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Throughout our 2019 Indy Give! campaign, we’ve been talking about the importance of vision, as having a vision for your life is often the first step toward achieving your dreams and goals. People with intellectual and developmental disabilities are no different, and also have visions for their lives.

Through The Arc Pikes Peak Region’s Building for Change Life Skills Resource Center, we will encourage people of all abilities to uncover their visions for their lives and learn the skills needed to make them a reality. This week, we are excited to highlight Special Olympics Athlete and Long-Distance Runner, Kimiko.

I have always had a passion for sports. With a lot of hard work and determination, I have been able to achieve my vision of becoming a long-distance runner. I’ve successfully run several half-marathons, and I have a dream of one day running a full marathon.

We need your help to achieve our vision of creating an inclusive personal development center for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities!

A Few Ways to Give

Whether you give your money, time or talents, we encourage you to participate in generosity this holiday season! There are a few easy ways to give:

• Tuesday, December 3, 2019, is GivingTuesday, a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and their world! You can donate on GivingTuesday by 1) Scheduling your Colorado Gives Day (Tuesday, December 10), at www.coloradogives.org/TheArcPikesPeakRegion or 2) Donating to The Arc Pikes Peak Region through Indy Give!  at www.indygive.com/thearc
• Tuesday, December 10, 2019, is Colorado Gives Day. You can preschedule your donation, or donate on 12/10, at www.coloradogives.org/TheArcPikesPeakRegion
• You can attend one of our fun IndyGive! events, like our upcoming Adaptive Yoga for a Cause or our Whiskey Tasting, hosted by YOlanda Garcia Insurance Agency!
• Holiday shop through AmazonSmile – When you do your holiday shopping through AmazonSmile, Amazon donates 0.5% of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organization of your choice. AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know – same products, prices, and services. Shop here.

All proceeds will benefit The Arc PPR’s Building for Change Capital Campaign, and will help people like Kimiko to realize their life vision by learning job skills, budgeting, nutrition, and many other skills!