What’s going on around here?
Two Denver-based organizations helping abused and neglected kids – Tennyson Center at Colorado Christian Home and Third Way – benefit from a buffet supper and wine tasting held Monday at Morton’s in LoDo. Tickets are $150 and $250, with the higher-priced admission to include a pre-dinner reception with such National Football League alumni as Wade Manning, Fran Lynch, Billy Van Heusen and Leroy Mitchell. Call 303-292-4148 … Cindi Burge becomes president of the Denver Center Alliance at a May 10 luncheon held at the Loews Denver Hotel. Lyn Schaffer will be installed as president-elect while vice presidents are Gayle Novak (special events); Scottie Iverson (public relations) and Arlene Mohler Johnson, Kareen Kimsey, Jackie Rotole and June Singer Dreibholz (membership). Sharon Whiton Gelt and Gail Johnson are chairing the 11 a.m. event that also includes a summer fashion preview by Denver Post fashion editor Suzanne Brown. In addition, Mariel of Larimer Square will be selling clothing and accessories with 10 percent of sales going to the Alliance. Call Linda Mitchell, 303-446-4812 … Belmar Event Center in Lakewood is the setting May 10 for Salsa & Soul: Shades of Blue at the Copacabana. This benefit for the Inner City Health Center features the hot Latin sounds of Kizumba, with salsa dance
instruction; Hazel Miller’s distinctive brand of soul; and fusion cuisine by Tony Roscaci’s Fine Catering. Attorney Dan Caplis and Aimee Sporer Caplis are the honorary chairmen; TV legal analyst Norm Early is the auctioneer; and 7News anchor Anne Trujillo will emcee. Artist Darrell Anderson will complete an oil painting, Shades of Blue, for the evening’s auction and the Founders’ Award will be presented to Dr. Major Tappan. The planning committee includes Dr. Dean Prina, Roselyn Saunders, Ron Montoya, Haven Moses, Linda Scott, Sean McNicholas and Chandra Al-Khafaji.Call 303-291-3729.
It’s all good
Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has given its Lifetime Achievement Award for 2007 to radio giant Zee Ferrufino … When Mohini Giri, noted Indian women’s rights activist and daughter-in-law of former Indian President V.V. Giri, came to Denver this month for the premiere of her film on the plight of widows in India, White Rainbow, a welcoming reception was given for her by Purnima Voria of Golden, founder and CEO of the National US India Chamber of Commerce … Deborah Jordy, executive director of Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, was in Colorado Springs April 18 to accept an award from the Arts Business Education Consortium. It was given in appreciation of CBCA’s efforts in preparing that city’s business people to serve on the boards of arts and culture organizations.
Rewarding those who care
It’s one thing to tsk-tsk about the increase in young people who view suicide as their only solution and quite another to step to the plate with viable alternatives. At its 17th Love Our Children Luncheon, the Shaka Franklin Foundation for Youth honored students, adults and corporations that have given extraordinary support to the foundation’s mission.
