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Abilities… !, !!, or !!!To help you choose the program right for you, we have marked each trip with

one or more triangles.

Δ - When you see one small triangle, you can expect that we will go at a fairlyslow pace. We will focus on just one activity, usually walking, which will be at aslow pace and will last a maximum of 2 hours, with plenty of stops along the way.

ΔΔ - When you see two small triangles, you can expect that we will go at a slowto average pace. We will participate in slow walks that will last a maximum of 3hours, with plenty of stops along the way. Depending on the itinerary, it mayalso include slow bike rides, frisbee, soccer, or some other physical activity.

ΔΔΔ - When you see three small triangles, you can expect that we will go at anaverage pace. We will participate in walks that will last a maximum of 4 hours,with plenty of stops along the way. We will participate in other fun physicalactivities as well, depending on the specific itinerary.

Tenemos lossiguientes programas:

Clubes de aventura Clubes Sociales Viajes de 3 Dias Viajes de 5 Dias Vacaciones

Internacionales Servicio Comunitario Eventos Especiales Eventos para

recaudar fondos

Llámenos para másinformación

¡HablamosEspañol!

NEWSLETTER

Check out our tripsfor 2008-2009!

Spotlight Client Eco-trip of the year: Costa Rica! Adventure Clubs Evening Social Programs Weekend Trips Week Long Vacation Trips International Vacations Community Service Projects Special Events / Winter Fundraiser Scholarship Program

Prices: Our prices listed may vary depending on the quantity ofdonations and grants that we receive which allow us to lower ourprices even more. We welcome all sorts of donations includingoffice supplies, sports equipment and other in-kind donations.

David was our inspiration for starting HILLS and like manyof the clients we have worked with has struggled with his weightand maintaining healthy lifestyle practices. But today, he isVERY happy to say, that he is a healthy person and loves to workout at the YMCA near his house in the Boston area! Here are hisown words:

“Yes I like the Y, the bike is my favorite and theweights, and the trainers. The trainers keep track of

information on the clipboard for me.”

When asked about what he eats differently now he said, “Ieat apples, bananas, [at work] I take yogurt, bananas,Clementine’s, carrots, sandwiches, and no drinks… I fill up mywater bottle with water.” At his last doctor’s visit he found outthat in the last year he has lost 10 pounds!

He looks forward to participating in our trips here inColorado because he wants to, “go to parks, go biking in Colorado,and lift weights in a work out room.”

David is a great role model for leading a fun and active lifeand that is why the HILLS Spotlight is on him!

The HILLS Spotlight is on…David !

Costa Rica: Our Eco-trip of the Season

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Costa Rica is a country that the Directors at HILLS callhome, so what better way to get to visit a country than withpeople who know the country like the back of their hands!

Costa Rica is the capital of eco-tourism and we will be sureyou get to participate in the best it has to offer. We will takewalks in the rainforest, see an active volcano, learn how to salsadance, do a canopy zip-line (if you feel daring!), go horse backriding, go to a natural hot springs, and eat some amazing food andtropical fruits. And the best part is we are going in Novemberwhen it will be cold in Denver and hot and humid in Costa Rica.

Sign up now while spaces are still available, we are onlytaking 8 lucky clients for a very personal tour of Costa Rica!

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ADVENTURE CLUBSThe Adventure Clubs aim to develop skills in outdoor and indoor sports. These clubs have no more than 10participants who will focus on the importance of leading healthy lives by staying active and eating well. Particularlywhen the clubs are working in the outdoors, we will discuss the importance of taking care of our bodies as well asthe natural environment. These club will meet 5 times during each seasonal session and include lunch, two healthysnacks, transportation from our pick-up spots, necessary sports equipment, professional staff and an optional photoalbum at the end of each session. Please keep in mind that dates may change.

