The lucky Colorado Gives Day winner of the Culture Package including 4 tickets to the Denver Zoo, 4 tickets to the Museum of Nature & Science, and 2 tickets to Sweeney Todd at the Denver Performing Arts Complex was Kathy Rinkel from the Budgetary Services Department at Denver Public Schools. Kathy has been a strong DPS supporter for years and always chooses to give on Colorado Gives Day.

What is Colorado Gives Day? Colorado Gives Day is an annual statewide movement to celebrate and increase philanthropy in Colorado through online giving. For the fifth consecutive year, Community First Foundation and FirstBank partnered to present Coloradkathy_cogivesdaywinnero Gives Day, historically held on a Tuesday in December.

Kathy said, “I feel that the kids of DPS are our future, and I want to be able to contribute to them as much as I can. I want all students to be able to have all that they need. Or at least as much as we can provide them so that all kids can have the tools they need for the right steps to a successful future. Children are the future of the world.

When discussing how she will enjoy her tickets, Kathy mentioned that her husband loves the museum, and taking her grandkids out for a fun day at the zoo will be a fun outdoor family activity. We are grateful for the continued support of our DPS staff members like Kathy who choose to give their hard earned dollars to Denver’s students each and every year.

When asked why she has been a consistent giver on Colorado Gives Day, Kathy shared, “I give on Colorado Gives Day specifically because it provides the most return for the dollar. You get Tom’s contribution as well as additional contributions,” due to giving on Colorado Gives Day’s website, ColoradoGives.org on Colorado Gives Day, which was Tuesday, December 8, 2015.

The Denver Public Schools Foundation would like to extend another thank you to our friends at the Denver Zoo, Museum of Nature & Science and Denver Center of the Performing Arts. It is with their continued support that we are able to reward the DPS supporters who choose to donate to Denver’s students each year.