Foundation Stories
- Fellowship
After my first year at Amherst College, I learned a hard but necessary lesson: rest is not optional. In a place where productivity often felt like…

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- Fellowship
A personal value that consistently guides my actions is curiosity. It became a defining principle for me at age 16, when I first encountered the work of…
- Fellowship
Have you ever said no to an opportunity because you believed you were not equipped to handle it? Have you found yourself not advocating for what…
- Fellowship
Growing up, whenever I heard “summer camp” I immediately thought of campfire songs, capture the flag, and cabin living. However, after spending a whole summer working…
- Fellowship
Before my days were filled with meetings, calendar holds, and laughter shared with my fellow Fellows, my workdays looked quite different. During college, I spent my…
- Blog Posts, Fellowship
The summer before my junior year of college altered the trajectory of my life in ways I never expected. I remember sitting in my college dorm…
- Fellowship, Internship
Raised in a military household in Colorado Springs, Virginia “Ginny” Woodfork embraced the value of “service over self” early in life, a principle that would guide…
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- El Pomar Foundation’s Elevating Leadership Development and the Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce Host Recruitment Event for Pueblo Leaders
- El Pomar Approves Regional Grants, July 2025
- El Pomar Foundation’s Elevating Leadership Development program honors Alfred “Fred” Padeway as the 2025 Milton E. Proby Cultural Heritage Room Inductee
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