift - sensing when Berge may become in trouble. She's a 19-month-old Rottweiler service dog that has the ability to sense when Berge, who suffers from epilepsy, may have a seizure.... more »

• Walk with a purpose Play Video

  May 7, 2011 2:46 AM

  With the temperature expected to be a little over eighty degrees on Saturday, it is a perfect day to put those shorts and walking shoes on and support a worthy cause. The annual Walk MS, hosted by the Colorado-Wyoming Chapter of the National MS Society, kicks off their series of... more »

• How you can help tornado victims Play Video

  April 28, 2011 8:29 PM

  Natural disasters seem to bond many people together. In the wake of the tornadoes that have violently swept across many of the Southern states, many Southern Coloradans are wondering how they can help. Jaici Murcia of the Pikes Peak American Red Cross Chapter advises, "We are not able to... more »

• Senior agency seeks help for blind woman in Pueblo

  October 13, 2010 5:23 PM

  Carol Krebs' bedroom windows are in bad shape. "I stick rags all the way around (this one), because the water pours in," said Krebs. She says some of them are broken or won't close all the way--letting in a draft each night. "Right now it's really cold because of the... more »

• Pueblo United Way sets record fundraising goal

  September 15, 2010 5:42 PM

  The United Way of Pueblo County is asking you to open up your hearts and pocket books. On Wednesday a big crowd gathered at the Pueblo Convention Center as the organization kicked off its 2010 fundraiser. Their goal is to raise $975,000 during the campaign--that's $17,000 more than last year,... more »

• Colorado watchdog group to donate Qurans

  September 8, 2010 3:36 PM

  A religious watchdog group in Colorado says it will send a copy of the Quran to the Afghan National Army for every one that may be destroyed by the pastor of a small Florida church. Mikey Weinstein, president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, said Wednesday his group would... more »

• Gates, Buffett lobby the rich for donation pledges

  June 16, 2010 11:43 AM

  Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and billionaire investor Warren Buffett are launching a campaign to get other American billionaires to give at least half their wealth to charity. Former Gates Foundation CEO Patty Stonesifer says Gates and Buffett have been campaigning for the past year to get others to donate... more »

• Silver Key tree fundraiser

  December 21, 2009 5:37 PM

  Silver Key Senior Services has a limited number of fresh Christmas trees available for a suggested donation of $20. The trees were donated by a local tree lot and all proceeds will go to support services for people 60 and over. The trees will be for sale fron noon to... more »

• Springs literacy group gives school a big donation

  December 18, 2009 1:54 PM

  Students at one local elementary school got a big surprise Friday morning--the last day of school before Christmas break. Every students at Beulah Heights Elementary in Pueblo received a bag full of ten books. More than 3,000 books were donated by the Dr. Barbara Swaby, with the Literacy for All... more »

• Salvation Army helps needy families in Pueblo

  December 17, 2009 4:01 PM

  Christmas came early for hundreds of needy families in Pueblo. On Thursday, the Salvation Army of Pueblo held its annual toy and food giveaway. Over the past couple of weeks they've been collecting donated gifts for families with children, that can't afford christmas. In all--they received enough clothes, toys and... more »

• CSU-Pueblo donates books to children

  December 15, 2009 1:05 PM

  CSU-Pueblo is giving hundreds of elementary school students the gift of reading this Christmas. At Columbian Elementary students from all grade levels got to pick out one free book. CSU-Pueblo's Teacher Education Association recently held a book drive. They collected more than 1,000 books for several title one elementary schools... more »

• Salvation Army seeks "angels" to help children

  December 1, 2009 3:49 PM

  The Salvation Army of Pueblo is asking for your help to make this Christmas a little brighter for some children in need. The Angel Tree programs helps children ages 14 and under in low income families. Donors select a name off a Christmas tree at the Pueblo Mall and are... more »

• Pueblo school holds fundraiser for homeless

  October 29, 2009 3:04 PM

  Hundreds of people in Pueblo are helping the homeless, by simply buying a bowl of soup. The 14th annual Empty Bowls fundraiser is going on at the Sangre De Cristo Arts Center on Thursday, Oct. 29. Lunch is being served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; dinner is from 4... more »

• NFL players promise brains to concussion research

  September 14, 2009 12:10 PM

  Three active NFL players are joining former players in agreeing to donate their brains after death to a Boston University medical school program that studies sports brain injuries. The donations by Mark Birk of the Baltimore Ravens, Lofa Tatupu of the Seattle Seahawks and Sean Morey of the Arizona Cardinals... more »

• Furniture from posh Aspen hotel donated to Habitat

  September 9, 2009 1:56 PM

  Some new Habitat for Humanity homes may be outfitted with furniture that once graced Aspen's Little Nell Hotel, where a suite can run as much as $5,500 a night. The Little Nell has donated furniture, bedding, appliances and decor from 86 rooms as the hotel undergoes an $18 million renovation.... more »

• Man's next blood donation will be gallon No. 40

  September 8, 2009 7:46 AM

  A New York man is donating his 320th pint of blood this week, making him one of two people in the U.S. who has given 40 gallons. Seventy-five-year-old Al Fischer of Massapequa plans to reach the milestone Tuesday, 58 years after he started giving blood. According to a New York... more »