13th Annual Connections of Hope
The 315 guests at Teen Lifeline’s Oct. 14 fundraising dinner, Connections of Hope: An Evening to Celebrate Arizona’s Youth, raised nearly $400,000. The cocktail-chic event at the Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia featured live and silent auctions, dinner and musical entertainment from the teen group 3Nations.
This 13th annual event honored Mountainside Fitness CEO and founder Tom Hatten with the Alfredo J. Molina Community Lifeline Award. Recording artist George Benson was presented with the organization’s inaugural National Ambassador appointment. Susie Alofs was the event chair, and Mandy Purcell was chair of major and corporate gifts. Katie Raml of ABC 15 served as mistress of ceremonies.
The evening raised funds for the “connections of hope” found daily by at-risk youth who call or text Teen Lifeline’s peer-to-peer hotline and are reached by its statewide suicide awareness and prevention outreach.
PHOTOS COURTESY TEEN LIFELINE
Jeff Fields, Michelle Moorhead, Alfredo Molina, Susie Alofs and Tom Hatten
Susie Alofs, David Alexander, Marilyn Alexander and Alfredo Molina
