LA DOLCE VITA The Season October to May The telephone lines at Jennifer’s Catering must have been ringing off the hook after our party! This year we moved the Trends Charitable Fund/Trends Magazine annual “No Agenda” party permanently to our home. After a lengthy 6-year renovation; the mid-century Paradise Valley home, which was built by a renowned Palm Springs architect, was ready for the big bash. Sadly, the architect who designed the house had little success in Phoenix with his mod designs and returned to the California desert. Anyway, Trendsetter Melissa Turner came up with the concept last year at the Western Spirit Museum; before the house was done. We wanted to celebrate all our Fabulous Phoenicians and Trendsetters for everything they do to make our community such a better place for so many. Let’s face it; most of the time you attend cocktail parties in the Valley; you are asked to make a donation to something. It was nice to just have a party to say thank you. Maggie Heiser and Lauren Mary of Agency Arizona fame modeled lovely fashions from Kiss Me Kate boutique and magnificent jewelry by Linda Lee Pratico poolside. Dennis Thompson, florist to the stars of White House Design created exceptional flora and American Valet parked more than 89 cars! It was so nice to see so many people we had not seen out and about for a while. Many merrymakers stayed well past 10 pm. You should have been there!
By Bill Dougherty
The Valley’s top chefs joined to give 1,000 steaks provided by Celebrity Fight Night for the Homeless at St. Vincent de Paul. It was the 10-year anniversary celebration of the weekly Never Give Up program founded by CFN Chairman Jimmy Walker. Jimmy invites celebrities, athletes, and business leaders to speak at SVDP providing encouraging messages every Monday morning. When Jimmy asks people to support a great cause, they just want to help, which happened when chefs Chris Bianco, Vincent Guerithault, Marc Lupino, and Mark Tarbell jumped at the chance to “Cook Steaks” for the Homeless! Spring was at its finest when the 2nd annual “Vino con Stelle” was held on Friday, April 13th in the courtyard of Wrigley Mansion, benefitting Gateway for Cancer Research. Hosted by Richard J. Stephenson, Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) and Gateway for Cancer Research Founder and Chairman, and Dr. Stacie J. Stephenson, CTCA Chairman Functional Medicine and Gateway Board of Directors, Bill Pope, Honorary Chairman of the event and Continued on page 12
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