YOUTHZONE ASCENT – OCT 3, 2019

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Youth-driven Ascent fundraiser showcases teens support of YouthZone

Once a year, teens take a turn helping YouthZone and their communities instead of YouthZone helping them. Through the annual Ascent fundraiser, local youth from Aspen to Parachute put together a showcase to share their understanding of the world around them. They want the community to know that though teens may slip or falter, there is always an opportunity for growth and understanding.

Through the years, YouthZone has provided services to youth in trouble and their families who need a guiding path to reconciliation. What started as a program to provide resources for teen involvement in positive activities in 1976 has transitioned to a support system for kids to get through a much harder reality of drugs, vaping, mental health, anxiety, social media bullying, and the juvenile court system.

YouthZone provides the tools and expertise to help youth right the wrongs and readjust their ways to a more positive adolescence in the community and in their families. Community has come together through YouthZone to support these youths.

For 25 years, YouthZone’s annual fundraiser was about kissing pigs. Four years ago, YouthZone stakeholders decided to focus more about what kids are doing and created the YouthZone Ascent. With Ascent, four teams of teens pick an artistic medium to show their support for community and YouthZone. They use this community project and their showcase piece to raise funds to support the organization.

This year we have four teams that have new projects to present their vision of a better, healthier environment for our communities.

During September, the teams will be reaching out to their communities and local businesses to work with YouthZone to raise $150,000 to support operations and provide scholarships for youth and families that cannot pay. People can donate to each team scoring the teams points for raising money, or they can purchase a ticket to the show on Oct. 3 and vote that week. To donate online or to buy tickets, go to www.youthzone.com or call 970-945-9300.

Doors to Ascent will open at 5:30 p.m. at the Vaudeville Theater in Glenwood Springs, 915 Grand Avenue. For three hours, the Vaudeville team, YouthZone staff, and the Ascent youth teams will share YouthZone’s vision and goals. There will be a silent auction, a paddle raise and an opportunity to bid on a group of fantastic vacations.

Be a part of a better tomorrow for our local youth. Join us for this year’s Ascent on Oct. 3.

About the Teams