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CC&V Mine wins philanthropy award
  
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By Norma Engelberg
Awards were presented at the 10th Annual Partners in Philanthropy luncheon earlier this month to honor local organizations and individuals for their extraordinary philanthropic contributions in five categories. One winner was the Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co., nominated by both the Pikes Peak Regional Medical Center Foundation and the Woodland Park Economic Development Office.
“It was unusual for a business to be nominated by two organizations,” said Woodland Park Economic Development director Beth Kosley.
The mine won for its Outstanding Corporate Philanthropic Program (more than 250 employees) because of its work with community programs from Cañon City to Woodland Park. In the last 10 years, company employees have logged more than 45,000 hours of volunteer work with more than 50 community organizations.
The award included the following praise: “As the largest employer in Teller County, the Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company has created a company culture of giving back, truly making its communities better places for its workers and all who live in the region.”
Other award winners included:
Outstanding Campaign Fundraising Volunteer
Tom Naughton, nominated by Pikes Peak United Way for his volunteer work and service on boards of such committees as Pike Peak United Way, YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Goodwill Industries, and Community Partnership for Child Development.
Outstanding Corporate Philanthropic Program (Fewer than 250 employees)
Bristol Brewing Company was nominated by the Bee Vradenburg Foundation for the innovative ways the brewing company partners with nonprofit organizations. The Bristol Brewing Company is best known in Teller County for providing the beer served at the Rocky Mountain Oktoberfest, but that isn’t the only way the company’s 12 full-time employees help nonprofit organizations with festivals and events.
The company dedicates one full-time position to working directly with these community organizations. All those who work the taps at these events are volunteers. In addition, all those who work the taps for Bristol at events are volunteers.
Outstanding Grantmaking Organization
The Leighty Foundation was nominated by Leadership Pikes Peak for its support of more than 57 nonprofit organizations, including FutureSelf, an arts program in Manitou Springs; Catamount Institute, Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado, Colorado College, MOPS International (Mothers of Preschoolers) and Peak Vista Community Health Centers.
Outstanding Individual Donor:
Chuck Murphy was nominated by Catholic Charities of Colorado Springs for his longstanding commitment to nonprofits in the Pikes Peak region.
The Partners in Philanthropy luncheon was sponsored by the Center for Nonprofit Excellence, the Pikes Peak Community Foundation, Pikes Peak United Way, and the Pikes Peak Funders Forum. The organizations accept nominations in five categories from nonprofit organizations for individuals and organizations that have supported them financially and through volunteer activities.
“It was unusual for a business to be nominated by two organizations,” said Woodland Park Economic Development director Beth Kosley.
The mine won for its Outstanding Corporate Philanthropic Program (more than 250 employees) because of its work with community programs from Cañon City to Woodland Park. In the last 10 years, company employees have logged more than 45,000 hours of volunteer work with more than 50 community organizations.
The award included the following praise: “As the largest employer in Teller County, the Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company has created a company culture of giving back, truly making its communities better places for its workers and all who live in the region.”
Other award winners included:
Outstanding Campaign Fundraising Volunteer
Tom Naughton, nominated by Pikes Peak United Way for his volunteer work and service on boards of such committees as Pike Peak United Way, YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Goodwill Industries, and Community Partnership for Child Development.
Outstanding Corporate Philanthropic Program (Fewer than 250 employees)
Bristol Brewing Company was nominated by the Bee Vradenburg Foundation for the innovative ways the brewing company partners with nonprofit organizations. The Bristol Brewing Company is best known in Teller County for providing the beer served at the Rocky Mountain Oktoberfest, but that isn’t the only way the company’s 12 full-time employees help nonprofit organizations with festivals and events.
The company dedicates one full-time position to working directly with these community organizations. All those who work the taps at these events are volunteers. In addition, all those who work the taps for Bristol at events are volunteers.
Outstanding Grantmaking Organization
The Leighty Foundation was nominated by Leadership Pikes Peak for its support of more than 57 nonprofit organizations, including FutureSelf, an arts program in Manitou Springs; Catamount Institute, Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado, Colorado College, MOPS International (Mothers of Preschoolers) and Peak Vista Community Health Centers.
Outstanding Individual Donor:
Chuck Murphy was nominated by Catholic Charities of Colorado Springs for his longstanding commitment to nonprofits in the Pikes Peak region.
The Partners in Philanthropy luncheon was sponsored by the Center for Nonprofit Excellence, the Pikes Peak Community Foundation, Pikes Peak United Way, and the Pikes Peak Funders Forum. The organizations accept nominations in five categories from nonprofit organizations for individuals and organizations that have supported them financially and through volunteer activities.
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