May
07, 2015

JFS Hosts Magic Johnson at 2015 Executive Luncheon

Pam Cress

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Pam Cress

JFS Executive Luncheon

at Hyatt Regency Convention Center benefiting Jewish Family Service at 11:30 a.m.

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Each year, Jewish Family Service brings extraordinary speakers to Denver to exemplify their mission to help those in need.

This year carried on the tradition as the legendary Magic Johnson took the stage at the Hyatt Regency Denver to talk about his career, his life experiences and the lessons he has learned. Magic demonstrated why he is still one of the most beloved sports figures in modern history–taking the time to talk to fans, shake hands, high five kids and oh yes, raising $200,000 in about 15 minutes. He instantly and consistently made friends with all of the 1,000+ attendees.

Magic mentioned several times how impressed he is with the mission and accomplishments of Jewish Family Service. JFS helps seniors live independently at home, provides quality mental health counseling, offers training and job placement to those with developmental disabilities and provides food and financial aid to people in crisis.

It was a slam dunk in every sense.

 
      

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Event Info

  • Event Chairs:

    Alan Mayer, Sam Zaitz and Meyer Saltzman

  • Committee Members:

    Eric Pollock, board chair; David Friedman, development committee chair; John Keith, development committee vice chair; Committee: David Asarch, Michael Asarch, Michael Block, John Fiedler, Leanna Harris, David Hauptman, Gareth Heyman, Aaron Hyatt, Julian Izbiky, Carol Karshmer, Jeff Miller, Dick Robinson, Jane E Rosenbaum, Jamie Sarche', Robert Shubin, Molly Zwerdlinger

  • President/CEO:

    Yana Vishnitsky

  • Staff:

    Debra Zimmerman, COO; Nancy Benyamin, volunteer services director; Shelly Hines, family safety net director; John Kayser, marketing and communications director; Sara Leeper, disability and employment services director; Jean Marshall, HR director; Dawn Richard, development director; Ann Veenstra, administrative services director; Stacey Weisberg, mental health director

  • Welcome:

    Eric Pollock and Yana Vishnitsky

  • Speaker:

    Earvin 'Magic' Johnson, Christy Morris

  • Sponsors:

    Presidential: Brownstein Farber Hyatt Schreck, Denver Business Journal, Jewishcolorado, Tessler Developments; Chief Operating Sponsor: The Walter Goldberg Family Foundation; Chief Financial Sponsors: DH Friedman Properties LLC, TransVac, Elaine and Max Appel, Lynda M Goldstein, Jack and Celeste Grynberg, The Ernest S Madison Family Foundation, The Saltzman and Topelson Families, Sam and Stephanie Zaitz and Jonathan and Erin Marsico, Joyce Zeff; additional sponsors available at www.jewishfamilyservice.org/luncheon

  • Menu:

    Colorado striped bass on a bed of mustard fingerling potato salad, artichokes, sundried tomatoes, asparagus on a bed of Arugula; artisanal bread with olive oil and herb butter; lemon or red velvet with chocolate chips bundtini cake

  • Attendance:

    1,000+

  • Attire:

    business

  • Ticket Prices:

    $200

  • Board of Directors:

    Eric Pollock, chair; Yana Vishnitsky, president & CEO; Jane E Rosenbaum, chair-elect; Alan Mayer, immediate past chair; Cary Chapman, vice chair; David Friedman, vice chair; Jack Brodsky, treasurer; David Asarch, secretary; Charlie Gwirtsman, at-large; Michele Right, at-large; Kerry Shelanski, at-large; Directors: Adam Agron, Debbie Aleinkoff, Ed Barad, Carla Bartell, Marc Cohen, Randy Davis, John Fiedler, Leslie Ginsburg, Ken Glickstein, Will Gold, Rabbi Salomon Gruenwald, Gareth Heyman, Julian Izbiky, John Keith, Steve Kris, Linda Loewenstein, Laura Michaels, Rocky Miller, Robert Naiman, Jamie Sarche', Barry Silvestain, Joyce Zeff--lifetime member Emeritus

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