Colorado Families for Hands & Voices

Colorado Families for Hands and Voices is dedicated to supporting families with children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing without a bias around communication modes or methodology.

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • About Us / Programs
    • Guide By Your Side (GBYS)
      • GBYS Parent Guides
    • ASTra (Educational Advocacy: Questions and Support)
    • Deaf/Hard of Hearing Role Models – The Ascent Program
    • O.U.R. Children’s Safety Project
    • About Us
      • Leadership
        • Staff Contacts
        • COHV Board
      • Become H&V
      • Annual Fundraising Gala
      • Family First Award
      • Supporting Families Without Bias
    • Contact Us
  • Resources
    • Start Here!
    • Informacion en Espanol
    • Publications
      • The Colorado Resource Guide
      • Bridge to Preschool
      • Beyond The IEP…
      • Colorado Parent Funding Toolkit
    • Products that might interest families: Masks during COVID-19
    • School Transition Resource Companion (preschool to 18)
    • Web Links
    • Site Map
  • Legislation
    • 2018 Newborn Screening Legislation
    • CO Hearing Aid Legislation
    • SENATE BILL 08-057
    • Provider Information
    • FAQ For Parents
  • Deaf/HH Plus
  • Inspiring Change
  • News & Events
  • Blog
You are here: Home / Where to Start? Here! / Become H&V / 2015 Oktoberfest Gala – Schone Nacht (Beautiful Night)

2015 Oktoberfest Gala – Schone Nacht (Beautiful Night)

Thank you for another beautiful Gala in our terrific community!

Our thanks to our generous sponsors who made this event possible:

Imperial Stout Sponsor:

Relay Colorado Quality Image (2)

 


India Pale Ale Sponsors:


Food, Beverage and Service Sponsors:

 


The Event was held at the Wellshire Event Center, 3333 S. Colorado Boulevard
Denver, Colorado 80222 with special guests:  the Tom Allen Grengs Polka Band

Our guests enjoyed a German buffet dinner by the Wellshire chef and beer tasting with Bristol Brewery and Rock Bottom Brewery along with our open bar at the sold-out event.

Thank you to these groups and organizations who purchased tables of 10 or 12 to support families raising children who are deaf or hard of hearing with timely information, networking and parent to parent support.


Pilsner Sponsors: Friend/Corporate Tables:

Children’s Hospital Colorado  CU School of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology
Dinah and Denise and Friends  Friends of Tracy McGurran – two tables
Janet & Joe DesGeorges and Friends Kaiser Permanente
Map My Gala Marion Downs Center
Mental Health Center of Denver Mosetick Family and Friends
NoCo Parents   Olson/Canales
Relay Colorado Rocky Mountain Deaf School/CO Registry of Interpreters of the Deaf
Rocky Mountain Ear Center, PC Sara Kennedy & Lonnie Burkholder

SilentAuctionThe evening featured a selection of fun live and silent auction items from a KOTA longboard to a three day stay in a brand new Steamboat Springs condo during ski season. Gala guests recognized Danielle Kennedy as the winner of the 2015 Families First Award, with laughter and conversation, signed, voiced, and cued, long into a perfect October night. Gregg Tomli
nson bought the lucky Trader Joe’s chocolate bars and won the Go Pro Hero waterproof and wifi ready camera.

Would you like to help us next year with the Gala Committee? Please call 719-650-3159 or email gala@cohandsandvoices.org for more information. A shout out to our event coordinator, Megan Humbrecht, and committee chairs, Cindy Bacher (auction) Liesel Thomas, (volunteers) Maria Rodriguez (auction distribution), Lyn Bopp (checkout) Carri Robinson and Amber Duffy (registration) and Cydney Lanning (decor).

 Thank you for your generous support
of our work with families through the
Guide By Your Side Program.

 

Search Our Site

Colorado H&V

  • Where to Start? Here!
  • Supporting Families Without Bias
  • Mission Statement
  • Become H&V
  • Staff Contacts
  • COHV Board
  • COHV Annual Fundraising Gala
  • Family First Award
  • Donate to COH&V
  • Contact Us

Welcome!

CO Families for Hands & Voices is dedicated to supporting families with children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing without a bias around communication modes or methodology.  We’re a parent-driven, … Continue...

Mission Statement

Colorado Families for Hands & Voices is dedicated to supporting families with children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing without a bias around communication modes or methodology. We’re a … Continue...

Supporting Families Without Bias

In the early-1990s, the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., was preparing an exhibit called "Silent America." It was intended to raise positive awareness … Continue...

Donate to COH&V

Visit our online donation pages to take advantage of our secure online process to help families raising deaf or hard of hearing children succeed! Donations fund our outreach activities to parents from … Continue...

Review

Recent Comments

  • Sara Kennedy on Child Abuse and Neglect – Helping Parents Talk to Children
  • Sara Kennedy on H&V Rises to the Challenge:  O.U.R. Children’s Safety Project

© Copyright 2015, Colorado Families for Hands & Voices · All Rights Reserved