Peter Yarrow (of the band Peter, Paul and Mary) and now of Operation Respect came to Denver last week to play a concert at Temple Emanuel. Earlier in the afternoon, COBRT Founder Gayle Deninger and President Jeff Wasden, Yarrow, and friends attended a small gathering hosted by Barbara J. Kreisman, PhD, Associate Dean of Daniels College of Business & Advisor, Latino Leadership Institute at University of Denver. Yarrow is scheduled to return for an April 8, 2016 concert at Denver's Paramount Theatre.

About Operation Respect
Operation Respect is a non-profit education and advocacy organization dedicated to transforming schools, camps and other youth-serving organizations into safer, more respectful, bully-free environments for children and youth. Founded in 1999 by Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary, and Dr. Charlotte Frank, Senior Advisor at McGraw-Hill Education, Operation Respect disseminates its own classroom based curriculum, the “Don’t Laugh at Me,” Program, free of charge to thousands of schools in the United States and internationally. Operation Respect’s inspiring music, social-emotional learning curricula, multi-cultural videos and highly-regarded professional training provide adults with the tools they need to help children express their feelings constructively, resolve conflict peacefully, celebrate diversity, and engage with each other in a spirit of caring, compassion and cooperation.

COBRT Founder Gayle Deninger, Peter Yarrow, Bruce Hutton

Peter Yarrow and COBRT President Jeff Wasden

A unique opportunity with Peter Yarrow's Operation Rescue

Thank you for welcoming John Engler, former governor of Michigan and current CEO of Business Roundtable, to Colorado for a series of events on October 20 and 21, 2015. Your support, both physically and ideologically, is part of why Colorado Business Roundtable is quickly becoming known as a leading business organization in the metro area, the state and nationally.

Hosting Gov. Engler is significant for our members, our mission and our national presence. First and foremost, workforce development is a critical issue. We will continue to partner on this initiative with those such as Stephanie Veck, Director of the Colorado Workforce Development Council; chambers of commerce; and academic institutions. Having an appropriately educated and trained workforce of Colorado students is vital to the success of our businesses and for the economic prosperity of our state's future.

Colorado is a great place to do business! From our rise on the global economic stage to our exceptional quality of life, businesses want to be here and stay here. COBRT will continue to advocate for proactive, positive business policies that enhance business development, strengthen the economy and allow businesses to grow and thrive in Colorado, the region, across the nation and internationally.

Pairing our interests with the national Business Roundtable furthers our ability to connect and collaborate. Business Roundtable's CEO members lead U.S. companies with $7.4 trillion in annual revenues and over 16 million employees. We welcomed Governor Engler to experience the best of what COBRT and our membership is doing -- and that includes you and your organization.

We hope that you enjoyed the series of events as much as we did, with the evening at the Colorado Governor's Residence, the tour at Lockheed Martin Space Systems and the luncheon event with Gov. Hickenlooper, "Business, Education Reform and America's Workplace" as much as we did. Please see photos here. We encourage you to share them with your network of connections and ask that you give credit to COBRT and ICOSA Media Services.

Listen for a special edition of our Connect & Collaborate radio show on the October 24, 2015 podcast available here at COBRT Radio. We have an interview with Governor Engler as well as interviews with several guests who joined us on Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at the Governor's Mansion.

Please visit our Events page for several upcoming COBRT and partner activities.

Thank you again for your participation with Colorado Business Roundtable.

Sincerely,
Jeff Wasden, President
Gayle Dendinger, Founder