As sure as the leaves are turning and the temperatures are dropping, Norwood’s big autumn social event, the Harvest Celebration Dinner, sponsored by the Lone Cone Legacy Trust (LCLT), returns to the Livery in Norwood, Saturday, Oct 12. The Harvest Celebration Dinner is scheduled to take place from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. with food, a cash bar, dancing, plus silent and live auctions. The trust will also be announcing the winners of this year’s grants to nonprofit organizations benefitting Norwood and the greater Wright’s Mesa area.
Food will be provided by Norwood area’s chefs and restaurants, including The Divide Restaurant, Dark Sky Pie, the Fresh Food Hub, Sam Andrews of the Birdhouse Farm, Coffee Camp, Kyle’s Smoke Shack, Wildflour Bakery, Blue Grouse Bread, Wild Gal’s Market and Desserts by Davina. Each offering will feature fresh, locally harvested produce.
“This year's event will be even better with some new food providers and an exciting new band,” said board member Emily Haight. “What a terrific way to support the fundraising efforts of the trust, while having a really fun evening.”
The Ghost River Band, of Montrose, with their foot-stompin’ mixture of Americana, folk and bluegrass will entertain and provide plenty of dance music.
“The Lone Cone Legacy Trust is so proud to share this annual event with our community. It just keeps getting better,” said board member Sheila Grother.
Tickets are available from LCLT board members, online at loneconelegacy.org, on Facebook, or at the door until sold out, for $50 each, or $45 each for two or more.
Organizers welcome additional items for the silent auction. To donate, contact Gretchen Wells at 720-431-8566. Volunteers are also needed to assist with setup, serving and cleanup.
“The Harvest Celebration Dinner is an event that the locals and the board look forward to all year,” said Wells. “It’s fun, and we all deserve and need fun.”
Since the Lone Cone Legacy Trust was founded in 2013 by local visionary citizens with technical assistance from the Telluride Foundation, it has raised more than $250,000 through local donations and events and has given away more than $100,000 in community grants. This year, the trust plans to give out $20,000 in grants — a record amount.
To keep the overhead expenses of the LCLT endowment to a minimum, all donations are managed by a local volunteer board, and all funds are invested in a separate fund managed by the Telluride Foundation. This maximizes the investment pool and allows the endowment to benefit from the portfolio management provided by the foundation’s expert investment committee. The fund management services used by the foundation are the same as those used by major nonprofit foundations, universities, hospitals and municipalities for long-term investments.
Those interested in making donations to the LCLT can go to loneconelegacy.org and click on the “donate now” button displayed on the site’s front page. Donations can also be mailed to the trust at P.O. box 565, Norwood, CO 81423.
Lone Cone Legacy Trust board members are Andrew Kauffman (chair), Lisa Foxwell, Sheila Grother, Emily Haight, George Lewis, Susan Reynolds, Vivian Russell, Jenny Wheeler, Zita Surprenant, Joel Sevick, Laurel Henderson, Caroline Duncan and Gretchen Wells. April Montgomery, of the Telluride Foundation, serves as an ex-officio board member.
The Livery venue is located at 1555 Summit St. in Norwood, directly across from the fire station.
