Colorado Boys Ranch Fundraiser to Benefit At-Risk Youth

By Pam Avery

December 10, 2004

Ring out the old year by helping at-risk youth while partaking in a family-style breakfast and entertainment at Dave and Buster’s (Southwest corner of I-25 and Colorado Blvd.) from 9:00 -11:30 a.m., Friday, December 31. All proceeds from the "Keys to Change" fundraiser will benefit the Colorado Boys Ranch (CBR) through a memorial fund established in honor of Ryan Harris. Ryan attended CBR from 2000-2001, receiving educational and emotional support that enabled him to graduate from high school and turn his life around. In 2003, he was tragically killed in an automobile accident near his home. Proceeds from this event will help CBR provide other boys with the kind of life-changing help and hope that Ryan received.

The family-focused event will feature an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet, as well as access to entertainment throughout the entire facility, including an arcade, billiards, shuffleboard and the opportunity to win prizes.

Tickets for the fundraiser (children ages 2 and under are free) and can be purchased online at www.coloradoboysranch.org, or by calling (303) 691-6095. Dave and Buster’s require one adult for every four children under the age of 21. For more information, contact Pat Hobin at (303) 691-6095 or patboysranch@qwest.net.

Founded in 1959, Colorado Boys Ranch (CBR) is a nationally acclaimed residential treatment facility that provides mental health services and accredited education to at-risk boys, ages 10 to 21, from Colorado and across the United States. Located in La Junta, in Southeast Colorado, CBR serves youth with severe psychiatric, behavioral and educational problems that prevent them from successfully functioning in their homes, schools and communities.