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Denver City Council honors Donate Life Month and local community leaders with proclamations
Summary
Denver City Council on April 13 adopted proclamations recognizing National Donate Life Month and honoring longtime local business and community leaders, including La Loma founder Mary Sabina Mendoza and 5 Points leader Creighton C.B. Jones Jr.; nonprofit Prodigy Ventures was also recognized for a decade of workforce work.
Denver City Council adopted a series of proclamations April 13 recognizing organ and tissue donation awareness and several Denver community leaders and organizations.
The council proclaimed April 2026 as National Donate Life Month and heard testimony from Laura Jeffries, chief administrative officer of Donor Alliance, who said Colorado has a 57% donor registry rate compared with a 44% national average. "Colorado continues to lead the nation," Jeffries said, thanking the council for the proclamation. Council members and attendees recounted personal connections to organ donation during the proclamation acceptance.
The council also adopted a proclamation honoring Mary Sabina Mendoza for her decadeslong role as founder of La Loma, a Denver culinary landmark. Members praised the restaurant's cultural and economic contributions and called the recognition a way to preserve local culinary history. Sabina and family members accepted the proclamation and offered brief remarks.
In a separate recognition, the council adopted a proclamation honoring Creighton C.B. Jones Jr., a longtime 5 Points business leader who cofounded C & B Cleaners and helped build a network of Black-owned businesses. Family members joined to accept the proclamation and recalled Jones’s community service and role as a mentor.
Finally, the council recognized the 10th anniversary of Prodigy Ventures, a workforce-readiness nonprofit serving young adults in Northeast Denver. Council members noted Prodigy’s apprenticeship model and local economic impact; the group's executive director and apprentices accepted the proclamation and invited the council to an April 25 community celebration.
All proclamations were adopted by roll call or voice votes as recorded in the council minutes. The proclamations provide formal civic recognition but do not create regulatory or budgetary obligations.