Fall 2008 – Hiking Club Δ $400Club A: Saturdays (9/6, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/25)

Club B: Sundays (9/7, 9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/26)

Winter 2008 –Skiing/Snowboarding Club ΔΔ $550Club A: Saturdays (12/6, 1/10, 1/31, 2/28, 3/7)

Club B: Sundays (12/7, 1/11, 2/1, 3/1, 3/8)

Spring 2009 – Bowling Club Δ $450Club A: Saturdays (3/7, 3/28, 4/18, 5/2, 5/16)Club B: Sundays (3/8, 3/29, 4/19, 5/3, 5/17)

Summer 2009 – Biking Club ΔΔ $500Club A: Saturdays (5/30, 6/6, 6/13, 6/20, 6/27)Club B: Sundays (5/31, 6/7, 6/14, 6/21, 6/28)

Summer 2009 – Water Club Δ $450(includes flat water paddling and optionalswimming)Club A: Saturdays (7/25, 8/8, 8/15, 8/22, 8/29)Club B: Sundays (7/26, 8/9, 8/16, 8/23, 8/30)

Fall 2009 – Hiking Club Δ $400Club A: Saturdays (9/12, 9/26, 10/3, 10/24, 10/31)Club B: Sundays (9/13, 9/27, 10/4, 10/25, 11/1)

Winter 2009 –Skiing/Snowboarding Club ΔΔ $550Club A: Saturdays (dates to be determined)

Club B: Sundays (dates to be determined)

EVENING SOCIAL PROGRAMSThe evening social programs are held on Tuesday (Club A) or Thursday (Club B) or Friday (Club C) nights and includea healthy meal and one social activity for a group of no more then 10 participants. These programs focusspecifically on the social skills of the participants and how they interact with their peers. Some sample activitiesinclude movies, museums, games, amusement parks, picnics, Frisbee and soccer, and professional sports games.These programs will meet 5 times during each seasonal session and include dinner, transportation from our pick-upspots, entrance fees, professional staff and an optional photo album at the end of each session. Please keep in mindthat dates may change. All Evening Social Programs have the price of $450 per session.

Fall Club 2008 ΔClub A: Tuesdays (9/2, 9/16, 9/30, 10/7, 10/28)Club B: Thursdays (9/4, 9/18, 10/2, 10/9, 10/30)

Club C: Fridays (9/5, 9/19, 10/3, 10/10, 10/31)

Winter 2008/2009 ΔClub A: Tuesdays (12/9, 12/16, 1/6, 1/20, 2/3)

Club B: Thursdays (12/11, 12/18, 1/8, 1/22, 2/5)

Club C: Fridays (12/12, 12/19, 1/9, 1/30, 2/6)

Spring 2009 ΔClub A: Tuesdays (3/10, 3/24, 4/14, 4/28, 5/19)Club B: Thursdays (3/12, 3/26, 4/16, 4/30, 5/14)

Club C: Fridays (3/13, 3/27, 4/17, 5/1, 5/15)

Fall 2009 ΔClub A: Tuesdays (9/1, 9/8, 9/22, 10/6, 10/27)

Club B: Thursdays (9/3, 9/10, 9/24, 10/8, 10/29)

Club C: Fridays (9/11, 9/25, 10/9, 10/23, 10/30)

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Weekend TripsThe purpose of these weekend trips is to provide an opportunity to socialize and participate in physical recreation.On some of the trips we will be camping and others we will stay at hotels. Trips include transportation from ourpick-up spots, three meals and 2 healthy snacks a day, lodging, sports equipment when necessary, entrance fees,professional staff, and an optional set of digital photos from the trip. Please keep in mind that dates may change.

Labor Day Weekend at Steamboat Springs, August 30-September 1, 2008 Δ $450Join us for three days in the great outdoors and celebrate the end of summer with old and new friends! We willbe going to the Wild West Air Fest featuring vintage and warbird airplanes, remote controlled aircraft, hanggliders, para-gliders, airplane rides and classic cars. We will of course take a dip in a hot springs to relax aftera nice day hike and visit to Trappers Lake. We will be camping out so practice your campfire songs and getready for some S’mores because this will be a trip you’ll remember all winter long!

