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Build Pagosa, Inc.

Build Pagosa, Inc. empowers rural communities by providing career and technical education, fostering workforce development, and creating opportunities for individuals to thrive, ensuring a stronger future for all residents.

<p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Subasta anual de la Build Pagosa que presenta proyectos hechos por estudiantes de CTE, cubos sorpresas, paquetes de experiencias, art&iacute;culos donados y m&aacute;s. El precio incluye una comida completa y tickets de bebida.</p>

2026 Subasta Anual

<p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Annual Build Pagosa Auction featuring CTE student made projects, mystery buckets, experience packages, donated items and more. Price includes a full meal and drink tickets.</p>

2026 Annual Auction

<p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">🎉Excitement is in the air! Join us in Empowering and Strengthening our Community!</p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Get ready to be part of something &nbsp;transformative at <strong fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: inherit;">Build Pagosa Inc.&nbsp;</strong>(a 501c3), where we will share an exclusive update on the vital initiatives shaping the future of our community and beyond.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The ripple effect of our Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs is already being felt, and the vision for the Regional Workforce Center is exactly what rural communities across the country need more of. &nbsp;Our Regional Workforce Center isn&#39;t just a building--it&#39;s a launchpad for futures. It&#39;s where a student who might not see college as an option can learn a trade, earn a livable wage, and stay rooted in their community. &nbsp;It&#39;s where businesses find skilled workers, and where the community grows stronger together.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to thrive--and that strong communities are built when we invest in their future. &nbsp;But we can&#39;t do it alone. &nbsp;To date, we have raised over 70% of the needed $6 million and are in the final stretch!</p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Today, we invite you to stand with us in a shared mission. &nbsp;Every attendee to this event will bring us closer to achieving our goal. Together, we have the power to make a difference.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Your support can be the spark that changes lives. &nbsp;Let&#39;s make it a reality!</p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">With gratitude,</p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Marie Thatcher</p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Community Liaison</p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Build Pagosa Inc.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">(970) 977-7381</p>

Keyah Grande Cocktail Event

<div style="box-sizing:border-box;--flex-direction:initial;--flex-wrap:initial;--justify-content:initial;--align-items:initial;--align-content:initial;--gap:initial;--flex-basis:initial;--flex-grow:initial;--flex-shrink:initial;--order:initial;--align-self:initial;align-self:var(--align-self);flex-basis:var(--flex-basis);flex-grow:var(--flex-grow);flex-shrink:var(--flex-shrink);order:var(--order);align-content:var(--align-content);align-items:var(--align-items);flex-direction:var(--flex-direction);flex-wrap:var(--flex-wrap);gap:var(--row-gap) var(--column-gap);justify-content:var(--justify-content);position:relative;--widgets-spacing:20px 20px;--widgets-spacing-row:20px;--widgets-spacing-column:20px;width:895px;color:rgb(112, 116, 127);font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.5;margin-block-end:20px;margin-bottom:0px"><div style="box-sizing:border-box;transition:background .3s,border .3s,border-radius .3s,box-shadow .3s,transform var(--e-transform-transition-duration,.4s);line-height:1.5"><div style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.5"><div style="box-sizing:border-box;display:inline-block;line-height:1.5"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 400;" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:400">Build Pagosa Dinner & Auction! Help us raise funds to build our new Regional Workforce Center and to continue supporting Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs at the high school to develop a variety of trade skills for our community. </span><span fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 400;" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:400">The evening includes a full catered dinner by Todd and Kellie Stevens of Farrago Events, an assortment of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, socializing and </span><strong style="font-weight:700;box-sizing:inherit">the main event…a silent and live auction</strong><span fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 400;" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:400">. High quality student made projects will be showcased along with donated experience packages, services, handcrafted items, retail items and mystery buckets.</span></p></div></div></div></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;--flex-direction:initial;--flex-wrap:initial;--justify-content:initial;--align-items:initial;--align-content:initial;--gap:initial;--flex-basis:initial;--flex-grow:initial;--flex-shrink:initial;--order:initial;--align-self:initial;align-self:var(--align-self);flex-basis:var(--flex-basis);flex-grow:var(--flex-grow);flex-shrink:var(--flex-shrink);order:var(--order);align-content:var(--align-content);align-items:var(--align-items);flex-direction:var(--flex-direction);flex-wrap:var(--flex-wrap);gap:var(--row-gap) var(--column-gap);justify-content:var(--justify-content);position:relative;--widgets-spacing:20px 20px;--widgets-spacing-row:20px;--widgets-spacing-column:20px;width:895px;color:rgb(112, 116, 127);font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.5;margin-block-end:20px;margin-bottom:0px"><div style="box-sizing:border-box;transition:background .3s,border .3s,border-radius .3s,box-shadow .3s,transform var(--e-transform-transition-duration,.4s);line-height:1.5"><div style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.5"><div style="box-sizing:border-box;display:inline-block;line-height:1.5"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;--flex-direction:initial;--flex-wrap:initial;--justify-content:initial;--align-items:initial;--align-content:initial;--gap:initial;--flex-basis:initial;--flex-grow:initial;--flex-shrink:initial;--order:initial;--align-self:initial;align-self:var(--align-self);flex-basis:var(--flex-basis);flex-grow:var(--flex-grow);flex-shrink:var(--flex-shrink);order:var(--order);align-content:var(--align-content);align-items:var(--align-items);flex-direction:var(--flex-direction);flex-wrap:var(--flex-wrap);gap:var(--row-gap) var(--column-gap);justify-content:var(--justify-content);position:relative;--widgets-spacing:20px 20px;--widgets-spacing-row:20px;--widgets-spacing-column:20px;width:895px;color:rgb(112, 116, 127);font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.5"><div style="box-sizing:border-box;transition:background .3s,border .3s,border-radius .3s,box-shadow .3s,transform var(--e-transform-transition-duration,.4s);line-height:1.5"><div style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.5"><div style="box-sizing:border-box;display:inline-block;line-height:1.5"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 400;" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:400">There’s no better way to spend a Friday in Pagosa than giving back and helping build the future of our community. Come on out, see old friends, make new friends, and join the fun...all for a good cause!</span></p></div></div></div></div>

