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Hearts for Haiti - A Haiti Earthquake Relief Concert Sara Petite
February 13th, 2010
Date | Mon, Feb 15th
Time | Concert at 7:40PM (Doors at 6:55PM)
Where | Belly Up Aspen
Buy Tickets $13.00 / $15.00 day of show
?Hearts for Haiti? is a benefit concert for the earthquake stricken people of Haiti. Sharing their heart for the people of Haiti have are Chris Clarke, Gregory Page, Allen Singer w/ Dane Terry, Robin Henkel, Sara Petite and the legendary Jim Kweskin. All money raised from this event will be donated directly to the San Diego American Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund. Our goal is simple ? Raise as much money as we can. Please share your heart with us and support the earthquake stricken people of Haiti.
Aspenites’ yacht delivers food for Haiti orpahns
February 4th, 2010
The Aspen Times | Scott Condon
ASPEN ? The foundation in Haiti operated by Joe and Susie Krabacher of Aspen got supplies for one of their orphanages from an unlikely source over the weekend.
A motor yacht owned by Tom and Molly Bedell, Aspen business owners and residents of the Fryingpan Valley, dropped off a ton of rice, 250 gallons of bottled water, 27 cases of canned meat and fish, 15 cases of baby food and various other supplies at a Haitian resort Sunday. From there is was trucked a short distance to the Mercy and Sharing Foundation’s Williamson campus, an orphanage, school and feeding center about 40 miles north-northwest of Port-au-Prince.
4th Annual Aspen Summit for Life 2009 Uphill Celebration
December 9th, 2009
Date | Saturday December 12th
Time | 6PM - 10PM
Visit the Website | http://www.summitforlife.org
Contact | Holly Upper
Start your training now, as the 4th Annual Aspen Summit for Life 2009 (S4L), held on Saturday, December 12th, promises to be the Chris Klug Foundation’s biggest awareness celebration to date. “The Aspen Summit for Life is a Life is a weekend of events, centered around a night-time uphill snowshoe race that celebrates life, supports awareness and education of organ and tissue donation, and benefits the Chris klug Foundation.
Two Old Hippies Sponsors Ducky Derby
July 30th, 2009
Two Old Hippies is proud to announce our title sponsorship of the Aspen Rotary Club’s 2009 Annual Ducky Derby. The Aspen Rotary Club is part of Rotary International, a humanitarian organization which embodies the spirit of “Service Above Self.”
Peace Ducks are available at Two Old Hippies.
Funds raised by the Ducky Derby help to promote education, health and human services, community building, and recreational/sports activities in the Roaring Fork Valley. Internationally, money is leveraged through matching grants to fund education, clean water projects, critical medical aid such as surgeries, equipment, wheelchairs and prostheses for the disabled, and the empowerment of people through small business development.
Rotary clubs throughout the world have dedicated resources toward making the planet polio-free through Rotary International’s signature cause, Polio Plus.
Two Old Hippies will be giving away a First Generation Bedell Guitar at the Ducky Derby. Please stop by the Two Old Hippies store located at 111 S. Monarch Street or our Ducky Derby Booth to register to win your own Bedell Guitar. We hope you join us to help out a great cause and have some good times. The Ducky Derby is held on Saturday, August 8th, 2009 at the Rio Grande Park in Aspen, CO.
Two Old Hippies Sponsors Komen Aspen/Snowmass Ride for the Cure
July 30th, 2009
Two Old Hippies is proud to be a contributing sponsor for the Aspen/Snowmass Ride for the Cure®, a fundraising event first, and a bike ride second. We are honored to donate a $745 travel package to Ride for the Cure’s online auction to help raise funding for such a great cause.
Ride for the Cure is Saturday, August 22, 2009.
Registration for the Ride for the Cure includes a commitment by each Rider to raise at least $500. Komen Aspen provides easy online fundraising tools, including your own personal donation page. Check our Fund-raising Tips for some handy tips. The earlier you start fund-raising the easier it is.
Breast cancer affects 1 in 8 women in the United States. Every day, nearly 600 women are diagnosed with breast cancer and over 100 women die from the disease. The money raised supports the Aspen Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and its promise to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality health care for all and energizing science to find the cures. Join the Ride and help provide hundreds of women, who might not otherwise be able to afford it, the opportunity for annual breast exams, low-cost or no-cost mammograms and diagnostic ultrasound screenings, as well as educational materials on the benefits of early detection.
The Ride for the Cure takes place on Saturday, August 22, 2009.