Join the Sweet team on Mother’s Day, May 9, 2010, at 9am, in Denver’s City Park for a 5k fun run or walk.

Last chance to register: May 7, 2010, 11:59pm.
Register at Active.com. RSVP to the Sweet team at info@discoversweet.com with “Denver fun run” in the subject line. The Sweet team will re-group for brunch after the event.

City Park
3000 17th Ave
Denver, Colorado

$30 entry fee.

All registrants receive a goodie bag with coupons, snacks, and gifts. There will be many award divisions for all competitors as well as special Mother’s Day prizes and giveaways. Qi Fitness will offer Denver’s Best Warm-up before the run. The Colfax Business Community will have their doors open with specials all weekend. And Denver’s largest park will be ready to impress! Denver Zoo is offering buy-one-get-one-free to all Runners; we also have a Family Migration Package! City Park is located just east of Downtown. This is a nice run for city residents seeking a scenic jog in the Mile High City. The park is home to the Denver Zoo, the Denver Museum of Science and History, and the city golf course. This is an enjoyable loop, shaded by many old trees.

Parking is available on the surface lots of the Zoo and Natural Science Museums

Sweet and Babes Around Denver join forces to collect much-needed supplies for Colorado schools at the world’s largest monthly party for lesbians, First Friday, May 7, 2010, 6pm to 2am at Tracks nightclub. Bring your donations directly to the Sweet table and we’ll make sure they get to schools in need. BAD and Sweet are working with Power of 6. Your unused and recycled office supplies can brighten the faces of public
school teachers and students in need across Colorado. Bring your unused supplies and join a widespread effort to collect tons of supplies to be redistributed to Colorado’s public schools.

Admission: $5-$7. 21 and over only.

Tracks
3500 Walnut St..
Denver, Colorado
303.863.7326

WISH LIST
Pocket folders
Spiral notebooks
Pencils
Red pens
Erasable pens
Markers
Colored pencils
Crayons
Scissors
Notebook paper
Erasers
Glue sticks
Rulers
Boxes of Kleenex
Hand sanitizer
Paper towels
Desk lamps
3 ring binders
Plastic sheet protectors
preferable with a view
3 hole punches
File cabinets
Binder clips
Posterboard
Paper clips
Blank CDs (writeable)
Staples / staplers
Power strips
Adult scissors
Small trash cans
Pens (ball point/felt tip)
Computer carts/tables
Pencils (wooden and mechanical)
Hanging files
Manila file folders
Index cards (lined or unlined)
Tape (scotch and / or masking)
Sticky notes (all sizes)
Markers (permanent)
Chart tablets
Chart
Dry erase pens
Dry erase erasers
Sharpies
Desk/office organizers
Trays
File holders
Tubs
Highlighters
Bulletin boards, white
boards
Easels
Document cameras
Digital cameras
Projectors
Copier paper
Children’s books

HARBOR HOUSE
Orlando, Florida
Saturday, April 17, 3pm-6pm

We’re doing two really cool projects at this domestic violence shelter for women and families in Central Florida.

ONE: We’re collecting canned goods for the shelter. Each volunteer should collect 20-25 cans from their friends and neighbors (more if you can, impress me). We’ll re-organize and clean up the shelter’s pantry, then make dinner for its residents. You must RSVP to me for this project. The shelter’s location is a secret to protect the safety of it’s occupants. Once you RSVP via Facebook or email (info at discoversweet.com), you’ll be given further instructions.

TWO: We’re collecting old cell phones with chargers. An old cell phone can save a woman’s life. The 911 Cell Phone Drive is an established donation program where community partners host a drive to collect old and/or used cell phones. These cell phones are then taken to our partner, 911 Cell Phone Bank, who refurbishes and cleans all personal information from each phone in an environmentally friendly manner. Once cell phones are ready, Harbor House provides them to domestic violence survivors, free of charge. If you can’t join us for the project, please send in your old cell phones and charges. Click here to download your pre-paid mailing label.

** Please note SWEET with your donation.

WHAT IS HARBOR HOUSE?
Harbor House seeks to eliminate domestic violence in Central Florida by providing safety, shelter, empowerment, education and justice.

Harbor House provides safe shelter, a 24-hour crisis hotline, counseling, and emotional support, and legal advocacy for thousands of domestic violence survivors and their children each year. Harbor House also prepares survivors for re-entry into the community – connecting them to resources that will enable them to live independently, safely and peacefully.

HISTORY
During the 1970s — when talking about abuse was taboo — Barbara Moore, a domestic violence survivor realized the need for victims’ assistance programs in Orange County. Taking it upon herself to assist other victims in need, she assembled a small group of committed women and together they established Central Florida’s first domestic violence shelter — known today as Harbor House.

Over time, Harbor House has evolved and grown to meet the needs of Orange County. But, it has always remained true to its core values: empowerment, peace and advocacy.

Today, Harbor House is Orange County’s only state-certified domestic violence facility. As we work toward our overall goal of promoting peace in every home, we continue to support survivors of domestic violence and educate the community about the problem.

Join Sweet for the Dow Live Earth Run for Water at the University of Central Florida, Sunday, April 18, 2010, at 8am. All over the world on April 18, people are walking or running 6 kilometers to represent the average distance women and children all over the world walk each day to secure water. Read the rest of this entry »