Monthly Archives:' April 2014

HYH # 54 Ahhh – Spring is here and the beauty is all around us – as always in Colorado!  Enjoy and embrace as you focus on all the upcoming summer activities out there.  Remember those less fortunate and in need by continuing to give to the many worthy charities.  And keep visiting us online at www.blacktie-colorado.com.

KEEPING UP WITH OUR HAVE YOU METS

Congratulations to Have You Met Rhiannon Burns Hendrickson and her husband Levi Hendrickson on the birth of their son Ethan. HYM Jamie Angelich will receive the “Volunteer Award” at the Invisible Disabilities Association’s fundraiser “It’s Not a Laughing Matter” on October 24^th.  HYM and Cherry Hills Village Mayor, Doug Tisdale, will be the honorary chairman of the event.  A kickoff party was held at the home of Scott Lynes recently and was attended by 100+ supporters.

And – On Saturday, August 23, Bessie’s Hope will celebrate its 20^th anniversary at their “Copacabana Night.”  The organization will also present its first annual “Community Angel Award” to HYM Jamie Angelich.  Ed Greene will emcee the special event, and HYM Jerry Barnett’s 10-piece band with singers and dancers will provide their exciting “Copa Club Tropicale Show” and dance music.  The event Chairperson is HYM Adrienne Ruston Fitzgibbons,  Décor Chair is Kay Ray, and Social Media Chair is HYM Louise Richardson.

HYM Keri Christiansen hosted a fun “Oscar Party” with: HYM and Denver PR Rock Star, Wendy Aiello, is in the running for “Leukemia Lymphoma  Woman of the Year” in honor of her mom who is battling leukemia and a her dear friend, Have You Met, Linda Goto, who recently passed from the disease. Wendy needs your support to help find cures for blood cancers and to assist patients and families as they battle these diseases. LLS is an organization that is doing the right things with the money it raises, and Wendy is proud to be associated with such a remarkable organization. Every dollar Wendy raises is a vote to cure cancer. If you want to help Wendy by making a donation to her campaign, go to http://www.mwoy.org/pages/rm/denver14/waiello, and help her in this noble and worthwhile cause. 5280 Magazine’s new ranking of Denver’s most powerful includes HYM Monica Owens along with my childhood friend, Lilly Marks, Vice President for Health Affairs, University of Colorado and Executive Vice Chancellor of the Anschutz Medical Campus.

 

HYM Cindy Acree will once again be honored by the Colorado Neurological Institute (CNI) as they hold their 2014 “Cindy Acree Hope Awards Celebration” on May 1st.  This event is named in honor of former Colorado Legislature Representative, Cindy Acree – heroic epilepsy patient, stroke survivor, community leader – and one of our Have You Met’s!  Cindy recently announced that she will be leaving Denver to go live in Arkansas to be close to her mother.  Best of luck Cindy, we will miss you…

Get Well Soon:  Anne Green, Sheila Glanville-Conlee, Rebecca Colvin, Tommy Lucero, Ray Bellucci, and Keith Brooks

Baby News: Congrats to former Blacktie-Colorado IT guy Kurt  Lindberg & his wife — on the birth of their baby Jack.  Big sisters are Ava and Lauren. Kevin and Nyadak Rucker are expecting a baby. Nidal & Veronica Allis are expecting a baby. Princess Ilene Wallace and her husband Fred are expecting a baby. Shannon Sullivan and Matt Sjovall birth of their son Remmington Everett Aaron & Lina Dungy baby girl Khaleesi Rose Heidi Hemmat and Jason Stone baby girl Skyler Grace Jen & Sterling Mount baby boy Brock.

Weddings: HYM David Alexander and Brandt Wilkins got married

Condolences:  Larry Ames, Vivian Tate, Phil Nash, Kelly de la Torre, David “Dougal” McDougal, Lorraine Smith,  Gary Garrison, and my dear friend – Edna Chang-Grant.

Engagements: Lana Mott and Trevor Williams are engaged. Michael Sharon and Dana Rommerdahl are engaged. Lloyd Lewis and Claire O’Berst Holz are engaged.

Special Birthdays: Happy 80^th Birthday to HYM Sue Miller; 80^th Happy Birthday to Gloria Steinem, who has a home in Colorado.

Anniversaries: Central City Opera Guild celebrates 40 years Bessie’s Hope celebrates 20 years. Chris Daniels and the Kings celebrate 30 years of performing. ArtReach celebrates 40 years.  Dine & D’art National Urban League celebrates 100 years. The US Youth Soccer, the nation’s largest youth sports organization, celebrates its 40^th anniversary. Sage Hospitality 30 years Mile High Adventist Academy celebrates 100 years. And – the “legendary” Casa Bonita Restaurant celebrates their 40^th anniversary – Now who hasn’t taken their child or grandchild to Casa Bonita – at least once?

