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September 2026

Colorado Rockies Charity Night

Clothes To Kids had the honor of being named the 2026 featured charity for the Colorado Rockies eighth annual Rockies Charity Night, presented by York Space Systems. Clothes To Kids was featured in a pre-game ceremony on August 19 at Coors Field when the Rockies took on the Los Angeles Dodgers. Many Clothes To Kids supporters were in attendance and several were invited on to the field for the ceremony with the representative from York Space Systems (left in photo) including Mary Overington (founder, second from left), Paula Woodman (volunteer), Lisa Maloney (program director), Erin Martin (development director), Kathleen Phillips (executive director) and Tyler Samples (board chair, right).

In preparation for Charity Night, the Clothes To Kids team welcomed Colorado Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman, along with several team members from York Space Systems and the Rockies staff to volunteer in our shop in July. Their crew jumped right in to help assist families with shopping, tally items at check-out and restock the racks. They were all so kind and helpful, plus they graciously took lots of pictures with our students, families and staff.

The Rockies and York Space Systems promoted the evening with this video from the day of service.

We appreciate the Colorado Rockies Foundation, the Colorado Rockies Wives (pictured here selling Charity Night bags during the game) and York Space Systems for their generous support of our work.

And we would like to send an especially enthusiastic thank you to our fabulous volunteer Paula Woodman for working so hard to connect us with this amazing opportunity! Go Rockies!

Donations Needed

Clothes To Kids has been positively humming with back-to-school shoppers! We are expecting to provide 21-piece wardrobes for about 6,000 shoppers between now and the end of this year.

Please bring in your clean and ready-to-wear clothing and shoes Tuesdays - Fridays between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm, and Saturdays between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm. Be sure to check our updated Clothing & Shoe Donation page for a list of the items we accept and our greatest needs.

Blue Jean Bash Tickets Still Available!

Thursday, September 17, 2026

6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Seawell Ballroom at the DCPA

1350 Arapahoe St, Denver, CO 80204

Tickets: https://clothestokids.bolder.bid

A Summer of Generosity and Service

Our dear friend Margaret Nowakowski has been very busy making hats for our shoppers this summer. We counted more than 70! During these last hot days of summer, it's easy to forget that our shoppers will soon need warm clothing and winter gear. Margaret has been making hats for our shoppers for many years and everyone always appreciate selecting from these extra special items.

The Friends of CTKD hosted a fabulous Summer Courtyard Cocktails party. It was a lovely evening and generous attendees completely filled one of our giant rolling bins with new and gently used items for our back-to-school shoppers! Be sure to mark your calendar for our next Friends event - the second annual Jewelry Bazaar which will take place November 15, 2026.

Meet our new friend Emma. She is a parent of a student who attends Kipp Sunshine Peak Elementary and generously brought some underwear to share with our shoppers from Undies for Everyone. Partnerships (and super moms) like these help so many students!

Our friend Michael Fant and his fellow United employees surprised us with an incredible delivery of 1,500+ backpacks and a large assortment of school supplies. This is an especially helpful extra for our student shoppers during back-to-school season. We are so fortunate to have the generous support of United. They partner with us in so many impactful ways!

We had the privilege of hosting two terrific employee volunteer groups from Central Bank - Colorado and they came with a ton of energy! Their enthusiasm and teamwork made for a couple of very productive days. Thank you for helping us provide great service and selection during our busiest season of the year.

Our friends from the Visa Women's Network hosted a "Give a Shirt, Get a Shirt" event, handing out custom shirts to anyone who donated to CTKD. Their team brought in so many great clothes, plus a group of employees thoughtfully presorted the donations so that everything was ready to hang in the store. We are so grateful for their continued support.

The incredible men of Guys Who Give - Arapahoe County invited our volunteer coordinator Eileen Robinson to speak about Clothes To Kids at their quarterly meeting—and then surprised her with a $2,100 donation! Their generosity will help ensure more students walk into school with confidence, dignity, and a wardrobe they love.

The team from Colorado Youth for a Change was a fun, energetic "get it done" kind of volunteer group. Nothing stopped them from clearing tables, organizing pants and restocking the underwear and sock bins. We all had a great time and we hope to see them back soon!

This fantastic volunteer group from Spinnaker Support helped us get organized and clean up our storage space. Spinnaker Support is a sponsor for this year's Blue Jean Bash and this was also their third time volunteering with us. We can’t wait to have them back in the future!

Our wonderful long-time volunteers Ellen Johnson and Cindy Jackson brought in some new school supplies for our students. This sweet shopper got to pick out a backpack (from our friends at United!) and then fill it with supplies from Ellen and Cindy. These fashionistas also helped this shopper pick out an awesome school wardrobe, which she was happy to model.

ABOUT CLOTHES TO KIDS OF DENVER

Clothes To Kids of Denver provides new and quality used clothing in a boutique setting to students from low-income or in-crisis families in the Denver Metro area.

Since 2008, Clothes To Kids has provided nearly 145,000 school wardrobes to students in need, completely free of charge. Please join us in celebrating our accomplishments and help ensure our continued success in the future. Visit us online at https://clothestokidsdenver.org or call 720-379-4630.

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