A Trip on the Bronco's Team Jet and Tickets to the Kansas City Game to be Auctioned Off

A Broncos Game package (including two tickets to the Kansas City game and the opportunity to fly on the team jet), a pink diamond necklace, a trip for two to Las Vegas, and dinner for six prepared by Denver firemen, are just a few of items and rare treats that will be available by auction on Nov. 7 at the “Pink Tie Affair” gala benefitting the Denver Metropolitan Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

WHAT: “A PINK TIE AFFAIRapostrophe gala benefitting the Denver Metropolitan Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure and its work to end breast cancer. It’s one of Denver’s most elegant and sparkling social events of the season!

WHEN: Saturday, NOV. 7 from 6 – 10 p.m.

WHERE: Sheraton Denver Hotel, 1550 Court Place.

TICKETS: Tickets are $175 per person or $1,750 for a table of 10. Young professionals under 35 may purchase tickets for $125 per person.

HOW: Tickets can be purchased online at www.komendenver.org or by calling 303.367.1367.

CURRENT LIVE AUCTION HIGHLIGHTS:

•Courtesy of the Denver Broncos - a Broncos Game package: Tickets for two to fly to Kansas City on the team jet on Sat, Dec 5. Also includes dinner out in Kansas City on the Broncos, a room at the team hotel, and tickets to the game on Sunday and then back to Denver on the team plane.

•Pink Diamond pink ribbon necklace with 55 pave natural diamonds courtesy of JF Options Jewelers.

•Foursome of golf at the exclusive Sanctuary, thanks to ReMax.

•Trip for two to Las Vegas courtesy of ReMax. Includes 3-day/2-night stay at Mandalay Bay, limo to/from hotel, two 50-minute massages at spa, in-room welcome basket.

•Denver Firemen’s Dinner: Donated by Denver Fire Dept. Dinner for 4-6 people cooked by firefighters at one of Denverapostrophes busiest firehouses. Package includes dinner, tour of the station and bucket rides.

•Nuggets Suite: 20 tickets donated by Joe and Gail Coors.

•Original artwork by local artist John Atencio, custom-made for Komen.

SILENT AUCTION HIGHLIGHTS:

•A weekend stay at the Westin Beaver Creek Resort and Spa. Includes spa certificates for two.

•A one-year valet parking pass at the Cherry Creek Mall.

•Autographed copy of Julie & Julia by Julie Powell, plus a signed movie poster and two tickets to see the author speak at a lecture series in December.

•One night stay at the Brown Palace along with downtown dining gift certificates.

•One-year’s worth of fresh flowers (1x per month) courtesy of Lehrers.

•Four season passes for 2010 to Elitch Gardens.

•$200 to Brooks Steak House.

•Gift cards to Vesta, Steubens, Maggianos, Rodizio Grill.

•Fly Fishing “outfit,apostrophe includes rod and reel.

•Bronze sculpture designed by Essie Perlmutter.

The gala celebrates breast cancer survivors and the people and organizations that support them. Along with the annual Komen Denver Race for the Cure in October, A Pink Tie Affair and the auction raise millions of dollars each fall for breast health education and breast cancer screening and treatment.

Each year, 75 percent of the net proceeds from the Komen Denver Affiliate’s fundraising goes to local programs. In April, the Affiliate presented more than $2.8 million to 35 organizations in its 12-county service area, and donated nearly $1 million to national research programs.

About Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and the Komen Denver Affiliate
Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement. The Komen Denver Metropolitan Affiliate is working to better the lives of those facing breast cancer in the local community, joining more than 1 million breast cancer survivors and activists around the globe as part of the world’s largest and most progressive grassroots network fighting breast cancer. Through events like the Komen Denver Race for the Cure®, the Komen Denver Affiliate has invested more than $23 million since 1993 in community breast health programs in 12 Colorado counties (Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson, Larimer, Gilpin, Clear Creek, Park and Summit). The remaining 25 percent goes to the national Susan G. Komen for the Cure Grants Program to fund research. For more information, call 303-744-2088 or visit www.komendenver.org.

Contact: Lisa Metzger, Metzger Associates
720-833-5920 or lmetzger@metzger.com