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A Bright Spot in the Rally Against Leukemia It was a really special day as we joined forces with the Colorado Springs hockey community to surprise Mike Greene and his beautiful family. Mike is in the midst of his battle with leukemia and will be receiving a bone marrow transplant the week of February 22, followed by a long stay in the hospital. As a long time Coloroado College fan we were a…

We were able to surprise Evan Davis with a check for $5,000 to assist him in his battle with cancer. The Monkey Barrel was kind enough to provide an epic setting to present the check, with Evan thinking he was just coming to watch the Avs take on the Las Vegas Golden Knights. It was another pretty special one as we once again witnessed the power of a community coming together. This included fo…

In Honor of Gary Pedigo Sr. On January 3, 2021, we joined firefighters, police officers, referees, hockey players, and many others to celebrate the life of the beloved Gary Pedigo, Sr. This tremendous man touched many lives and that was very apparent as stories were shared by some of those closest to Gary. But the most emotional moments were shared by Gary Pedigo, Jr. as he talked about his …

An Early Christmas Present On December 22, DAWG Nation surpried the Ross family with a check for $2,300. Ted Atkinson, Jayme’s dad and grandpa to Brian and Jayme’s kids, had the honor of delivering the check! With Brian’s immune system still recovering and COVID still looming, we opted for the photo op version of the check presentation. The family doned their battle t-shirts, HIS BATTLE O…

Part of the Hockey and Ice Skating Family  Sean has been actively involved as a supportive part of the skating world for nearly 20 years. As the father of a figure skater, Sean has been supporting his daughter Ellie since age three. Ellie became an accomplished Disney on Ice skater. Sean and his family have also been instrumental in helping Lance Jaeger and Foothills Event Management LLC wit…

Helping an Incredible Young Man A pre Thanksgiving gathering to help an incredible young man. DAWG Nation had the immense pleasure of joining forces with the Rampage hockey club in surprising yet another deserving family. Luke Ciolli grew up in Colorado Springs excelling at anything he set his mind to. A terrific hockey player and an even better student, Luke is every parent’s or coach’s…

An Honor to Help DAWG Nation was honored to help lead the way in helping John and Krista Batchelder. The Batchelders were invited to a night out by their nominator, Ted Pepper and John’s hockey captain, Pat Walsch. They had spent the day with Miles at the hospital and weren’t sure if they were even going to be able to make the event. They were surprised from the stage to learn that they w…

Golfers Rally at Tee It Up The tenth Tee It Up for DAWG Nation was a huge success with the help of our sponsors, golfers, supporters and volunteers! Through this teamwork we were able to lift up the O’Keefe family both financially and with lots of love and support from the hockey community! Their eight month old boy Kieran has already persevered multiple surgeries to overcome complications a…

A brave decision… Our dear friend Kim recently made an incredibly brave decision to enter an inpatient treatment center in Arizona, in pursuit of finding relief from the depression and suicidal ideations she’s struggled with for quite some time. Taking a step like this – to seek, in the treatment center’s words, comprehensive, evidenced-based treatment in a secure and supportive enviro…

Dave Carr was involved in a head on auto accident on June 5th while driving home from work.

Overwhelmed… Shannon is a fixture in the Denver hockey community as a long time hockey player and an official photographer for the Denver University Pioneers hockey team. Tragically, Shannon’s husband Steven passed away last summer after a lengthy battle with cancer. Shannon and Steven are both Native Americans and met at a pow wow in South Dakota years ago. Steven was very active…

Tony Cozza was in a very unfortunate motorcycle accident on Sunday, June 7, in the early evening hours.