GATEWAY CANYONS RESORT AND THE PARTNERS PROGRAM PARTNER UP FOR THE 2010 GATEWAY CANYONS CLASSIC AUTO FEST
The Gateway Canyons Resort is the home to one of the finest collections of American automobiles inexistence today. With over 40 vehicles in the privately owned Hendricks Collection, the Gateway Colorado Canyons Automobile Museum tells a story—the story of how the automobile has impacted our society.
Gateway Canyons is using the setting of the Automobile Museum to host the 5th Annual Classic Auto Festival on Saturday, May 8, 2010. Redlands Rotarians John Feliciano and Rick Rodd bring their interest and expertise in automobiles and car shows to assist Gateway Canyons Resort and the Mesa Co. Partners Program to organize this top of the line Auto Fest as a fundraiser for Partners.
The entrance fee includes entry into the car show, 2 museum tours, 2 festival entries, dash plaque and a donation to Mesa Co. Partners Program. Vendor and food booths will be at the festival. There will be drawings for door prizes and gift baskets. So plan ahead and put Saturday, May 8, 2010 on your calendar to attend the 2010 Gateway Canyons Classic Auto Fest.
The Gateway Canyons Auto Fest is a benefit for the Partners Program. The proceeds will stay in Western Colorado to provide services to youth who face challenges in their lives. The Partners Program is devoted to helping young people overcome issues such as criminal behavior, substance abuse, and unemployment. The goal is to provide opportunities for youth to have positive role models in their lives and to learn from their mistakes.
--One-to-One Mentoring: “For every dollar spent on One-to-One Mentoring Services, the community sees a $2.72 return in benefit to the community in juvenile crime reduction; truancy reduction, substance abuse reduction and improved educational performance.” From “Social Return on Investment in Youth Mentoring Programs” University of Minnesota, 2007. Omni Research in Denver evaluates the Partners Mentoring Program. Major findings showed statistically significant improvements in the following scales: 1. Self Esteem, 2. Self Control & Decision Making, 3. Attitudes Against Interpersonal Violence, 4. Future Orientation, 5. Self-reported Delinquency and 6. Intent to use Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs.
--Restitution/Community Service Work Program: In cooperation with the local juvenile justice system, the Partners Program puts juvenile offenders to work to repair the harm done by their criminal behavior. Over $80,000 is paid back to victims of crime. Juveniles perform over 24,000 hours of community service work. Juveniles attend substance abuse prevention classes and victim empathy classes.
--Club Mid After School Program: In cooperation with School District 51 & Mesa Co. Dept. of Human Services, Partners provides supervision, safe environment and tutoring for 150 latch key youth from low income households at 4 Middle Schools.
--Western Colorado Youth Conservation Corps: The Conservation Corps trains and employs over 150 young adults who completed receive environmental, life skills and remedial education training, while work on public land improvement projects in Western Colorado.
The Auto Fest is limited to 250 cars that are pre-1980 and specialty vehicles made after 1979. The Registration forms are available on the Gateway website: www.gatewayautomuseum or the Partners Program website: www.mesapartners.org.or at the Partners Office, 1169 Colorado Ave.
As a benefit for the Partners Program, financial Sponsorships are needed to cover costs. Contact Partners at 970-245-5555x10 or x18 or website: www.mesapartners.org.