Breckenridge Grand Vacations Celebrates Earth Month

This April, Breckenridge Grand Vacations is celebrating Earth Month companywide. Partnering with local organizations Minimal Impact and High Country Conservation Center, BGV Sustainability is working to reduce plastic waste by educating our employees about the recycling process, what products can be recycled, and small yet impactful changes employees can make at work and at home to reduce single use plastic in our landfills.  

With “planet” as a primary focus for BGV, we are proud to honor our commitment to the environment year-round. 2023 was a big year for BGV Sustainability, with highlights including:  

  • Snowmelt Mitigation: BGV’s snowmelt system at Grand Lodge on Peak 7 was recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2023 with a Region 8 Pollution Prevention Award! Across all of our resorts, snowmelt systems avoided 16,569 MMBtus of natural gas, saving 776 metric tons of CO2 emissions—the equivalent of powering 184 homes for a year.  
  • Expansion of Electric Vehicle Usage: Electric Vehicle (EV) users soared by nearly 120% to 2,500 in 2023 
  • Waste Diversion: BGV diverted over 300,000 lbs of waste from landfills last year 

We hope you’ll join us in protecting the earth this month, even in a small way. Here are a few ideas:  

 

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RAM Legacy In Action

Breckenridge Grand Vacations (BGV) has honored late owner/developer, Rob Millisor, through BGV Gives’ annual Heart Health Walk for almost a decade. In that time, we provided more than $1.3M for heart health initiatives and programs at the heart of the Summit County community. From saving lives through newly installed AEDs to promoting nutrition and physical activity in low-income youth, the impact is tremendous, and we know Rob would be proud. 

This year we are changing our approach to celebrating Rob’s memory with a new volunteer-based event, Rob A. Millisor (RAM) Legacy in Action. The event will engage BGV employees, family members, and sponsors to highlight our commitment to giving back in much the same way Rob did. The change is rooted in a desire to keep Rob’s legacy vibrant and meaningful in our community. 

Taking place on June 6, 2024, RAM Legacy in Action will partner with local nonprofits to raise funds for programs at the heart of our community and contribute more than 750 hours of volunteer time in one day. Volunteer activities include horse care, access to healthy food, trail work and more. 

Although RAM Legacy in Action is focused on bringing BGV employees to the community, we hope you will continue to support Rob’s legacy of giving back.   

  • If you’d like to continue to impact heart health and community initiatives in Summit County, please help us reach our fundraising goal of $150,000 by donating to the Rob A. Millisor Heart Health Fund at The Summit Foundation.  
  • If you’d like to participate directly with this year’s volunteer projects, please consider providing an individual or business sponsorship. 

We’re so grateful for everyone who participated as a vendor, volunteer, walker, or runner at the Rob A. Millisor Heart Health Walk over the past eight years. The event would not have been successful without all involved! 

Whether in Breckenridge or your own community, we encourage you to “be like Rob” and give back in a way that is meaningful to you.

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The Heart Health Fund in Action – New Models of AEDs Installed a Local Childcare Centers and BGV Resorts

Thanks to BGV Gives and the Rob Millisor Heart Health Fund at The Summit Foundation, 11 new AEDs have been installed at 6 local childcare centers and BGV resorts. The BGV Compliance Team replaced 5 old AEDs and installed an additional AED at Grand Timber Lodge. 

These updated AED models have several exciting new features:  

  • They incorporate a digital screen displaying instructional videos alongside voice prompts, enhancing usability.  
  • Their pads are universally applicable for both adult and pediatric patients, eliminating the need to change the pads per type of patient.  
  • The positioning of the pads on the patient is slightly different due to using the same pads for both adults and pediatric patients.  
  • Language settings can be modified to accommodate different users, making the AED at Grand Timber Lodge the first Spanish-speaking AED installed by BGV!  

We’ve already exceeded our company-wide objective of having 20% of employees trained in CPR at every resort, which is fantastic! 

Read the Summit Daily article here: Summit County real estate developers donate funds for AEDS at 6 local childcare centers. 

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