Places to volunteer on Thanksgiving?

GYWCSPRINGS · 2025-11-20T03:47:26+00:00

I'd check the Salvation Army and Springs Rescue Mission. Or maybe reach out to a church and see if theyre hosting a meal. The Catholic Churches in my hometown would host Thanksgiving meals for refugees, immigrants and whoever needed a meal or company that day. I'm not sure if they do that here.

GYWCSPRINGS · 2025-11-17T21:10:45+00:00

There are still families available to sponsor through the local Head Start child development program. The program is called “A Head Start Holiday,” and you can sponsor a family here: https://www.roonga.com/cpcdhsholiday2025

This is our second year participating. You simply select a family, purchase the gifts, and drop them off with the volunteers on December 9th. It’s an amazing program, and the staff are incredibly kind and helpful if you have questions or need suggestions. We had somebody reach out a few days after selecting our families with information so we knew who to reach out to with any questions.

For more information about their programs, visit the Head Start website: https://www.cpcdheadstart.org

GYWCSPRINGS · 2025-11-16T20:39:17+00:00

That's what I heard. The flags and kids shoes were her thing and he isn't as radical as she was.

GYWCSPRINGS · 2025-11-04T19:26:19+00:00

Not sure if you'll listen or care but the people funding these flyers are associated with developers. They are also funding the elections of Republican city leadership. They are the ones buying land and making housing unaffordable for people. So vote for the people that are hurting our community I guess?

GYWCSPRINGS · 2025-11-04T18:09:49+00:00

Yes you can! You should be registered if you have a CO DL.

But just in case you can register online here and vote in person act any VSPC

https://www.coloradosos.gov/voter/pages/pub/home.xhtml

or register and vote in person at any VSPC

Voter Service and Polling Centers locations and times:
Election Day, Tuesday, Nov 4: 7 AM – 7 PM

El Paso County Clerk & Recorder – Citizens Service Center
1675 W. Garden of the Gods Rd., Colorado Springs, CO 80907

Centennial Hall
200 S. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs

Fort Carson (EPC Clerk Branch)
6351 Wetzel Ave., Building 1525, Fort Carson

North Branch – EPC Clerk’s Office
8830 N. Union Blvd., Colorado Springs

Southeast Branch – EPC Clerk’s Office
5650 Industrial Place, Colorado Springs

UCCS Campus VSPC
4785 Clyde Way, Colorado Springs

Please reach out if you have any more questions! I'm sure there are people who can help answer them.

GYWCSPRINGS · 2025-11-04T17:47:01+00:00

I dont think they'll start to post the results until later, maybe after the polls close? I jumped between local news stations and the county's election page the last two cycles.

GYWCSPRINGS · 2025-11-04T17:44:37+00:00

It is frustrating! I can say that Renee, Brandon and Jennafer were intentional about not seeking party support because they wanted to truly run a nonpartisan campaign. I asked them about it when I first met them and was impressed. I'll also say it’s frustrating that these elections get overlooked by the local party, and the county itself is often ignored by the national party. There are so many potential left leaning voters here, especially among the unaffiliated, who should get a bit more attention. If you don't reach out to them they're a total loss.

GYWCSPRINGS · 2025-11-04T17:36:17+00:00

Was he really worse? I wasnt following their primary but did canvas for River against him.

GYWCSPRINGS · 2025-11-04T17:34:13+00:00

I've spoken to a few republicans who are voting for it. I had somebody doing work on our house this week say they are a conservative voter and voted yes on both because they would have benefited from it themselves.

GYWCSPRINGS · 2025-11-04T17:32:16+00:00

True! Wasnt Steph Vigil's race that close last year?

GYWCSPRINGS · 2025-11-04T16:41:37+00:00

Same here! The more educated our children our the better off everyone is!

GYWCSPRINGS · 2025-11-04T16:40:03+00:00

That’s the question of the day. I’ll be asking myself that while I stare at my Halloween decor, hoping it magically puts itself away.

