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news story by Columbine Courier's Pamela Lawson
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culmination of five years of dedication and hard work met its apex on
the evening of November 14th, 2003 when The Lullaby for Columbine Project
held its long-awaited awards banquet at the Mount Vernon Country Club
in the beautiful foothills overlooking Denver.
The event was personal and quite magical, and had a two-fold purpose
of providing monetary awards to a variety of qualifying nonprofit organizations
and to thank the many generous sponsors and volunteers for their contribution.
Among the many guests that attended the event were Columbine familes
who lost their children in the Columbine tragedy who have nonprofit
organizations, and a bevy of sponsors and volunteers who gave much of
their time over a five year period to the endeavor.
The event was hosted ny KVOD's Jim Conder, who has had a heart for LFC's
mission from its eariest days. His delivery was warm and spirited and
helped make it a truly the memorable evening it was. Music was provided
by the Jesse Ceci String Quartet, which played mostly Mozart while drinks
and dinner was served.
The food was exquisite and was catered by the Mount Vernon Country
Club. Featured was Prime Rib, Medallions of Lamb with Rosemary Mint
Sauce, Southwest Chicken and Salmon.
The event lasted nearly four hours and opened with a prayer led by Pastor
Brad Richardson who has served as a sort of "chaplain" to
the project since it was conceived. The event then featured a moving
ten minute video presentation created by LFC media professional Greg
Gargan. The video showed many scenes of LFC's participation in the many
functions throughout the last five years with various personnel at work
against a backdrop of the moving theme song, "Lullaby for Columbine".
Founder and Executive Director Michael Tamburello then gave a fifteen
minute address likening the stars that shone brightly that evening to
each person sitting in the room. He spoke of the project's challenges
and the faith that kept his team moving relentlessly forward and of
the various milestone the organization achieved over a five year period.
"It is an evening that none of us will soon forget," reflects
Tamburello. "For me personally, I will go to my grave with the
awesome memories and experiences I had with so many wonderful people
in the spirit of bringing faith, hope and love to a hurting community
and beyond. It was truly once in a lifetime experience that changed
my life."
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Others
who attended the event especially enjoyed the family-like atmosphere,
especially when the numerous awards were presented. Tamburello, his daughter
Nina, and LFC's board of directors handed out the monetary awards and
Tamburello personally handed out beautifully made custom plaques bearing
the LFC logo etched in glass honoring the contributions of many individuals,
the majority which were present that evening.
The evening was a high point in the Lullaby for Columbine's legacy that
will be long-remembered by all who attended. We thank those who helped
us put the event together, especially Erin McNamara, the wonderful people
at the Mount Vernon Country Club,
Frontier Airlines, Alpine
Trophies, Moltz Design, Penguin Digital, Greg Gargan and many others that
personally gave of their time to make this evening a truly special one.
To you, we are forever grateful!
Monetary
Award Recipients
1.) Columbine High School Memorial Fund
Award
Amount: $10,000
A permanent memorial for the slain students and teacher at Columbine
has been approved for construction near Clement Park. This has been
a long-awaited tribute the school and family members have planned as
a part of the reconstruction effort at Columbine High School. They will
begin fundraising for this project soon. Project contact is Executive
Director, Robert A. Easton and details will be available by the end
of Columbine High School's 2002/2003 academic year or shortly thereafter.
2.)
Rachel Joy Scott Memorial Fund and Ministry
Award
Amount: $10,000
Founded by Beth Nimmo, mother of slain Columbine student Rachel Scott,
Rachel Joy Scott Ministries is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization whose
mission is to reach young people through the legacy of their daughter
whose life, death and faith has inspired young adults from around the
world providing a vision of hope for preventing youth violence.
3.)
John Tomlin Youth Scholarship Fund
Award
Amount: $5,000
A fund was set up in the loving memory of Columbine victim John Tomlin
Jr. in 1999 following the tragedy. The fund is explicitly designed to
"help provide scholarships to youth who want to participate on
short-term missions teams", both at home and abroad. The program
is co-managed through the Foothills Bible Church in Littleton, a 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization.
Yearly, the program financially assists students through partial scholarships
that has resulted in sending over 200 young adults to locations worldwide
to bring aid to impoverished communities through reconstruction projects.
The program provides youth a unique opportunity for character development
and acquiring leadership skill through giving to others less fortunate.
4.)
Leaders Challenge
Award
Amount: $5,000
Leaders Challenge is a Denver and Boulder based non-profit 501(c)(3)
company providing leadership training to high school students. Recognized
by Colorado Governor Bill Owens and many other civic leaders, their
mission is to develop civic and service-minded young leaders by engaging
them in a variety of charitable efforts to help their local communities.
Ministerial Youth
Programs
Below are the churches that played an integral role in coming to the
aid Columbine families and community as the tragedy unfolded. Since
April 20th, 1999, they have continued to provide healing, moral and
spiritual direction to thousands of high school students in the Columbine
area through their dynamic youth programs that teach them how to examine
the drives and motives of their hearts in order to make informed life
decisions and affect the world in a positive way.
5.) Cassie Bernall Home for Children Las Lajas,
Honduras
Award Amount: $2,000
6.)
Trinity Christian Center (Youth Program)
Award Amount: $2,000
7.)
West Bowles Community Church (Youth Program)
Award Amount: $2,000
8.)
Light of the World Catholic Church (Youth Program)
Award Amount: $2,000
9.)
St. Francis Cabrini Catholic Church (Youth Program)
Award Amount: $2,000
10.)
Orchard Road Christian Center (Youth Program)
Award Amount: $2,000
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