Spring
Awakening / Invitation
Service mission: Renewal
Hygiene kits, household essentials, neighborhood cleanups, and community renewal.
Seasonal physical event: Carry the Weight: Renewal.
STRENGTH IN SERVICE · GROWING WITH KEEP THE LIGHT
CARRY
the Weight.
Empathy has work to do. We put our time, effort, and resources toward practical help for Colorado Springs. You can receive support, offer it, or do both.
Find your service roleTHE CIVIC RHYTHM
From preparation
to contribution.
- PrepareBuild capability, understand the need, and organize resources.
- CarryAccept responsibility through training, collecting, and shared effort.
- ServeDeliver practical help informed by community partners.
- ReportAccount honestly for resources, participation, and results.
- RecognizeHonor the people and organizations who contributed.
- RepeatApply what we learned to the next seasonal mission.
FUTURE SEASONAL DIRECTIONS
Four missions.
One purpose.
Summer
Build / Expansion
Service mission: Forward
School supplies, youth equipment, hydration resources, and family-support kits.
Seasonal physical event: Carry the Weight: Forward.
Fall
Harvest / Service
Service mission: Provision
Food, pantry support, holiday essentials, and requested household provisions.
Seasonal physical event: Carry the Weight: Provision.
Winter
Threshold / Endurance
Service mission: Warmth
Coats, blankets, gloves, socks, and requested winter essentials.
Seasonal physical event: Carry the Weight: Warmth.
A ROLE FOR EVERYONE
You can begin
with service.
Give practical help
Donate requested items during an active collection, assemble kits, sort supplies, or support event logistics.
Move together
Join an accessible walk, a ruck, or a scaled community workout. Published events will explain the available participation options.
Bring people together
Organize a workplace or community team, offer a collection location, or explore a partnership or sponsorship.
You can express interest in serving whether or not you attend workouts. Each opportunity will explain what’s involved.
These are service ideas we’ll grow toward. Specific campaigns depend on local needs, partners, and TWTL’s capacity; no dates are confirmed.
DIGNITY · PRACTICAL NEED · HONEST REPORTING
Help that
actually helps.
Community partners identify what is needed. We protect donated goods, respect the people receiving them, and value every contribution of time, effort, and resources.
Help us understand which local needs matter most to you. Take the community poll.