Columbus Day Weekend at Great Sand Dunes, October 11-13, 2008 Δ $550Join us for three days at Great Sand Dunes National Park where we will explore the area, play and hike in thesand, take a ride on the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad and do some shopping and touring in the quaint nearbytowns. We will be staying in a hotel and you can be guaranteed lots of fun making some great new friends!

Veterans Day Weekend at Santa Fe New Mexico, November 8-11, 2008 Δ $700Spend an extra long weekend with us across the border in New Mexico. We will explore the Santa Fe NationalForest and all of it’s beauty, so be ready for some spectacular hikes and picture taking. For those that areinterested we will have the option of horseback riding in the wild west of New Mexico. We will also visit ourfavorite health food store Trader Joe’s for some yummy snacks! During this trip we will be staying at a hoteland use that as our base for our day excursions.

White Sand Dunes New Mexico, January 16-19, 2009 ΔΔ $800Come with us during Martin Luther King Jr. weekend as we fly away from the cold and explore the beauty ofsouthern New Mexico. We will explore a huge variety of land including sand dunes, lava flows, mountains,canyons, rivers, and caves! We will focus on White Sand Dunes National Monument and Carlsbad CavernsNational Park, but explore the surrounding areas as well. Weather permitting we will be camping out so bringyour favorite camp fire songs!

Memorial Day Weekend at Steamboat Springs, May 23-25, 2009 Δ $550Hot Springs Weekend! It still may be a little chilly in Denver, but we are going to heat things up by doing a tourof different hot springs in the Steamboat Springs area. We are going to pamper ourselves after enjoying a fewday hikes in the area to explore the beautiful mountain views. We will be staying in a hotel during this longweekend so we continue treating our bodies to a nice pre-summer vacation.

4th of July Weekend at Estes Park, July 3-6, 2009 Δ $400Estes Park is THE place to celebrate the 4th of July with great horse shows, plenty of fireworks, rodeos andsome good live music. We will explore the natural beauty of Estes Park as well, as we go on relaxed hikes in thearea. To make the all-American weekend complete, we will camp out under the stars and roast hot dogs andmarshmallows!

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Week Long Vacation TripsThese trips offer a variety of social and recreational activities for the participants in different indoor and outdoorenvironments. As in all of our other programs, our emphasis is on having fun in a healthy and safe environment, with agreat bunch of clients and staff. Trips include transportation from our pick-up spots or roundtrip airfare, three meals aday, 2 healthy snacks a day, lodging, sports equipment when necessary, entrance fees, professional staff, and an optionalset of digital photos from the trip. SEE OUR WEBSITE FOR ALL OF OUR TRIPS PLANNED FOR 2009!

Yellowstone and Jackson Hole, September 22-26, 2008 Δ $1,100Enjoy a beautiful fall week at Yellowstone National Park and of course we are guaranteed to see Old Faithful! Wewill be driving out to Wyoming so bring your favorite music to play in the van, and enjoy the spectacular scenery.Our first stop is Jackson Hole where you will be amazed by the Teton Mountains. Then once we are in Yellowstonethe wildlife viewing is out of this world. We will see buffalo, elk, moose, coyotes, beavers, hawk and maybe even abear or two! Our first and last night will be at a hotel and in between we will be camping out under the stars.

Disneyland, November 2-6, 2008 Δ $1,500Come with us to see Mickey, Minnie and the whole gang! We will visit the three parks: Disneyland, the CaliforniaAdventure Park and Universal Studios. Bring you camera and autograph books, you never know when you might see areal Hollywood star and you definitely want your picture taken with Mickey at our character breakfast!

San Diego, December 4-8, 2008 Δ $1,500Get into the holiday season by visiting the numerous celebrations in San Diego. We will start with the festival oflights at the world famous San Diego Zoo and then go to the La Jolla Holiday parade and carnival. And don’t forgetLegoland, where you’ll be amazed at all of the rides and attractions made out of our favorite toy, Legos! It is alwaysbeautiful in San Diego, so be sure to bring your bathing suit.

