The Denver Nuggets know basketball. Bowling? Let’s just say they’re not too shabby when it comes to scoring strikes and spares.
Each and every one of the tall guys — along with members of the Denver Nuggets Dance Team, SuperMascot Rocky, announcer Kyle Speller and Community Ambassadors Mark Randall, Ervin Johnson and Walter Davis — laced up their bowling shoes for the sixth edition of the Nuggets Bowling Ball, a tournament held at Lucky Strike in the Denver Pavilions.
This year’s $60,000 net for the children and families served by Kroenke Sports Charities brings the cumulative total to $400,000.
A team made up of Colorado Northern Paper employees may have won, but it was the team of Craig Hospital patients that touched everyone’s hearts. Craig serves those recovering from brain or spinal cord injuries.
“Most (members) of our team were a bit challenged to knock down pins,” said Jane Marsh of the Craig Hospital Foundation, “but they loved the opportunity to play alongside everyone else. Chris “Birdman” Andersen particularly amazed our team. He gladly took pictures with everyone, then pulled up a chair and had a long conversation at the table. He made us feel so welcome.”
More good stuff.
The Denver Lyric Opera Guild raises money for the scholarships awarded at its Competition for Colorado Singers by staging a dinner at Lakewood Country Club tonight. Leigh and Bill Maclay are chairing the $125-a-ticket event; baritone Charles Taylor will entertain. Call 303-680-8190. … On Friday, the Fine Arts Foundation celebrates its Citizen of the Arts for 2010, Carolyn Dunn Kepner, at a Westin Tabor Center dinner chaired by Lynn Wong and Jeanne Shannon. Call 303-526-1910. … Helen Thorpe discusses her book, “Just Like Us: The True Story of Four Mexican Girls Coming of Age in America,” when Denver Sister Cities International holds its annual meeting Sunday at Palace Chinese Restaurant. Tickets for the noon event are $25 and can be purchased by calling 303-832-1336. … Plans for the 2010 Intergenerational Idols talent show and dinner will be announced Feb. 1 at a cocktail reception at Jing. LaFawn Biddle, Frances Owens and Adam Angelich are chairing this benefit for Bessie’s Hope; call 303-830-9037. … The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is the setting Feb. 6 for Family HomeStead’s 15th annual For the Love of Family Gala, a dinner and auction benefiting the Denver-based nonprofit’s work on behalf of homeless families. Irina Lewis chairs the 6:30 p.m. event; Mayor John Hickenlooper is the honorary chairman and 1st Bank is the presenting sponsor. … Also on Feb. 6, FACE, a local singing group that appeared on NBC’s “Sing Off,” headlines a gala hosted by Educate! and held at Rembrandt Yard Art Gallery in Boulder. Executive director Eric Glustrom founded Educate! in 2002, after a visit to a refugee settlement in Uganda and says that proceeds from the $50-a-ticket event will be used to help youths of Uganda become better equipped to address the poverty, lack of education and health issues prevalent in their country. Make a reservation by e-mailing maya@experienceeducate.org.
Joanne Davidson: 303-809-1314 or jdavidson@denverpost.com; also, davidson and GetItWrite on Twitter
