I offer my support to Mary Bielz for continued membership on the Cripple Creek-victor RE-1 school board. She brings a wealth of experience and network contacts based on her being a long-time Gold Camp District resident, an art teacher, founder of the Community of Caring Foundation and chair of the Board of Directors, to currently being the president of the school board. She is a caring and compassionate individual with the vision, creativity, tenacity, and perseverance to get things done for the betterment of the school and community. Her leadership on the current school board was key in stabilizing the earlier board, administration, and staff dynamics. She was instrumental in the district being awarded the RISE grant to develop a vocational education program at the school for both youth and adults. As proof, she was recently awarded the Colorado Association of School Board’s prestigious Mcguffey Award for her committed and passionate service. Mary is on a mission to save the students, school, and community. Let’s keep Mary Bielz on the board to finish her quest.

Rich Ingold, Cripple Creek