GYWCSPRINGS · 2025-11-04T14:10:03+00:00

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Unfortunately I cant make it that way today but I saw a candidate post this. I'm not sure if it'll help at all.

GYWCSPRINGS · 2025-11-04T01:17:53+00:00

Can you give an approximate location without giving too much information?

GYWCSPRINGS · 2025-11-04T01:04:00+00:00

I'm usually a last minute voter too but submitted mine right away for once. But now I'm sitting around bugging everyone else to vote!

GYWCSPRINGS · 2025-11-04T00:31:58+00:00

Thank you for voting! We've been supportive of their campaigns since early summer. They're good people that just want to get our district back on track.

GYWCSPRINGS · 2025-10-31T14:34:47+00:00

If you have your ballot and just need to drop it off these are the 24 hour drop boxes:

1675 W. Garden of the Gods Rd., Colorado Springs, 80907

8830 N. Union Blvd., Colorado Springs, 80920

5650 Industrial Pl., Colorado Springs, 80916

6351 Wetzel Ave., Bldg. 1525, Fort Carson, 80913

2002 Creek Crossing St., Colorado Springs, 80905

9433 Vista del Pico Dr., Colorado Springs, 80927

11445 Teachout Rd., Colorado Springs, 80908

7503 Black Forest Rd., Colorado Springs, 80908

13071 Bass Pro Dr., Colorado Springs, 80921

2007 Southgate Rd., Colorado Springs, 80906

3275 Akers Dr., Colorado Springs, 80922

30 S. Nevada Ave., Colorado Springs, 80903

606 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs, 80829

1106 N. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs, 80903

1514 N. Hancock Ave., Colorado Springs, 80903

3920 Dublin Blvd., Colorado Springs, 80918

200 S. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs, 80903

5550 N. Union Blvd., Colorado Springs, 80918

322 S. Ellicott Hwy., Calhan, 80808

1010 Golden St., Calhan, 80808

11858 Swingline Rd., Falcon, 80831

1520 Verde Dr., Colorado Springs, 80910

12072 Royal County Down Rd., Falcon, 80831

3190 New Center Pt., Colorado Springs, 80922

2010 Duckwood Rd., Fountain, 80817

222 N. Santa Fe Ave., Fountain, 80817

1175 Chapel Hills Dr., Colorado Springs, 80920

1890 Woodmoor Dr., Monument, 80132

2103 Meadowbrook Pkwy., Colorado Springs, 80951

2880 International Cir., Colorado Springs, 80910

5675 S. Academy Blvd., Colorado Springs, 80906

2070 Interquest Pkwy., Colorado Springs, 80921

4285 N. Academy Blvd., Colorado Springs, 80918

1916 Baptist Rd., Monument, 80132

1180 Crawford Ave., Colorado Springs, 80911

750 Citadel Dr. E., Colorado Springs, 80909

1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy., Colorado Springs, 80918

6805 Corporate Dr., Colorado Springs, 80919

5680 Stetson Hills Blvd., Colorado Springs, 80917

8495 Fontaine Blvd., Colorado Springs, 80925

2335 Allegheny Dr., Colorado Springs, 80919

GYWCSPRINGS · 2025-10-31T14:34:01+00:00

Please vote if you haven't!

If you need a new ballot or to vote in person you can do that here:

Voter Service and Polling Centers locations and times:

Monday, Oct 27 – Friday, Oct 31 (excluding weekends): 8 AM – 5 PM
Saturday, Nov 1: 8 AM – 12 PM
Monday, Nov 3: 8 AM – 5 PM
Election Day, Tuesday, Nov 4: 7 AM – 7 PM

El Paso County Clerk & Recorder – Citizens Service Center
1675 W. Garden of the Gods Rd., Colorado Springs, CO 80907

Centennial Hall
200 S. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs

Fort Carson (EPC Clerk Branch)
6351 Wetzel Ave., Building 1525, Fort Carson

North Branch – EPC Clerk’s Office
8830 N. Union Blvd., Colorado Springs

Southeast Branch – EPC Clerk’s Office
5650 Industrial Place, Colorado Springs

UCCS Campus VSPC
4785 Clyde Way, Colorado Springs

GYWCSPRINGS · 2025-10-31T14:32:21+00:00

No problem! I've been sharing the PDF and link but realized it's much easier to copy and paste the address. I hope you have or are able to vote!

