Colorado Blue Sky
About Our Chapter
NCL, Inc., Colorado Blue Sky Chapter is a group of mothers and daughters who have come together in a commitment to community service, leadership development and cultural experiences.
Members shall reside in Metropolitan Denver and surrounding areas. Like all NCL, Inc. Chapters, Colorado Blue Sky aims to foster the mother-daughter relationship by serving its communities together.
Join Our Chapter
Interested in joining our chapter? Membership opportunities are dependent on chapter openings.
If you know someone in our chapter, talk to her about getting started, membership obligations and our membership drive timeline. If you do not know someone in NCL, you are invited to complete this Membership Inquiry Form.
For any questions regarding Membership, requests for transfers or assistance with connecting as a Sustainer, email us.
Mothers and their daughters (grades 7-12) participate in a program that embraces:
Community Service
We understand and serve communities in partnership with local and national nonprofits. Each NCL, Inc. chapter promotes social awareness by considering the local community’s needs and selecting appropriate non-profit organizations to support through different volunteer activities.
We work with the following philanthropies:
- Alzheimer’s Association
- American Heart Association
- American Red Cross
- Cancer League of Colorado
- Children’s Hospital
- Clothes to Kids
- Colorado Ovarian Cancer Alliance
- Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation
- Denver Health
- Disaster Response
- Dream Center/Santa’s Elves
- Food Bank of the Rockies
- Ft. Logan National Cemetery
- Gabby Krause Foundation
- High Line Canal Conservancy
- Joy International
- Judi’s House
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
- NCL in the Community
- Operation Gratitude
- Project Cure
- Rocky Mountain Downs Syndrome Assoc, Step Up for Down Syndrome walk
- Special Olympics
- There with Care
Food Bank of Rockies The Crossing
Children’s Hospital Judi’s House
Brent’s Place
Clothes to Kids
Project Angel Heart
Project C.U.R.E
A Precious Child
Joy International
Leadership Development
We build capable, courageous leaders through opportunities to learn, reflect and develop. Our leaders become successful in their education, career and communities by learning the necessary skills during their NCL experience.
Examples of skills developed include:
- Confidence
- Consensus building
- Team building
- Conflict resolution
- Event planning
- Parliamentary procedure
Our Chapter Board of Directors:
- President: Elizabeth Morton
- President Elect: Lindsay O’Connor
- Secretary: Kelly Clymer
- Treasurer: Heather Platt
Jennifer Byrden - Parliamentarian: Tory Bond
- Vice President Communications: Lori McDermott
- Vice President Membership: Heather Volkman
Jill Savela - Vice President Philanthropy: Megan Rudden
- Vice President Ticktockers: Traci Ayer
- Vice President Chapter Engagement and Inclusion: Melissa Nelligan
Cultural Experiences
We preserve National Charity League traditions and core values, while appreciating the growth that comes from connecting with different communities and cultures. We continually strive to build stronger ties with our communities and the individuals within them. It is through this understanding that we grow and develop broader worldviews that will shape and support our lives.
- Traditions – We celebrate the richness of our history through traditions that honor the past while serving the future.
- Values – We embrace values that make us strong as an organization of mother-daughter leaders.
- Community Connections – We build connections through experiences that impact our communities.
- Etiquette – We encourage and mentor kind, respectful and gracious social conduct.