Giddy-Up Gala
A Night of Western Festivity
Saturday, June 25, marked the Foundation’s second Giddy-Up Gala to benefit research at Children’s Hospital Colorado. Hosted by Crooked Willow Farms on their beautiful property in Larkspur, the event drew 630 guests.
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uests enjoyed a night of dinner and dancing, and a live performance by four-time Grammy-nominated group, Little Big Town. The group toured Children’s Colorado and performed for patients prior to the evening’s show.
A live auction benefited the hospital, featuring two exclusive getaway packages. The first item up for bid included a trip to Nashville, Tenn., to see the Country Music Association Awards on Nov. 9, 2011, and accommodations for two at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel Nashville, selling for $26,000. The second item included a four day/three night stay at one of Cuvée’s ultra-luxurious properties, which sold for $20,000.
Featured entertainers Little Big Town visited with Dane, a Children’s Colorado patient, before their Giddy-Up Gala show.
“We were lucky to have amazing staff and volunteers who put their heart and soul into making the event special for our guests,” said Lindsey Alexander, senior event manager at Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation. “Everyone involved focused on the true spirit of the Giddy-Up Gala, which was helping children and families.” Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation would like to thank the many sponsors who made the evening possible, including Triple Crown sponsor, Phipps/McCarthy, a joint venture; Diamond Spur sponsors, First Bank Holding Company, Crooked Willow Farms, and Cathey and Richard Finlon; Gold Buckle sponsors, Crothall Healthcare, Inc., Cuvée Ventures, HRM Resources/Welborn, Sullivan, Meck & Tooley, P.C., and U.S. Engineering Co.; and the many Silver Stallion, Bronze Boot, and contributing sponsors.
Gift News We gratefully acknowledge pledges, pledge payments and outright gifts of $10,000 or more made between January 1 and June 30, 2011. Anonymous (7)
CBRE
Don Dolifka
Bob and Sharla Hottman
Dr. and Mrs. Frank J. Accurso
Estate of Leslie Cohn
Corry and Phil Doty
Mr. Alvin Huber
Ace Hardware
Patricia and Terry Colip
Katey and Lee Driscoll
Margie and Dave Hunter
Alice 105.9
The Colorado Health Foundation
Eastdil Secured
Employees of IBM Corporation, Colorado
Robert P. Allen Family Trust
Colorado School of Dance
Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner & Hottman PC
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Ikard
Julie and Ted Antenucci
The Colorado Trust
FirstBank Holding Company
Pam and Ted Jadlos
Cynda Collins Arsenault
The Phyllis M. Coors Foundation
Amy and Scott Fisher
Joy S. Johnson and Family
Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Asher
Costco Wholesale
Sibyl Frankenburg and Steve Kessel
Violet M. Johnson Family Foundation
Bacon Family Foundation
Credit Union of Denver
Karl & Barbara Friedman
Dr. and Mrs. Michael S. Kappy
Balfour Concord
Crocs Cares
Bank of America, N.A.
Cummins Rocky Mountain, LLC
Gallagher Family Foundation
King Soopers
Marcy and Bruce Benson
Barbara Mellman Davis
Joan and Lester Garrison
Denver Kiwanis Foundation
Michele and Bill Bergner
Estate of Betty P. Day
Sidney and Caleb Gates
Rocky Mountain District
Stephen Berman and Elaine Gantz Berman
Denver Designer Show House
Harold Geist
Big O Tires
Denver Fire Fighters Burn Foundation, Inc.
Gill Foundation
Bonnie and Gary Koerber
Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Bock
The Denver Foundation
Karen Glanert
Kohl's Department Stores
Bill G. and Karol A. Brown
Denver Post Season To Share,
GTRI
Ms. Andrea Kreitman
Bunning Family Foundation Estate of Elsa A. Burrows Randall Carter
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Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Kennedy
Kiwanis Foundation
Bridget and John Grier
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kugeler
Robin Deterding, MD
Anne and Jim Hillary
La Cache, Association of Volunteers
Riisa and Panayes Dikeou
Estate of Joy R. Hilliard
Estate of Muriel Arlene Ladwig
a McCormick Foundation Fund