Hold the DAte for Gala 2025: Saturday, April 26, 2025
GALA 2024 CELEBRATING JAPAN: RESULTS
"Great job with the event! We had a great time. So many great conversations and stories." Ted, first time attendee
"Wonderful, wonderful. We all had a fantastic time. It touched many people’s hearts." Chrissy, donor
The Gala was a lovely evening filled with wonderful stories, awards, and the DCIS community.
Our program told the story from 1942 (Japanese internment camp in Granada, CO/Amache Internment Camp to the present Japanese American culture and their economic and cultural leadership in Denver. After a day of light snow and spring showers, an amazing crowd gathered for an evening of celebration and fundraising.
Links to relevant content:
Denver Botanic Garden's Film, now on PBS, "The Amache Rose"
Amache National Historical Site | National Park Service
Amache Preservations Society and Pilgramage Information
Cherry Blossom Festival, Sakura Square | June 22 - 23, 2024
We raised $44,505* for DCIS students
* Before expenses and other revenue associated with the Gala
GALA 2023 RESULTS: Celebrating Guatemala & Central America. What a Night of Memories.
TRIPS: This year we are partnering with Travel Culture (owned by Alumnus Freya Quist) to bring you two curated, cultural tours to Guatemala (History, Artifacts, Food, and Sightseeing) and Costa Rica (Nature, Excursions, Tastings, and Sightseeing). More details on our website and coming soon when the online auction opens on April 14. Other trips include The Ultimate Family Getaway (4 choices on locations), Puerta Vallarta, Mexico, and Vail. There is something for everyone this year!
Our VALUED GALA SPONSORS who care about DCIS students and our mission.
GALA 2022 RESULTS: Italy
GALA 2022 Invitation and theme
A few people attended the Met Gala in NYC on Saturday, April 30, but the most important people of all attended the DCIS Foundation Spring Gala 2022 at History Colorado Center in Denver. All 160 attendees dressed to impress.
It was a lovely evening reconnecting with old friends, chatting on the terrace, eating family-style, playing games, having bidding wars, and watching the program and awards.
The circle chart to the right gives you a feel for categories and percentages of money raised. DCIS Foundation raised $45,578 and once we take out expenses, we cleared $25,353 to help DCIS students to travel and participate in intercultural experiences. Thank you for helping us create amazing global citizens.
If you missed the Gala and want to catch up, please feel free to watch the video. This video includes WELCOME, GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES, STUDENT PERSPECTIVES, FUNDRAISING, and AWARDS. NOTE: This video is copyrighted and is not to be downloaded or shared without the written permission of the DCIS Foundation. All rights reserved.
Photos or feedback: dcisfoundation@gmail.com
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Our Valued Sponsors
GALA 2021 Results: World travel
Watch this: SPRING GALA 2021 Honorary Chairs Brady Efting (Former teacher and Gold Sponsor) and Gerardo Muñoz (Colorado 2021 Teacher of the Year) kicked off the event.
RESULTS from our April 24, 2021 SPRING GALA event: We reconciled our accounts and wanted to share the SPRING GALA results with you.
230+ people watched our virtual program – families gathered and many viewers tuned in from other states and countries. Cool!
We raised $35,000 for student scholarships, teacher grants, and DCIS projects. Yes!
We shared video interviews of students, alumni, teachers, and leaders. Insightful!
6 different languages were spoken during our presentation. 谢谢 Xièxiè! Grazie Mille!
We sold 73 of the 75 silent auction treasures. Wow!
We sold 6 trips to fabulous locations around the world (3-yr window to use). Fantastic!
We gave 4 prestigious awards to gracious thought-leaders. Congrats to them!
Volunteers delivered 84 MEALS+GIFT bags to donor homes. Phew!
We celebrated DCIS including our donors, Alumni Leadership Council, and the Council of Advisors. Muito Obrigado!
We learned a bit more about amazing Santa Fe, New Mexico. Road trip!
