Angels Befriending Children had no trouble putting people in touch with their inner child when members honored longtime Hospice of Metro Denver volunteer Mickey Ackerman at It’s Playtime, a night of fun and games at the Denver Design Center.
Ackerman, an interior designer, is perhaps best known for starting HMD’s legendary fundraiser, the Mask Project. His philanthropic efforts have been recognized by several organizations, including Jewish Family Service and the HMD board.
Angels Befriending Children is a guild of HMD, supporting programs for children coping with losing a loved one. Nancy Lamb
Thompson is president of the Angels board and served as an It’s Playtime team captain with David Alexander, Greg Bird, Zelda Friednash, Linda Goto and Hyla Sloane. The evening’s bankers were Ned Flanigan, Allan Frank, John Horan and Stanley Sena.
Some of Denver’s most pampered pooches will take a turn on the fashion runway Wednesday when Colorado Angels stages its annual Dames and Dogs luncheon and show at Glenmoor Country Club. Scottie Iverson, whose West Highland terriers Elle Reed and Cameron Taylor MacIverson are also slated to model, is taking reservations at 303-789-2126 … The Oct. 2 and Oct. 5 performances of “West Side Story” at Littleton’s Town Hall Arts Center will be a benefit for Inner City Health Center of Denver. Festivities begin with an hors d’oeuvres reception at 6 p.m. both nights; tickets through Chandra at 303-291-3729 or by visiting black tie-colorado.com … Music by Manuel Molina and food from Occasions by Sandy are featured at Festa Cornucopia, a “salsa-style” gala benefiting Denver Children’s Home. Ann Coggeshall and Juli Eckberg are chairing the Oct. 6 event at the Cable Center, 2000 Buchtel Blvd., and note that reservations can be phoned to 404-399-4890, ext. 246 … Actress Kathy Najimy will speak at the 16th annual Gender Matters Luncheon put on by the Women’s Foundation of Colorado. It’s Nov. 8 at the
Adam’s Mark, with tickets at 303-285-2965 … “Latin View,” a show built from scratch by Denver journalist Sherri Vasquez, is now airing on PBS stations in 30 cities nationwide. Its fourth season was launched when KBDI-12 Colorado Public Television opened its Welton Street studio for a reception hosted by First Data/Western Union, Source One Management and the National Hispanic Business Information Clearinghouse … Santa Fe Fiesta, which in 21 years has raised $414,600 for Craig Hospital’s traumatic brain injury patients, had its grand finale earlier this month at Cherry Hills Country Club.
Society editor Joanne Davidson can be reached at 303-809-1314 or jmdpost@aol.com.
