Denver - June 2017

The EYC Fundraising Crew - Shawna, Keith, Anu, Kristina, Jodi and Ali

We went to Denver to host the EYC fundraiser event which is now our third year doing this event.  We decided to take advantage of being in town to catch up with friends so we arrived on Wednesday evening and worked there on Thursday and Friday.

On Thursday evening, we went to Patrick and Donnell's house for drinks and snacks and then had a wonderful dinner at Fooducopia which is around the corner from our house in Wash Park.  We shared many small plates which were all tasty!

Wash Park Tavern

The fundraiser was on Friday evening at Wash Park Tavern - we got the space and food for free and only had to pay for alcohol which was very generous of the Tavern!  After having lunch at Kristina's house, Shawna helped Kristina, Jodi and Ali set up - we decorated the place and set up a back drop of Angkor Wat so people could take selfies.  Keith stayed back at Kristina's house to do work calls.  Before the event, we went back to Kristina's to freshen up and to relax with a glass of wine.  About 70 people came to the event and we raised over $53K which is a record for us!  We were so excited!  While the event was supposed to end at 7:30 pm, we had several people stay until 10 pm!  We had not eaten any dinner so we returned to Kristina's house to eat a light dinner (salad, cheese/crackers) and then hit the bed!

Athena, Chris and Keith

Saturday was a whirl wind of social activity!  We started out with walking two laps around Wash Park - was so great to be back in the 'hood!  We then cleaned up at Kristina's house and had lunch at Martin and Michelle's house.  We had grilled chicken caesar and wine spritzers while enjoying their beautiful backyard and the great weather.  After this, we went over to Sarah's house to celebrate her 40th birthday - she had a party but we could only make the first part of it.  While there, we caught up some more with Jodi, Tim and Kristina.  Our last event was dinner at Chris and Athena's house (we also stayed there for the night).  They had moved to Cherry Creek so it was great to see their house and spend some time with them.  After drinks and appetizers, we had a great meal - grilled steak and chicken, salad, corn and a cookie dessert.  We stayed up a little past 10 pm chatting and then finally hit the bed - we were very tired!

Shawna and Sarah

On Sunday morning, we had coffee and croissants with Chris and Athena and then left early for the airport to head back home.  The afternoon was spent catching up on work and personal items!