The 2016 Heart of Hearts Gala: Crusade Against Cancer welcomed more than 600 guests to the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum to benefit programs provided by the Rocky Mt. Healthcare Foundation (RMAH) which encompasses five hospitals in the Denver metro region.
The annual Gala raises funds for Cancer Care Center programs at Avista, Castle Rock, Littleton, Parker and Porter Adventist Hospitals.
This year’s theme and dress attire featured the Indiana Jones adventure movies full of around-the-world exploration in exotic locales in Latin America, India, Egypt and other faraway places. Reflected in the menu buffet were a diverse selections of culinary favorites from South America, Egypt, China, India and Italy.
RMAH Director Christopher Carey and Parker Adventist Hospital President/CEO Morre Dean thanked guests for their continued support of the Foundation work. Later in the evening Sam Huenergardt, CEO of Parker Adventist Hospital, and Leanne Hartford, COO of Parker Adventist Hospital, presented the annual award for the a pioneering physician named after Henry M. Porter who arrived in Denver in the 1860s and built telegraph and railroad lines to connect Denver to the East Coast. Porter also provided funding to build what would become Porter Memorial Hospital.
Honored this year with the Henry M. Porter Award was Dr. Christine Rogness, a general surgeon practicing at Parker Adventist Hospital.
Adventist hospitals strive to identify cancer symptoms early and provide awareness to post-treatment and care and compassion to those who live with a cancer diagnosis. For more information visit: www.rmahf.org
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- Dr. Camille Bentley, Keven Meyer of Rocky Vista University
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- Marcus and Leslie Laws
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- David Carlson, Emma Crowley
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- Deja and Ben Ames
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- Andrea Fitch, Megan Neumann
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- Marble Jones, Mandy Carlson
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- Rick and Clare Mathe
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- More than 600 attended at Wings Over the Rockies
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- Rachael Fischer, Setsucko and Christopher Carey, Laura Fitch
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- Becky Allen, Andrea Pearson, Bylan MacEacharan
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- Ben Aronovitz, Marjan Boluouri
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- Marble Jones, Michelle Brokaw
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- The Radio Band Orchestra played all night long
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- Amanda Popp, Katie Atkinson
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- Debbie and Michael Brendel, COO of Littleton Adventist Hospital
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- Steve and Piper Nguyen, Tina McLaughlin
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- Lead Singers performed a wide variety of songs
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- Alyssa Parker, Courtney Tannings
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- Lisa Hunssicker, Krista Turner
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- Lead Singers Tim Buckman and Turi Gustafson performed a wide variety of songs
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- Christopher Carey thanks guests
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- Morre Dean thanks guests and sponsors
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- Sam Huenergardt, CEO of Parker Adventist Hospital, and Leanne Hartford, COO of Parker Adventist Hospital present award to Dr. Christine Rogness
