Routt County Folks! The giving trees are up! This year we have a tree at Wild Goose Coffee at the Granary in Hayden, Off the Beaten Path Bookstore in Steamboat, Steamboat Pilates (will be up later this week) and Excel Gymnastics (will be up later this week) as well as multiple licensed home daycares. The giving trees are filled with items for children in Routt County. 

Steps for the giving tree:
1.Select a tag with a gift request on it 
2. Purchase the gift
3. Wrap the gift & attach the tag to the gift 
4. Return the gift to the location you picked up the tag from, by DECEMEBER 11th 

We are so excited to get going on our Christmas project this year. Please consider picking up something for a child in need, making a tax deductible donation,  or shopping through amazon smile, and make this holiday season a little brighter for these families. 

Enjoy this time with your families this holiday season. 

Happy Thanksgiving!

We are very excited to announce that we are now on Amazon Smile, a program that donates .5% of your purchase to our organization. All you have to do is select our organization, Bit of Sunshine Inc (Steamboat Springs) as the nonprofit you wish to donate to. www.smile.amazon.com

​As you start your holiday shopping, keep us in mind! We are so excited to see what this season will bring. 

Thank you for your support! 

We have been staying busy at Bit of Sunshine this Spring and Summer in our community,

• Bit of Sunshine was able to purchase 32 summer skills workbooks to help students keep up with their reading and math during the summer
• Purchased clothes, diapers and formula for a family in need with brand new twins!
• Purchased clothing for multiple children in need
• Provided school supplies to help some students start their year
• Gave backpacks filled with school supplies to the South Routt School District for their school supply drive

We have been able to help around our community this year in many different ways and can't wait to see what the rest of the year holds! As fall approaches, we are beginning to prepare for our Christmas Project. Stayed tuned for updates about our Christmas Project 2019!

February 17th, 2019 
2pm-4pm
Howelson Hill

All proceeds will go directly to Bit of Sunshine to help at risk youth and their caregivers, throughout the year.

Stop by, help a great cause and enjoy some delicious goodies!

Can't wait to see everyone there!

The magic is happening! We are beginning to put together all of the baskets and gifts for our Christmas program. Thank you all so much for your support and help this Holiday season, we couldn't of done it with out your help! There is still time to donate! 

This year we have added a drop of location for items we can always use such as,

• Winter hats/gloves
• Socks
• Blankets 
• Family board games
• Sports balls (soccer ball, basketball, football etc)
• Home Supplies (kitchen utensils, towels, bakeware, measuring bowls and spoons)
• Coffee Mugs (holiday or insulated)
• Gift cards (Walmart or Grocery) 

All items must be new and unwrapped

There will be a box in the main office of the Union Wireless in Steamboat, 1809 Central Park Dr #16​, for you to drop these items off at. 

Thank you for your generosity this Holiday season!
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We are getting ready for our Christmas Project, and could not be more excited for how much we have grown. This year we will be putting up giving trees (Starting Saturday November 24th) at 

• The Hayden Library
• Wild Goose Coffee at the Granary in Hayden 
• Steamboat Pilates
• Off the Beaten Path Bookstore in Steamboat
• Multiple Licensed Home Daycares 

Steps for the giving trees- 

1. Select a tag with a gift request on it 
2. Purchase the gift
3. Wrap the gift & attach the tag to the gift
4. Return the gift to the location you picked up the tag

This year we've added a drop off location at the Union Wireless in Steamboat, 1809 Central Park Dr #16, for items we always need (please see the list in the following post for these items)

Please consider picking up something for our drop off box, making a tax deductible donation or stopping by one of these locations and picking up a gift request to help make the Holidays a little brighter for these families.

Enjoy this time with your family during this Holiday season!
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The leaves are falling in Routt County and it reminds us of the exciting season to come. The Christmas season will be here before you know it. 
 
Last year, your donations helped us fulfill every wishlist item and put together gift baskets for each of the families to enjoy. 
 
This year, as always, we are reaching out to our community for help.  We truly believe that the joy is in the giving.  Any donation helps– no matter how small. Last year we were able to expand and put up 6 giving trees in Steamboat and Hayden.  These trees had paper ornaments with a specific request on each ornament.  Making it easy to contribute to someone’s Christmas joy.       
 
Please consider making a donation to help us make this season bright for even more families this year. 
 
Keep your eyes open for more updates as we get closer and closer. We cannot tell you how excited we are to watch our community come together again this holiday season.  
 
 
 

      We were able to package many foster care kits thanks to donations at Hayden Daze earlier this summer and get them sent off to foster kids all around Routt County!