Thanks from the Chris Klug Foundation

The Chris Klug Foundation is deeply grateful to all those who helped make our 2024 Wine & Dine for Life gala so special. This annual awareness and fundraising event helps us share our lifesaving message for organ, eye, and tissue donation, and helps us support individuals nationwide before, during, and after transplant.

CKF would like to recognize our title sponsor and Gold Level supporters, The Hoffberger Family. Thank you Captain Jeff, Russell, Joanie, and Helen for your incredible generosity. We would also like to thank our presenting sponsor and Silver Level supporters, The Brodsky Family. Thank you Randy and Julie for your ongoing support. And thank you to the Snowmass Club, Schramsberg Winery, Sashae Floral, the Derek Brown Band, and Viceroy Snowmass.

We are thankful for all of our table sponsors, and individual ticket purchasers, as well as those who donated to our cause before, during, and after the event. We would also like to thank those who supported our silent auction–both the kind and generous local businesses, and the W&D attendees who bid on the baskets.

Finally, we would like to honor our 2024 CKF Award Recipients for their awe-inspiring contributions to the donation and transplantation communities. Thank you for your selfless service, and for your tireless efforts to support and advance organ, eye, and tissue donation and transplantation. Congratulations to our Hero Award winners, Mark and Lynn Scotch; our Bounce Back, Give Back Award winner, Denise Redeker; and our Community Champion Award winner, Abby Gray. Thank you to Gus Richardson and the Sopris Sun for helping sharing their stories.

On behalf of the CKF Staff and Board, thank you. We hope you can join us next year.

Jessi Rochel, Aspen

Trump coming to Aspen

So Trump is coming to Aspen. For those paying up to half a million dollars to hang with him, there are some things to keep in mind. When you have your photo taken with Trump you will be in the same rarified air as Jeffrey Epstein and Stormy Daniels.

Trump took us to one of the lowest points in our nation’s history. In 2020 There was a fair and honest election. Trump failed to respect the will of the people and concede. Trump told 36000 lies during his Presidency 1000’s of those regarding election integrity. Remember the Election Integrity Commision helmed by Pence which was quietly disbanded after it found nothing?

Trumps lies about election integrity and casting Democrats as villains, led to his gullible and moronic cult to eventually believe the “Big Lie” of a stolen election which ultimately caused J6, Thousands of Americans attacking their own Capitol, attacking and injuring 400 of their fellow Americans in law enforcement. Desecrating, defecating and urinating in the sacred halls of our Republic. Hundreds rotting in jail and one killed a cost of $2.6 billion.

Trump and his cronies went on to capitalize on the “Big Lie” by conning Trumps, gullible base out of a staggering $300 million for “Stop the Steal”, again all based on a series of obvious and blatant lies. J6 will go down as one of the lowest points in modern American history, and Stop the Steal one of the biggest cons.

You might also keep in mind that Aspen is where Trump exercised one of his many lapses in intellect and morals by bringing his mistress on a family vacation. Locals still have a good laugh when reflecting on an angry Ivanna chasing him down Ajax. Cheers.

Marco Diaz, Redstone