Weld Gives Day

 What an amazing community we call home! For the fourth year in a row, my Rotary Club, ALLO, the Weld Community Foundation, Weld Legacy and 1310 KFKA came together to provide free radio time for 48 local nonprofits. Each nonprofit was interviewed live by Tanner and Brian for 9-11 minutes. Our Rotary Club hosted the green room, which was well-stocked with ALL the carbs: donuts, bagels, pizza, plenty of coffee and water, and of course the friendships and comradely built over the years. It is one of my favorite days of the year. 

Counciling

 It has been a pretty fun first couple of weeks as the At-Large. I’ve got three meetings under my belt, attended a Fire and Police department swearing in ceremony, and presented a trophy to the School Board for their victory in the turkey drive. I was also able to attend the annual City of Greeley holiday party and awards luncheon. Pretty crazy to see me on the big screen sharing my favorite holiday memory! And a fun photo of Council, just missing Jonny. 

Poinsettia Pops

 The crew gathered together in downtown Greeley last weekend for the annual Poinsettia Pops, preformed by OUR Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra with support from the Greeley Chorale. We pregamed with D, Ari and the Cruzs. Greatly enjoyed the stroll through Lincoln Park under all the Christmas lights. The concert was magical. Nathanael, Ruthie and her parents were able to join us for the show. And what would a GPO show be without the postgame festivities at 477? 

Wrapped- 2025 Edition

 Here come the end of the year review posts! Spotify Wrapped dropped on Thursday, with Sara(Beth) posting her’s first. I had the fewest minutes in years, as most of my listening during the day has transitioned to AM radio and 1310 KFKA. Andrew, Than and Jen also used their family membership this year. Presenting the Roth family Wrapped:

Grateful

 I was able to participate in my first “official” City Council event on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. We challenged the District 6 School Board to a turkey fundraiser for a few hours during the Weld Food Bank drive. Tommy, Deb and I gathered at Safeway on a beautiful and clear afternoon and gathered 64 turkeys!!! A HUGE part was my friend Tori, who filled 2 grocery carts FULL and donated 35 frozen birds. Sadly, we lost to School Board by 7. Still fun, and for a very worthy cause. 

“Vacation”

 Most family members had the week off. Than, Ruthie and I worked. We still found plenty of things to do together. A kickoff fundraiser for my friend Rudy, who is running for Weld County Clerk and Recorder. Spent time with friends at Peculiar, a surprise picture of sis, The Kress (Wicked 2!), Black Friday at 477 for the bottle sale, and small business Saturday around downtown seeing friends and picking up special gifts for special people. Andrew and Ari made it to a Nuggets game with her family. Closed the week with an ALLO event at the UNC men’s game collecting food for the Weld Food Bank! I’d call that a success.