Tamara Banks Media Excellence Award

The recipient Ms.Tamara Banks, recognized for her years of covering difficult human interest stories in Denver and around the world. Ms. Banks unselfish work ethic makes her an outstanding journalist & filmmaker. Your Support Means a Lot Each donations matter, even the smallest ones.  Donations

About Daddy Bruce

Daddy Bruce was the restaurateur who provided holiday feasts for Denver’s needy for more than 25 years before his death in 1994 at the age of 94.  He began feeding the hungry in the 1960s with a Thanksgiving dinner for 200 persons at City Park, where he carried his portable grill and dished out holiday…

Upcoming Events

Keep a Light in Your Window airing on PBS on Thursday, February 11, 2021, at 7:00 P.M  and  Sunday, February 14, 2021, at 10:30 A.M.(The film can be viewed online anytime @ https://www.rmpbs.org)
The Virtual Celebration of the 121st Birthday of Daddy Bruce Randolph, on Monday, 2/15 at 5 pm. Will air here on the Daddy Bruce Randolph Legacy Foundation website.

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Mission Statement

Daddy Bruce Randolph’s philanthropy was legendary…He gave away clothes and food every year, on his birthday and on Christmas, held Easter egg hunts, and staged massive Thanksgiving dinners for the less fortunate.  Our mission is to encourage the philanthropic legacy of Daddy Bruce Randolph through community awareness, workforce development and charitable initiatives to build stronger communities…

Historical Preservation

History Colorado Center Beginning in 2020 through 2025, Daddy Bruce is featured as one of the 101 Coloradoans featured in the Owens Hickenlooper Leadership Gallery, “What’s Your Story” exhibit on the fourth floor of the History Colorado Center. The “What’s Your Story” exhibit empowers visitors to see themselves alongside generations of Coloradans who have made an impact in communities…

“Keep a Light in Your Window” Documentary

“Keep a Light in Your Window” How many really know the story of Denver’s Daddy Bruce Randolph? The documentary, “Keep a Light in Your Window”, chronicles the life and meaning of Daddy Bruce Randolph and his legacy.  This documentary is a 13-year labor of love and the brainchild of Reverend Ronald Wooding who has worked…

Daddy Bruce Randolph School

In 2010, a school was named in the honor of Daddy Bruce Randolph because of his contributions to his community.  Randolph’s characteristics are literally spelled out throughout the school. The school’s values, brilliance, respect, unity, character and effort, exemplify who Daddy Bruce was.  The cafeteria houses numerous photographs that are captioned with a piece of the…

The Bronze Sculpture

The bronze relief sculpture of Daddy Bruce wearing his trademark hat was close to being destroyed.  The plaque, a gift to Daddy Bruce from Coors Brewing Company decades ago, tumbled out of a truck hauling junk to a salvage yard. The driver stopped, picked it up, then thought better of tossing it back into the…