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Realities Rooftop Raise

Raising Awareness for Child Abuse Prevention

April is National Child Abuse Prevention month and this year Realities For Children is creating a unique way to bring awareness to the issues of child abuse in our community and inviting everyone to be a voice for prevention.

 

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Join us LIVE on Wednesday, April 7th from 4pm-7pm. Music, Inspirational Stories of Triumph & Awards!

About Realities For Children 

Realities For Children is a non-profit organization dedicated to meeting the unmet and ongoing support needs of children in Northern Colorado who have been abused, neglected, abandoned or are at-risk.  Providing Emergency Services, Ongoing support through the healing process and programs aimed at breaking the cycle of abuse.

In 2020, Realities For Children:

  • Provided Emergency Funding services for 5,618 children.
  • Distributed needed items to 6,284 local children and families.
  • Provided Youth Activities for and facilities space for 4,901 children and guardians

One of our Core services is Community Education about the issues of child abuse and engaging our community to inspire change!

Join us as we shout from the rooftop and pick up your free blue prevention Pinwheel to display your support in the fight against child abuse in our community.   To kick off National Child Abuse Awareness month we will be hosting our inaugural Realities Rooftop Raise event April 7-8 at the Elizabeth Hotel!

About the Realities Rooftop Raise

What is a ROOFTOP RAISE?

Our friends at Townsquare Media will be broadcasting LIVE from the roof of a Northern Colorado business and will remain there as we ask the community to come together and support our kids.

Hundreds of supporters and volunteers will come together for fundraising challenges and stories of survival.

Who benefits from Rooftop Raise?

Donations raised at Rooftop Raise will help provide emergency funding and programs to Larimer County youth who have been abused, neglected, abandoned, or are at-risk.

Realities For Children is a nonprofit community-based organization, committed to providing treatment and prevention services to children, and families in Northern Colorado.

 

Event Activities

  • Live Broadcast from the rooftop of The Elizabeth Hotel
  • Listen on all Northern Colorado Townsquare Radio Stations as radio talent hosts on the rooftop
  • Live entertainment, including music performances and interviews
  • On-site donation bucket and a pulley system to the roof for collection
  • Stories of triumph and survival from this year's Triumph Awards Winners
  • 10,000 Pinwheels distributed around NoCo
  • A Silent Auction ONLINE with over $3,000 in amazing donations
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National Child Abuse Prevention & Awareness Month

The Realities Rooftop Raise is our way of placing importance on National Child Abuse Prevention Month. During the month of April, we are broadcasting our message across the airwaves of all local Townsquare radio stations, and giving away pinwheels, the national symbol for child abuse prevention.

Children are suffering from a hidden epidemic of child abuse and neglect. In the month of April we draw focused attention to this issue. It’s a widespread war against our children that we have the power to stop, and understanding the issue is the first step.

Just how bad is the issue of child abuse in the United States?

  • Every year more than 3.6 million referrals are made to child protection agencies involving more than 6.6 million children.
  • The United States has one of the worst records among industrialized nations – losing on average between four and seven children every day to child abuse and neglect. A report of child abuse is made every ten seconds in the U.S.
  • On average, 19 new referrals and cases of child abuse are reported everyday in Larimer County. Statistically, 90% of child abuse victims know their abuser. This fundraiser will make a huge impact on education about this issue in our community.

Featuring Triumph Awards

Honoring young adults who have triumphed over childhood adversity. These exceptional youth are nominated by our Partner Agencies and honored for not only surviving the hardships of abuse, but triumphing over them personally, socially and academically. Winners are not only recognized for their achievement, but provided opportunities for further education and post-emancipation support.

Big Event, Big Goals

To tackle big issues, we need to host large events. The Rooftop Raise will be the most noticeable event in Northern Colorado during the month of April. We will own the airwaves in the month of April across Townsquare media radio stations, we will broadcast live from a rooftop, stream live, and ask the community to contribute to a big goal - $75,000.

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Plant a Pinwheel

Why The Blue Pinwheels?

The blue pinwheel is the national symbol for child abuse prevention. The pinwheel connotes whimsy and childlike notions. In essence, it has come to serve as the physical embodiment, or reminder, of the great childhoods we want for all children.

Plant a pinwheel in your garden, flowerpot, business window, or car antenna to show you support children.

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WHere Can I get a Pinwheel?

  • During the Rooftop Raise Event 4/7 and 4/8 at The Elizabeth Hotel
  • Realities For Children: 308 E County Rd 30, Fort Collins, CO 80525
  • Townsquare Media: 600 Main Street Windsor Colorado 80550
  • Markley Motors: 3325 S College Ave. Fort Collins, CO 80525
  • Blue Federal Credit Union Northern Colorado Locations
  • Larimer County Dept of Human Services: 1501 Blue Spruce Dr, Fort Collins, CO 80524
  • First Presbyterian Church: 531 S College Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524
  • Grace Yoga & Wellness: 4520 N Garfield Ave, Loveland, CO 80538

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Listen & Watch LIVE

Our friends from the following bands will be playing live on the Elizabeth Hotel Rooftop Terrace on 4/7/21 starting at 4pm. Watch the live stream here!

Featuring: Captin' Steve & The Sharkbites, The Waido Experience, and Mr. Smyth

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About our partner, Townsquare Media: Townsquare is a media, entertainment and digital marketing solutions company with a primary focus on small and medium-sized markets and local communities. Their NoCo brands, New Country 99.1, Retro 102.5, 99.9 THE POINT, 94.3 The X, and; through a network agreement, Power 102.9, home of the Rams, engage half a million residents with radio broadcasts, digital station apps, websites, and social media. They publish more than 25 local news stories daily written by our eleven local content creators, produce premium events such as Taste of Fort Collins, and activate audiences daily for our hundreds of local business partners.

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