CA Community Supports Horizons at 8th Annual Fundraiser — Horizons Disco Daze Wine & Dine
Thanks to the generous support of our friends in the CA Community, Horizons at CA raised a significant portion of its annual operating budget through an annual fund raising extravaganza. Horizons is a non-profit program that offers student enrichment designed specifically for 140 Denver Public School children from low-income families.
Much appreciation to the CA Head of School, Business Department and Board of Trustees for their unwavering support of Horizons. A special thanks to event co-chairs: Purcell Allen and Denise Kay.
Thank you as well to our event volunteers: Rachel Aguirre, Carol Bedin, Jennifer Bigger, Ginger Broaddus, Lisa Dennis, Allison Dodge, Jocelyn Ege, Sharlene Funk, Kathy Fenley, Laura Lee Gastis, Nina Henderson- Moore, Judy Jensen, Jim Kidder, Andrea LeCoq, Carie Manzo, Toi Massey, Lil McKean, Amy McPheeters, Janine Melberg, Justine Needham, Janie Ramseier, Catherine Rollhaus, Maggie Shapiro, Kendall Slutzky, Kim Sperry, Jane Stanton, Kim Stone, Holly Stull, Sabine Taal, Carolyn Wachuta, Jen Wolkon, and Maribeth Younger.
This fundraising event would not be possible without the generous contributions of our food and beverage partners:
- Ace Eat Serve, Vesta Dipping Grill & Steuben’s Food Service: Josh Wolkon, Jen Wolkon, Brandon Biederman, Emily Biederman, Cliff Blauvelt, Randy Layman and Ryan Layman
- Blake Street Tavern: Chris Fuselier, Liz Fuselier ’82 and Shelly Armond
- City Bakery: Michael Bortz
- Colorado Academy Chefs: Alex Porter and Paul Worley
- Colt & Gray and Ste. Ellie: Nelson Perkins, Allison Perkins ’95, Chris Oertel and Liz Oertel ‘93
- Daz Bog Coffee: Leo Yuffa and Cami Cooper
- Gourmet To Go: Michael Schwartz and Kristie Brice-Schwartz
- Mad Greens: Marley Hodgson, Jenny Hodgson, Lucas Clark, and Dan Long
- Molly’s Spirits: Rob Campbell and Annie Campbell
- Pho Boulevard Asian Kitchen: Anh Vo
- Strange Craft Brewing Company: Tim Myers and Marni Myers
- The Venzor Family from Horizons
In addition, we had philanthropic businesses underwrite our evening’s activities:
- Alpine Buick GMC’s Wine Toss: Mike Drawe and Ivette Drawe
- Atlantic Trust Private Wealth Management Balloon Pop
We extend our appreciation to our school volunteers who made the night possible: Alanna Brown, Rory Butler, Shea Jackson, Jared Katzman, Buck McKenna, Janet Plant, Alex Porter, Renee Rockford, Jesse Schumacher, Anne- Claire Siegert, Mary Singer, Gary Varden, and Paul Worley! And huge kudos to Jesse Schumacher and his entire Operations team who transformed our Campus Center within hours into a disco inferno.
Thank You to the 2015-2016 Horizons Advisory Board for Supporting Wine and Dine for Horizons Co-Chairs: Virginia Broaddus and Maribeth Younger Eleanora Archie, Karen Cannon, David Colodny, Jay Dickman, Judi Dodson, Marc Ducnuigeen, Laura Lee Gastis, Leslie Harvey, Mary Henning, Niki Herrera, Leslie Howard, Rennie Howard, Jim Kidder, Nicole Luskey, and Chris Tetzeli Ex-Officio: Mike Davis PhD - Head of School, Colorado Academy, Shane Knight - Principal, Knapp Elementary, Nora Freeman - CA Parent Association Representative and Jessie Skipwith - Executive Director, Horizons at CA.
Last but not least, thanks to the entire CA community who donated items for our successful silent auction and contributed so generously during the evening! Visit the CA website for more photos.
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