cityWILD Presents
River Rendezvous
A Benefit Event & Private Concert
Featuring Heartbeat
All proceeds benefiting cityWILD

Please join us for a private concert featuring Heartbeat including, a gourmet buffet and open bar with fine wines,
beers and other drinks and one of the best live and silent auctions in Denver featuring national champion auctioneers.

(Click here to view our auction item list)

September 22, 2011, 6:30pm

Lodo’s
1946 Market Street
Denver, CO 80202
Valet Parking available

$25 general admission early bird ($35 at the door!) – includes heavy hors d’ouevres and two (2) free beers

$175 VIP includes private open bar, expanded menu, private audience with Heartbeat

Reserved Corporate and Private Party packages available.

HOTEL SPECIAL AVAILABLE!  Attending the event?  Spend a great night downtown and get a discounted room at the luxurious Westin for only $129/night!  That’s over 50% off.  Call (303) 572-9100 and mention River Rendezvous or book it online!

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ONLINE TICKETS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE.  TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT THE EVENT. 

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All net proceeds benefit cityWILD, a Denver-based 501(c)3 non-profit organization providing needed services for at-risk youth.  cityWILD is a Colorado nonprofit  organization that provides low income and culturally diverse youth with outdoor and environmental learning opportunities, while promoting personal empowerment, leadership and community involvement.  To learn more, please visit our website at www.citywild.org.

For more information please contact Seth Winnerman,
Executive Director, at 303-227-6862.

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[Reposted from 9News.com, July 2009]

It’s quite wild in Denver’s backyard

By Ben McKee

SOUTH PLATTE RIVER – You can’t describe it as anything more than a wild, wild rush. Assuming you have the gear and the river water on your side, riding the rapids is unlike anything else.

The biggest headache with taking part in river rafting isn’t just enduring the time it takes to get there. For many parents of “non-outdoorsy” children, it’s motivating their kids to get off the couch and realize how much fun getting outside can be.

Beating apathy is the motivation between the Denver nonprofit CityWILD, which takes low income and culturally diverse young adults out on outdoor adventures, including river rafting, hiking and rock climbing.

Best of all, the kids are home in time for dinner. That’s because each outdoor activity takes place right in Denver’s backyard.

“We’re looking at kids who haven’t had an opportunity to experience things they wouldn’t see otherwise,” said Seth Winnerman with CityWILD. “It’s a great time working with the middle school students in particular, because you can joke around with them and just enjoy the opportunity of growing up in the outdoors.”

CityWILD’s focus is on more than just hanging out and making good friends in an outdoor setting. It also gives middle and high school students an opportunity to work on their teambuilding skills during those adventures.

“You’ll see a group of kids work together and overcome something difficult on a river, and then you can refer to that when you’re trying to help them get through a tough concept at school or conflict with a friend or parent,” Winnerman said.

CityWILD is one of several charities supported by the Schomp BMW Denver Polo Classic, the largest charitable polo tournament in the country. The tournament is July 10-12 and it’s organized by the Denver Active 20-30 Children’s Foundation.

“CityWILD is one of those groups that helps build leadership,” said Orlin Camerlo, president of the Denver Active 20-30 Children’s Foundation. “It helps educate kids on what’s going on in the outdoors, and it brings them together. It’s very fun and very rewarding for those youth, and it’s rewarding for us to give back and help them reach out to more children.”

To learn more about CityWILD, visit http://www.citywild.org/.

For more information about the Schomp BMW Polo Classic, click onto http://www.denverpolo.org/.

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DENVER (CBS4) ―

A program in Denver aims to make sure “city kids” head out on their own Colorado getaway, right in downtown Denver.

City Wild is a Denver-based program which says its philosophy is to teach leadership by example and help children get a better appreciation of their environment. …

Read more: City Wild Takes Children On Downtown Adventure - CBS4