DCG’s Paula Colorosa Elected as V.P. of Second Wind Fund

Our very own Paula Colorosa recently became the Vice President of Second Wind Fund, Inc (SWF). Second Wind Fund’s mission is to decrease the incidence of adolescent suicide by removing financial and social barriers to treatment for all at-risk youth through its Affiliates.

In 2002, after four Denver area high school teen suicides, members of the Green Mountain Presbyterian Church initiated what would later become the Second Wind Fund. By 2009, the organization expanded forming the Second Wind Fund of Metro Denver, with SWF taking over management of all national programs and affiliates.

In the short time since its inception, over 2,400 kids have helped through the program with none being lost to suicide. Furthermore, the vast majority of youth who received help have reported significant reduction in suicidal thinking after completion of SWF’s program.

On behalf of the whole DCG Family, we share our congratulations to Paula and the organization for the service you provide to the teens in need and the Greater Denver community! To learn more visit Second Wind Fund.

Extraordinary Volunteers

This exemplified founding shareholder Gene Ciancio's late mother Mary. An extraordinary volunteer she lived each day by the motto: "What can we do for someone today?" On April 14, 2011, the Community Reach Center Foundation will recognize the contributions of other volunteers in Adams County at the Mary Ciancio Memorial Distinguished Service Award Dinner.

The award was founded in 1979, when then Governor Dick Lamm proclaimed it "Mary Ciancio Day." Mary was also a former board member at Community Reach Center raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Center over the years. She was also instrumental in raising funds towards the construction of Community Reach Center's first facility. Volunteering for a variety of organizations including, the March of Dimes, Easter Seals, Adams County United Fund, the American Cancer Society, and the Heart and Lung Associations she truly was an extraordinary volunteer.

Please join DCG in congratulating this year's recipients and visit Community Reach Center Foundation's site on ways you too can volunteer!

Cyndy Ciancio: Dancing With the Bar Stars for Metro Volunteer Lawyers

Barristers Benefit Ball is approaching soon on Saturday, April 30^th and our own Cyndy Ciancio will be competing in the dance competition to raise money for Metro Volunteer Lawyers! This event is so popular it has already sold out, however, tickets are still available for the "Dessert and Dancing" portion of the event at http://www.denbar.org/. Also you can help Cyndy win by donating money in advance of the Ball. Visit Cyndy's own donation page and donate now as each donation acts as a vote for her to become the Bar Star!

Make a donation at: http://tinyurl.com/4dsveoq.

Deceptive Solicitation from Corporate Controllers Unit

You may have recently received a notice from the "Corporate Controllers Unit" regarding the filing of the Periodic Report for your business. The notice cites provisions of the Colorado Revised Statutes requiring businesses to file annual periodic reports with the Secretary of State and requests a payment of $225.00. Please be advised that this notice is a deceptive solicitation, so do not send any funds to this entity.

Below is the link to the Colorado Secretary of State's notification of the deceptive solicitation and instructions for properly filing the annual report. As always, if you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to give us a call.

http://http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/pressrel/2011/PR20110404Alert.html

Steve Donelson, shareholder and managing director for DCG, recently participated in a roundtable discussion on developing a successful business development model during challenging economic times.

Click here for the full article.

The Top 10 Things to Do if You've Been Involved in an Auto Accident

There are a lot of things to do if you have been involved in an auto accident
- here are the top ten that we recommend.

1 Stay in your car and immediately call the police (911).

2 Call a family member to let them know your condition, your location and your state of mind.

3 Unless you are satisfied that you have absolutely no injury, ask for an ambulance to be sent to the scene.

4 Gather your thoughts about how the accident happened and begin to formulate your rendition of the happening of the accident from the standpoint of time and space.

5 Unless you are completely clear in your mind as to how the accident happened, do not give the police your rendition until you have had time to consider it.

6 Avoid making statements to anyone such as “I am ok” or “I am not hurt” or any similar statement. If asked your condition, simply state “I don’t know. I would like to be examined by my doctor.”

7 Ask the investigating officer to make a drawing of the accident so that you can have it for easy reference in the future.

8 Ask the investigating officer to take pictures of the accident scene so that you can have those for future reference.

9 Provide the investigating officer with you driver’s license and your insurance information and make sure that the officer agrees to provide you with that same information from any other drivers involved in, or witness to, the accident.

10 Go to the hospital or emergency room in the ambulance. Allow your family to make arrangements to pick up the car.


Presented by Dan Goodwin, Esq, shareholder and senior attorney for Donelson Ciancio & Goodwin, P.C. Dan can be reached at dangoodwin@colo-law.co.

This article is designed for general information only. The information presented at this site should not be construed to be formal legal advice nor the formation of a lawyer/client relationship.

Facebook and Divorce

DCG shareholder Cynthia Ciancio was recently interviewed by 9 News in Denver on how Facebook information can be used as evidence in a divorce proceeding. Click the link below for the full article, or view our newsreel on the right for video of the interview.

http://tinyurl.com/9newsCiancioFacebook