More than 1,200 attendees donned their best Gatsby-inspired attire on Saturday, February 22, to support National Jewish Health at the 2014 Beaux Arts Ball. The sold-out event is the organization’s largest annual fundraiser. Guests enjoyed cocktails and an array of passed hors d’oeuvres, before traveling back to the 1920s in the decked out ballroom at the Downtown Denver Hyatt Regency Hotel. The festive event featured a wide array of entertainment including aerial performers, dancers and live musical performances.
Board Chair Richard Schierburg welcomed the crowd early on in the evening and this year’s Grand Marshals, Kathy (represented by daughter Andrea) and Ted Brown, Robin and Cole Finegan, Tim Gill and Scott Miller and Debbie and Don Silversmith were honored on stage for their work for the organization, and numerous other organizations in the community. Dr. Michael Salem, president and CEO of National Jewish, addressed the audience before dinner was served.
A live auction, hosted by celebrity auctioneer Letitia Frye, featured a Gatsby-esque shopping spree trip to New York, a Mexican Beach getaway, a day of luxury and shopping in Denver, and a private vineyard vacation in New Zealand. Direct donations were accepted for this year’s beneficiary, the Cystic Fibrosis Clinic at National Jewish Health, the largest center of its kind in the United States. Following the dinner, program and live auction, attendees showed off their best moves and danced into the night.
National Jewish Health is known worldwide for its treatment of patients with respiratory, cardiac, immune and related disorders, and for ground-breaking medical research. Founded in 1899 as a nonprofit hospital, it remains the only facility in the world dedicated exclusively to these disorders. Since 1998, U.S. News & World Report has ranked National Jewish Health the number-one respiratory hospital in the nation. For more information, please visit www.NJHealth.org.
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- Board Chair Rich Schierburg and his wife Linda
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- Lt. Governor Joe Garcia and his wife Claire
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- Grand Marshal Ted Brown and his daughter Andrea, filling in for her mom Kathy, who couldn’t attend
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- Lovely decorations
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- Couples from left: Board chair Rich Schierburg and his wife Linda; Tim Gill and Scott Miller; Cole and Robin Finegan; Don and Debbie Silversmith; CEO Dr. Michael Salem; Ted Brown and his daughter Andrea
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- Grand Marshals Scott Miller and Tim Gill
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- Scott Miller, left, and Tim Gill chat with Lt Governor Joe Garcia
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- Beautiful centerpieces
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- Jonathan Tantype portrays the Great Gatsby mood
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- Galina Savona, left, and Betty Davis Gates
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- Charles Goldstein, left, Karen and Rick Jacobs
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- Mort and Toby Mower, left, with Michele Mosko
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- Stewart & Renee Jackson
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- Marcee Kaufman, left, Rick Kinning, Leslie and Darren Hinton, David Sunshine, Marc and Laura Paolicelli
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- Fatima Dias, left, Steven Weisberg, Lyn and Dr. Michael Schaffer
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- Maja amd Mark Rosenquest, left, with Tawnya and Mark Carvalho
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- Wayne Taylor, left, “Black,” Jesse Ogas and “Red”
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- Christina and Mike Ward
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- John Beauprez, left, Monica Owens and Bradley Joseph
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- Robin Finegan, Margie Finegan, Michael Schonbrun (board), Susan Juroe Schonbrun, Cole Finegan
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- Diana Anderson, left, Sue and Doug Seserman and Joyce Zeff
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- Bob and Susie Ladenburger, left, and Will and Lisa Anderson
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- Grand Marshalls Tim Gill and Scott Miller flank President and CEO Dr. Michael Salem
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- Kate and Randy Loveland, left, and Steve and Barb Jaquith
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- John Mastro, left, Ann Sookswat, “Brittany,” (on stilts for the evening), Ashley Buderus, Bryce Ballew, Ryan Surroz
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- Marsha Temple , left, and Debbie Waines
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- John Morgridge (presenting sponsor), Barry and Arlene Hirschfeld (board), Christie Isenberg (board), Walt Isenberg, Angela Visconti and Craig Fales
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- Janet and Dr. Gary Cott
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- Ashly Wolf, left, Kelly Hodges and Sandy Wolf
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- Dr. Michael Salem, left, and Dick Robinson compare notes during the reception
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- Aerialists twirled before dinner
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- This is the definition of flexibility.
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- Lynne Dana and Mike Wozniak
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- Joe and Lyn Lorenzo, left, Ted Brown, Andrea Brown, Gina and Greg Pachner
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- Event Co-chairs Ann & Tripp Kerr
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- Event Co-Chairs David & Bridget Kornder
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- Jerry Biehl, left, Taylor and Ryan Surroz and Susie Biehl
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- Dancing started early in the Great Gatsby theme.
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- Judy and Dick McCarthy
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- Liam and Jamie Schneider, left, with Jeff and Ashley Elder
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- Ashly Wolf and Erik Neusch
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- Andy Sparks and Jenny Bredt
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- Brian Frenkel and David Kaplan
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- From left, Mike and Elain Harms and David Engelberg
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- Dancers entertain the guests as they enter the ballroom
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- Volunteers Kayla Xavier, left, with Jennifer Hall
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- ’20s themed table centerpieces
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- The Gatsby theme could be found everywhere
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- Performers Jordan Funkey and Struther White
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- Dancers take the stage
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- Live music was one of the highlights of the evening
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- Performers entertained the audience during dinner
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- The colorful event was enjoyed by all
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- Board Chair Richard Schierburg welcoms the attendees
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- Leonard Barrett Jr with Angela Mackintosh
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- Live music and performers during dinner
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- Aerial performers wowed the crowd
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- President and CEO Dr. Michael Salem thanked the attendees
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- The Grand Marshals were honored on stage
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- Auctioneer Leticia Frye
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- Dr. Jennifer Taylor-Cousar addresses the audience
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- National Jewish patient Samantha Manson and Dr. Jennifer Taylor-Cousar share their story
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- The crowd takes to the dance floor following dinner
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- The dancing begins
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- Various performers entertained the crowd throughout the night
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- Guests enjoyed themselves on the dancefloor
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- Attendees danced into the night
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- The live band kept the dancers going all night
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- An ice sculpture at the dessert display
