Jah’liah Johnson pulls her knees to her chest, and draws you in with her story.

She loves presents. What 10-year-old little girl doesn’t? She wants to tell you about something more important: giving to others.

“I pick out a few gifts for myself. But I really want them for my family. It’s fun,” Johnson said. “It makes me feel so happy to make them smile.”

As Johnson sits inside a classroom at the William E. Cope Boys & Girls Club, her joy filling the room, one thought persists.

What if she did not have this chance? Imagine if this opportunity was not available?

The very notion breaks hearts, and motivated Barb Paton to act when she arrived in Denver with her husband George , the general manager of the Broncos , in 2021. She aimed to bring together the wives whose husbands are the

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