MissionThe Carousel of Happiness is a 501c3 nonprofit

dedicated to inspiring happiness, well-being, and service to others through stories and experiences.

REPORT 2018Annual

www.carouselofhappiness.org

When the Dalai Lama visited Boulder, Colorado, in June 2016, a student asked him, “What is the purpose of

human life?” Tough question. I was surprised by the answer: “Happiness. Everyone wants to be happy, so it must be the purpose of life.”

If you agree with the Dalai Lama, then what we do at the Carousel of Happiness really matters. Over one hundred thousand people visit the Carousel every year and leave much happier for the experience.

Every day at the Carousel, we see the kids and old folks, fami-lies and friends, special needs people, and tourists from around the world get happier. And we feel very, very HAPPY to be part of it.

Thank you for your support in this most important endeavor.

Board of Directors, Staff & Volunteers

Charles Wood , President of the BoardScott Harrison, Vice PresidentJennifer MacGregor, Treasurer

Carol Rowe, SecretarySpafford Ackerly, MemberDarlene Reed, Member

Financial Highlights 2018

Design, Layout and Photography by Carlye Calvin

Highlights from the year

We began 2018 with a remodel of our store. Our goals were to refocus the store on carousel-themed merchan-

dise and to make the store more profitable to better support our primary programming.

In June, we opened the Story Catcher Booth in further support of our mission and have been encouraging visitors to record their own unique stories in a professionally designed sound booth for sharing with family and friends.

At the same time, carousel ridership has continued to grow, reaching an all-time high of 111,649 tickets sold by the end of the year.

Academy at Bella VistaAlta Vita Senior Residences

Balfour Senior LivingCaribou Mountain PreschoolColorado Senior Connections

Denver Montessori Jr/Sr High SchoolFirst Descents

Frasier Meadows Memory CareHistory Colorado

Imagine! Out & About Jarrow Montessori School

Lafayette Elementary School

MedBridge at ManorCareRyan Elementary School

Sample SupportsStellar Care and ServicesTemple Grandin School

The Bridge Assisted LivingThe Inn Between of Longmont

The Peaks Lafayette Memory CareUniversity Hill Elementary SchoolWestminster Recreation Center

Wheat Ridge Active Adult CenterYMCA

The Carousel serves many special needs, senior living and school groups in addition to the general public. Some of the

groups that visited the Carousel in 2018 were:

Thank you to our generous donors!Abookire FamilySpafford Ackerly & Kathy BallekJesse AnsariCarl ArmonBackdoor TheatreWendy Baring-GouldBetzi BarrettShawn BayernBarbara BeasleyBeaver EnvyJeffrey & Maureen BerlinSuzanne & Ramesh BhattBill Ikler StudioJanet BishopJoy BishopThe BlysNancy BodnarHedy BresslerMarilyn M. BrownLinda & Aurelian BukatkoJeff Cahn & Barb GrantCarlye CalvinGlenna CarlineBonnie CarolVicki CastagnaPeter CaugheyCitywide BanksRobert Bellows & Terry CohenSusan & Kelly ColferMary CollinsCommunity First FoundationWendy & Andrew CooklerLinda CornettDouglas Cosper & Carol RoweKarna and John CroftCrosscut PizzaDam LiquorAdrian and Meagan D’AngeloSusan DeansIris DesmarteauGretchen DiefenderferSteve & Ana Dodgen

Jerry & Barbara DonahueDr. Ann R. DonoghueDouble B R Alpaca RanchKathleen DoylePeter DuniganShelley EmerickFrank Eparvier & Paula MessamerKayla EvansMichael & Patricia FastCheryl FellowsDonna Flynn & David NitschLiz & David FordSteve & Kathy FoxAnnette & Randy FranckAnnemarie & Jeff FruthKaren GerrityLynn GilbertMiriam GilbertPaula GippJustin & Nancee GoldCathy GraceLaurie & Mark GrassmanCary & Debbie GrausSusan GrayburnRobin and Patti GuilfordScott, Miki & Maddie GurstPatricia HagbergHanon Systems USA, LLCJames HarringtonScott Harrison & Ellen MooreColleen Harrison & Fadi AlbatalJon HatchBill Hayes & Colleen FitzgeraldSteve & Vanessa HetzelSheri HirschCarole HossanChristy & Geoff HoylMary & Asher HughesPatricia HunterJames R & Deirdre Jensen

Marty JewellSandy KarngJen & Steve KaroweStan KarpSerene KarplusKen, Laura and Charley KarstensEmily KauneAnne KayserCarol KeeleySusan KesslerDebbie Klein & Nelson KugelSue KohrBetsy KopmarMelrose KuusinenEileen LambertElliott & Megan LarsonMatt LeicesterKerry LightenburgerJohn LitzMarcus LuscherIan & Jen MacGregorPatricia MacMillanMartin & Helaine MannJulie MarshallDan & Michele MartinMichael MassaJames McCann & Ann ClarkJohn & Lynda McGinleyJane & Larry McGrathJennifer McLaughlinWendy McPeekPaul MelamedMarilyn & Jordan MessersmithRon MitchellLauretta MoellRobert MolerJohn MontgomeryNature’s OwnHilary NaylorNevins/Yankovich FamilyJune & William NoneJilene NormanEllen Orleans

Please accept our apologies for any errors or omissions.

Barb & Russ PannetonMargaret Hodge PeacockPeak Wine and SpiritsFred and Kathy PeckDebbie PinkDavid &Vicki PoeEleeanor & Harry PoehlmannHerbert PoppeBetty & Dale PorterDarryl PurposeKate ReadioRobin & Phil ReddickRuss & Darlene ReedJacob ReedMike Reichert & Marcella FassanoJanice J. RickerBette RittingerJohn RohrlichDana RosebrookKyla Kessler RoweDavid & Trise RuskayRandy SachterGarry Sanfacon & Nancy GoldaperRobbin & Mark SawyerLaurelyn SayahCynthia SchmidtWes & Susan SchneiderGloria SearsLeon ShawLodi SieferPaula Sinn-PenfoldSkratch LabsThe Slagle/Siokra ChildrenDon SmithRessa Lively SmithArdyth SohnGrace SpenglerHelen St. JamesLucy Mayfield & Charlie SteinLucy StroockNancy StubbsVince & Diane SuichBeth & Phil Sutton

Tebo PropertiesThe Alpaca Store & More!Irene ThompsonKay TurnbaughBronwen TurnerKari Bremer UeckerVirginia UnseldHeather Van DusenJean Wallace & Neil GoldsteinPhilip WegenerFrank WeigleDebra WelchTrinity WellsTim & Pat WhitedJanet WienekeLinda & Richard WiggsSteve & Susan WilliamsVivian L WilsonCarol WilsonMark Chandler & Laurel WingateMary WingateNancy WirthTerry WitternCharles & Edith WoodBarbara WuestMary Woll YoungAnonymous (27)

Animals After Dark: 2018 Black Tie Fundraiser

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