Richard, a police officer in Colorado, wears his uniform with pride, but the role of officer, pales in comparison to his role in the DMD community. Richard is committed to providing fulfilling life experiences for his children, and others living with DMD. Through his development of the Romito Foundation, Rich provides a yearly DMD camp for the Rocky Mountain region. The foundation also takes these kids on outings during the year, such as fishing, sporting events and providing much needed social opportunities.

In July, 2015 Richard was presented with the 7 Everyday Hero Award. Watch the video ...

Patrick first met Richard in the summer of 2012 and has been involved with the foundation ever since. Originally from the east coast, he now calls Colorado home with his wife and two daughters. He currently consults with Cities and Master Planned Communities, ensuring that their communities have access to high speed internet through fiber networks.

One unsuspecting afternoon, working away at our printing company, Scudder Press, we were greeted by a Thornton Police Officer entering our front door. We asked him what we could do for him, and in his ever-humble manner, he stated “maam, I am not looking for a hand-out or charity, however, I am the founder of the Romito Foundation, a local organization that supports children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.” We asked him to sit down and tell us about his organization and he explained that 3 of his 4 sons have this disease and what the Foundation does to help all local children with Duchenne. The rest “as they say” is history. I have worked closely with the Foundation since that day and our family “Scudder Press” team works on creating the best events that we can to benefit our “warriors.”

Marianne produces and distributes press releases, secures sponsorships and so much more. She reaches out to the media and corporate community to secure exposure and sponsorship for Romito fundraisers as well as activities for the Romito Foundation kids.

"I've been a volunteer for several years, but now I'm stepping up to help promote the annual Foundation events to the media, hoping we will draw some attention to our awesome fundraising efforts for our Warriors."

Romito Foundation Advisory Board Member

Married for over 35 years, Amy and I act as a team supporting the Foundation and enjoy the blessings of our 2 married children and 5 grandchildren who also volunteer with the Romito Foundation!

I do a large amount of the networking for Scudder Press, as a member of Westminster Chamber, Broomfield Chamber, Metro North Chamber and 4BR. Our connections at these chambers give me the opportunity to create exposure and enthusiasm for the Romito Foundation and our events. I look forward to many more years supporting these “warriors” whom we also consider friends, as well as their amazing families.

My name is Brandon Smith. I have known Rich Romito for many years and have worked with the Foundation for more than 5 years. Every event and interaction with this organization has motivated me to get more involved. I am now serving as the Social Media Director and look forward to increasing awareness about the Romito Foundation and who we serve.