Party Pics

Three hundred attended the Sixth Annual Gifts from the Earth gala, sponsored by the South Seattle Community College Foundation. The evening raised $150,000 to support scholarships and college programs, and featured food prepared by some many of Seattle’s finest chefs.

South Seattle Community College Interim President, Gary Oertli and South Seattle Community College Foundation board member, Winnie Lee.


Chefs who contributed to the evening included: Front row (left to right): Craig Hetherington, TASTE at Seattle Art Museum; Peter Birk, Ray’s Boathouse; Renatto Medranda, Westin Bellevue; Sean Rogers, Broadmoor Golf Club; Ian Thompson, Pacific Grill; and Leonard Rede, Northwest Wine Academy at South Seattle Community College. Back row (left to right): John Hart, Seattle Sheraton; Robert Houot, South Seattle Community College; Brock Johnson, Dalia Lounge; David Engler, Seattle Golf Club; Eric Floyd, Washington Athletic Club; Will McNamara, Washington Athletic Club; and Cody Reaves, Sip.

Cody Reaves, Sip (left) and Ian Thompson (right) work with South Seattle Community College Culinary Arts students.


The launch party for Hotel 1000’s month-long celebration 12 Days of Comfort, Joy and Cheer took place December 1, 2009. The beneficiary of all 12 Days events was Art With Heart, which provides youth in crisis with therapeutic books encouraging self-expression. Lily Jang, co-anchor for Q13 FOX News This Morning, emceed the party along with Shawn Stewart, midday host and music director for 103.7 The Mountain.

Lily Jang and Auctioneer Kip Toner.

Steffanie Lorig, executive director of Art With Heart, shares with a guest the Oodles Of Doodles therapeutic book.

The black-tie Hutch Holiday Gala took place Dec. 5 at the Seattle Sheraton Hotel. The evening raised $9.8 million for the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

The Twenty-Fifth Jingle Bell Run and Walk drew huge, festive crowds to Westlake Center for this Arthritis Foundation fundraiser.

The Twenty-Fifth Jingle Bell Run and Walk.

The event raised about $750,000.

The Providence O’Christmas Trees gala raised $1 million for Providence Health & Service’s Senior and Community Services. Pictured here are David Sabey and Susanne Hartung.

Rose Dennis and Luly Yang at the Providence O’Christmas Trees gala.

Patricia and Alex Szabo at the Providence O’Christmas Trees gala.

John and Diane Sabey at the Providence O’Christmas Trees gala.

Bill and Jeanette Victory with daughters Ruie and Therese.

For their “Off the Wall” opera event, Neodandi House of Couture paid tribute to Michael Jackson’s life and style with an evening of music, dancing, and fashion. A live auction of three original Neodandi designs went toward the Seattle Children’s Hospital. Pictured here are Neodandi co-owner Ullie De Osu (left) with Neodandi manager Richael Manisha Karter (right) modeling Neodandi Couture designs.

A Michael Jackson impersonator entertains the crowd.

Neodandi designer and co-owner Niilartey De Osu (far left) applauds models wearing Michael Jackson–inspired designs.

Seattle Metropolitan partnered with Neodandi for the event.