Mountain Mayhem: Family Feud
Mountain Mayhem
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Repeat champs two years in a row! Team Coldwell Banker Mason Morse with Karim Souki, Chris Souki, Kiffor Berg and Kelli Cupp.
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Anna Hansen and Lance Armstrong who have one kid who loves going to the AYC and one who looks forward to it when she's old enough.
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According to Michaela Idhammer, executive director of AYC, this year’s benefit was a record year, raising 25% over the previous one.
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Michael Bourke with Ryan Kalamaya and Holly Orr.
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The evening’s festivities and fundraising were all in the name of our valley’s youth from 4th to 12th grades who enjoy all that AYC has to offer.
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Alchemy A/V lit up the Jerome ballroom for the friendly Family Feud Aspen competition.
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MC Vince Lahey leads the paddle raise in support of AYC's programs.
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Oliver Sharpe, AYC board president, speaks to the beloved organization's efforts and successes.
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Olympic silver medalist Gretchen Bleiler stands as her live auction donation draws bids and excitment. The lucky winner gets to go riding with her!
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Karim Souki makes a fashion statement with his team's prize-winning belt!
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The Aspen Youth Center (AYC) presented its fourth annual Family Feud Aspen benefit on Friday, Feb. 7. The sold-out gala drew locals and visitors alike to the Hotel Jerome, with a cocktail reception in the Antler Bar featuring a silent auction and a chance giveaway to win an entire table full of wine along with a wine tasting for 10 at one of Aspen’s secret cellars. During dinner in the ballroom, MC Vince Lahey welcomed all, explaining the rules for Family Feud, before leading a paddle raise in support of AYC. When it was game time, the eight teams took turns competing against one another till the last one standing was Team Coldwell Banker Mason Morse, the repeat champions from last year.
According to Michaela Idhammar-Ketpura, executive director of AYC, this year’s benefit was a record year, raising 25% over the previous one. “The amount raised at this event allows us to cover full services for one year to over 300 of our 2,150 kids from Aspen to Parachute!”
The evening’s festivities and fundraising were all in the name of our valley’s youth from fourth to 12th grades who enjoy free after-school and all-day summer programming at AYC. While AYC is in the Aspen Recreation Center, it’s run independently and reliant upon support from the community.
Special thanks to the Family Feud Aspen host committee of Glenn and Shannon Andrews, Bill and Kellie Carlson, Diana Duffey and Vince Lahey, Jess Ewart, Katie and Adam Goldsmith, Tom and Lori Pevny, Lina and Anthony Rizzuto, Robin and Kenny Smith, and Ken and Michelle Stiller.
WineInk: The 2023 vintage
“2023 predicted to be the Vintage of a Lifetime in Napa Valley,” proclaimed the headline this week in a press release sent out by the Napa Valley Vintners, the trade organization that represents the growers and producers in America’s most famed wine region. If there is anyone more optimistic than winemakers, it is the group that represents them.
