News Release
November 17, 2005
Thanksgiving Day Breakfast At Emily Griffith Opportunity School
World class runner Essie Garrett and the Golden High School soccer team will host a running event and pancake breakfast for the public on Thanksgiving morning (Thursday, Nov. 24).
Garrett and the soccer team's senior class gathered donations to raise money to benefit the Emily Griffith Opportunity School Parent Education Scholarship Fund. The five-mile run begins at 7 a.m. at two locations. Both runs will finish at Emily Griffith Opportunity School (1250 Welton St.) in downtown Denver.
The free pancake breakfast, prepared in part by the culinary arts students at Emily Griffith Opportunity School, begins at 9 a.m. in the school parking lot. The menu includes pancakes, syrup, jelly, bacon (turkey and pork), eggs, hash browns, orange juice, milk and coffee.
For more information or to donate money to the cause, please contact Essie Garrett at 720-423-4815.
EMILY GRIFFITH OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL
With a current enrollment of over 11,000 students, Emily Griffith Opportunity School is a public post-secondary institution dedicated to responding to the educational needs of the community. Its mission is to serve as the premier college of excellence in the delivery of career and technical education, offering 38 certificated vocational programs and 17 trades (apprenticeships). Emily Griffith Opportunity School provides affordable educational opportunities at approximately two thirds the cost of the community college system. Students attain marketable skills and training in accredited programs that can stand alone or transfer to the community college system. Founded in 1916 in order to provide opportunities "for all who wish to learn," the school has assisted over one million students in attaining the skills necessary for initial employment, career advancement, and further education.