A lot of people made tracks to the Gourmet Fine Catering headquarters for a benefit food and beverage tasting put on by the Alliance Foundation. Because everything served was either farmed, grown, brewed or distilled in Colorado, the carbon footprints were small.
Savor the Colorado Flavor proved to be a very tasty way of raising money for scholarships awarded to women attending Metropolitan State College, the University of Colorado Denver and the University of Denver Women’s College.
Everything was donated — from the elk, buffalo, trout, beef, sausage and vegetables upon which the evening’s menu was based, to the local spirits, wines and beers that were paired with each dish. The catering company provided the setting, chefs and wait staff.
“We feel that education is one of the best ways for women to become economically self-sufficient,” says the Alliance Foundation’s president, attorney Lorni Sharrow. “More women are entering college than ever before, but many face huge obstacles. Our scholarships can make a significant difference by erasing the need to work or to seek additional financial support.”
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The Ninth Street Historic Park on Denver’s Auraria campus is the setting Friday for Escuela Tlatelolco’s 2011 Flor y Canto celebration. Robert Alvarado, Linda Alvarado and Barbara Brohl are chairing the event that honors Champions of Change Faye Tate, Elaine and Sandy Wolf, Eliseo Medina, Martha Urioste, Lorenzo Trujillo and U.S. Sen. Mark Udall. Tickets: . . . . Also on Friday, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society crowns its Man and Woman of the Year at a dinner taking place at the Marriott City Center. Candidates are Richard Rizzo, Creigh Kelley, Casey Rosen, Quinn Washington, Don Cooper, Kevin Wong, Glynis Albright and Megan McEwan. For tickets, call 303-984-2110, ext. 16. . . . Brandis Becky Pelletier and Mandy Nadler are chairing the 10th-anniversary Mutts & Models, which takes place Saturday at Exdo Events Center. Breakfast at Sniffany’s is the theme for this auction and fashion show benefiting the nonprofit Harrison Memorial Animal Hospital; Jana, Fred and Lulu Bartlit are the presenting sponsors and television personality Chris Parente emcees the style parade featuring local celebrities and their pooches. Call 303-318-0447.
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Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society honored artist and philanthropist Helen Ginsburg at its annual Heritage Award Dinner. . . . Angela DellaSalle has left the Kempe Children’s Foundation, where she was the major gifts officer, to become senior development officer for the AMC Cancer Fund. . . . Tami Lack is the new executive director at Colorado Neurological Institute and will be introduced tonight at CNI’s annual Cindy Acree Hope Awards Celebration. . . . Girl Scouts of Colorado has named Gregory Movesian senior vice president of resource development. . . . Carmel Koeltzow has agreed to chair Art for Life, the Sept. 9 show and sale benefiting Project Angel Heart.
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