E mplo y e e SPOTLIGHT The Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum would like to welcome our newest employee to the team, Elaina Turley! Elaina is originally from Colorado Springs and has recently moved back after living in Alabama for the last 5 years. She attended Auburn University and graduated in May 2015 with a degree in Public Relations. After college, Elaina moved to Birmingham, Alabama where she worked as the public relations and promotions manager for a real estate coaching company. She now works as the Marketing Coordinator for the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum. She will be working with staff members and volunteers to build public interest, engagement, and investment in CSPM’s mission. Elaina will also create and deliver marketing ideas and activities to achieve CSPM’s strategic marketing goals. In Elaina’s free time she enjoys running, hiking, Auburn football, and traveling. You can also always find her sipping on a good cup of coffee at a local coffee shop. Photo of Elaina Turley You can contact Elaina at 719.385.5637 or eturley@springsgov.com Proudly serving the Colorado Springs community for 10 years! Interested in Volunteering? Click here to find out how you can help: http://www. cspm.org/ support/ volunteerscorp/ A Look Back: Festival of Lights By: Meg Poole, Education Coordinator The snow’s falling down, the glitter has settled, and the sounds of bells and holiday carols have left the building. The Festival of Lights Family Fun Day has come to an end! This special tradition has brought magic and joy to the Pikes Peak region for more than 20 years. It takes more than 50 volunteers, 20 pizzas, 1,200 cookies, 500 pines cones, 30 gallons of hot chocolate, 1,600 popsicle sticks, and too much glue to count to make this tradition possible. This year’s program featured five craft and ornament stations, a balloon maker, a full performance schedule with the addition of the Pikes Peak Youth Ringers, and educational partners like the El Paso County Nature Centers. Our volunteers took on the challenge of painting tiny faces! Kid’s faces were adorned with holiday lights, trees, snowmen, and snowflakes. We welcomed over 1,200 guests to the event and handed out cookies and hot chocolate to more than 600 parade-goers during the evening. The holiday light show also debuted, which magically lights up all of the architectural features of the beautiful El Paso County Courthouse. Featured Sponsor of the Month: The Loffler family Fun at the face painting booth The museum staff would like to thank everyone who attended the event and the volunteers who contributed their time and talents to its success! We look forward to next year and hope you will help us to keep this special tradition alive for many years to come. Happy New Year! pg. 6
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