Uniquely Colorado Event Coming to The Oxford Hotel October 20
Alex Schupp • September 30, 2015
Uniquely Colorado Event Coming to The Oxford Hotel October 20
On Tuesday, October 20, the statewide nonprofit Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC) will host a first-time event at downtown Denver’s historic Oxford Hotel, featuring speakers, live music, and local wines and food. The event will benefit VOC, whose mission is to motivate and enable people to be active stewards of Colorado’s natural resources.
The event, aptly named Uniquely Colorado, will feature renowned speakers, including Colorado’s first director of the newly created Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office and world-class mountaineer, guide, educator and leader, Luis Benitez; and authors of Exposed: Tragedy and Triumph in Mountain Climbing. VOC will recognize REI as the Outstanding Partner of the Year. The event will also offer Colorado wines and Colorado-grown foods prepared top chef Steve Vice from McCormick's Fish House & Bar Further, and attendees will get to enjoy live music from Colorado’s The Outliers, who will perform on a pedal-powered stage. The event will take place from 5:30 to 8 p.m. and the event program will begin at 6 p.m.
“We’re so excited to host this event to celebrate so many wonderful things that make Colorado unique,” said Ann Baker Easley, VOC’s executive director. “Along with all of the remarkable speakers, delicious local food, craft brew and wines, and fantastic music, Uniquely Colorado will be a great way for people to reconnect with VOC friends and meet new folks, as well as find out ways to get involved.”

After three meaningful decades, Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC) will be saying goodbye to our longtime home at the Dos Chappell Bathhouse in Denver's beloved Washington Park. In the early 1990s, VOC signed a 30-year lease with the City of Denver to transform the historic bathhouse in Washington Park into a headquarters that could support our growing mission. With generous support from our community, we launched a capital campaign and raised $700,000 to complete the initial renovations, which were finalized in 1996. Altogether, including the original renovations, VOC has invested more than $1 million in improvements and ongoing maintenance, creating a space that is enjoyed by our staff, volunteers, and the broader Washington Park community. In 2000, the building was renamed in honor of Dos Chappell, VOC’s former Executive Director (1988–1999), whose vision and leadership left a lasting legacy on our organization and Colorado’s outdoor stewardship movement. This space has been more than just an office—it’s been a gathering place, a launchpad for thousands of volunteers, and a visible symbol of our commitment to caring for Colorado.