Passport Party with Honorary Chair Jeannie Ritter

Please mark your calendars and save the date. Passport Party ~ Taste, Travel, Triumph benefiting Excelsior Youth Center is scheduled for Saturday, March 13, 2010, at the spectacular new Palazzo Verdi Building in Greenwood Village. This is your passport to an enticing international food and wine journey benefitting the largest residential treatment center in the country for troubled teenaged girls.

Jeannie Ritter, Colorado's first lady, is this year's Honorary Chair. The event's co-chairs are Mia Berlin and Jennifer Williams, publisher of Colorado Homes & Lifestyles magazine. At the gala, Hostess Edie Marks and Excelsior will honor three Triumphant Women for overcoming significant challenges and achieving success. The women include: Kelly Brough, CEO Denver Chamber of Commerce, Sheryl Renee, vocalist and actress, and Jolene Reynolds, a former Excelsior student who is now a Pediatric Oncology Nurse for the Children's Hospital in Los Angeles.

Triumphant Women Biographies

The live auction will include two international travel packages, including a week-long Caribbean sail aboard a private yacht for 12 guests and a private beachside surfing residence in Nicaragua. Angie Austin, one of Excelsior's former Triumphant Women, and Chris Parente are serving as co-emcees.

All funds raised will benefit activities for the girls residing at Excelsior Youth Center, one of the largest residential treatment centers for troubled girls in the country.

Committee members include: Tom Aston, Dana Berry, Ann Crespin, Jeni Cuddie, Keely DeKoskie, Kim Devigil, Maya Echeverria, Anne Fanganello, Carrie Firmine,Joan Gabrielson, Kathy Graveley, Lisa Gee, Bill & Sally Harvey, Emily Kaiser, Kevin Kowalczyk, Zoanne Kron, Bill & Jackie Lane, Tracy McInnes, Lois Paul,Carena Reber, Linda Shaw, Erika van der Vlugt, Heather Weldon, Glory Weisberg, Susan Williams & Laurie Wronski

For ticket information, contact Carena Reber, 303-693-1550 x331.