2023 Beneficiaries
The Rotary Club of Pikes Peak in Woodland Park AND The Divide Mountain Explorers
The Rotary Club of Pikes Peak in Woodland Park has served the community for the past thirty years. They are a service club that works on projects that will benefit our local community and other communities world wide.Some of the current club projects are: Sponsor for the Children’s Literacy Site in Woodland Park and help with tutoring; Deliver dictionaries to area third grade students; Help with the annual bell ringing project to benefit Teller County Salvation Army; Annual scholarships for high school seniors in Teller County; Donate to and participate in the Rotary Champions event.
From the Creators of the Amazing Divide Mountain Girl Scouts, we now present to you The Divide Mountain Explorers, A Local Adventure & Community Service Youth Program. They are a Non-Profit, Unaffiliated, Grass-Roots, Local Youth Adventure and Community Service Program. Much like their former team label, they “Pride Ourselves in Creating Adventurous Experiences, Encouraging Youth Leadership Opportunities, and Providing Community Service to Teller County and the Surrounding Area!”
2022 Beneficiary: Focus on the Forest
2021 Beneficiary: Teller Senior Coalition and Woodland Park Main Street
2020 Beneficiary: Woodland Park Wind Symphony and Woodland Park Main Street
2019 Beneficiary: Woodland Park Main Street
2018 Beneficiary: The American Legion Eric V. Dickson Post 1980, Veterans of Foreign Wars Thomas Kelly Post 6051, The Lighter Side of Christmas Parade
2017 Beneficiary: Woodland Park Pikes Peak Lions Club
2016 Beneficiary: Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds
2015 Beneficiary: Ute Pass Kiwanis
2014 Beneficiary: Ute Pass Symphony Guild
2013 Beneficiary: Woodland Park Community Cupboard
2012 Beneficiary: Girl Scouts of Colorado, Troop 249
2011 Beneficiary: Teller County Search and Rescue
2010 Beneficiary: Boy Scouts of America, Teller County
To apply to be the beneficiary of next year’s parade, please download the application. (40kb PDF) For additional information, please contact us at lightersideofchristmas@gmail.com 719-888-9763.