Big Thompson Canyon Association

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Big Thompson Canyon Association Community nonprofit organization. We raise funds for individuals & for other nonprofit organizations Our current building was completed in 1948.

The Big Thompson Canyon Association has been active in the canyon since the late 1930's. Over the years the BTCA has supported canyon residents in a variety of ways such as restocking the river with fish, creating residential directories, providing support during disasters such as the floods of 1976 and 2013, and donating funds to a variety of local organizations including the local volunteer fire department and the and the Big Thompson Watershed Coalition. The major fund raising event over the past 51 years has been the annual Pancake Breakfast. Funds from the breakfast, bake sale and raffle support charity donations and maintenance of the BTCA Building. Due to Covid-19 we were unable to conduct the Pancake Breakfast this year. We purchased all the materials to replace the building roof in 2019 and had planned to recruit volunteer help in 2020 to tear off the old roof and rebuild it. We also have been unable to organize that volunteer effort. We are hoping to raise the funds to pay a contractor to do the work on the roof before it causes damage to the building. If you would like to help us you can donate on-line by clicking on the link below the photo. Donations can also be mailed to the BTCA at PO Box 163, Drake, CO 80515: just put roof fund in the memo field on a check.

Only a couple more days before the fundraiser! Support this great cause to repair the reservoir on Storm Mountain. This ...
10/14/2026

Only a couple more days before the fundraiser! Support this great cause to repair the reservoir on Storm Mountain. This event starts at 11. Tickets for soup are $10 in advance or at the door. Scan the QR code to see more food options and prices. We hope to see you there! πŸ²πŸ›πŸ₯˜πŸ˜‹

There will be a fundraiser at the BTCA building on Saturday, October 17th from 11-2 to raise funds to repair the "Cedar Springs" reservoir up on "Storm Mountain" west of Loveland, Colorado. This reservoir is important for firefighting in our Mountain community. Please show your support for this nonprofit organization by purchasing tickets or giving a direct donation to this organization by scanning the QR code on their flyer. Thank you.

10/07/2026

Join us tonight at 6:30pm for our potluck meeting. We are having a chili and other soups cook off, plus a couple of games for the kids that attend. Bring a side to share and a good appetite!πŸ›πŸ₯˜πŸ˜‹

There will be a fundraiser at the BTCA building on Saturday,  October 17th from 11-2 to raise funds to repair the "Cedar...
10/06/2026

There will be a fundraiser at the BTCA building on Saturday, October 17th from 11-2 to raise funds to repair the "Cedar Springs" reservoir up on "Storm Mountain" west of Loveland, Colorado. This reservoir is important for firefighting in our Mountain community. Please show your support for this nonprofit organization by purchasing tickets or giving a direct donation to this organization by scanning the QR code on their flyer. Thank you.

10/05/2026

Join us for our potluck meeting on Wednesday the 7th at 6:30pm. This is our chili competition and other soups competition. All entries must be checked in by 6:15 if you're entering chili or other soup for the competion. There will be a couple of games for the kids. Costumes are encouraged. πŸ˜‰ We hope you can make it!πŸ₯˜πŸ²πŸ›πŸ‘»πŸ§™β€β™€οΈ

10/02/2026

Chili and other soups competition at the BTCA building, Wednesday, October 7th at 6:30pm. This is our monthly potluck meeting for the BTCA. We are located at 1479 West U.S. Hwy. 34, Loveland, Colorado in the "Big Thompson Canyon." Start the Halloween season and wear your costume! There will be a couple of games for the kids as well.πŸ‘»πŸ§™β€β™€οΈ

If you want to enter the competition please arrive by no later than 6:15pm to have our president, Mark Svoboda, Sr. assign a random number to your entry. Everyone will get to try each soup and vote for a winner. Make a large enough pot of soup for our attendees to vote. They are the judges!

Categories are Red Chili, Green Chili and other soups. Each category will have a winner and best overall of the 3 will win 1st place. We hope you can make it! πŸ₯˜πŸ²πŸ›

08/31/2026

It's that time again! Time for our monthly potluck and short meeting. Please join us! Bring a dish to share! Starts at 6:30 and usually ends around 8:30. Everyone is welcome!
We are located east of Drake at 1479 West US Hwy. 34, Loveland, Colorado. Next to fire station 8.

08/25/2026

Update:
Hannah responded, but I'm waiting on a response about a drop off location. Here's her reply:

Hey! So I spoke to the owners and they are really in need of kitchen items (pots, pans, silverware, etc) but the other items they’ve already replaced. You guys are amazing. We are so sad to be leaving nugget springs, 2 weeks after moving here. We are so blessed to have sold to this family. They bought it with their insurance money. Wonderful family.

Original post:
The Lane family who live at "Nugget Springs" in the Big Thompson Canyon (across from the Cherry C***r Store) posted the following on the "Dam to Dam" page.:

We are moving and there’s a new family moving into our home. They recently lost everything they own in the Aspen fire. They have a 2 year old girl/ they own no toys or furniture. If anyone has anything they’re looking to donate/ get rid of. I know they would greatly appreciate!

Our new front door has been installed thanks to Mark Svoboda, Sr. and Britt Reed. Great job guys!
08/22/2026

Our new front door has been installed thanks to Mark Svoboda, Sr. and Britt Reed. Great job guys!

07/01/2026

Tonight is the monthly potluck meeting at the "Big Thompson Canyon Association" building located at 1479 West Hwy. 34, Loveland, CO. The potluck starts at 6:30 with a short meeting afterwards. This is a community gathering and anyone is welcome to attend. Please bring a dish to share.πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²

What a busy, yet fun day for the 56th annual pancake breakfast fundraiser last Sunday. So many amazing volunteers! It wa...
06/10/2026

What a busy, yet fun day for the 56th annual pancake breakfast fundraiser last Sunday. So many amazing volunteers! It was so busy that I had to ask members for pictures this year since I only took one.😱
We had people from surrounding communities and many from out of state that were visiting the area. Thanks to everyone who made this fundraiser go off without a hitch.
Our door prize winner for the "Heaven's Choice Popcorn" basket was Amy Stoddard! Congratulations, Amy.
We hope everyone had a good time at the breakfast, craft fair, bake sale and fire station visiting with the volunteer firefighters. See you next year on Sunday,
June 6, 2027. πŸ₯žπŸ₯“πŸ₯šπŸ˜‹πŸ˜

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1479 West US Highway 34, P. O. Box 163
Drake, CO
80515

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