Featuring Appearances by
Phil Donaldson
Phil is the vice president of marketing and creative at PropelGrowth, a marketing company serving the financial technology industry. Phil firmly believes in the power of story. In 2015, he and his wife, Candyce moved to Fort Collins from Princeton, New Jersey.
Evie Eskridge
Evie is a retired educator and proud mother and grandmother. Evie loves photography, gardening, traveling, playing pickle ball and being in nature — especially the Colorado mountains and wildlife.
Janet Freeman
Janet is the equity and inclusion coordinator for the city of Fort Collins. She has a passion for social justice, reading, writing, the outdoors and laughing with friends and family.
Christel Gray
Christel is a Fort Collins native-at-heart, having spent many summers here with her grandparents. She returned to the Choice City after her departure from the military in 1994. Family has always been her No. 1 priority, so she can usually be found spending time with them.
Charles Kaine
Charles is the blood donor recruiter for UCHealth's Garth Englund Blood Center. He has been a resident of Fort Collins for more than 25 years, first coming to CSU to study to become an English teacher. Charles has been a parent for 20 years to two kids.
Agenda
August 8, 2018
Parenthood: Phil Donaldson - 'Unexpected Influence'
Phil Donaldson shares a story about his relationship with his daughter.
August 8, 2018
Parenthood: Evie Eskridge - 'Three generations of rocking chairs'
Evie shares a story about the lives of our rocking chairs and how they relate to the generations of our families.
August 8, 2018
Parenthood: Janet Freeman - 'Learning to let you be you'
Janet tells a story about how parenting her daughter has lead her to confront her own internalized oppression.
August 8, 2018
Parenthood: Christel Gray - 'My Roadtrip to Parenthood again ... 22 years later'
Christel Gray shares her story of her road to achieving parenthood; the good, the bad and the ugly.
August 8, 2018
Parenthood: Charles Kaine - 'The life of the family car'
Charles Kaine shares a story surrounding the unsung hero of all families: the family car.