Las Vegas, January 23-27, 2009 Δ $1,400Not only will we test our luck at the casinos but we will also see circus performances, shop at the M&M Academy,tour Madame Tussauds’ Wax Museum of the stars, see the famous and very funny show Blue Man Group, PLUS a visitto the incredible Hoover Dam where we will explore, hike and have a picnic lunch. This is a great place to be inJanuary, with plenty of warm weather and great friends to have fun with!

San Francisco for Valentine’s Day Weekend, February 12-16, 2009 Δ $1,500We are spending Valentine’s Day, which falls on President’s Day Weekend, in the super friendly San Francisco! Comewith us to Alcatraz, but don’t get locked up on the island because we are also going to tour the yummy Jelly Bellyfactory, cross the historic Golden Gate Bridge to spend a relaxing day in Napa Valley and take a gourmet ride on theWine Train. This is a beautiful region of California and a great way to escape the snowy winters of Colorado!

Boston for St. Patrick’s Day, March 14-18, 2009 Δ $1,600Let Polly take you around her home town and with such a large Irish population we will go to the biggest and best St.Patrick’s Day parade and festival in the United States! Tour the city with the famous Duck Tours, visit Faneuil HallMarketplace for some good eats, and see the Aquarium with it’s spectacular sea lion show. You will also do someshopping in China Town and tour Little Italy for the best pastries outside of Rome! You’ll feel the luck of the Irishwhile you visit this great city for St. Patrick’s Day!

Arizona and the Grand Canyon, April 20-24, 2009 Δ $1,500Come explore Arizona with us before it gets too hot! Just like the true wild wild west, we will take a train ride from the

Beijing China, March 30-April 8, 2009 ΔΔ $3,900Authentic Chinese food, hiking a section of The Great Wall of China, Pandabears, and the Olympic Village; these are just a few of the things you willexperience in this very international trip to the other side of the world! Youwill also get a bird’s eye view from Beijing’s TV Tower and see the AncientEmperor’s Palace called the Forbidden City. Start saving up now because thisis the trip of the lifetime that you just won’t want to miss as we learn, tasteand experience the amazing Chinese culture.

See where the 2008summer Olympics

were held!

Dominican RepublicNovember 6-11, 2009 Δ

$1,900

We will be staying at an all inclusive resort so bringyour bathing suit for this trip as you can choose

between the ocean, the pool or the jacuzzi! With theresort as our base, we will take day trips to visit

national parks, caves, rivers and see the wildlife. Ofcourse some of the best wildlife to see is under theocean, so snorkeling will also be one of our optionalactivities. And wait until you taste the delicious

Dominican food and tropical fruits they grow on theisland. Where else would you rather be in

November?!

International TripsThese trips are an opportunity to travel around the world to places that we have all dreamed of going to, and now we cantravel together in a safe and fun environment with experienced staff that have traveled extensively abroad. These tripsare limited to a smaller group of only 8 clients so sign-up fast before spaces run out. Trips include roundtrip airfare,three meals a day, 2 healthy snacks a day, lodging, sports equipment when necessary, entrance fees, professional staff,and an optional set of digital photos from the trip. Please keep in mind that dates may change.

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Costa Rica, November 17-24, 2008 ΔΔ $1,900Costa Rica is the capital of eco-tourism and we will be sure you get to participate in the best it has to offer. We willtake walks in the rainforest, see an active volcano, learn how to salsa dance, do a canopy zip-line (if you feel daring!),go horse back riding, go to a natural hot springs, and eat some amazing food and tropical fruits. And the best part iswe are going in November when it will be cold in Denver and hot in Costa Rica. Sign up now while spaces are stillavailable, we are only taking 8 lucky clients for a very personal tour of Costa Rica!

England and Scotland,September 14-21, 2009 ΔΔ

$2,900There is so much history and beauty in England and

Scotland you will love this trip. We are going toexplore England and Scotland on the BritRail Trains.First we must tour London to see the changing of theguard at Buckingham Palace and Big Ben. Then we willbegin our journey out of the city and see the worldfamous stone structure at Stonehenge. Heading upnorth we will spend a day hiking in the Lake District

that has inspired many famous poets. As we head intoScotland we will stay in the capital of Edinburgh and

tour the Edinburgh Castle. We will be sure to doplenty of shopping and try some of the different

foods that each country has to offer.

