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Firefly Autism – June 20, 2017

“Thank you for your generous support of Firefly Autism, and the children and families we serve. The various items you donated are key elements of our day-to-day operations…”

Getting to Know Dolls for Daughters

On October 18, Cocktails will be hosting our 29th charitable event. This being the last event before the holidays, we couldn’t have selected a more appropriate charity to benefit than Dolls for Daughters, founded by Jessica Bachus, a native of Casper, Wyoming, and former English teacher for Denver Public Schools. Dolls for Daughters was started in 2007 after Jessica Bachus’ daughter Kenzi was stillborn at 24 weeks. Overcome with grief, Jessica felt compelled to channel her emotions into something that would honor Kenzi’s memory. Dolls for Daughters was created so that...

Why We Love Ella Bliss Beauty Bar

The newest Cocktails for a Cause featured women-owned business is Ella Bliss Beauty Bar. A one-stop-shop for all your beauty needs along with a few innovate twists, they serve delicious signature cocktails while you are getting services done and offer a party room for big groups. Needless to say, we have been smitten with this business for a while. A few more reasons why we love Ella Bliss: Ella Bliss is not only women-owned, it is sister-owned. Sisters Kelly and Brooke founded this fun beauty biz. These local girls have worked together for a long time. They grew up in Berthoud...

Cocktails for a Cause & Firefly Autism

Cocktails for a Cause is thrilled to host our very first co-ed event supporting Firefly Autism on Tuesday, June 20. We are looking forward to introducing men to Cocktails to a Cause and our community to Firefly Autism. Before we select each one of our beneficiary charities, we meet the staff and tour their facilities. On touring Firefly, we were beyond impressed with the staff. Their patience, knowledge and ability to tirelessly care about each individual child with their specific needs was apparent from the moment we walked through the doors. We were also lucky enough to witness drop-off:...

Getting to Know Dynamix Body Solutions

Dynamix Body Solutions is a company that helps women look and feel fantastic, something Cocktails wholeheartedly supports, which would explain why we are proudly introducing Dynamix as the Cocktails for a Cause newest-featured women-owned business. Dynamix owner Casey is a Denver native. She attended Texas Tech University and eventually moved to California, graduating from the University of Redlands. She sold software at JD Edwards for several years, but was always searching for something more nurturing in a career. After she had children (four of them, to be exact) she took time off...