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PfCA BLOG

The PfCA Blog focuses on PfCA events, stories from contributors, and news from around the area. Submissions for the blog may be sent to hello@goPfCA.com.

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Soup 42: Let's Give Thanks nets SHS Drama extra $!

The third-annual Let’s Give Thanks version of Salida Soup welcomed back 10 winning presenters from the past year to give updates on their projects, as well as to hopefully win some additional funds.

Who ya gonna call?! The OG 'busters from 1984 wins the Community Vote!

The votes are in…and they’re covered in ectoplasm! The original Ghostbusters (1984 - PG) won the Community Vote during Spooky Soup on October 18th. Meet us at the SteamPlant theater on Monday, October 29th at 6:30 p.m. to catch it on the big screen!

The Evolution Continues: Teen Night Lands at Fun Street

Beginning Thursday, October 18, Salida’s Teen Night is landing in it’s new home, Fun Street Family Arcade! Scotty Hughes and the PfCA, as well as the amazing young people on the Extraordinary Teen Council, will be working hard to make this weekly event fresh, exciting, and positive for everyone.

SMCS Scares Up a MONSTER of a win at Spooky Soup!

Salida Soup 41, also know as Spooky Soup, was an absolute madhouse of positive energy, delicious food, and amazing generosity the night of October 18th. Three awesome local agencies braved the scary darkness of an autumn night to present.

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Fridays at Three

Fridays at Three with Jimmy and Mark is a live show with an eclectic mix of first-person narrative, interviews with members of our community, and the occasional live musical performance. If you know someone we should interview (or if you would like to be on our show), email us: hello@gopfca.com.

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Friday, August 3, 2018 - Breast/Chestfeeding Segment

Breastfeeding Segment, Megan Lombardo, The Local Latch, World Breastfeeding Week, The Big Latch, Chaffee County Public Health

Friday, June 29, 2018 - Border Issues Segment

Border Issues, Impacted wildlife, Rosemary Schiano, Emma Rocio Fajardo, Sky Island Alliance, Sonoran Desert, Jan Wondra, Louise Mistal Executive Director of Sky Island Alliance, Jaguars, Destruction of our Borders, Human and Animal Migration

Friday, December 8, 2017

White Christmas, Sutty's Album of the Week, Principles of Flight by Bill Hatcher, Valley to Valley Senior Care, Articipate, Meade Cookies, and Community News.

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Salida Soup

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Dec 20

Salida Soup is a monthly community-based potluck where participants, through this micro-granting dinner, assist a variety of projects in the Upper Arkansas River Valley.

Join us each month for the evolution of fundraising. A potluck item and a $5 donation makes you eligible to vote on the evening’s presentations. As a diner, you will hear 3 five-minute pitches from community members who need funding for projects that are beneficial to the community. Enjoy the best $5 dinner in town with your friends, then choose the winning proposal to receive the evenings donations.

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Teen Night

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Dec 13

Salida Teen Night is a weekly event for teens in a safe, drug-free, bullying-free, and inclusive environment.

Stay tuned for exciting incentive programs and a Calendar of Events, rolling out for 2019!

Would you like to help out at a Teen Night in the future? Drop us a line at hello@gopfca.com.

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MOVIE EVENTS

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Dec 10

Always Free!
Always Engaging!
Always Popcorn!

The PfCA FREE Movie Mondays at the SteamPlant offers fun, nostalgic, and educational films every month. Join us for a great movie, cash bar, popcorn, and friends at the SteamPlant Theater (with one of the best sound systems in the Upper Arkansas River Valley and the most comfortable seats)!

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