“The gift giving season is fast approaching. If you’re looking for a place to shop and donate goods or money, the Five Points and West Colfax neighborhoods have you covered.
The Five Points Business Improvement District is hosting its third annual Holiday Stroll in Five Points along Welton Street on Dec. 10. The following Saturday on the 17th, the West Colfax Business Improvement District will be hosting West Colfax Cares along the corridor.
Both events invite Denverites to shop local and donate to those experiencing homelessness.
LaSheita Sayer, owner of Melody Market and Vice President of the Five Points BID, said the Holiday Stroll event started in 2020 as a way to bring folks to the corridor for COVID-safe activities and shopping. In exchange for free treats and warm drinks, folks were encouraged to donate socks for the unhoused.”
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Marthurin, Desiree. Denverite 7 December 2022.