Soup’s on:
It’s hard to believe that an entire decade has passed since Centura Health at Home hosted its first Soup for the Soul. But the comfort-food extravaganza is still going strong and in fact marked its 10-year anniversary by honoring some of those who’ve had key roles in both the event and the two hospice programs it supports.
The Award of Courage was presented to the family of the late Marie Sevier, who founded Hospice of Peace, now St. Anthony Hospice, 20 years ago. And a tip of the toque was given to chefs Duncan Smith (Dazzle); Chad Clevenger (Mel’s Bar and Grill); Bob Sweeney (P.F. Chang’s China Bistro) and Hannah Lederman (Blue Point Bakery) for having said “Sure, we’ll do it” every single year.
Proceeds from Soup for the Soul go to St. Anthony Hospice and Porter Hospice. This year’s gross was $350,000, with an additional $4,984 from Panera Bread’s soup in a bread bowl promotion where 25 cents from each of the 19,935 bread bowls sold in February went to the Porter and St. Anthony hospice programs.
Stacie Schubert chaired Soup for the Soul, and helped Centura Health at Home chief executive officer Erin Denholm welcome a capacity crowd to the Sheraton Denver Downtown’s Plaza Ballroom.
Guests included past chairwoman Jeannie Bennington; hospice chaplain Paul Roper; Kevin Byerly, president of Lehrer’s Flowers; Chris Agnew, the benefit’s secretary; Janis Borie, who served on the acquisition committee with Holly Stabler, Tamara Kriese, Barbara Wagner, Michelle Young, and Sara Loss; Judi Kugler, chairwoman of the decorations committee; silent auction coordinators Lauren Klopfenstein, Margy and Brenda McKenna, and Patty Pisani; Katie Polce of the public relations committee; and restaurant liaisons Pam Grange and Heidi Taylor.
It’s all good.
A crowd of 600 is expected for Goodwill’s Power of Work luncheon on April 9 at the Marriott City Center. The $40 tickets can be purchased by visiting . . . . The Rocky Mountain chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society announces that the candidates for 2010 Man and Woman of the Year are Maya Leon-Meis and David Tolbert of Arvada; Deverick Wilder of Lone Tree and Denverites Kien Arnold, Susan Bradley, Ashley Erickson, Kathy Lee and Cassandra Lillard. The winners will be crowned at a May 14 gala at the Denver Athletic Club. Andrea Steffes-Tuttle has details at 303-984-2110. . . . Roots & Branches, a Rose Community Foundation initiative to encourage the next generation of philanthropists, has awarded $65,932 to 12 Denver-area causes, including Jewish Family Service, Limmud Colorado and Boulder Aish Kodesh.
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