Olathe, KS - The 9th Annual Denim and Dazzle Fundraiser was held on Saturday, June 1, 2013 at the Regnier Center at Johnson County Community College. Denim & Dazzle is a fun and festive dinner event that is the signature fundraiser/benefit for Evergreen Community of Johnson County.
Denim & Dazzle celebrates the lives and relationships of residents, families and staff. Our residents have lived full lives and we want to honor those who have allowed us to journey with them. Denim & Dazzle is our way to involve families, community members, youth and others in the community who share our respect for the elderly and disabled who live in our community. In addition to a staff member and a family member of a former resident, Ed Eilert, Johnson County Commission Chairman, was a featured speaker at the event.
The 2013 Corporate Sponsors included QualiCare, Bank of Blue Valley, Cascade Health Services, Clock Medical Supply, Group Benefit Specialist, Morrison and Summit Care.
We hosted 200+ guests to live and silent auctions, barbeque dinner and live musical entertainment by James Rojas, Kansas City's own saxophonist/singer and Willa Walberg, 11 year old sensation that won 2010's Olathe's Got Talent. Our Emcee and Host for the evening were Keith King, KSHB/Channel 41 Action News and Michelle Gressel, Residence Inn by Marriott & The Torn Edge.
Proceeds from this year's event were approximately $25,000 and will go to our Resident Improvement
Fund which will provide for items that directly benefit our residents such as (but not limited to) bedside
tables, recliners, dressers, flat screen TVs in all the rooms, outside swings that are wheelchair accessible
and in-house entertainment.
For more information, please visit www.denimanddazzle.org<http://www.denimanddazzle.org> or contact Dawn Downing, Events & Community Relations Coordinator at (913) 477-8241 or e-mail at dawnd@eliinc.org.
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Evergreen Community of Johnson County is a long term care community of 112 individuals, located in Olathe, KS. Evergreen is a non-profit 501 (c ) (3) organization that provides skilled nursing care with a philosophy based on person-directed care vs. an institutionalized model of care. We emphasize individuals having the right to make choices and decisions in their daily lives so as to feel empowered, respected and treated with dignity. Evergreen has a prestigious Four Star Rating for nursing home quality from the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) and is recognized as a PEAK Award winner (Promoting Excellent Alternatives in Kansas Nursing Homes). Our goal is always to 'Enhance life's journey for those we serve . . . and for those who serve'. For more information on our community, please visit our website, www.ecojc.org.