Monday, April 27, 2009

We put the Gay in "Gay"la

It's been a busy couple of weeks, full of streamers, balloons, and festivities... well sort of.  We had our annual Denver Health Foundation gala a little over a week ago, and I've been working over time and then some to make sure it went off without a hitch.  I'm breathing again which is a good sign and only worked a couple of hours this past weekend, also a good sign.  I had Matt by my side during the whole event, Ginger and Doris volunteered as well and they were all life savers!! Yay to it being over and us raising a lot of money for a great need!

 It was a Latin theme this year, and the ballroom looked amazing!  The table cloths were multiple colors with different Carmen Miranda (sort of) centerpieces of peppers, fruit, birds of paradise, and palm leaves.  We had salsa dancers during the program, Tambarasas - mexican marching band during the silent auction/cocktail hour, a children's mariachi band, carnivale stilt walkers during the silent auction, and a salsa band Que Mando.  Lots of entertainment.
The Live auction went well, above are our five items being advertised. Below are two of 10 silent auction categories; Sports & Recreation, and Office, Home &  Garden.  Ginger Matt and I put together the two pictured display tables.  

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Congratulations Candice, Matt & family. Great Job!!!!!!!! Really looks festive. I'm proud of you all!!
Luv, Grandma Jodee

Denise Farrington said...

Nothing less than spectacular as usual!! Wow.. they are so lucky to have you. IT looks like it went very well. Great job!

Love,
Mom

Teri said...

Impressive. Sorry it has been such a crazy month but glad it will slow down at least for a little bit.

Erin said...

This looks amazing! You obviously know how to throw a good party--of course, we already knew that.

Jon, Kaylene and Laila said...

Looks awesome. Our only hang up is, you hired salsa dancers? Why hire salsa dancers when you access to the best. We still have plenty of bronzer left over from our last filming. Good job you guys and we look forward to seeing you soon.
Jon and Kaylene

Chester B. said...

Everything looks fantastic!
I'd love to see Matt wearing a fruit laden headdress.

Mel said...

Candice it looks AWESOME! Amazing job!! Hope you've caught up on rest since then and have started planning a very awesome vacation :)

THE WOODWORTHS said...

Awesome Candice! It looks so beautiful!