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Xcel Energy Day of Service 2025

Join CBS Colorado and Xcel Energy for the 15th annual Day of Service Friday, September 12 and Saturday, September 13, 2025. Volunteer to make a difference in your community. Spots are limited!

Find out all the details and sign up at www.xcelenergy.com/dos

The 2025 Day of Service includes more than 40 nonprofit projects across the state, with projects throughout the Denver Metro area, Northern Colorado, Pueblo, and Grand Junction. Since the first Day of Service in 2010, Xcel Energy employees, community members and customers have come together to make a difference in our local communities. Last year, over 1,000 Day of Service volunteers dedicated more than 3,100 hours across the two days.

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