Community Calendar

The SouthWest Colorado Gives: Social Media Workshops take place on Wednesday, October 8, from 10 AM until 12:30 PM: Pagosa Springs at 1st Southwest Bank
- October 9, 10 AM – 12:30 PM: Cortez at 1st National Bank
- October 10, 10 AM – 12:30 PM: Bayfield at Pine River Library

This workshop is dedicated to creating social media campaigns for Southwest Colorado Gives Day.
Swcommunityfoundation.org has more information.

By the end of the 2.5-hour session, attendees will have 5 social media posts scheduled from Early Giving on November 1 to Gives Day on December 9.

Nonprofits should come to prepared to create and complete their most essential social media posts for this online giving event.

The Great House Tour goes to the top of the mesa ridge for a 360-degree panoramic view of the landscape and a close-up of the two pinnacles with stops along the way to learn about the ancient Puebloan structures.

Dates: Daily, June 1 thru October 15, 2025
Time: 10:00am -12:00pm

Cost: $6 Kids / $12 Adults (Online or In-Person if space is available)

CRIA Office: 970-731-7133
Information and Tickets: www.chimneyrockco.org / 1877-444-6777

Drop in to connect with other families/caregivers and foster a playful environment for preschool aged kids.

Coffee, tea, healthy snacks and a play space are provided.

The Great House Tour goes to the top of the mesa ridge for a 360-degree panoramic view of the landscape and a close-up of the two pinnacles with stops along the way to learn about the ancient Puebloan structures.

Dates: every day in July
Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Cost: $6 Kids / $12 Adults (Online or In-Person if space is available)

CRIA Office: 970-731-7133
Information and Tickets: www.chimneyrockco.org / 1877-444-6777

Join us Thursdays at 11 to read books, meet new friends, and make a craft together!

Join us Thursdays to read books, meet new friends, and make a craft together!

Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 1-2.

Join us Thursdays to read books, meet new friends, and make a craft together!

We'll read a story from a different country each week! Enjoy a storytime and a craft, and then stay after to play and meet other families! All ages welcome!

This program will be help in the library park, weather permitting.

The Community Foundation for Southwest Colorado will host monthly meetings at noon at the First National Bank in Cortez. These 1-hour sessions are intended to get nonprofits together for networking, idea sharing, and providing helpful tools.

Attendees are invited to bring your own lunch. Beverages and dessert will be provided.

-September 11: Board Recruitment & Orientation w/ Briggen Wrinkle.
- October 9: Ballantine Grant Best Practices w/ Rachel Rosenthal.
- November 13: Using A-I to Build Capacity w/ Wilson Warmack, Software Entrepreneur
- December 11: Financial Literacy w/ Chuck Forth.

swcommunityfoundation.org has more information.