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Baby, it’s cold outside.
No complaints from the ladies of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority’s Theta Zeta Sigma Alumnae Chapter, though. Everything was warm — even a little fuzzy — when they gathered at the Marriott Denver South at Park Meadows for lunch and a fashion show presented by Joseph Hamilton Furs.
“An Afternoon of Elegance” was a benefit for chapter philanthropies, which include Operation BigBookBag, Wee Savers, college scholarships and the annual Sigma Pearls Debutante Cotillion.
Chairwomen Ollie Smith and Vanessa Power Anderson enlisted members of the Denver Metropolitan National Pan Hellenic Council, and other friends of the chapter, to model the 75 coats, jackets and capes that Hamilton supplied for the occasion.
Smith, a founder of Theta Zeta Sigma chapter and past chair of the debutante ball, said the idea for “An Afternoon of Elegance” came after she attended her sorority’s 53rd national conference in Palm Springs, Calif.
“The theme of the conference was ‘On Fire to Serve,’ and we came away from it with an even greater resolve to support our youth while developing new ways of offering a hands-up approach to community members in need.”
The 100 guests were greeted by chapter president Tracey Drayton; Kathy Callum delivered the invocation; Kathy Jackson addressed the spirit of the occasion and Kevin Jackson prepared the models for their runway debuts.
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There’s a reception at Little Star Gallery, 200 Violet St. in Golden, from 4-8 p.m. Saturday where Colorado Coalition for the Homeless receives 10 percent from the sale of pieces from watercolor artist Timothy Lynch’s “Spirit Feathers” collection. . . . Hospice of St. John, 1320 Everett Court in Lakewood, illuminates its 65-foot memorial tree at 6 p.m. Dec. 3 and the public is invited. Guests are advised to park at the Safeway store at Garrison Street and West 14th Avenue and then ride to the site in horse-drawn carriages provided for the occasion. Memorial lights can be purchased in advance by calling Apryl Burton, 303-232-7900. . . . Cancer League of Colorado is having its Family Holiday Party at the new Four Seasons Hotel on Dec. 4; the $55 admission ($25 for kids) includes lunch, entertainment and boutique shopping. Send ticket requests to lfiemann@gmail.com. . . . Men’s Night Out, an event supporting men’s health initiatives at Denver Health, begins at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 8 at Hyde Park in the Cherry Creek Shopping Center. Admission is free, but an RSVP to Candice Jones, 303-602-2978, is mandatory. Jones says that those donating $100 to Denver Health that night will receive a Hyde Park gift card for the same amount. . . . Only a few tickets remain for Reel Hope: Take 15, the annual box supper and movie benefiting Jewish Family Service. It’s Dec. 9 at the Regal Cinemas Continental Theatre; the 1983 classic, “The Big Chill,” will be shown after a ceremony where Dr. Dean Prina receives the Jack Shapiro Community Service Award and Charlie Gwirtsman is named the Kal Zeff Business Leader of the Year. Howard Brill, Caz Matthews, Jane E. Rosenbaum and Terry Rubin are the co-chairs; tickets can be purchased online at .
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