Santa’s Elves in the News
- Denver Broncos Billy Turner: “Being able to give back with Santa’s Elves is something truly special.” November 10, 2017
- CO Public Radio: Denver Public Schools take shame off the school lunch menu. September 5, 2017
- Fox31: $14G in school lunch debt paid off to help DPS students. August 7, 2017
- 7NEWS, Denver: Student lunch debt at DPS to be paid off by local nonprofit. August 5, 2017
- Denver Post: Pupils’ lunch debts all paid. August 6, 2017
- Westword: Graham crackers and milk – DPS’ “healthy”alternative for kids with lunch debt. July 31, 2017
- 7NEWS Denver: 8-year-old girl bakes and sells biscuits to help pay off school lunch debt for Denver students. July 25, 2017
- Fox31 Denver: Kids rally to pay off school lunch debt for classmates. July 19, 2017
- Douglas County School District: Students help bring holiday joy to thousands of less fortunate kids. Dec. 1, 2016
- 9NEWS, CO & Comp: Charity creates next generation of givers, benefits community. Nov. 28, 2016
- 7NEWS Denver: Giving slow, 900 kids still need a Christmas gift, Nov.27, 2016
- Denver Post: Charity provides kids a big lesson in art of giving, Nov. 26, 2016
- FOX31-TV: Your child can become one of Santa’s Elves, giving to kids in need, Nov. 23, 2016
- KWGN-TV interviews Santa’s Elves, September 2016
- KOOL 105 radio DJs become Elves, 2015
- KOOL 105 radio talks to Elf parents and kids, 2015
- Denver Post: Santa’s Elves bring Christmas joy to Sun Valley children.
- 850 KOA Radio: A little Elf for Christmas.
- CO & Company, 9NEWS talks to elves, 2014
- The Castle Pines Connection News: Santa’s Elves is about kids giving to kids.
- Fox31 Denver: Children hand delivering toys in Denver poor neighborhoods, Denver, December 2012
Media Releases
- An open letter to elves from the president of KidsGiving365. July 31, 2018
- Nonprofits merge to serve more needy children through Santa’s Elves. July 31, 2018
- Your Hometown Toyota Stores help power Santa’s Elves. Nov. 21, 2017
- Young Activists receive first KidsGiving365 Awards. Sept. 29, 2017
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Chef cooks up ideas to pay off lunch debt for students who go hungry. July 31, 2017
- You Made it Kool for inner-city kids to go back to school! August 5, 2017
- What’s for lunch? For some students, graham crackers and milk. June 01, 2017
- Santa’s Elves event breaks all records for giving, receiving and volunteering. December 10, 2016
- Denver presents Santa’s Elves with the ‘Distinguished Service Award, 2016’
- Christmas program expands to let children volunteer and give year-round. 2016
- Elves take a swing fore Colorado Kids. September 2016.
- In proclamation, the City of Denver recognizes Santa’s Elves for commitment and generosity.
- Crocs steps in to help 1,000 children living in poverty in Denver.
- Way to go, elves! You broke a record helping more kids than ever this year.
- Under-served children flood local charity with requests for presents.
- Denver Nuggets team-up with Santa’s Elves to help underserved children.
- ToyLabs donates solar toy car kits to children in Denver’s poorest neighborhoods.
- One hundred families to give 1,000 gifts to Colorado’s neediest kids on Christmas Day.
- Greenberg Traurig law firm in Denver supports city’s neediest children through charity.
- Usborne Books to donate $3,500 worth of activity books for children.
About the Children We Serve
- $30M grant will help revitalize Sun Valley, Denver’s poorest neighborhood. Denver Post 12.13.16
- Denver’s Sun Valley to receive $30 million HUD grants. Denver Post 12.7.16
- Childhood Poverty in Colorado, by the Denver Post.
- Sun Valley is the poorest neighborhood in Denver. It’s also the youngest and arguably the most neglected, by the Denver Post.
- Denver’s Sun Valley neighborhood “ripe for investment,” by the Denver Post.
- Blocked in, blocked out. Denver Post stories about Sun Valley.
- Fewer Colorado kids living in poverty, but more identified as homeless
- Reinventing Sun Valley. Denver Post April 29, 2015
