Go Red for Women, the American Heart
Association’s national campaign to promote healthy habits for women, was met with great success in Denver when some 600 women gathered for an expo and luncheon at the Adam’s Mark Hotel.
Folks like Ida Daniel, Trisha Hood, Myrtle Roane, Loujuana Terry, Christy Calvin, Jo Dutton, Andrea Frieson, Sharon Whiton Gelt and Bobbi Moore, president-elect of the Hearts for Life Guild, were up bright and early to take advantage of the tests and demonstrations offered by local health and nutrition professionals before Mary LoVerde offered stress-reduction tips in her luncheon address.
Guests could have their blood pressure checked, their body fat index determined and see for themselves what 10 pounds of fat actually looks like.
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Colorado Preservation Inc. has given its 2006 Dana Crawford Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation to Don and Carolyn Etter for their dedication to saving Denver’s parks and urban neighborhoods. The Etters were honored at a dinner that was chaired by Frances Taylor, Jane Earle and Nina Kelly; Carol Gossard and Joanne Ditmer were the honorary chairs.
Diane Sweat is the new president of Friends for Families First, succeeding Cindie LoSasso. She was installed last Wednesday at a luncheon held at Denver Country Club, and her executive board includes president-elect Melody Staffen; vice presidents Glory Weisberg, Mary Margaret Palms, Barb Ingalls and Vicki Hattin; secretary Nancy Bernstein; and treasurer Sandra Arkin.
The Colorado Children’s Campaign has hired Megan Ferland to replace Barbara O’Brien as its president. Ferland, who starts July 10, has been chief executive officer of Texas CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) since 2001 and headed the Texas attorney general’s juvenile crime intervention division prior to that. O’Brien resigned from the CCC in January to run for lieutenant governor of Colorado.
At noon today, starting pitcher Jason Jennings and outfielder Cory Sullivan of the Colorado Rockies will join high schoolers who belong to the Volunteers of America Junior Action Team at a ceremony that will draw attention to the need to promote literacy programs for local children from low-income homes. They’ll help paint a mural at VOA’s Head Start facility at 3440 W. Louisiana Ave. and encourage the teens to continue on as community volunteers.
The Adoption Exchange guild, Wednesday’s Child Connection, installs new officers Tuesday during a brunch held at Nastassja Zappolo’s Denver home. Laura Boggs will succeed Suellyn Nutt as president; Karyn Songer will be seated as president-elect. Other officers are Jill DiPasquale (membership vice president) and Cindy Wilkinson (administrative assistant/treasurer).
Tom Honig, the regional president of Wells Fargo Bank, receives the American Jewish Committee’s National Human Relations Award Wednesday night at a dinner at the Hyatt Regency Convention Center. Nancy and Doug Jones are chairing the 6:30 p.m. event; Gov. Bill Owens, Mayor John Hickenlooper and Chamber of Commerce chief Joe Blake are honorary chairmen. Stephen Weinstein is president of the AJC board.
The Colorado UpLIFT Guild hosts its annual Rockin’ at the Troc benefit Thursday at Six Flags Elitch Gardens. There’ll be cocktails, carousel and Ferris wheel rides at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner and dancing to the Joe Peterson Big Band Orchestra. Mary Kreutzer and Lisa Yurglich are the co-chairs; Brenda Crain and Tom Gamel are the sponsorship chairs.
Society editor Joanne Davidson can be reached at 303-809-1314 or jmdpost@aol.com.
