To: Honorable Mayor and Members of Town Council
Through: David L. Corliss, Town Manager
From: Lisa Anderson, Town Clerk
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Proclamation in Recognition of the Contributions Made by the Dads of Castle Rock (For Presentation - Approved on September 7, 2021 by a vote 7-0)
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Executive Summary
Town Council unanimously approved the Proclamation to be presented to the Dads of Castle Rock on September 7, 2021. The President of the Board and CEO, Robert Zearing, will be present to accept the Proclamation at the October 5, 2021 Town Council meeting.
Below is more detailed information on what the Dads of Castle Rock have contributed to our community and families they have helped:
May 2019 - before forming their non-profit a group of Dads in the Town of Castle Rock helped a family in need by holding the Knox Christmas Tree Pickup and Pancake Breakfast that raised over $18,000 and donated funds to the Castle Rock Police Foundation.
November 2019 - Dads of Castle Rock Community Outreach, Inc. officially became a non-profit organization and have a Board of Directors and an Executive Team. They are a grassroots, philanthropic group of Dads with over 1,700 members and have raised over $300,000 to help those in our community and it keeps growing every month.
Dads of Castle Rock Mission Statement
The Dads of Castle Rock is a community driven group of dads who strive to represent ourselves, our families, and our community in a respectable manner. Our mission is to help bring our community together by being positive influences through our actions and involvement in the community, supporting and fostering relationships with our local businesses, and have a measurable impact in our community by hosting community projects and fundraising events for families and local businesses who have fallen on difficult times.
DoCR is working towards a Dads of America 501c3 to pave the way for communities to launch chapters of their own communities and spread this movement across America.
DoCR is working towards a Dads of America 501c3 to pave the way for communities to launch chapters of their own communities and spread this movement across America.
DETAIL OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS
DoCR has raised over $300,000 (and growing) to help individuals and families in our community, started various programs, and donated their time and skills to numerous projects:
Fundraising Events for Families:
• Pancake Breakfast for Knox family for child born with nueroblastoma - $22,630
• Cornhole Tournament for Facing Homelessness in Denver - $1,350
• Bake Sale at Astro Tap for seven families - $3,000
• Steve Evans Memorial fundraiser for daughter Elly - $30,000
• Detective Dan Brite trailer - $25,000
• Officer Luke Godfrey after house fire - $2,400
• Officer Baldwin and his family after their house fire
• 12 families to shop at Wal-Mart last Christmas - $12,000
• Replaced Pancake the Duck’s mom’s car - $550
• Car for Paul Hill’s son who lost his battle with cancer - $3,000
• Chowder Wars - Coast to Coast & Cajun Kings food trucks - Expectant mother with brain cancer
• Megan Cheese Celebration of Life Cookout for a Cause Fundraiser with Burly Brewing
• Raised over $40,000 for the family of Dustin Wakefield; and one of the members is donating his time to assist the family with financial planning
• Currently collecting items for the Hurricane Ida Disaster Relief
Fundraising and Events:
• Dads Behind the Bar at Burly
• BBQ Cook-off Competition fundraiser
• Annual DoCR Memorial Classic Golf Tournament
• Booth at Vetfest
• Car Show
• Motorcycle Runs
• 4th of July parade in Perry Park
• Half way to Halloween event
• Touch a Truck
• Annual Cornhole tournaments
• Halloween Party & Costume Contest - Kids and Adults
• Trunk or Treat event
• Halloween party and costume contests
• Annual Friendsgiving
• DoCR Santa
• Movie Nights
• Park & Rally Appreciation at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital
Donations
• Payment of rent, disconnection notices, utilities, mortgages, hotels, groceries
• Cleared the Town’s school lunch debt - $3,300
Programs:
• Christmas Tree pickup
• Life Skills program for Kids
• Adopt a Highway for two miles of Highway 86 east of Enderud
• Sober Dads group
• Single Dads group
• Business meetups
• Business take over events during the pandemic
• Dad Clothing Closet supporting Help and Hope Center for those in need for clothing or work attire
• Feature “Dad of the Week” on their Facebook page
Good Deeds
• Blizzard help with snow removal, pulling out cars, and saving Izzy the horse
• Built William’s World of Autism for kids and adults with autism
• Furnished a home for a mom fleeing an abusive environment with her 5 children
• Fixed a fence and did landscaping for a widow in the Meadows
• Fixed up a damaged house by a squatter
• Decorated the home of Cam Schultze for her birthday whose father died suddenly
• Donated 6 computers to families
• Adopted a stretch of Highway 86 between Terrain and Parker Road
• Power washed and cleaned the Butterfield park playground following severe vandalism
• DoCR Lemonade Stands for local kid entrepreneurs
Wives of the DoCR
• Cook for various meal trains
• Planned and coordinated the Kids Clothing Swap to raise funds for baby Declan fighting cancer
• Plan date nights
• Support fundraising events and logistics for the DoCR events
To keep up-to-date on their efforts: Facebook/Dads of Castle Rock Community Outreach.
STATE-WIDE RECOGNITION
DoCR has been recognized multiple times in the media and in various newspaper and magazine articles for their efforts. Here are just a few of them:
• 8/21/21 - Recipient of a $10,000 grant for a kids music program from the 2021 Summer Jam
• 7/25/21 - Channel 31 - Life Skills Program for kids <https://youtu.be/FZ_ejWBU0c4?fbclid=IwAR15E5Klk-YaNZzcr5xPKR83-W9vySDsdYTnE36X67akipuLup1vzrQZHXk>
• 7/11/21 - Car provided to son whose father had died: <https://youtu.be/hfGtYe3SOlE>
• 5/15/2021 - Channel 7 - building yurts/camp for autism: (DoCR helping autistic community <https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=news+stories+on+dads+of+castle+rock&ru=%2fvideos%2fsearch%3fq%3dnews%2520stories%2520on%2520dads%2520of%2520castle%2520rock%26%26FORM%3dVDVVXX&view=detail&mid=D444D6DC784D3FC973E6D444D6DC784D3FC973E6&&FORM=VDRVSR>)
• 3/15/2021 - Channel 7 -Helping during blizzard & rescuing “Izzy” (https ://youtu.be/WuMliJ-CahI <https://youtu.be/WuMliJ-CahI>)
• 4/10/20 - Channel 7 - Steve Evans procession and fundraiser (<https://youtu.be/k-VFYHMOOjE>)
• 12/20/19 - Channel 9 - Covering various contributions (<https://youtu.be/VrUapNW1v8I>
• 8/16/19 - CRCO Donated $400 to Castle Rock Police Offices Foundation (Donation to Police <https://www.castlerockco.com/dads-of-castle-rock-fb-group-donates-400-to-castle-rock-police-officers-foundation/>)
Thank you for your consideration to recognize this dedicated group of Dads in our Town.
Lisa Anderson