AURORA, Colo. — Denver Broncos players traded footballs for a baseball bat recently to support UCHealth's home run derby, which raised $175,000 for Freedom Service Dogs .

Poor weather forced the derby from Coors Field to an indoor facility, but the players were still able to hit some baseballs and connect with families who have had their lives changed by Freedom Service Dogs. UCHealth selects a different nonprofit to benefit from its Healthy Swings home run derby every year, and this year, it was the service dog organization. Freedom Service Dogs breeds, raises and trains service dogs for people who have physical or intellectual disabilities, as well as veterans and first responders who have PTSD.

Chris Nelson, president and CEO of Freedom Service Dogs, said the dogs in the program mak

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