Community Leaders Revved Up Their Support Raising $165,000 for National Jewish Health

Robin Chotin, Bonnie Mandarich and Abby Perlmutter Miller Chaired Rev the Runway Fashion Show

The Mercedes-Benz of Denver Rev the Runway Fashion Show presented by Neiman Marcus and benefiting National Jewish Health was held at the new Mercedes-Benz of Denver showroom Thursday, November 2. Event Chairs Robin Chotin, Bonnie Mandarich and Abby Perlmutter Miller drove the event which attracted more than 350 attendees and raised $165,000 for care and research at National Jewish Health, the leading respiratory hospital in the nation. 
 

“My husband and I have been supporting the hospital for more than 20 years,” said Mandarich. “I felt this was the perfect event for me to help lead; it has been a fantastic experience and way to rev up my involvement at National Jewish Health.”

The sunlit showroom of Mercedes-Benz of Denver was a stylish and unique venue where guests could browse the latest in high-performance vehicles, visit the pop-up lipstick bar, dine on gourmet foods from chef Troy Guard, and get a specialty cocktail or tequila tasting from the Rev It Up Bar. As the sun set, the lights went up on the runway where Neiman Marcus showcased the latest in women’s and men’s fashions from New York, Paris and Milan. CBS4 meteorologist and Rev the Runway committee member Lauren Whitney was master of ceremonies.

The event also featured a DJ, as well as a silent and live auction. The live auction included an equestrian painting completed live at the event by artist Andrée Hudson, as well as a premier package to the 2018 National Jewish Health Beaux Arts Ball with a day of beauty and shopping at Neiman Marcus. The package finished off with luxury transportation by Jay’s Valet and accommodations at the Maven Hotel courtesy of Sage Hospitality and Christie and Walter Isenberg.

Major sponsors of Rev the Runway included Title Sponsor Mercedes-Benz of Denver; Presenting Sponsor Neiman Marcus; Runway Sponsor The Chotin Foundation; Couture Sponsor Mandarich Family Foundation; Style-Driven Sponsor Curate by AMZ, Greiner Electric, Hochman Brockman, Walker Monfort, as well as Donni and Joey Mosko; Strut Sponsors Dependable Cleaners, Amy Fotenos and Steven Woodward, Arlene Johnson, Rebecca and Lewis Kling and Carrie West, Lip Locked by Lisa, Edie Marks of Kentwood Company, Rochelle McNaughton of Homes and Lifestyle at Sotheby’s Realty, Alice and Leonard Perlmutter, and Beverly Jacobson Schler and David Schler; Media Sponsors CBS4 and Reign Magazine.

In addition to Event Chairs Robin Chotin, Bonnie Mandarich and Abby Perlmutter Miller, Rev the Runway committee members included Monica Owens Beauprez, Jourdan Block, Karyn Chotin, Angela Feiner, Molly Fortune, Amy Fotenos, Pamela Helm, Arlene Hirschfeld, Andrée Hudson, Britt Jackson, April Jones, Rebecca Kling, Kasia Iwaniczko MacLeod, Edie Marks, Lori Marks, Betsy Marr, Sarah McCarthy, Debra McKenney, Rochelle McNaughton, Joey Mosko, Deana Perlmutter, Zoe Perlmutter, Ellen Robinson, Elizabeth Ryan, Jordan Sauers, Kerstin Sebring, Dana Smith, Brea Sussman, Kate Sutton, Lisa Walko, Libby Weaver, Carrie West, Lauren Whitney, Whitney Wolz and Amy Zaterman.

For more information about the event, visit revtherunway.com or contact Clem Connolly at 303.728.6546 or ConnollyC@njhealth.org.