Through the Adopt-A-Family program at Pikes Peak United Way, every student at Edison and Carver Elementary Schools in Colorado Springs School District 11 will receive two gifts: a want and a need. 

The process is completely anonymous as donor individuals, families, and corporations sign up to "adopt" a family. They are given a wish list of items from their adopted family to be bought and dropped off at the Pikes Peak United Way Family Success Center.

Edison Elementary School will have their gifts delivered on December 15, between 8:20-11:10 and then again from 1:00-2:45. The gifts will be distributed by grade level, starting with kindergarten.

Carver Elementary School will receive their gifts on December 19, from 8:00-10:00. Carver Elementary was selected for the program based on 86 percent of their students being enrolled in the free and reduced school lunch program.

Through the Adopt-A-Family program at Pikes Peak United Way, every student at Edison and Carver Elementary Schools in Colorado Springs School District 11 will receive two gifts: a want and a need. 

The process is completely anonymous as donor individuals, families, and corporations sign up to "adopt" a family. They are given a wish list of items from their adopted family to be bought and dropped off at the Pikes Peak United Way Family Success Center.

Edison Elementary School will have their gifts delivered on December 15, between 8:20-11:10 and then again from 1:00-2:45. The gifts will be distributed by grade level, starting with kindergarten.

Carver Elementary School will receive their gifts on December 19, from 8:00-10:00. Carver Elementary was selected for the program based on 86 percent of their students being enrolled in the free and reduced school lunch program.

At the start of the 2023-2024 school year, The Special Olympics of Colorado and Colorado Springs School District 11 partnered to bring inclusivity to high school sports with the Unified Sports Program. The program connects students with intellectual disabilities and student-athletes in bowling, basketball and track, with the intent of expanding in the coming years. 

On Friday, December 15^th Coronado High School will host all D11 High School Unified Basketball teams in a round robin jamboree to kick off the D11 Unified Basketball Season. 

At 12:30pm, during the event, the Unified Basketball Players will be gifted brand-new, professional basketball shoes through a generous grant donation made by the Pikes Peak Athletic Foundation, in partnership with SCHEELS.

Colorado Springs, CO — The 2023 YMCA 5k Race Series finishes on December 9th with the final leg of the series, the holiday-themed Jingle Jog 5k. The race takes place at the Fountain-Fort Carson High School in Fountain, utilizing the popular cross-country course. Plenty of parking and bathroom facilities are available right at the high school, along with various food trucks. 

Hot on the heels of the record-breaking attendance at the YMCA Creepy Crawl and Turkey Trot 5k races, the Y also expects the Jingle Jog 5k to hit record numbers. Registration is still open with race packet pickup at the Downtown YMCA on Thursday, December 7th, and at the Fountain Valley YMCA on December 8th and the morning of the race. Visit ppymca.org/raceseries for more information. 

Santa Claus will greet everyone with the Kids’ Reindeer Romp 1k (free for ages 12 and under) at 9:00 am and then the 5k at 9:30 am. Furry friends are encouraged and will receive a Jingle Jog bandana at registration. The location of the Fountain-Fort Carson High School is 900 Jimmy Camp Road, Fountain, CO 80817. 

A holiday season tradition, the race series raises needed funds for YMCA programs. In its 145th year of serving the region, all proceeds from the Y race series go to help individuals and families access programs such as child care, swim lessons, and youth sports. 

The YMCA would like to thank the 5k Race Series sponsors, including Kaiser Permanente, Dave & Buster's, Underline, Creative Consortium, Fleet Feet Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs Sports Corp, Fox 21, and Natural Grocers. For more information, visit ppymca.org/raceseries. 

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