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Community Service Projects

There are a variety of service projects offeredthroughout the year with the purpose of giving

back to the community and helping theenvironment. Service projects include funactivities such as Earth Day and fundraiser

walks/runs/bike rides. If you have a serviceproject that you would like help at, or you wouldlike to participate in with us please let us know!

Thanksgiving Canned Food DriveThroughout the month of NovemberHelp make our service project a success bydonating canned non-perishable foods to our

food drive so that everyone can enjoy a happyand healthy Thanksgiving.

√ YES, I would like to sign-up for a HILLS program or trip!Please be sure that you read our policies and procedures section on our websitewhich will explain all about our payment policies, health and medication formprocedures, pick-up sites and behavior expectations. If you are unable to access ourwebsite we are happy to send you the information in the mail. All new clients willneed to have an informal interview with the executive director so that we canbetter get to know you and vice versa.

SIGN ME UP !

Special EventsSpecial events include activities such as special social

gatherings, dances, birthdays, conferences andfundraisers. If you have a special event that youwould like us to be a part of please let us know.

HILLS has donated a Weekend Trip to support theDenver Down Syndrome Clinic’s silent auction on July

31st, 2008. Learn how you can support them too:www.denverdsclinic.org/events.htm

Winter Fundraiser: Dinner, Dance andSilent Auction Saturday, December 13th

Help us raise money for much needed scholarships sothat all clients can participate in our social and

recreational activities. Join us for a night of greatfood and dancing! Let us know if you can make a

donation to our silent auction, all for a good cause andin the true holiday spirit!

ADVENTURE CLUB WEEKEND TRIPS WEEK LONG TRIPS INTERNATIONALCLUB A Steamboat Springs 8/30 Yellowstone NP 9/22

CLUB B Great Sand Dunes 10/11 Disneyland 11/2Costa RicaNovember 17 – 24, 2008

Fall / Winter / Spring / Summer Santa Fe NM 11/8 San Diego 12/4White Sand Dunes 1/16 Las Vegas 1/23

Beijing, ChinaMarch 30-April 8, 2009

SOCIAL PROGRAM Steamboat Springs 5/23 San Francisco 2/12

CLUB A Estes Park 7/3 Boston 3/14England and ScotlandSeptember 14-21, 2009

CLUB B Glenwood Springs 9/4 Grand Canyon 4/20

CLUB C Seattle 5/4Fall / Winter / Spring / Summer

Great Sand Dunes 10/10/09 Yosemite 6/8

Dominican RepublicNovember 6-11, 2009

PLEASE CIRCLE THE ACTIVITIES YOU ARE SIGNING UP FOR ANDSEND IN YOUR DEPOSIT TO BE SURE YOU HAVE A RESERVED SPOT!

Name:________________

Tel:__________________

Email:________________

HILLS As part of our mission we aim to offer affordable social and recreationalprograms for adults with developmental disabilities as well as for adults and warveterans with TBI. For some clients however, it is still very difficult to be able

to afford to travel.

One of our goals is to provide scholarships for clients on an as-needed basis soeveryone can choose to travel, socialize, and learn skills to lead healthier lives.If you need a scholarship in order to participate in any of our programs please

contact us and we will walk you through the easy application process.

If you are someone that is able to make a donation to our scholarship program,please let us know because the demand greatly outweighs the supply. You can

also help cut back on costs for all of our clients by helping with things like officesupplies, sports equipment, gift certificates to restaurants or entrance fees to

different venues.

Our goal is to broaden everyone’s horizons through travel and recreation and toteach the important skills that are needed to lead a healthy life!

Scholarship Program

Mission: To provide affordable social, recreation and vacationprograms for people with developmental disabilities and people

with TBI, with a focus on teaching healthy lifestyle skills.

Our Mission

Contact Us:

Phone:(303)875-9149

E-Mail:info@hills-inc.org

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