You come into this world wanting to be held and loved, and you leave this world the same way, mused Mitch Albom, best selling author and guest speaker at The Denver Hospice Mask Project luncheon on Tuesday. There’s a good reason why he’s a best selling author–because his message resonates.

Attendees listened intently to Albom recounting the lessons he learned from his friend and teacher Morrie Schwartz, who was the subject of “Tuesdays with Morrie,” a book that has become a world-wide icon of life (and death) lessons. The message was in tandem with the mission of The Denver Hospice, because at the end of our time on earth, material possessions mean next to nothing in the scheme of things. Love, and giving rather than taking, carves the path to being remembered, said Albom. As proof, he said, just look at the messages that the victims of 9-11 texted and left before they perished.

Albom is author of six consecutive number one New York Times bestsellers-including “Tuesdays with Morrie,” the bestselling memoir of all time. A columnist for The Detroit free Press since 1985 and a panelist on ESPN’s The Sports Reporters, Albom has been named the #1 Sports Columnist in the Nation by The Associated Press Sports Editors 13 times.

Albom was a very fitting speaker to remind people why the Mask Project should be supported–to benefit the very important mission of The Denver Hospice. They serve over 800 patients and families every day, and it is important that their stories are honored and their legacies remembered.

Bidding is now open through October 9 for the 2016 masks. Visit www.themaskproject.org for more information and see the mask gallery at Cherry Creek Shopping Center.

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