“It just doesn’t get any better than this.”
That phrase was heard over and over when National Sports Center for the Disabled hosted its 11th Corks & Forks, a walkabout supper and beverage tasting held on the roof terrace of DaVita World Headquarters.
Five hundred friends of the NSCD showed up ready to relax and enjoy good food from about a dozen restaurants while soaking in the spectacular view of the Denver skyline that this venue affords.
When they check in, along with their bidder number guests receive a miniature cork and fork that they will use as votes for their favorite food and their favorite sip.
This year’s winners were Habit Doughnut Dispensary and Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits.
Others who’d supplied food and drink included Postino Wine Café, Tupelo Honey, Blue Island Oyster Bar, Humboldt Farm Fish Wine, Max’s Wine Dive, Epicurean Catering, Tamayo, Stoic & Genuine, Relish Catering and The Manor House.
The 2017 Corks & Forks also served as an opportunity to introduce more people to Kim Easton, the NSCD’s new chief executive officer.
Easton joined NSCD in April following years of service to two other Denver nonprofits, Urban Peak and Colorado Bright Beginnings. She had been chief executive officer at both organizations and earlier this year was one of five community leaders selected as Livingston Fellows by the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation.
The money raised at Corks & Forks goes to this Winter Park-based nonprofit that offers a year-round roster of 20 therapeutic and adaptive sports programs that range from snow skiing and kayaking to rafting and rock climbing.
The programs are offered in Winter Park, Denver and locations throughout Grand County. They’re open to children and adults with any kind of disability.
