Playing “the friend card” was what it took to get Joyce Zeff to agree to be honored at the 2005 Gala for Giving hosted by Denver chapter of Hadassah. Even though she is one of the city’s most generous philanthropists, it took convincing by dinner co-chair Aggie Kuperman.
“Joyce, like her late husband, Kal, isn’t one to seek out the spotlight,” Kuperman said. “I had to do a lot of talking to win her over.” When Kuperman had a business obligation overseas and was unable to attend the function, co-chair Deborah Zeitlin held down the fort with chapter president Debi Tepper.
Zeff is active in numerous local charities, including Jewish Family Service and The Gathering Place. Daughters Diana Anderson and Dana Zeff accompanied her to the gala at the Donald R. Seawell Grand Ballroom. Lannie Garrett provided entertainment. Proceeds went to Hadassah’s Youth At Risk programs.
Benefits galore
Strings and the Denver ChopHouse, along with all metro-area Einstein Bros. Bagels, Old Chicago Pizza and Rock Bottom Brewery, are among the participants in the Shamrock Foods-sponsored Eat Out to End Hunger. They donate 10 percent of today’s sales to Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies. … Pampered Passions Fine Lingerie is hosting luncheon and dinner trunk shows of Camp Healthcare post-mastectomy fashions Wednesday. Owners Alicia and John Vargo say admission is free. Call 303-346-8450 for times and location. … Volunteers have until Thursday to sign up for Denver Day of Impact, a yearly event sponsored by Metro Volunteers. The goal is to recruit 500 people to spend four hours Saturday helping some 30 nonprofit organizations, including Bienvenidos Food Bank, Project C.U.R.E., Habitat for Humanity, Project Angel Heart and the Denver Rescue Mission with tasks such as raking leaves, painting houses and serving meals to the homeless. Jackie Norris, executive director of Metro Volunteers, says the effort will conclude with a celebration at Johnson & Wales University Events Center. Visit metrovolunteers.org. … Also on Thursday, Project Angel Heart’s annual A Taste for Life benefit takes place at the Donald R. Seawell Grand Ballroom. Supporters can sample selections from 18 restaurants while enjoying cocktails, a silent auction and good conversation. Tickets are $100 and $125; call 303- 830-0202, ext. 21. … The Radisson Hotel in Longmont is the setting Friday for Fiesta de Intercambio, a music and dance party benefiting Intercambio de Comunidades, a nonprofit organization that provides free and low-cost English classes and learning opportunities for immigrants in Boulder County. Things get underway at 8 p.m.; tickets are $25.
Don’t go there!
Organizers of the Kappa Book & Author Dinner are trying to reach the 650 people who have purchased tickets to the Thursday night event to let them know that it will be at the Four Points Sheraton at Interstate 25 and East Hampden Avenue, not at the Marriott Denver Tech Center. Sandy Wischmeyer is fielding questions at 303-771-3588.
Society editor Joanne Davidson can be reached at 303-809-1314 or jmdpost@aol.com.