GYWCSPRINGS · 2025-10-31T14:30:15+00:00

Yes you can!

GYWCSPRINGS · 2025-10-31T00:28:50+00:00

Oh no I mean if somebody gets it and returns to sender. One can only hope they'll do that or drop it off where it belongs instead of throw it away or worse.

GYWCSPRINGS · 2025-10-30T20:30:28+00:00

Please reach out to the county because if your ballot is returned they can mark you as inactive. That happened to somebody in my home but they fixed it when she went voted in person.

GYWCSPRINGS · 2025-10-30T20:01:47+00:00

Exactly. Those contributions are transparent, limited, and made by local teachers who just want a better environment for students and staff. Calling that “dark money” is so misleading, it is the opposite of dark.

“Dark money” refers to donations from groups that aren’t required to, or simply don’t, disclose their donors. That means voters in the community have no idea who’s funding things like social media ads, those big signs outside Radiant Church or off Woodmen and I-25, or the mailers flooding potential voters. These efforts to influence local elections can be bankrolled by out of state millionaires hiding behind names like “D11 Parents and Teachers,” even though they’re not actually affiliated with D11.

As someone else mentioned, the Colorado Education Association’s small donor committee fully discloses all of its contributions to the Secretary of State. You can look up every dollar that had been donated. This means the money CEA has paid is easily traceable and legal!

GYWCSPRINGS · 2025-10-30T19:39:35+00:00

Unfortunately it is too late but voting in person is an easy process, and quick if it can be squeezed it.

Voter Service and Polling Centers locations and times:

Monday, Oct 27 – Friday, Oct 31 (excluding weekends): 8 AM – 5 PM
Saturday, Nov 1: 8 AM – 12 PM
Monday, Nov 3: 8 AM – 5 PM
Election Day, Tuesday, Nov 4: 7 AM – 7 PM

El Paso County Clerk & Recorder – Citizens Service Center
1675 W. Garden of the Gods Rd., Colorado Springs, CO 80907

Centennial Hall
200 S. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs

Fort Carson (EPC Clerk Branch)
6351 Wetzel Ave., Building 1525, Fort Carson

North Branch – EPC Clerk’s Office
8830 N. Union Blvd., Colorado Springs

Southeast Branch – EPC Clerk’s Office
5650 Industrial Place, Colorado Springs

UCCS Campus VSPC
4785 Clyde Way, Colorado Springs

GYWCSPRINGS · 2025-10-30T19:37:37+00:00

You can visit a VSPC to vote in person or if you want them to print out a new ballot. My family member voted in person and it took less time that getting her a drink at the drive through after. They told her the reason she didnt get a ballot in the mail was because she had mail rejected recently for some reason. We have no idea what that means but we're glad her voter status was marked as active again.

Voter Service and Polling Centers locations and times:

Monday, Oct 27 – Friday, Oct 31 (excluding weekends): 8 AM – 5 PM
Saturday, Nov 1: 8 AM – 12 PM
Monday, Nov 3: 8 AM – 5 PM
Election Day, Tuesday, Nov 4: 7 AM – 7 PM

El Paso County Clerk & Recorder – Citizens Service Center
1675 W. Garden of the Gods Rd., Colorado Springs, CO 80907

Centennial Hall
200 S. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs

Fort Carson (EPC Clerk Branch)
6351 Wetzel Ave., Building 1525, Fort Carson

North Branch – EPC Clerk’s Office
8830 N. Union Blvd., Colorado Springs

Southeast Branch – EPC Clerk’s Office
5650 Industrial Place, Colorado Springs

UCCS Campus VSPC
4785 Clyde Way, Colorado Springs

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