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To anyone wondering how the Center for Women’s Health Research persuaded Dr. Patrick Schamasch to interrupt a very busy travel schedule to speak at its annual luncheon, the answer is simple: His niece, Nan Oudet, was chairing it, and all she had to do is ask.

As the medical and scientific director of the International Olympic Committee, Schamasch oversees the health and well-being of Olympic athletes and Olympic hopefuls worldwide.

He’s based in Lausanne, Switzerland, and is on the road 250 days a year. But he happily added Denver to his itinerary when Oudet asked him to stop in the Mile High City long enough to share insights about female athletes with the 700 guests at this annual event held in the Donald R. Seawell Grand Ballroom.

Money raised supports the CWHR’s efforts to advance knowledge, awareness and answers pertaining to women’s health, in particular, heart disease and diabetes. Drs. Judy Regensteiner and JoAnn Lindenfeld are directors of the CWHR, which is on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora. Patricia Sterner is the managing director.

The notion that women’s hearts were too weak for the level of athleticism required by Olympic competition kept women out of the Games until 1900, Schamasch said, but “Women have since shown their status” and are performing quite nicely, thank you very much.

Judi Wagner, founding chair of the CWHR advisory board, and her husband, Joe, were among those at the lunch. They were joined by other community leaders such as Mary Sissel and Betsy Mangone, advisory board chair and chair-elect; U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette; Dr. Jandel Allen-Davis; Toni and Jim Cohig; Suzanne Arkle Wilson; Dr. Jody Mathie; Christine Benero; Karen Leaffer; Landri Taylor; Nancy Benson; Marla Williams; Mary Stuart; Carol Green; Joyce Cashman; Julia Secor; Eve Powell; Dawn Fulenwider Wood; Lynn Gangone; Connie Graham; Tracey Blustein; Sandy Morrison; Katherine Peck; Susan Kirk; Elbra Wedgeworth; Eileen Honnen; and Judy Johnson.Coming right up.

Former Junior League president Kay Johnson heads to Atlantic City on Saturday to represent Colorado in the Ms. Senior America pageant. … Colorado first lady Jeannie Ritter and Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper are set to read the Dr. Seuss classic “Green Eggs and Ham” at Denver Botanic Gardens on Tuesday morning. The 7:30 a.m. breakfast is a benefit for Reach Out and Read Colorado (303-623-3800). … The 2011 Central City Flower Girls will be revealed Wednesday at a 4 p.m. tea held at the Governor’s Residence. … Miki Miller (303-884-4271) is taking reservations for a membership recruitment party put on by the HomeSteaders, a guild supporting Family HomeStead and its emergency and transitional housing programs. It begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday at FatTail Gallery, 486 Broadway. … Volunteers of America Guild (303-671-7257) and Cherish the Children Guild are both having membership brunches on Oct. 7. Marian and Patrick Beirne open their home at 10:30 a.m. for the VOAG festivities; an hour later, Annabel Bowlen welcomes Cherish the Children supporters to her home in Cherry Hills Village. … Dr. Lynn Taussig, retired president of National Jewish Health, and his wife, Lisa, are among the couples chairing Travel with Taste, an Oct. 7 dinner benefiting the Parkinson Association of the Rockies. Sign up at . … A 36-month lease on a 2011 Audi A4 Quattro is among the items up for bid Oct. 8 when Denver Ballet Guild hosts A Taste for Dance. Judith and James Walker are opening their home for this wine tasting and auction; register at denverballet .

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