Surprise Georgia Imhoff? Just try.
She’s one sharp cookie, as anyone even remotely acquainted with her knows. A retired nurse whose devotion to abused children, the advancement of women and healthy living is best described as legendary, Imhoff prides herself on paying careful attention to detail, no matter how small.
So when she arrived at Cool River Cafe last week, ostensibly to help her partner at Blacktie Colorado, Kenton Kuhn, share news about Blacktie’s expansion to Washington, D.C., San Antonio and Virginia and its upcoming Have You Met? party, you could have knocked her over with a feather when Kuhn told her an award in her honor was being established.
An award with a name almost as long as she is tall.
According to Kuhn, the inaugural Georgia R. Imhoff Philanthropist and Volunteer Extraordinaire of the Year Award will be presented Oct. 7 when those who’ve been written up in Blacktie Colorado’s Have You Met? feature will be guests of honor at a cocktail reception chaired by Jamie Angelich and held at the Sheraton Denver Downtown.
The announcement was greeted with great enthusiasm by Georgia’s husband and daughter, Walt Imhoff and Stacy Ohlsson, and such friends as Frances Owens; George and Gail Johnson; Sue Ellen Goss; Leo and Linda Goto; Arlene Hirschfeld; Sharon Magness Blake and Ernie Blake; Mary McNicholas; Sharon Whiton Gelt; Keith and Cindi Burge; Jean Galloway; Edie and Mort Marks; Martha Kelce; Allan and Margot Frank; Douglas Kerbs; Don and Arlene Johnson; John and Terry Biddinger; Jan Tyler; and Jack Wells.
Young Professionals lead the way
Western Fantasy turns Sweet 16 on Oct. 17, when Kenny Rogers steps into the spotlight to croon a tune on behalf of Volunteers of America. But just because he’s been cranking out the hits for a good 40 years doesn’t mean his fans are limited to those “of a certain age.”
Twenty- and 30-somethings enjoy his music, too, and the co-chairs of the Western Fantasy Young Professionals Committee, Monica Owens and Jennifer Olinger, don’t want any of their peers to miss out on seeing him.
So they’re hosting a sales rally Sept. 2 at Oak Tavern, 1416 Market St. It begins at 6 p.m. In addition to securing their reservations to see Rogers at the National Western Events Center, guests can enjoy specialty cocktails, snacks and the opportunity to get in a little networking. RSVP to monica@phaseline.com.
Those buying in at the sponsor or patron level will be invited to a Sept. 15 cocktail gathering at Neiman Marcus Cherry Creek. Western Fantasy co-chairs Bill and Yvonne McCallum will be on hand that night to thank everyone for their support and to help introduce a show of Western shoes, boots and accessories.
Joanne Davidson: 303-809-1314 or jdavidson@denverpost.com; also, and GetItWrite on Twitter
