MorningStar Assisted Living & Memory Care at Mountain Shadows

To Be Soleful

“In pursuit of excellence, MorningStar resolves to be a company of servant-minded, purpose-driven leaders in our senior communities and throughout the world.”

Talk about putting feet to our faith! In August MorningStar sponsored a COVID-safe Colorado Shoe Drive, the epicenter of which was MorningStar at Mountain Shadows in Colorado Springs. Under the leadership of Teal Peabody, Life Enrichment Coordinator, our communities rallied to collect 2600 pairs of gently worn and new shoes through the generosity of team members, family members, residents and friends in our broader network.

The donated shoes will be redistributed in 26 countries by Funds2Orgs which works with indigenous people in developing nations where economic opportunities are often scarce. The non-profit offers free classes in how to run a micro-business, after which supplying 150 pairs of shoes as starter inventory. Says Jim Cundiff of Funds2Orgs, “Shoes are a game-changer in places where walking is the primary mode of transport. Affordable, quality shoes are highly sought and desperately needed.” And this free market enterprise is happening without government intervention, enabling family to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps. One budding entrepreneur in Haiti earned enough to send to her son to law school. Around the world, 3500 micro-ventures rely on F2Orgs shipments.


For its efforts MorningStar earned $1000 as a gift to the Colorado chapter of The Alzheimer’s Association which like other not-for-profits have suffered a blow to their fundraising in the year of pandemic. MorningStar wants these charitable organizations to know they are not forgotten. Philanthropy is at the very heart of MorningStar, for love knows no bounds, whatever the circumstances. ... See MoreSee Less