Lola’s Sugar Rush bids farewell to Historic Downtown Littleton after seven sweet years and the nostalgic candy shop will donate a portion of sales in December to local charities before closing doors on Wednesday, December 30th, 2015.
After seven sweet years on Main Street, Lola’s Sugar Rush announced that Wednesday, Dec. 30th, 2015 will mark the shoppe’s last day of selling candy and sweets to the young and young at heart. Founded in April 2009 by Lola Salazar, the whimsical and elegant retro candy store has been a staple on Historic Downtown Littleton’s Main Street for nearly seven years. Salazar is closing the shop at the end of the holiday season to focus on managing the charitable giving activities of Salazar Family Foundation, a Denver-based foundation she founded with her husband Rob in 1999.
As part of the shops’s farewell celebration, 10% of all sales on Sundays in December will be donated to local charities that the Salazar Family Foundation is currently supporting. on Sunday December 6th, 10% of all sales will go to Escuela de Guadalupe. On Sunday, December 13th, 10% of all sales will go to Mi Casa and on Sunday, December 20th 10% of all sales will go to The Denver Foundation.
Lola is very excited to share the fact that in addition to the 10% of sales donations mentioned above, The Salazar Family Foundation will donate one million dollars to these local, education-based charities with $100,000 to Mi Casa, $200,000 to Escuela de Guadalupe, and $700,000 to the Denver Foundation.
“I created Lola’s Sugar Rush to show my children that you can turn your dreams into reality; that anything is possible with hard work and a vision,” stated Salazar. “We love our customers dearly and have made many sweet memories at Lola’s Sugar Rush, but the time has come for me to focus on my family and giving back to the community through the efforts of the Salazar Family Foundation.”
Salazar has always placed high importance on giving back to her community and the shop has donated gift baskets to at least four non-profits every single month since it opened and hosted numerous charity events to support local non-profit groups. She started the Salazar Family Foundation with her husband with the mission of giving back to the community and supporting organizations that are committed to improving the quality of education and students’ access to it. These organizations have included The Denver Foundation, The Denver Public Schools Foundation, Escuela de Guadalupe, Mi Casa, The Latin American Educational Foundation, and The Jefferson Foundation. In partnership with these quality non-profit organizations, the Salazar Family Foundation provides educational opportunities through scholarships, literacy programs and classroom grants.
“We both grew up in the Denver Public School system and owe our success to both DPS teachers and members of Denver’s Latin community who encouraged us to work hard and realize our dreams. We are now very fortunate to have the opportunity to give back to these same organizations and community groups. I am so excited to begin my next chapter in a leadership role at the foundation.” continued Salazar.
Lola’s Sugar Rush is located at: 2490 W Main St, Littleton 80120. For more information on Lola’s Sugar Rush, visit www.lolassugarrush.com or on Facebook @LolaSugarRush. For more information on the Salazar Family Foundation, visit www.salazarfamilyfoundation.org.