Monday, April 16, 2007

The Denver Post - Tale of 2 towns: one generous, one miserly

The Denver Post - Tale of 2 towns: one generous, one miserly: "Tale of 2 towns: one generous, one miserly
Steeped in traditional values, Fowler leads in charitable giving as a percentage of income, while progressive Nederland is tight.
By Aldo Svaldi and Jeffrey A. Roberts
Denver Post Staff Writers
Article Last Updated: 04/15/2007 01:00:46 AM MDT

Fowler Police Chief Ryan Gates, 27, relies on volunteers to serve the community's needs. But there is no shortage: Residents of the most generous town in the state all pitch in when a need is known. (Post / Brian Brainerd)

Try to name the least and most generous communities in Colorado for charitable giving among the well-to-do. The answers might surprise you.

About 200 miles separate Nederland, an old mining town west of Boulder, from Fowler, a farming town east of Pueblo.

But when it comes to charitable giving as a percentage of annual income, the two are worlds apart:"

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