CREATE Recreational Landscapes

The dismal report from Colorado ski areas and early wildfire season is making recreation entrepreneurs rethink our landscape. Snow melt is looking scarce and the natural runoff is evaporating before it reaches streams and lakes. At FlingGolf and FlingFitness the future of the Fairway in Colorado is in need of innovative thinking.

At Valley Parks and Recreation in the Wet Mountain Valley a new season is upon the All Ages Activities. Saint Andrews Golf Course was sold many years ago. The closest golf courses are an hour away. Transportation needs to be negotiated and alternatives to traditional golf courses need to be discussed.

Funds for Fitness and Fun

CREATE Funding is an initiative of the Colorado Chapter of the Leadon Family Foundation, pooling together Mutual Shares from monthly membership dues. Funds are invested in mutual fund and stocks to fund community projects, recreation, education, arts and media, travel and transportation of member entrepreneurs who start likewise endeavors.

Fling Fitness

Since July 1 of 2025, I changed my mindset. I love to play sports and I enjoy strategy. I devised a scoring strategy on my own fitness and I found that by doing so the most important numbers had to do with reducing numbers like weight, cholesterol, calories, and physical age. Since then my numbers have been 55 pounds off my frame, reduction in bad cholesterol, less pills to take, and a loss of bad self-image. Fitness and environment are key to the health of ourselves and the communities we serve. It is like FlingGolf and realizing that from an activity standpoint there is an increase of calories burned, steps, strength, stamina, and stretching.

Fun Raisers

Doug Hall, the inventor, who has helped many entrepreneurs develop new products at the Eureka Ranch in Cincinnati, builds Deming like systems through collaboration. In his sessions he looks at entrepreneurial challenges as Fun. We need Fun Fundraisers. I am embarking on a 12 town study and report on Community, Recreation, Education, Arts and Media, Travel and Transportation and Entrepreneurship. COCREATE is my speaking, singing, story, stepping, study success plan in 12 communities that we will adopt Breakthrough questions. Our goal is to get 33 new entrepreneurial members to the Colorado Chapter of the Leadon Foundation, who will be mutual shareholders in innovation and endeavors. And it will be fun!

Send an E-mail

To join us, please send an email to richardbeattie809@gmail.com. Tell us who you are, what you do, where is the community you live, work in, and what idea you would like to see come into fruition. This is not a competition! Charlie Leadon and I will set up a time to interview you and schedule a community event.

"The essence of Creation is Recreation!"

Richard Arnold Beattie