▁to ▁the ▁community . ▁She ▁volunte ered ▁teaching ▁young ▁moth ers ▁about ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁nut r ition ▁for ▁their ▁b ab ies , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁" s occer ▁mom " ▁at ▁her ▁boys ' ▁school ▁before ▁the ▁term ▁was ▁popular . ▁She ▁helped ▁with ▁their ▁sports ▁teams , ▁provided ▁transport ation , ▁sn acks ▁and ▁support . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁Chair w oman ▁of ▁Reading ▁is ▁Fund amental ▁( RI F ) ▁at ▁her ▁sons ' ▁school ▁and ▁raised ▁hundreds ▁of ▁dollars ▁to ▁buy ▁books ▁for ▁inner - city ▁children . ▁For ▁many , ▁those ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁books ▁they ▁ever ▁owned . ▁ ▁Cole man ▁taught ▁at ▁her ▁church ▁and ▁ment ored ▁te en agers ▁and ▁young ▁adult s ▁in ▁life ▁skills . ▁As ▁Par ish ▁Council ▁President , ▁she ▁spent ▁numerous ▁volunte er ▁hours ▁fund ra ising ▁which ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁helped ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁church ▁for ▁Pres entation ▁of ▁Our ▁Lady . ▁ ▁While ▁at ▁US ▁West , ▁( now ▁Century Link ) ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁fund ra ising ▁chair w oman ▁that ▁partner ed ▁with ▁the ▁Latin ▁American ▁Edu c ational ▁Foundation ▁( LA EF ), ▁and ▁provided ▁thousands ▁of ▁dollars ▁in ▁scholar ships ▁to ▁first ▁generation ▁students ▁purs uing ▁higher ▁education . ▁As ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Colorado ▁Opt ometric ▁Board , ▁she ▁spent ▁many ▁reward ing ▁hours ▁in ▁leading ▁efforts ▁to ▁provide ▁glass es ▁and ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁leg ally ▁blind . ▁ ▁C