Headline: Good deeds make holiday miracles happen locally
Article text: The time of year is approaching when good deeds are done to make miracles happen.
The Boulder ChopHouse and Tavern, with support from the Old Chicago Restaurant in Boulder and the Walnut Brewery, are making plans for the Miracle on Walnut Street.
On Christmas Day General Manager J.T. Taylor and his crew will open the doors of the Boulder ChopHouse to members of homeless and displaced families so they can eat a hot meal and receive warm clothing, toys and gifts.
The Miracle is a project of the Rock Bottom Foundation. It began in 1996 when Bill Schallmoser and his staff at the Denver ChopHouse served a Christmas feast to about 250 men, women and children.
Since then, it has spread across the United States, and this Christmas an estimated 12,000 disadvantaged people in Boise, Boulder, Chicago, Denver, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Omaha, San Diego, Phoenix and Washington, D.C. will benefit.
You or your business can help make the Miracle happen through cash or in-kind donations by contacting Angie Leach at the Rock Bottom Foundation, (303) 664-4022.
Some of the items on the wish list include new children?s coats, shoes, socks, mittens, gloves, hats and scarves. Other items in demand are phone cards, bus tokens, alarm clocks, watches, adult coats, socks, underclothing and bath robes.
Boulder?s Pedestrian Shops is encouraging customers to donate shoes they don?t use to help people in need. Through Dec. 12, customers who donate a slightly used pair of shoes will receive a 10 percent discount on a new pair. Pedestrian Shops owner Richard Polk gives the donated shoes to area assistance organizations including First Presbyterian?s Deacon?s Closet. The Shops has two stores in Boulder, one at 1425 Pearl St. and the other at the Village Shopping Center on Folsom St.
The Colorado Physical Therapy Institute in Broomfield is heading up a holiday food drive to benefit food banks in the area. If you bring in five cans of food or give a suggested donation of $5, Roger Rettig of the institute says you?ll receive a 10-minute Acquamassage. The institute is at 300 Nickel St. No. 6 in the Nickel Center. Phone is (303) 460-9129.
Bumper sticker: Friends don?t let friends drink ? Starbucks.
Sharpen the blades because the ice rinks have come online.
The Ice Rink at One Boulder Plaza kicks off the holiday season with a grand opening celebration ? Light Up the Ice ? from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Nov. 26. The rink is located at 13th Street between Canyon Boulevard and Walnut Street in Boulder and open for public skating.
The Longmont Ice Pavilion at Roosevelt Park, 725 Eighth St., just opened for the season. The pavilion?s public hours vary. A schedule is available at www.ci.longmont.co.us/rec/icerink/index.htm or by calling (303) 774-4777.
What?s Boulder?s loss is Louisville?s gain. Boulder Creek Events has moved its outdoor ice skating rink from Bouder to downtown Louisville at the Steinbaugh Pavilion, 824 Front St. The rink features holiday music, decorations and hot concessions.
The Eye can hum along to any song by Three Dog Night, a band with statistics virtually unmatched in popular music. In the years 1969 through 1974, no other group had more top 10 hits ? including the animal-centric ?Joy to the World? ? moved more records or sold more concert tickets.
The band, however, has nothing to do with Three Dog Bakery, a chain started in Kansas City in 1989, when two guys and three dogs with one 59-cent biscuit cutter started baking natural goodies for dogs.
Two bakeries are coming to Denver this month ? Belleview Promenade at 8000 E. Belleview Ave., Ste. B-70 and Cherry Creek North at 231 Clayton St.
Owner LJS Partners plans to add additional Three Dog Bakeries in Boulder, Parker, Lakewood, Thornton and Highlands Ranch over the next two years.
Rather than franchising, Three Dog Bakery arranges a trademark licensing agreement with owners. With a franchise, there is an initial franchise fee and ongoing royalty fees. A trademark license, on the other hand, gives licensees the right to own and operate a Three Dog Bakery selling branded products and merchandise purchased directly from Three Dog Bakery Inc.
And that?s something to wag about.
Published date: November 26, 2004
Byline: Business Report Staff