Community News: Lynne Valencia was honored with the “Most Powerful and Influential Women” Award. She is the VP of Community Relations for 9 News and Denver’s Women’s Commissioner. HYM Juanita Chacon reports that her friend Katherine Archuleta was just named “2014 Top Hispanic Businesswoman of the Year” by Hispanic Business Magazine. Katherine has served on a number of Boards and Commissions locally and nationally and has been an amazing leader in our community.  She was the President’s National Policy Advisor for the 2012 campaign.ent his second term. She is one of the key women who shaped Denver and we are the beneficiaries of her commitment to the city and the non-profit community. Congratulations Katherine, well deserved! Hispanic Magazine…… If the women cited in our 2014 Woman of the Year index are an all-star team, it shows the deep bench the national team has put together. Their business acumen, social and institutional leadership, impressive educations and the number of boards they sit on make this a legendary team. Katherine Archuleta took top honors as our Woman of the Year. The former Denver kindergarten teacher first saw service in Washington as deputy chief of staff for then-Transportation Secretary Federico Peña, but she returned as chief of staff for Labor Secretary Hilda Solis in 2009. She now directs the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Craig Hospital’s recent “Push Dinner” honored former Olympic Snowboarder Kevin Pearce with the Christopher & Dana Reeve Inspiration Award. Carnivor Wine arrived in Denver recently to host a special introductory evening at Ocean Prime Restaurant.  The event was hosted by former Denver Bronco, and founder of the nonprofit Judi’s House, Brian Griese and included a wonderful four-course menu with wine parings provided by Carnivor Wine.  The media contact was our very own HYM Bradley Joseph of Silver Spur Marketing.

 

Lauren Arnold is the Interim Executive Director of the Adoption Exchange. Elycia R. Cook, Executive Director of FRIENDS FIRST, made the “Women Making History” list by the Colorado Black Women for Political Action group.   This alarming report from the Alzheimer’s Association.  There has been an 87% increase in Alzheimer’s deaths since 2000.

Colorado Springs News: HYM Katie Carrol, Director of Communications & PR, reports that The Colorado Springs Gazette Newspaper won 63 awards from two state journalism contests on Friday, February 21.  The paper’s three-day “Other than Honorable” series by Dave Philipps garnered 11 awards, plus a Best of Show from the Colorado Press Association and Colorado Associate Press Editors and Reporters contests. The series examined how soldiers injured during war were being discharged with no benefits. Series photographer, Michael Ciaglo, won a second-place award for best photo essay from the Colorado Press Association. Winners of both contests were honored at the annual Colorado Press Association Convention in Denver. The Gazette took home 15 other first-place awards. The honorees were Ryan Maye Handy, Christian Murdock, Mark Reis, Paul Klee, Jerilee Bennett, Barbara Cotter, Rich Laden, Monica Mendoza and Ciaglo.   The Colorado Press Association presented the entire Gazette staff with first-place awards for their work covering the Black Forest fire and a special section on the first anniversary of the Waldo Canyon fire. The staff also won a second-place general excellence award in the Colorado Associated Press Editors and Reporters contest.   The Gazette won 20 second and third place awards in the annual Colorado Associated Press Editors and Reporters contest. Second place awards went to Carol McGraw, Carol Lawrence, Ciaglo, Reis, Bennett, Junfu Han, Handy, Allison Noon, Linda Navarro and Jakob Rodgers. Third-place awards went to Debbie Kelley, Reis, McGraw, Ciaglo, Bill Vogrin, David Ramsey and Brent Briggeman.   The Gazette won 20 second and third place awards in the Colorado Press Association contest second-place awards went to Cotter, McGraw, Bob Stephens, Megan Schrader, Murdock, Ramsey, Rodgers, Nichole Montanez, Tom Roeder, Erin Prater, John Schroyer, Handy, Reis, Wayne Heilman and the design and layout staff.   Third-place awards went to Vogrin, Kelley, Ciaglo, Schrader, Handy, Klee, Garrison Wells and Scott Rappold.   Sue McMillin, the news director for The Gazette, has been awarded a fellowship for a Pakistan-United States journalists exchange by the East-West Center, an organization that promotes better relations and understanding among the people and nations of the U.S., Asia and the Pacific through cooperative study, research and dialogue.