Expect another star-studded evening when the presents its annual at the Sheraton Denver Downtown.
Music icon Quincy Jones; John C. McGinley, who had starred in the award-winning TV show “Scrubs;” and CNN anchor Kyra Phillips, along with the sister of Academy Award-winner Jamie Foxx, DeOndra Dixon, are expected to be among those attending the Oct. 25 gala chaired by Sharon Magness Blake and her husband, Ernie Blake.
The celebrity lineup was announced when 200 friends of the Global Down Syndrome Foundation gathered at the for a kickoff party organized by Kay Burke and Nancy Sevo and emceed by Chris Parente, host of
“Eleven years ago, when I was told my child would have no future, we didn’t look back,” said executive director Michelle Sie Whitten. “We looked forward. And with your continuous support, we have important educational programs at the foundation, cutting-edge research at the on the Anschutz Medical Campus and life-changing medical care at the at Children’s Hospital Colorado.”
Whitten’s parents, John and Anna Sie started the Global Down Syndrome Foundation after Michelle and Tom Whitten’s first child, Sophia, was born with Down syndrome.
Guests at the kickoff — including Dr. Huntington Potter, Ricki and David Rest, Cindy Farber, Dominic Capuano, Susan and Randy Karsh, Edie Marks and Dr. Larry Chan — were treated to entertainment by the , a fashion preview featuring youngsters with Down syndrome and the auction of tickets to in Phoenix.
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