Serving Colorado Springs

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Nearly 26,000 people work in Accommodation and Food Services and make up the 6th largest industry in the Colorado Springs Metro area. Caring for them strategically impacts the whole community.

Since Big Table care started in March 2023, nearly 150 care recipients (and their families) have been served hope through over 1,200 personal care encounters. This covered workers from 57 hotel and restaurants in the area. The best part has been watching transformational stories of hope be written for people just like Jodie.

There is so much work to do to care for our Colorado Springs industry workers.

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IN HER OWN WORDS

The Big Table team are loving people who are there for people and care for them. I love them.

Jodie was promoted to front desk manager after eight years of working hard for a local hotel. Little did this single mother know after being a recipient of a Big Table hotel care blitz in the spring of 2023 that she would need a referral for care later that year. Jodie had hit a financial crisis as she tried to juggle everyday expenses in addition to covering college tuition for her son and bills from her unexpected health issues. Here is Jodie’s story in her own words:

“Last year Big Table helped me out. I was introduced to a beautiful lady named Brooke. I got to meet with her over coffee, hear her story, and how she came to work with Big Table. Last year, I was seeing a lot of doctors due to health issues and working a lot of hours at the hotel. I got behind on my car payment at one point and they would take my car from me if I didn’t pay for it. I was lost. If I didn’t have my car, I would lose my income, the roof over my head, and the food on my table. Brooke was able to work with my car place and they worked with me, so I could get caught up on my car payment. I love how they work with people that need help. Big Table is a good resource.”

let’s do this. . . together

Join our grassroots Big Table Care Movement by simply bringing hope to those in need by intentionally caring for restaurant and hospitality workers in your everyday life. It could be as simple as giving out Unexpected 20s.™

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unexpected 20s

Want to get involved right now? Try sharing an Unexpected 20™! This is a great place for individuals and small groups to start partnering with Big Table. Big Table provides small envelopes that you fill with $20 bills and give out when in a restaurant or hotel. Simple and amazingly effective. Look for one person working in a restaurant or hotel invisible to others, or one that is having a bad day. It very well could be someone in the kitchen or behind the scenes. Then give them the Unexpected 20 envelope with a $20 bill inside. Tell them it is simply a gift for them…no strings attached. This is not payment or a tip, it is a gift. After the Unexpected 20 is delivered email us with a story of what you noticed or felt at stories@bigtable.org.

Need envelopes? You can print your own or email coloradospringsinfo@bigtable.org to request some.

This is just one way to join Big Table’s mission to serve hope. Learn more about all the ways you can get involved below.

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