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Families crowded Civic Center Park Saturday, enjoying the balmy weather and a host of activities at Denver’s first annual Future Fest.
Future Fest — the day-long event in the city’s center — had a few missions in mind, including bringing Denverites together as a community. The main goal, though, was to introduce young children to possible career paths through both the city’s departments and partnering organizations.
Janilah Romo kicks a soccer ball into a tic-tac-toe board at the Colorado Rapids’ clinic at the Future Fest on Saturday. Multiple families enjoyed the sun-friendly events on the warm Saturday.
Denver Police Department mounted patrol officers Aaron Carlson, left, and Hayley Mach attended Future Fest on Saturday with their horses Ollie, left, and Maverick.
“We’re really thinking about how we can engage with our community in different ways,” Alyse West, recruiter with City and County of Denver and lead organizer of Future Fest, …
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