07/22/2026
Drew Roberts of Breckenridge spoke today about the nonprofit he created called Slopes to Hope (Reducing Waste and Fostering Hope). He found out lots of people leave clothes, hats, gloves, boots, etc. at local hotels and ski areas. People have two weeks to claim them and then they are disposed of. He now picks up BAGS of clothes and takes them to various shelters and thrift stores in Denver. One hotel gave him 4,000 bed pillows and 550 sets of dishes! In 2023-2024, he collected 3,052 pounds of clothes from six resorts. He has rented two storage facilities to keep the bags until he can transport them. He needs donations to help with costs for transporting the clothes to the Denver area and volunteers to help. Very interesting talk.