About Us
“The Standard”, is a Colorado non-profit corporation formed in 2004, whose mission is to help those in need, including other non-profits raise the funds required to operate. Our goal is to financially help organizations that actively work to improve the quality of life in our communities and world. You can help us accomplish our mission by participating in our fundraising events. With your help we can achieve our dream of raising over $1,000,000 for charity.
“The Standard” is operated by a Board of Directors. The Board is responsible for planning, organizing and hosting different events, and also running the day to day affairs of the business. Currently there is no one on the pay-roll and all work is done on a volunteer basis. This allows, “The Standard” to pass along a very high rate of our incoming donations to the charities of choice.
Our goal is to pass along at least 90% of all net proceeds to other charitable organizations. For more financial information on our organization please click here.
Current Events include:
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The 6th Annual Standard Golf Tournament was held on Saturday afternoon, July 18th at Fossil Trace Golf Course. Ninety-four participants gathered for a great afternoon on the links at one of Golf Digest’s Best Places to play for 2008-2009. Over $4,000 of net proceeds from the event went to benefit Denver PAL’s and the 2007 National Champion Denver Harlequins Quad Rugby team. The tournament was a wildly competitve two-player scramble with the first time winners Ryan Bensing and Hank Tremmel scoring an impressive 13 under par.
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The 3rd annual Shoot for Colorado was held May 16th at Kiowa Creek Sporting Club. Thirty Shooters in teams of 5 competed for prizes and pride. The event has been a huge success raising over $10,000 in support of Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado over the past 3 years. Please click here for more information about the event.
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In February Standard Deputy Director Trent Brotherton was on Alice 105.9 as part of the “36 Hours for Kids” fund-raiser for Children’s Hospital. Trent told the story of his son Carter Brotherton and the support he and his family recieved at The Childrens Hospital. Trent also presented the hospital a donation of $525 from The Standard.
Current Featured Charities include:
VOLUNTEERS FOR OUTDOOR COLORADO
VOC helps land management agencies and conservation organizations throughout Colorado benefit from the power of volunteers. Go to VOC’s Agency Resources page for ways we help Colorado. Join thousands of Coloradoans who make a personal investment of time, money and passion in our public lands. Build trails, plant trees, battle invasive species or restore habitat. Make an extraordinary impact on Colorado. The opportunities to help are boundless. Get involved, join the fun and accomplish something great. Part of VOC’s mission is to help other conservation organizations grow and develop viable programs.
PIKES PEAK RANGE RIDERS FOUNDATION
The non-profit Pikes Peak Range Riders Foundation was founded in 1999 to promote and preserve the western heritage of the Pikes Peak Region by providing their Latigo Trails Heritage Centre, multi-use community facility, to organizations and individuals for their charitable, educational, cultural and recreational activities. The Centre also hosts the Pikes Peak Therapeutic Riding Center’s special needs equestrian program.
THE LITTLE SISTERS FUND
The Little Sisters Fund (previously known as the Bahini Fund for Nepali Girls Education, Inc.) is a scholarship and mentoring program for motivated Nepalese girls living in extreme poverty. Without Fund support, these girls might be forced to discontinue school, and would be susceptible to child labor, child marriage, and/or child trafficking (including the international sex industry). Currently supporting the education of 100 girls in Nepal. The Little Sisters Fund has:
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Supported over 500 individual years of education in our first six years.
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Established a 1,500 volume library in Nepal.
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Provide basic health care for all the little sisters.
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Established a small computer center in Nepal.
To date we have given $75,200.68 to other charitable organizations and charitable causes. That leaves us $924,799.32 away from meeting our long term goal. Please let us know if you would be interested in donating your time or money to “The Standard”.