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Max & Elaine Appel, a GLOing relationship

and Elaine Appel have been partners since the moment they met. Max was an upper classman at CU in 1956 and Elaine was a freshman. Max, a campus activist, was putting up posters for a school event. “I ran into him in the hall and he kind of dared me to put up a poster in the men’s room. I realized it was the end of the day and there wouldn’t be anyone in there, so I did it.” To this day, Max and Elaine Appel are true life partners — in marriage, business and tikkun olam, repairing the world. Since that serendipitous first meeting, the Appels have raised four children, built and sold a business empire and enriched the lives of countless people along […]
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