Reducing Waste and Fostering Hope
Of winter hats, coats, gloves,
blankets distributed to
homeless shelters, churches, and nonprofits.
(Since December, 2023)
blankets distributed to
homeless shelters, churches, and nonprofits.
(Since December, 2023)
0
- pounds!
Summit County Lost & Found Program
Slopes to Hope is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates out of Breckenridge, Colorado. We go to hotels and resorts in the area and collect all the clothing items that their guests and visitors either lose or leave behind, and then distribute them to homeless shelters, churches, and community organizations in Summit County and the Denver Metro Area.
This keeps thousands of pounds of clothes out of the landfill and gets them into the hands of the people who need them the most.
Established on April 3, 2025.
Media
1/11/25 – Summit Daily article by Kit Geary here.
Issue 11, 2025/26 – Breckenridge Magazine article by Lisa Blake here.
(Now accepting clothing donations from individuals)
Pounds of clothes collected during the 2025-2026 ski season (so far).
Total pounds of clothes collected since December, 2023.
Thank You!
Donors and Grantors
High Country Conservation Center
Rotary Club of Denver Southeast
Rotary Club of Boulder Flat Irons
Lisa Strauss
Eric Bahr
Joyce & Allyn Mosher
Tom & Debbie Jaskolski
Anonymous
Participating
Resorts, Hotels, Organizations
Spinnaker Lake Dillon
ReSaddled
Keystone Resort
Marriott’s Mountain Valley Lodge at Breckenridge
The Residences at Main Street Station
Hyatt Vacation Club at The Ranahan
Breckenridge Recreation Center
Grand Lodge on Peak 7
Grand Timber Lodge
Arapahoe Basin
Beaver Run Resort
Breckenridge Ski Resort
Clothing Donation Drop-off Locations
Helly Hansen – 400 S. Main Street, Breckenridge (map)
U.S. Bank – 130 Ski Hill Road, Breckenridge (map)
Lincoln West Mall – 100 South Main Street, Breckenridge (map)
Connect Breck Building – 1925 Airport Road, Breckenridge (map)
Frisco Library – 0037 Peak One Drive, Frisco (map)
Silverthorne Library – 651 Center Circle, Silverthorne (map)
Breckenridge Library – (soon)
Nonprofit
Recipients & Organizations
Adopt an Angel – Summit County Rotary Club
Dillon Community Church
ReSaddled
Colorado Department of Labor & Employment – Frisco
FIRC
SOS Outreach
Summit County Rescue Group
All the Way Well
Bayaud Works
Christ’s Body Ministries
Crutches 4 Africa
HAAT Force
Englewood Police Department
Help us make a
tangible and measurable impact!
Make a measurable
and tangible impact!
General Operating Support Goal – $15,000
General Operating Support Goal
We are attempting to raise $15,000 for our first year to reach our goal of collecting and distributing 10,000 pounds of winter clothes!
Please help us divert thousands of pounds of waste from our landfills and provide winter clothing to experiencing homelessness and hardships – all at once!
Mission
Slopes to Hope diverts thousands of pounds
of winter clothing from Colorado landfills by collecting clothing items lost or left behind at
hotels and resorts in the Breckenridge area.
We then distribute these clothes to nonprofit
organizations in Summit County, and deliver the rest to homeless shelters and community
organizations in the Denver Metro Area - reducing environmental waste while providing winter
clothing to people experiencing homelessness and hardships.
Why?
Tens of thousands of pounds of winter
clothes are left behind or lost by guests at ski resorts and hotels every year in Colorado. Most
of these clothes end up in our landfills.
There are also tens of thousands of people in
Colorado who are experiencing homelessness, or cannot afford proper winter clothing.
We
address these two problems with one solution.
How?
We go to the hotels and resorts in Summit County and collect these winter clothes, and then distribute them to homeless shelters, churches, and community organizations. This keeps thousands of pounds of clothes out of the landfill and gets them to the people who need them the most.
How is it funded?
We are seeking funding from grants,
sponsorships, and individual donors.
We are also exploring different fundraising events, such as an auction for new ski equipment and
apparel, or nights at participating resorts. Individuals and businesses may also pledge a penny
per pound of clothing we collect and distribute.