2025 Annual Build Pagosa Dinner & Auction

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2024 Pre-Auction test

<div style="box-sizing:border-box;--flex-direction:initial;--flex-wrap:initial;--justify-content:initial;--align-items:initial;--align-content:initial;--gap:initial;--flex-basis:initial;--flex-grow:initial;--flex-shrink:initial;--order:initial;--align-self:initial;flex-basis:var(--flex-basis);flex-grow:var(--flex-grow);flex-shrink:var(--flex-shrink);order:var(--order);align-self:var(--align-self);flex-direction:var(--flex-direction);flex-wrap:var(--flex-wrap);justify-content:var(--justify-content);align-items:var(--align-items);align-content:var(--align-content);gap:var(--gap);position:relative;--swiper-theme-color:#000;--swiper-navigation-size:44px;--swiper-pagination-bullet-size:6px;--swiper-pagination-bullet-horizontal-gap:6px;--widgets-spacing:20px 20px;width:718px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;margin-bottom:20px;margin-block-end:20px"><div style="box-sizing:border-box;transition:background .3s,border .3s,border-radius .3s,box-shadow .3s,transform var(--e-transform-transition-duration,.4s)"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-block:0px 0.9rem"><br /><span fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important;box-sizing:inherit"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1711638864/vq8wv4lel7szby9b0huo.jpg" style="width:345px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;max-width:100%;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit" /></span></p></div></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;--flex-direction:initial;--flex-wrap:initial;--justify-content:initial;--align-items:initial;--align-content:initial;--gap:initial;--flex-basis:initial;--flex-grow:initial;--flex-shrink:initial;--order:initial;--align-self:initial;flex-basis:var(--flex-basis);flex-grow:var(--flex-grow);flex-shrink:var(--flex-shrink);order:var(--order);align-self:var(--align-self);flex-direction:var(--flex-direction);flex-wrap:var(--flex-wrap);justify-content:var(--justify-content);align-items:var(--align-items);align-content:var(--align-content);gap:var(--gap);position:relative;--swiper-theme-color:#000;--swiper-navigation-size:44px;--swiper-pagination-bullet-size:6px;--swiper-pagination-bullet-horizontal-gap:6px;--widgets-spacing:20px 20px;width:718px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;margin-bottom:20px;margin-block-end:20px"><div style="box-sizing:border-box;transition:background .3s,border .3s,border-radius .3s,box-shadow .3s,transform var(--e-transform-transition-duration,.4s)"><p style="line-height:1.6199999999999999;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 26pt 0pt"><span fr-original-style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Build Pagosa is back with our 6th Annual Auction and Dinner! This year’s event will be the best yet. Our goal is to raise money to help support Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs at Pagosa Springs High School (PSHS) and build the future Regional Workforce Center to develop a variety of trade skills for our community.</span></p><p style="line-height:1.6199999999999999;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 26pt 0pt"><span fr-original-style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">This fun Build Pagosa event will feature delicious food by Chef Todd Stevens’ PSHS Culinary Arts Program and live entertainment by Bob Hemenger’s Americana Class. Good people and a worthwhile cause! In addition to a full dinner, an assortment of drinks will be served including beer, wine and assorted soft drinks.</span></p><p style="line-height:1.6199999999999999;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 26pt 0pt"><span fr-original-style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">The evening begins with live music, socializing, dinner and our silent auction featuring many quality handcrafted and donated items. After dinner, the fun ramps up when the live auction begins! Many skillfully constructed items by the PSHS Building Trades and Welding classes will hit the block for you to bid on, all for a fantastic cause! This year will feature the following made by CTE students: Garden Sheds, Minibikes, Utility Trailers, Birdhouses, and more. In addition, there will be exciting Mystery Buckets full of valuable and amazing things.</span></p><p style="line-height:1.6199999999999999;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 26pt 0pt"><span fr-original-style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">There’s no better way to spend a Friday in Pagosa than giving back and helping build the future of our community. Come on out, see old friends, and join the fun. </span></p><p style="line-height:1.6199999999999999;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:26pt"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:18px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit"><strong style="font-weight:700;box-sizing:inherit">Together we Build Pagosa!</strong></span></p></div></div>

2024 Annual Build Pagosa Auction

<p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit">With your donation you are part of Build Pagosa and our mission. With your help we can :</p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit"><br /></p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit">Continue Build Pagosa's support of students in Career and Technical Education.</p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit">Reach our goal of building a new regional workforce training facility. </p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit">Expand the ways we support education and economic development in our region of Colorado.</p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit"><br /></p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit">Thank You!</p>

With your donation you are part of Build Pagosa and our mission. With your help we can :Continue Build Pagosa's support of students in Career and Technical Education.Reach our goal of building a new regional workforce training facility. Expand the ways we support education and economic development in our region of Colorado.Thank You!

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2025 Annual Build Pagosa Dinner & Auction

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2024 Annual Build Pagosa Auction

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