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SUMMARY:October 2026 Events & Fundraisers 
DESCRIPTION:October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), and awareness can be a starting point for action.\nEvery event is an opportunity to help strengthen the support available to people experiencing violence.  There are many ways to show up this October. Scroll down for more details and add a date to your calendar! \nMcGUCKIN HARDWARE\nOctober 9–18 | Round Up at the Register\nAlready planning a trip to McGuckin Hardware? Round up your purchase at the register and help support SPAN.  For McGuckin, giving back is part of being a local business. The company sees SPAN’s work providing safety, advocacy, and support to people and families affected by violence as closely aligned with its belief that, “a strong community takes care of its neighbors.”\n📍 2525 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, CO 80302 \nGRACIE JIU-JITSU BOULDER\nOctober 10 | 3–5 PM | Women Empowered\nJoin this special self defense class and spend the afternoon building confidence, awareness, and connection while supporting SPAN. No experience necessary and everyone is welcome. As owner Carla puts it, “You are worth defending.”\n📍 6655 Arapahoe Rd., Suite F, Boulder\nRegister for the class $27 registration donation directly supports SPAN.\nSTUDENT POTTERY SALE\nOctober 10 & 11 | 10 AM–4 PM\nFind something special while supporting SPAN. Shop student-made pottery at this pop-up event, with all proceeds benefiting SPAN.\n📍 Private Garage, facing North Boulder Park\nBack alley of 2770 7th Street, 4th house from the southwest corner \nGRAVITY BREWING\nOctober 26 | 3:00pm–9:00pm Give Back Monday\nStop by for a pint or craft soda and support SPAN! $2 from every pint of beer or craft soda will be donated to SPAN. People come to Gravity to meet friends, share a drink, watch a game, or simply have somewhere to be. The space becomes a place for conversation and connection—and on October 26, those connections will also help support SPAN. “A brewery only works because a community shows up for it.” Gravity Brewing\n📍 1150 Pine Street, Louisville, CO 80027\nGet event details \nHANUMAN CHAI + WEATHERVANE\nOctober 28 |1pm – 2pm  Ayurveda Through the Seasons\nCome for the chai. Stay for the connection. Enjoy a complimentary chai tasting and learn about the traditions and Ayurvedic inspiration behind chai.\n📍 Weathervane Apartments, 5845 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, CO 80303\nFree to attend • Donations to SPAN welcome\nRegister here. Bring a monetary donation or an item from SPAN’s wish list. \nCU FOOTBALL\nOctober 31 | Domestic Violence Awareness Month Game Game details coming soon.\nJoin the CU community for a game recognizing Domestic Violence Awareness, with Corwin Toyota showing support for DVAM and SPAN. \n🌿 MONTH-LONG FUNDRAISERS \nVERTICA FITNESS — WESTMINSTER\nAll October | Shelter Drive.\nHelp fill SPAN’s emergency shelter with items people need. Bring a donation from SPAN’s wish list to Vertica Fitness throughout October. “The studio’s mission is about so much more than fitness, and it wants to be a place where every body feels safe, supported, and valued. “Sometimes people just need someone in their corner, believing in them and helping them take that next step, whatever that may be.” Vertica Fitness\n📍3013 W 104th Ave #600, Westminster, CO 80031\nBOULDER SPORTS CLINIC\nAll October | Donate & Save\nSupport SPAN while receiving a discount on services. Patients who show proof of a direct donation to SPAN receive a discount. The clinic also sees its role as extending beyond the walls of its practice .The locally owned healthcare clinic believes people should feel safe, respected, heard, and supported when they receive care. “As a Boulder business, the team wants to contribute to a healthier, safer, and stronger community.”  Boulder Sports Clinic\nVisit Boulder Sports Clinic HERE and Donate to SPAN HERE ( https://www.safehousealliance.org/donate/ ).\n📍3101 Iris Ave #220, Boulder, CO 80301\n\n \nThank you to our DVAM 2026 Partners!\n\nSPAN provides emergency shelter, a 24/7 hotline, legal advocacy, counseling, and preventive education for people affected by domestic violence. Every purchase, class, and donation this month helps keep those services available.\nIf you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, SPAN’s 24/7 resource hotline is available at 303-444-2424.\n
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