April
05, 2018

Little Hearts Luncheon and Fashion Show 2018

Pam Cress

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Pam Cress

Little Hearts Luncheon & Fashion Show

at Wings Over the Rockies benefiting Children's Hospital Colorado Heart Institute at 11 a.m.

Really, they should be calling this event “big hearts.” Because that’s what abounded on Thursday when adorable children, dogs, firefighters and supporters gathered at Wings Over the Rockies for the Children’s Hospital Colorado Little Hearts Luncheon and Fashion Show.

This event has been going strong for over three decades, with amazing advocate Lyn Schaffer chairing the event for the 20th time this year. The chance to see the children and their families in a happy and festive setting is what this celebration is all about.

Kim Christiansen expertly took the helm again as emcee–always making things light-hearted and fun. Julie Neva of Chewy’s Bonetique was given the Maxwell Doud Paws of Praise Award, and John Mancheras and Dr. Neil Wilson were given the Sam and Fern Primack Heart Who Cares Award.

There wasn’t a dry eye in the house as Ryan and Amanda Blanchfield took the stage with their kids Cash and Adrina and told the story of how CHC saved Cash’s life.

The kids invariably took the chance to shine when the time came for the runway presentation. A well-deserved platform for joviality, this fashion show provided the opportunity to drop inhibitions and to show that once these kids got through their treatment at Children’s Hospital Colorado, anything else is cake.

 
      

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Event Info

  • Event Chairs:

    Lyn Schaffer

  • Invocation:

    Sara Reynolds, staff chaplain at CHC

  • Welcome:

    Lyn Schaffer and Dr. Michael Schaffer

  • Speaker:

    Ryan Blanchfield and family

  • Sponsors:

    Presenting: Anna and John J Sie Foundation; Little Hearts: ARC Thrift Stores, Assn of Volunteers Cardiac Kids Chapter, Assn of Volunteers Prescription Pets Chapter, Children's Diabetes Foundation; Enstrom Candy; Premier sponsors: Mr & Mrs Greg Ruzicka, Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, Katy Rady, Children's Hospital Colorado Heart Institute, Deb Kostelecky, First American State Bank, Pat Givens and Suzy Jaeger, Mark Twite MD--Dept. of Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology, Chewy's Bonetique, Adrienne Ruston Fitzgibbons, Arlene Mohler Johnson, George Johnson, Bonnie Neiheisel, Patricia Williams

  • Menu:

    Tomato Tar-Tar: wild baby Arugula, whipped Chevre, blistered Shishito peppers topped with herb chicken; assorted rolls; vanilla Panna Cotta; flour-less chocolate cake

  • Attire:

    business

  • Models/Fashion:

    Dillard's--Joyce Daily

  • Event Committee:

    Lyn Schaffer, chair; Mary Ann Apmann, Donna Basile, Bonnie Bellairs, Julie Bigner, Esther Carpenter, Laura Daily, Sharon Downing, Angie Gonzales, Gillian Hall-Perry, Kristopher Hays, Michelle Houchens, Julianna Inge, Kathleen McBride, Tanya Mrazek, Michele Pietras, Carrie Rafferty, Sara Schaffer, Gina Scheidt, Sandee Walling, Molly Wallrich, Ania Wojcki

  • Board of Directors:

    Laura Wright, Chair; Rick Stoddard, Immediate Past Chair; Molly Broeren, Secretary; Frederick B. Taylor, Treasurer and Vice Chair; Roxanne Anderson; Ted Antenucci; Mike Asher; Laura Barton; Marcy Benson; Wayne Berger; Buck Blessing; Peter Calamari; Bob Clark; Jan Cortez; Peter Culshaw; Celia Dietrich Wattles; Phil Doty; Katey Driscoll; Shane Feiman; John Fenley; John Freyer, Jr.; Caleb F. Gates, Jr. ; Jeff Harrington; Cannon “Cy” Harvey; Jena Hausmann; Sally Hybl; Walter Isenberg; Therese Ivancovich; Brandon Johnson; David P. Kaplan; Ed Kerr; Steve Kris; Bill Lindsay; Evi Makovsky; Tom McGonagle; Susan Noble; Kevin Reidy; Kristin Richardson; Betsy Searle; Joseph E. Wagner; Steve Warnecke; Duncan Wilcox MD; Ronald W. Williams;