The LOR Foundation and Bill Metz Elementary School

This third podcast with the LOR Foundation features Bill Metz Elementary School Principle Gabe Futrell. Listen as Monte Vista Community Officer Ivette Atencio and Gabe discuss some of the wonderful projects that are helping the school teachers, students and parents. These include a teacher revitalization space, family fun nights and of course the positive impact these projects have already had. Plus they both touch on some future solutions also funded by the LOR Foundation. Enjoy…

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LOR is a private foundation that works with individuals and organizations to kick-start projects that benefit rural places in the Mountain West. Our name shares our values: livability, opportunity, and responsibility.

We believe that many small actions can create lasting change, and we support solutions to problems the community has identified as priorities. Sometimes that help is funding. And sometimes it’s simply connecting people and organizations with resources—and to each other. Today, we are working with Taos, New Mexico, Lander, Wyoming, Libby, Montana, and Cortez and Monte Vista, Colorado.

Bill Metz Elementary School Contact Information:

Name: Bill Metz Elementary School
Phone: 719-852-4041
Fax: 719-852-6196
Address: 545 2nd Ave, Monte Vista, CO 81144
Website: https://www.pirates.monte.k12.co.us/
Website: http://bme.monte.k12.co.us/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057439998516

Monte Vista’s Community Officer Contact Information:

Contact Name: Ivette Atencio
Organization Name: The LOR Foundation (Monte Vista)
Address: 101 Chico Court, Suite A, Monte Vista, CO 81144
Email: Ivette@lorfoundation.org
Facebook Page
Phone: (719) 850-2312

LOR Foundation Home Office Contact Information:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lorfoundation
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LORfoundation/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lorfoundation/
Email: info@lorfoundation.org
Phone: 307-699-5343

Stephanie Schaefer LOR Ambassador Photos April 2023
Stephanie Schaefer LOR Ambassador Photos April 2023

Slide show pictures courtesy of the LOR Foundation, Stephanie Schaefer, Victoria Leigh Thyme, Bridget Sandoval and Bill Metz School

LOR Foundation Articles:

11/11/2022. Teachers Create Family Fun Nights in Monte Vista:
https://lorfoundation.org/solutions/teachers-create-family-fun-nights-in-monte-vista/

4/17/2023. With School Upgrades, Monte Vista Teachers Focus on Their Physical Health: https://lorfoundation.org/solutions/with-school-upgrades-monte-vista-teachers-focus-on-their-physical-health/

Previous LOR Foundation Podcasts:

Podcast 1: Getting to Know the LOR Foundation. SLVoices sat down for an intimate one on one interview with Community Officer Ivette Atencio to find out more about her background, how she became involved with LOR, what this private foundation is all about, some of innovative solutions they’ve helped with in other towns, and how you can get involved.

Podcast 2. The LOR Foundation and the City of Monte Vista. This second podcast with the LOR Foundation features Monte Vista City Manager Gigi Dennis. Listen as Gigi tells us of her own fascinating history as well as some of the history of the town of Monte Vista. Community Officer Ivette Atencio and Gigi Dennis discuss at length incredible projects that have had a direct impact on our community, along with others that are still in the works. Enjoy…

Interview with Gabe Futrell & Ivette Atencio

Pictures are courtesy of SLVoices, the LOR Foundation, Stephanie Schaefer, Victoria Leigh Thyme, Bridget Sandoval & Bill Metz Elementary School, all used by permission. Logos are property of their respective organizations. Open/Close audio by L. Roy Aiken. Intro audio by Gabe Jardon. Music by Purple Planet Music and/or Audionautix. Used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.

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