This is good
Friends of the University of Denver Bridge Project gathered on the rooftop of the Museum Residences for a Pass the Baton Party at which real estate wizard Rhonda Knop relinquished the president’s gavel to construction company chief Charles Jordy … Oakwood Homes boss Patrick Hamill, meanwhile, was recognized as the 2007 Champion of Youth by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver. Alexandria Batiste was named Youth of the Year at the celebratory dinner chaired by David and Bonnie Mandarich and John and Katy Shaw … Pam Lozow, chief program officer at Warren Village, has been named Social Worker of the Year by the Colorado chapter of the National Association of Social Workers … President Judy Robinson sends word that Friends of Nursing has just awarded $75,000 in scholarships to 17 future nurses … Cathy Battaglia, a partner in The Joffit Group; Lynne Lehr-Buck, president of InstraScope Accounting Solutions; and Rick Hinman, director general of Wine Merchants of Colorado, have joined the board of the Raymond Wentz Foundation.
Heading south
Gil Cisneros, founder of the Chamber of the Americas, and Morgan Smith, former director of the Colorado International Trade Office, will be honored at the 2007 Diplomats Ball: A South American Adventure. The June 8 festivities at Lakewood’s Belmar Center include a silent auction, South American cuisine and music by the salsa band Quemando. Chairmen are Mark Savit, managing partner of the Denver office of Patton Boggs, and Kim Kavrell Savit, former majority senior professional staff member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Call 303-837-0788.
Fore! good causes
The benefit golf tournament season is now underway, and two big ones have 1 p.m. shotgun starts on June 11: the 14th annual Fore Families First tourney, dedicated to the memory of Sugar Chalus, is at Meridian Golf Club while the 11th Brad Butler Memorial Golf Tournament, benefiting Colorado Bright Beginnings, will be played at Valley Country Club. Both are preceded by lunch at 11 a.m. Call 303-745-0327 to register for the Families First event; 303-433-6200 for Bright Beginnings.
