The Estes Valley community will gather on Nov. 20 from 4 to 7 p.m. in Assembly Hall at the YMCA of the Rockies to celebrate this year’s Estes Nonprofit Network’s Philanthropy Day nominees.
This year, there are 28 nominees in five categories.
Community members nominate individuals, organizations, and businesses for their philanthropic work, and the winners, chosen by an independent committee, will be announced at the National Philanthropy Day celebration.
The Estes Nonprofit Network, which calls this the “warm fuzzy event of the year,” will feature hearty hors d’oeuvres and drinks. While the event is free, an RSVP is required.
Youth Philanthropist of the Year
- Estes Park High School Key Club
- Estes Park Middle School Environmental Resiliency Team
- Mica Bertucci
- Youth In Action
Katie Speer Individual Philanthropist of the Year
- Denise Shank (posthumously)
- Janet Collison
- Ken Arnold
- Niki Gassmann
Enduring Service Award
- Alice League
- Alissa Anderson
- Belle Morris
- Bob Leavitt
- David Batey
- Dawn James
- Dr. Jim Pickering
- Judy Brannon
- Laura Trump
- Tom Washburn
Shavlik Nonprofit of the Year
- Bridge of Estes
- Estes Valley Crisis Advocates
- EVICS Family Resource Center
- Estes Valley Sunrise Rotary Club
Business Philanthropist of the Year
- Bank of Estes Park
- Estes Park Mountain Shop
- High Plains Excavation & Aggregate
- Kind Coffee
- Mueller Pye & Associates, CPA, LLC
- Sabir Sherestha and Paras Poudyal, Rajiv Poudel, Owners of The Hive, Lonigans, Himalayan Curry & Kebob, Flavors of the Rockies, and the Estes Village Store