2025 Black Forest Community Giving Drive & Potluck Event
2025-11-16 15:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80908
Announcing the 2025 Black Forest Community Potluck Event! Join us for an afternoon with family, friends, and neighbors. Spread the word! It’s definitely a come one, come all!

Share your favorite Soups and Side dishes.

Sunday, November 16, 2025
3:00 – 7:00 pm

Black Forest Community Club
12530 Black Forest Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80908

This event promises to be a fun community celebration of friendship, as well as giving support to people who are struggling to make ends meet. Clean out your closets and your pantries, or even enjoy shopping to fulfill item(s) on the wish lists below:

Three agencies will benefit from the generosity of our community: Because We Choose To, TriLakes Cares, and Fresh Start. Let’s overwhelm them with an outpouring of care from our community! Representatives from each agency will be joining us and will share their history and visions.

Because We Care To will be collecting and distributing new and used clothing — Coats, Hats, Gloves, Socks, and any items that can be layered to provide warmth, as their population are the unhomed in the Colorado Springs area.

TriLakes Cares Wishlist:
Canned Pineapple
Canned Peaches
Instant Mashed Potatoes
Canned Diced Tomatoes
Canned Mixed Veggies
Canned Refried Beans
Canned Pinto Beans
SpaghettiO’s
Flour
Sugar
Vegetable Oil

Fresh Start Wishlist:
Paper Towels
Dish Soap
Body Wash
Tampons
Feminine Hygiene Pads
Tampons
Women’s Deodorant
Pull-ups Size 2T/3T, 3T/4T, and 4T/5T

We will have jars for each agency for your generous cash/check donations as well!

The Black Forest Community Club will have bins available outside the doors at 9 am on the morning of 11/16/26 for anyone to drop off donations or non-perishable potluck items early. Prior to that time, feel free to contact the agencies directly with any donations.

Hosting the event, Women Warriors of the Woods will be setting up tables and chairs, organizing the buffet and donation tables, and cleaning up after the event.

A HUGE thank you the Black Forest Community Club! As the sponsors they will be providing all the tables, chairs, paper products and eating utensils, as well as Coffee, Tea, and Lemonade!!!

Helping the less fortunate is truly going to be a team effort! Thank you to all who come!

BFCC Tree Lighting Ceremony
2025-12-06 14:00 - 17:00 | Colorado
Santa visit, Cookies & Ornament Crafting: 2–4 PM
Community Tree Lighting: 4–5 PM

Boy Scouts of America Troop 70 Black Forest Chili Dinner and Silent Auction
2026-02-21 17:00 - 19:30 | Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80908
Boy Scout Troop 70 of Black Forest presents
Chili Dinner & Silent Auction Annual Fundraiser
Saturday, February 21th, 5:00pm – 8:00pm
Black Forest Community Center (12530 Black Forest Road)
Enjoy a bowl of hot chili with baked cornbread, fresh salad, homemade desserts and drinks.
$7 – Adults and kids over 12
$5 – Seniors 55+
$4 – Kids 11 and under & all scouts in uniform
100% of proceeds benefit Troop 70 Scouting Program
For silent auction previews please go to www.facebook.com/Troop70BlackForest

FLAT BROKE AFTER TAXES SPAGHETTI & MEATBALL DINNER
2026-04-15 17:00 - 21:00 | Colorado

Black Forest Arts & Craft Show
2026-04-29 16:00 - 2026-05-04 14:00 | Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80908
Wednesday 4 pm – 7 pm
Thursday – Saturday 9 am – 7 pm
Sunday 10 am – 2 pm
for more information bfacg.org or facebook.com/BFACG
