DENVER — May 15, 2012 — Motivational speaker and author Christopher Gardner entertained a sold-out crowd of 650 business and professional leaders attending Jewish Family Service’s eighth annual JFS Executive Luncheon on May 8 at the Grand Hyatt Denver.
The event raised a record $468,000—$156,000 more than last year— to support all programs of JFS, including mental health counseling, senior and adult in-home care, disability and employment services, and family safety net services.
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DENVER – May 14, 2012 – BrightNest, the free online service that makes it easy to stay organized and keep your home healthy and safe, is helping people de-clutter and get their homes in order once and for all. With the new Homefolio, people can store their easy-to-lose home information like appliance owner’s manuals, paint colors and contractor phone numbers in a single spot online. All users have to do is enter the brand and model number for their appliances, and the Homefolio will track down the appropriate owner’s manuals and store them online for easy reference. Even better, BrightNest will provide customized to-do’s and reminders to keep those appliances and the entire home in great shape from floor to ceiling.
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DENVER – May 3, 2012 – The HERA Women’s Cancer Foundation, a nationally-recognized ovarian cancer nonprofit, announces the addition of four community leaders to its board of directors. Judy Bradt, Tonya Clement, Hilary Silberman, and Briann Zimmermann were recently elected to the HERA Women’s Cancer Foundation board.
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DENVER — May 2, 2012 — 7dancers, a nonprofit professional dance company out of Denver’s Cherry Creek Dance, will present its 2012 spring production “An American Portrait” at The Denver Center for Performing Arts’ Ricketson Theatre May 18-20. Each scene in An American Portrait is based on a single photograph representing a different era of American history. Alfred Eisenstaedt’s famous photo V-J Day in Times Square features a young couple in Times Square celebrating the end of World War II. That photo represents just one moment of time. But, what happened before or after that moment? An American Portrait brings this and other famous portraits to life through various styles of dance.
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DENVER – May 1, 2012 – The HERA Women’s Cancer Foundation, a nationally recognized ovarian cancer nonprofit, is accepting registrations for its longest running fundraising event, the 11th Annual Climb4LifeSM Utah, hosted by Black Diamond. The weekend event, taking place Sept. 14-16 in the Wasatch Mountains near Salt Lake City, features rock climbing, hiking, photography and other activities for empowering women and their families while raising awareness of the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer. HERA invites women, men and children of all ages, abilities and skill levels to register online at: www.herafoundation.org/c4l-utah-2012/.
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