courage classic

Remembering my late daughter, Parker, and saying mean things about Kay McDivitt 0
- July 15, 2020
Kay McDivitt seems like a nice lady. But she’s not. Not by a longshot. She works as a doctor at Children’s Hospital on the magnificent Anschutz Medical Campus, which is fine, I guess, if you think children are valuable or whatever. She is also the reason Independence Institute proudly houses a beautiful, life-sized bronze statue
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Thanks for my latest legal trouble 0
- August 5, 2019
I don’t understand how a conditional promise I made well over a year ago obligates me now. As you know the good folks of Independence help honor the memory of my late daughter Parker by raising money for Children’s Hospital via the Courage Classic bike ride over the Rockies. They ride for Team Parker and
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Losing my daughter and keeping my son alive 0
- July 18, 2019
Once a year I write a note like this one. I dread it. Using my daughter’s death to raise money seems so wrong. And I look forward to this note, because I get to talk about her again. And there is little a parent likes more than talking about their kids. It’s the time of
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Help me NOT raise $20,000 for Children’s Hospital 0
- July 19, 2018
I have never asked your help to reach a goal that I hoped not to make… until now that is. I don’t want to raise a dollar over $19,999. And trust me, assuming you have eyesight, neither do you. A little background might be instructive. This is that email I send out once a year
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Caldara’s Newsletter 07-21-17 0
- July 21, 2017
Chance is the frat brother I never had. While some people (read Amy Cooke) keep trying to get me to own up to my own immaturity, Chance takes no such responsibility for his. His naughtiness screams, “I can do this because I have Down Syndrome and you are powerless to stop me, so just enjoy it.”
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