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Children’s Hospital & Medical Center Foundation Wine Women & Shoes SARAH FREELAND, SHELLI KLEMKE, SHANNON HITE AND EMILIE WELLS
REGAN MACKINTOSH, JODIE MACKINTOSH AND ASHLEY HORGAN
Wine Women & Shoes drew a sell-out crowd of nearly 600 people to Omaha Design Center on April 5 to sip, savor and shop at this seventh annual event to support Children’s Hospital & Medical Center’s Carolyn Scott Rainbow House. Donors used this golden opportunity to support children and their families, raising a record $245,000 – an incredible 31 percent over last year’s successful event. Guests tasted a variety of fine wines while they shopped a fabulous marketplace full of designer fashions, jewelry and accessories. They also enjoyed live and silent auctions, a fashion show, hors d’oeuvres and desserts.
SARAH STEVENS, MEGAN CONNELLY, HEATHER SMITH, KATHY ENGLISH AND STACY ZOUCHA
JULIE HOCKNEY, JILL FINKE, LINDSEY SNYDER, ALLISON BICKFORD AND CHRISTINA GROTELUSCHEN
More than 30 Shoe Guys—handsome and helpful volunteers—provided another unique element that made this fundraiser a huge hit. Through online fundraising of their own prior to the event, the Shoe Guys raised more than $15,000 for the Rainbow House. The Carolyn Scott Rainbow House offers a convenient and welcoming “home away from home” for Children’s patient families who live 60 miles or more from Omaha. Wine Women & Shoes honorary chairs were Jodie Mackintosh, Ashley Horgan and Regan Mackintosh. Event chairs were Sarah Freeland, Shannon Hite, Shelli Klemke and Emilie Wells. KETV’s Julie Cornell was the evening’s emcee.
RENEE HANSEN AND CRYSTAL BOSSHAMER
“The Carolyn Scott Rainbow House serves a growing number of families each month, and the financial support that Wine Women & Shoes provides for this community treasure is so important,” said Beth Greiner, executive director of Children’s Hospital & Medical Center Foundation. “We are incredibly grateful to our honorary chairs, event chairs and the committee members who planned this memorable and exceedingly successful evening for hundreds of women to enjoy.” For more Information: 402.955.4044 | www.WineWomenandShoes.com/Omaha
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