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30th Anniversary Celebration Weekend and Benefit |
Celebrating 30 years of ITEA, together!
You are cordially invited to join us for a special summer weekend of connection, memories, community, delicious food, music and movement, all to ensure the ITEA legacy continues to thrive.
This milestone also honors the 30+ year commitment of Hilary Skellon as a leader and teacher of Classical Five-Element Acupuncture before her relocation to the UK.
For our 30th year, we have an ambitious fundraising goal of $30,000. Tickets for various weekend events, the Celebration Benefit, and sponsorship opportunities directly impact our fundraising mission. |
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Unity Columbine Spiritual Center
8900 Arapahoe Rd., Boulder, CO 80303
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Aug 01, 2026 04:00pm - Aug 01, 2026 07:00pm Add to Google · Outlook Web · Outlook Mobile · Yahoo · iCal |
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For thirty years, ITEA has been luminous |
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Celebration Weekend Events
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| Patient Consults with Hilary Skellon
1:30-5:45 pm at ITEA 317 W. South Bouder Rd., Louisville $80
Current ITEA Clinic interns, CF-EA graduates, and practitioners are invited to attend three live patient consultations with discussion and treatment planning led by Hilary Skellon.
NCBAHM PDAs available for licensed acupuncturists and external observation hours provided for students.
Note: This is the last opportunity to attend a Consultation Seminar in the US with Hilary Skellon before 2027. Space is limited. |
| Welcome Meet Up 6:30 pm at a local food hall Louisville/ Boulder $ Variable
Bring your family and friends to meet with colleagues from across the globe for food, drinks and community connection. Current ITEA students and interns, faculty, staff, CF-EA graduates, and practitioners are invited to attend this casual, family-friendly gathering.
Food and drinks available for purchase. |
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| Morning Event To Be Announced at ITEA 317 W. South Bouder Rd., Louisville
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| 30th Anniversary Celebration Benefit 4-7 pm
Unity Columbine Spiritual Center Boulder, Colorado
Celebrate ITEA together! This festive fundraising event is for you: anyone who has contributed to, supported, believed in or benefited from ITEA over our 30 years, including past and current faculty and guest lecturers, students, graduates, administration, patients, global CF-EA practitioners, friends, family and our community members.
Share in 30 Years of Light with ITEA at our special benefit:
- Delicious food, desserts and drinks
- Board of Directors-hosted cash bar
- Live Lion Dance performance
- Speakers and presentations, archival project reveal and historical timeline of the school
- Live performance by famous musician, Ben Worsley
- Interactive fundraising activities
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| Yoga and Sound Healing in Nature 10 am at Louisville Community Park 955 Bella Vista Dr, Louisville, CO 80027 $20
Come together in the park for a guided, gentle flow, with breathwork and vibrational sound healing led by certified yoga instructors and ITEA community members.
Please bring your own mat and water. Stay after class for our Community Picnic! |
| Community Picnic Louisville Community Park 955 Bella Vista Dr, Louisville, CO 80027
Join us in the park for a fun, relaxed afternoon. Bring your kids, family, friends, lunch or food to share. Chips, drinks and desserts provided. Share in the joy of the Fire Element by co-creating music and a living community mandala.
Please bring your own sun protection and extra water. Optional: drums and other instruments, camp chairs, picnic blankets. Ample parking, with access to restrooms, picnic tables, a playground, and shade under the pavilion.Bring your photo albums and memory books too! |
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| Your Invitation: Be the Light That Connects
Each generation of ITEA tends the flame, ensuring it does not burn out or burn away, but instead burns true
This anniversary celebrates our vibrant past and the stewardship that keeps the light of ITEA alive.
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General Information To celebrate our Luminous 30th Anniversary, a festive gathering with our worldwide ITEA community expands collective joy, illuminates our purpose and mission and radiates our vision for future generations.
Donor contributions, sponsorships and sparks of generosity support our $15,000 fundraising goal, in addition to providing accessible tickets for current ITEA students.
30th Anniversary Celebration Tickets Saturday, August 1, 2026 Current ITEA Students: $30 ITEA Alumni: $60 ITEA Friends and Community: $78 Youth 8-18: $30 Children Under 8: Free
Weekend Events, Packages and Sponsorship Opportunities Friday
- Patient Consults with Hilary Skellon: $80 (limited tickets)
Saturday
- Luminous Spirit Package: $800
- Forward Brillance Package: $600
- Radiant Horizons Package: $400
Sunday
- Yoga and Sound Healing in Naure: $20
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Packages and Sponsorship Opportunities |
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| Luminous Spirit All-Access Weekend Package $800
Illuminate future brightness
Package benefits:
- Attendance at the Friday Patient Consults for 2 practitioners
- Premium reserved table placement and seating for 6 at the Celebration on Saturday
- Acknowledgement at the Celebration and in the event program
- A limited edition commemorative ITEA gift
- Recognition on all event materials
- Featured social media posts and website listing
- Participation in the Yoga and Sound Healing class on Sunday for 2
Valued at $1180
For the brightest transformative impact, Luminous Spirit is the pinnacle of giving and receiving. Elevate the ITEA mission, illuminate the Classical Five-Element Acupuncture community, and participate in all 30th Anniversary Celebration Benefit events from Friday to Sunday. |
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| Forward Brilliance Consults and Celebration Package $600
Expanding light, amplifying possibilities
Package benefits:
- Attendance at the Friday Patient Consults for 1 practitioner
- Reserved front table placement and seating for 4 at the Celebration on Saturday
- Acknowledgement in the event program
- A limited edition commemorative ITEA gift
Valued at $880
Light the path forward with 30 more years of growth, vision, and blooming generosity. Forward Brilliance supporters nurture the reach of Classical Five-Element Acupuncture by expanding the ITEA impact with participation in the Friday Patient Consults and Saturday Celebration Benefit. |
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| Radiant Horizons Celebration and Yoga Package $400
Ignite the spark of change
Package benefits:
- Reserved table and seating for 4 at the Celebration on Saturday
- A limited edition commemorative ITEA gift
- Participation in the Yoga and Sound Healing class on Sunday for 2
Valued at $580
Kindle meaningful impact to ensure the ITEA mission shines brighter for our community and radiates access to Classical Five-Element Acupuncture. Radiant Horizons sponsors enjoy the Saturday Celebration Benefit and unify through movement and yoga on Sunday. |
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Custom or In-Kind Sponsorships Welcome We welcome all forms of support. Sponsorships may be shared between multiple donors, and in-kind contributions are gratefully considered.
All proceeds benefit the ITEA mission, student and patient scholarship funds, and increased access to Classical Five-Element Acupuncture.
Contact ITEA president@itea.edu • 720-890-8922 • itea.edu/about/30th-anniversary
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Three Decades of ITEA
Awareness, Virtue, Purpose
In the context of the Taoist I Ching, 30 corresponds to Hexagram Li, translated as “Fire,” “Clinging,” and “Brightness.”
It represents double light that endures because it is rightly aligned—not forced, but sustained through commitment, clarity, and connection. With brightness doubled, like the image of the sun, radiance continues by brilliant virtue and deeds.
Like the expansion of fire that is only possible by clinging to the wood that feeds it, ITEA has thrived with shared values, a commitment to purpose and enduring relationships formed through respect and trust.
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