Galpin

Galpin Motors Inc., a Los Angeles dealership group, has a Starbucks cafe in a division's waiting area.

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"There's been so much focus on the elections, people are not as confident," says Bert Boeckmann, owner of Galpin Ford in suburban Los Angeles.

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When sales slumped during the recession, Galpin Motors near Los Angeles had too much inventory on its sprawling lot, said Vice President Beau Boeckmann .

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"There's been so much focus on the elections, people are not as confident," says Bert Boeckmann, owner of Galpin Ford in suburban Los Angeles.

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Galpin, who lives in Breckenridge, founded Mountain2Mountain in 2006 to advocate for rights and opportunities for women and girls.

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Galpin decided to focus on Afghanistan because women have few rights there and because rape is used as a means of control and a weapon of war, she said.

Mountain2Mountain, Colorado-Based Nonprofit, Working To School In Kabul For Deaf Children 2010

Galpin said the school could be finished by the end of the summer.

Mountain2Mountain, Colorado-Based Nonprofit, Working To School In Kabul For Deaf Children 2010

Women and deaf people of both sexes face similar obstacles in Afghanistan because some people see no point in giving them an education, Galpin said.

Mountain2Mountain, Colorado-Based Nonprofit, Working To School In Kabul For Deaf Children 2010

"If (deaf children) don't go to this school, they literally have no way of learning how to communicate with anyone else," Galpin said.

Mountain2Mountain, Colorado-Based Nonprofit, Working To School In Kabul For Deaf Children 2010

A third company, Quality Management Construction of Afghanistan, is providing construction management services at a discounted rate, Galpin said.

Mountain2Mountain, Colorado-Based Nonprofit, Working To School In Kabul For Deaf Children 2010