If you attended or participated in any way in the DCIS Foundation’s SPRING GALA 2021, thank you! You made it a great success and it was so much fun. Feels good, doesn't it?
We look forward to envisioning what the next year can bring for our wonderful students as they continue to grow into engaged, action-oriented, global citizens.
Aŋpétu wašté yuhá!
Au Revoir!
Muchas Gracias!
2021 Sponsors
Yearly Event Schedule
NOTE: Printed (and email) newsletters are sent out occasionally to update everyone on students trips, events, and news. Want to be added to our list? Click here.
Past Board Member Arnetta Koger with Current Board President Cara Goman at DCIS Montbello
BOARD STRATEGY MEETING
SUMMER: 2023
Location: Meeting space (invite only)
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
What to Expect: This is an invite-only event for the Board of Directors, Council of Advisors, VIP, and guest speakers (DCIS students and community members). This is a yearly meeting to review successes, approve the budget, discuss strategy and yearly goals. It is also an opportunity to interview and engage potential board and council members. This event is a special “thank you” for those who are most involved in our mission and kicks off the fiscal year for the foundation. 谢谢 Xièxiè.
Look for our newsletters that regularly update our donors on student trips, alumni, and our goals and results.
YEAR-END FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN
FALL/WINTER: Oct-Dec 2023
This annual fundraising campaign combines mailers, email marketing, website options and Colorado Gives Day all into one so that the requests for donations are customized for our community. We especially need your donations this year. Our goal: $15,000; Our result: $15,000. Well done donors!
GUIDESTAR RANKING
The DCIS FOUNDATION was honored with the GOLD SEAL by CANDID/Guidestar (a reputable information source that provides unbiased information about nonprofits.) We make every effort possible to reduce overhead and add value to our community.
Educational travel changes lives. Watch this video to see our impact.
This is our main fundraising event to benefit DCIS schools. It is an in-person event (with a virtual option) that is informative and fun!
GALA
SPRING: Saturday, April 27, 2024
Location: The Cable Center (in-person only)
6-8:30 pm
Registration opens: Mar 2024
What to Expect: This event typically hosts about 200+ attendees, including local business leaders, local hot-shots (alumni), dignitaries, and community families and leaders who love our mission and look forward to hearing the latest about our progress and celebrating with us each year.
Our Gala will feature music, awards, student stories (and recent videos), teacher thoughts, interviews, multilingual insights, an auction (including trips and experiences), delicious hearty food stations, cocktails, prizes, gifts, and more. A real sense of warmth and community and the makings for a perfect Saturday evening. Join us.
Why Come? This is our most important fundraiser of the year. This gala enables to us provide funding to DCIS schools to send hundreds of students (K-12) on excursions to augment the classroom. Our younger students might do an overnight at the Denver Aquarium (beginner), middle school students (intermediate) might go to Canyonlands, UT, and high school students often travel internationally (advanced). These educational travel experiences have an impact and change lives. Please join us. Elegante!
Can’t Come but want to make a donation? Click Here.
During COVID we did a virtual WALKATHON but now let’s meet in person for some good old-fashioned family fun in 2022.
DCIS BACK-TO-SCHOOL EVENTS
LATE SUMMER: August/September 2023
Location: DCIS schools
Each school celebrates back-to-school in a different way, right? We engage with them all. At some schools, we donate to the PTSO and help fund the event. At our location, you’ll see games, goodies, ample DCIS Foundation information, and a chance to talk to alumni. This is a great opportunity for us to recruit volunteers and board members. These school-specific events are a great way to start the school year and get information about the upcoming scholarship season, and say Au Revoir to summer.
What happened in 2020?
Our virtual walkathon was a great success and a good activity during COVID restrictions. Check out the map below (see anyone you know?) and videos to get a feel for the action.
So how will the donations from the WALKATHON be used?
$4650 was donated it was used to support our mission.
T-shirts were FREE with registration.
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