A Community Comes Together For All-Day Lovefest

CA Community Comes Together for All-Day Lovefest

When the CA community comes together, there’s no stopping what can be achieved! This year’s Lovefest to raise funds for financial aid gave students, parents, grandparents, and alumni and their parents a chance to celebrate together, even in a year where an in-person event could not be held. The pandemic postponed the 2020 Lovefest concert event but not the commitment from the amazing Lovefest committee, which created a full day of fun and celebration on April 22, 2021. We are grateful to Lovefest chairs Ann Benson Reidy ‘88 and Kevin Reidy for recognizing the high interest of our CA families to gather and rally for a good cause. A new addition to CA’s annual spring event was the chance to connect with our students. Cookies welcomed each student as they arrived to a campus ornamented by

special rocks, capturing expressions of love and appreciation for all things CA. Fifth Graders contributed their artistic talents to decorating the rocks. The evening of April 22 brought performances by Denver’s own Nathaniel Rateliff and reunited us with Rebecca Popara, Class of 2016, as she and her father Jovo shared their appreciation of CA’s financial aid. Lovefest Benefactors and Friends set us up for success, as pre-event support saw more than 150 families sharing their love. Their engagement paved the way for others to join the event for free. An online silent auction offered one-of-a-kind experiences with teachers, while the live auction gave donors a chance for unforgettable fun. Special thanks to our event host and auctioneer, Tom Kimball ’89. Lovefest raised more than $360,000 for financial aid, and it was a night to get together and celebrate CA. Thank you to everyone for making the event such a success! n

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Head of School Dr. Mike Davis welcomed the guests watching from home. Ann Benson Reidy ’88 and Kevin Reidy chaired Lovefest.

Some of CA’s Pre-K students made signs to show their love for CA. Sixth Grader Henry Paton was grateful for the cookie he received when he arrived at school on April 22.

Fifth Grader Tula Stettner joined her class in decorating rocks that were placed around campus to spread joy. Singer and songwriter Nathaniel Rateliff presented three songs.

Lovefest chair Kevin Reidy and event host and auctioneer Tom Kimball ’89 Fifth Grader Iker Jimenez encouraged kindness with his rock painting.