Series Calendar of Events

Tuesday, February 19, 2008:
Colorado State University/Front Range Community College Panel Discussion on addressing issues in poverty

Wednesday, February 20, 2008:
CSU Women@Noon featured speaker Mary Carraher, Executive Director of Project Self Sufficiency will lead a discussion about the issues faced by lower income families and their quest for self sufficiency at Colorado State University in the Lory Student Center Room 228, 12:00-1:00 PMpresented by the Colorado State University Office of Women’s Programs & Studies.  For information visit, http://www.wps.colostate.edu/ or call 970.491.6384

Friday, February 22, 2008:
United Way WomenGive private performance of Nickel & Dimed by OpenStage Theatre & Company and a pre-performance reception with author Barbara Ehrenreich. For information, visit: http://www.uwaylc.org/news_events/events.html

Saturday, February 23, 2008:
Beet Street presents author Barbara Ehrenreich Keynote Luncheon on Working for Change at Northside Aztlan Community Center. For more information, visit: http://beetstreet.org/en/Life-on-a-Shoestring.html or call 970.419.8240.

Nickel & Dimed presented by OpenStage Theatre & Company. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: http://www.openstagetheatre.org/

Wednesday, February 27, 2008:
Larimer County Food Bank Empty Bowls Fundraiser at the Fort Collins Hilton Inn. For more information about sponsorship and tickets, visit: http://www.foodbanklarimer.org/Emptybowls.cfm?size=2903 or call 970.493.4477

Thursday, February 28, 2008:
United Way WomenGive private performance of Nickel & Dimed by OpenStage Theatre & Company with a special post-performance audience discussion. For more information, visit: http://www.uwaylc.org/news_events/events.html

Friday, February 29, 2008:
Project Self-Sufficiency 5K Fundraising Event. Project Self-Sufficiency is inviting families and individuals to leap into spring with a 5K Run/Walk. Join PS-S at 5:15 pm on Friday, February 29, 2008 at the Fort Collins Senior Center for the 5K. For more information and registration, visit: http://www.ps-s.org/news.html

Saturday, March 1, 2008:
Nickel & Dimed presented by OpenStage Theatre & Company. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: http://www.openstagetheatre.org/

Downtown Business Association’s Great Plates – a portion of proceeds benefit the Larimer County Food Bank. For more information, participating restaurants, or menus, visit: http://downtownfortcollins.com/festivals.php/greatplates

Sunday, March 2, 2008:
Downtown Business Association’s Great Plates – a portion of proceeds benefit the Larimer County Food Bank. For more information, participating restaurants, or menus, visit: http://downtownfortcollins.com/festivals.php/greatplates

Monday, March 3, 2008:
Downtown Business Association’s Great Plates – a portion of proceeds benefit the Larimer County Food Bank. For more information, participating restaurants, or menus, visit: http://downtownfortcollins.com/festivals.php/greatplates

Tuesday, March 4, 2008:
Downtown Business Association’s Great Plates – a portion of proceeds benefit the Larimer County Food Bank. For more information, participating restaurants, or menus, visit: http://downtownfortcollins.com/festivals.php/greatplates

Wednesday, March 5, 2008:
Downtown Business Association’s Great Plates – a portion of proceeds benefit the Larimer County Food Bank. For more information, participating restaurants, or menus, visit: http://downtownfortcollins.com/festivals.php/greatplates

Beet Street and the St. Joseph Catholic Church Christian Service & Justice Committee present author/trainer Philip DeVol on Bridges Out of Poverty: Community Success Stories. For more information, visit: http://beetstreet.org/en/Life-on-a-Shoestring.html or call 970.419.8240.

Thursday, March 6, 2008:
Downtown Business Association’s Great Plates – a portion of proceeds benefit the Larimer County Food Bank. For more information, participating restaurants, or menus, visit: http://downtownfortcollins.com/festivals.php/greatplates

Friday, March 7, 2008:
Downtown Business Association’s Great Plates – a portion of proceeds benefit the Larimer County Food Bank. For more information, participating restaurants, or menus, visit: http://downtownfortcollins.com/festivals.php/greatplates

Nickel & Dimed presented by OpenStage Theatre & Company. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: http://www.openstagetheatre.org/

Saturday, March 8, 2008:
Nickel & Dimed presented by OpenStage Theatre & Company with a special post-performance audience discussion hosted by United Way WomenGive. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: http://www.openstagetheatre.org/

Downtown Business Association’s Great Plates – a portion of proceeds benefit the Larimer County Food Bank. For more information, participating restaurants, or menus, visit: http://downtownfortcollins.com/festivals.php/greatplates

Sunday, March 9, 2008:
Nickel & Dimed presented by OpenStage Theatre & Company. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: http://www.openstagetheatre.org/

Downtown Business Association’s Great Plates – a portion of proceeds benefit the Larimer County Food Bank. For more information, participating restaurants, or menus, visit: http://downtownfortcollins.com/festivals.php/greatplates

Monday, March 10, 2008:
Downtown Business Association’s Great Plates – a portion of proceeds benefit the Larimer County Food Bank. For more information, participating restaurants, or menus, visit: http://downtownfortcollins.com/festivals.php/greatplates

Tuesday, March 11, 2008:
Downtown Business Association’s Great Plates – a portion of proceeds benefit the Larimer County Food Bank. For more information, participating restaurants, or menus, visit: http://downtownfortcollins.com/festivals.php/greatplates

Wednesday, March 12, 2008:
Downtown Business Association’s Great Plates – a portion of proceeds benefit the Larimer County Food Bank. For more information, participating restaurants, or menus, visit: http://downtownfortcollins.com/festivals.php/greatplates

Thursday, March 13, 2008:
Downtown Business Association’s Great Plates – a portion of proceeds benefit the Larimer County Food Bank. For more information, participating restaurants, or menus, visit: http://downtownfortcollins.com/festivals.php/greatplates

Friday, March 14, 2008:
Downtown Business Association’s Great Plates – a portion of proceeds benefit the Larimer County Food Bank. For more information, participating restaurants, or menus, visit: http://downtownfortcollins.com/festivals.php/greatplates

Nickel & Dimed presented by OpenStage Theatre & Company. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: http://www.openstagetheatre.org/

Saturday, March 15, 2008:
Downtown Business Association’s Great Plates – a portion of proceeds benefit the Larimer County Food Bank. For more information, participating restaurants, or menus, visit: http://downtownfortcollins.com/festivals.php/greatplates

Nickel & Dimed presented by OpenStage Theatre & Company. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: http://www.openstagetheatre.org/

Sunday, March 16, 2008:
Nickel & Dimed presented by OpenStage Theatre & Company with a special post-performance audience discussion hosted by United Way WomenGive. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: http://www.openstagetheatre.org/

Tuesday, March 18, 2008:
24 Hours to Help the Homeless is an alternative spring break project, designed to educate Poudre School District junior and senior high students about the issues of affordable housing and homelessness in our community and to encourage them to take action in their communities through volunteerism and advocacy.  During the 24-hour period, March 18-19, students will volunteer at a number of community organizations who work to address these issues and build awareness around these issues by hosting a soup supper and talking to city council and community members.  They then create a “cardboard city” where they sleep-out overnight in downtown Fort Collins. Students also attend three training sessions before and after the event and collect pledges from friends, neighbors, and businesses to sponsor the “cardboard city.”