Colorado Pro Sports Help Raise $53,000 For Youth Program
DENVER (CBS4) - UCHealth hosted its Healthy Swings event at Coors Field on Friday.
CBS4's Kelly Werthmann stepped up to the plate to help raise money for the Gold Crown Foundation.
She was joined by current and former Broncos, Rockies, Avs and Nuggets players.
Why blend in when you were born to stand out? ????????♀️????
— Kelly Werthmann ???? (@KellyCBS4) May 12, 2018
Still so thrilled to have been part of the @uchealth #HealthySwings Home Run Derby yesterday! More than $53k raised for @GoldCrownCO — big thanks to sluggers like @spillygoat19 & @LizKotalik! ???????? Nice work!!
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Former Nugget Bill Hanzlik co-founded the foundation in 1986 which started as a girl's basketball camp.
"We've expanded and grown, and grown, and grown. So we serve about 15-18,000 kids. We not only do sports programs or areas of need or void, but we also have education enrichment programs," Hanzlik said.
WATCH: Our @KellyCBS4 was invited to participate in @uchealth #HealthySwings charity event yesterday.
— CBSDenver (@CBSDenver) May 12, 2018
Athletes from the @Broncos ????, @Nuggets ????, @Avalanche ????, & @Rockies ⚾️ also joined in to raise money for @GoldCrownCO.
Here's a behind-the-scenes look from yesterday ???? pic.twitter.com/eCHsNUIzpk
The event on Friday raised more than $53,000.
LINK: Gold Crown Foundation