‘I don’t know anyplace else that does this’

By scott miller

AVON — Here’s something you should do this week: Donate something to or buy something from one of Vail Valley Cares’ Thrifty Shoppe locations. Those donations or dollars go a long way in the community.Vail Valley Cares — a nonprofit Christian assistance organization — held its annual grant award breakfast at the Eagle River Presbyterian Church on Wednesday. There, the nonprofit group gave $300,000 to 34 local nonprofit groups. Those groups provide services, from suicide awareness training to meals for seniors to financial and other support for local families facing hard times.This year’s grant awards actually came to $299,600. To …

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