New Podcast Series from Weld Found

Weld Found is a podcast produced through the Weld Community Foundation about community and what it looks like to recover the lost art of belonging.  Releasing today is the first episode of “Where Water Flows Uphill”, a special series from Weld Found that is asking, In the coming flood of change, who do we want to be?  […]

Weld Found Podcast: The Longest Night

Weld Found is a podcast is about connection in an age of division. By featuring stories of community and generosity from our home of Weld County, the show hopes to echo the mission of the Weld Community Foundation and strengthen the bonds that make our communities thrive! In episode 19 we’re addressing mental health and […]

Weld Found Podcast Season 2: The Overview Effect

What would it feel like to travel on a rocket ship, burst through the atmosphere, and then get a long, life-changing glimpse of Earth?  In this 5 minute opening story for our season 2, we revisit the big ideas behind Weld Found by exploring the “overview effect”; a phenomenon felt by so many astronauts.

Episode 7 of Weld Found

In celebration of Colorado Gives Day this episode of Weld Found features moving stories of generosity and connection for this season 1 finale. Enjoy a behind the scenes tasting at Weldwerks Brewing Co, a patrol of the Greeley Police Department’s Santa Cop, surprising Black Friday workers with YFC’s Bake of Love, and more. Give to a Weld […]

Thank You for the Incredible Luncheon

When Magic Happens (pictured above is the sponsor list for the luncheon) The Weld Community Foundation celebrated its annual luncheon on October 22nd. It recognized donors (as well as community leaders, nonprofits, and businesses) for the true magic they create when they “spread the good”.  Rand E. Morgan, CEO and President of the Foundation, gave highlights of the […]

Episode 5 of Weld Found

How do you hope to be remembered? What would you like your legacy to be?  Join our tour of Linn Grove Cemetery as we stroll through stories of history, heritage, and intrigue in this most recent episode of Weld Found.

Episode 4 of Weld Found

What does home mean to you?What would it look like to make a new home, in a new place, if you had to leave? In this episode we ask those questions and also find that becoming a welcoming community has a drastic impact on our area’s economics, culture, and connectivity. Join us as we tour the place that does welcoming best:The […]

Episode 3 of Weld Found

“We found joy here during the hardest time in our lives; a time when we were the most busy, most stressed. We would walk through the door on a Saturday and would breathe a sigh of relief. First, through the eyes of my daughter and then I fell in love too.” – Michelle Kempema, CEO […]

Episode 2 of the Weld Found Podcast

Did you know August 26th is Women’s Equality Day and commemorates the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment? The day actually celebrates a 100 year centennial in 2020. What an excellent time to release episode 2 of the Weld Found Podcast, titled “Courageous Women and the County that Loves Them”.  This show highlights four women from Weld […]

Episode 1 of Weld Found Podcast Now Available

“We have the entire equation backwards.” -Dr. Josh Packard, Sociologist What if we are approaching community all wrong? And our backwards approach could be creating more loneliness than connection?  In episode 1 of Weld Found we have an inciting conversation with Dr. Packard about belonging in this age of social isolation. You’ll be surprised by […]