DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS ANNOUNCES FETE DES FLEURS 2008 DATE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 9, 2008
 
Denver Botanic Gardens Announces
Fête des Fleurs 2008 Date 
 
DENVER—Denver Botanic Gardens’ 2008 Fête des Fleurs committee chair Kathy Coors today announced the annual Fête des Fleurs gala will take place on Aug. 15. 
 
The Fête des Fleurs gala gives Denver Botanic Gardens the opportunity to invite its closest friends to enjoy an intimate, elegant evening in the splendor of one of the finest public gardens in the country. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Gardens’ Annual Fund. Denver Botanic Gardens is a nonprofit organization that relies on gifts and fundraising proceeds to help support our educational, research, conservation and community outreach programs.
 
The Fête des Fleurs 2008 committee consists of a specially selected group of dedicated volunteers from the Denver community: Liz Arnold, Jen Connelly, Jill Dines, Patricia Dudzic, Leanne Duncan, Emily Filippini, Sara Fitzpatrick, Kelly Gallagher, Sandy Gelt, Susan Gowen, Bridget Grier, Heidi Hammell, Molly Jansen, Megan Kemper, Margot Ladd, Jennifer Watt Leuthold, Brooke Maloy, Diana Mead, Carolyn Rippey, Sheilah Smith, Kelly Stava, Kerry Vickers, Charlotte Wetzel, Jana Wilkinson and Kate Williams.
 

About Denver Botanic Gardens:
Rooted a mile high, Denver Botanic Gardens has been a favorite Denver destination for over 55 years, and is considered to be one of the top botanic gardens in the American West. Art and science unite in the Gardens’ spectacular urban oasis, offering an unforgettable artistic garden experience for the whole family, as well as a living laboratory for education and plant conservation programs. Additional sites at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield, a 750-acre wildlife and native plant refuge in Littleton; Mount Goliath, a high altitude trail and interpretive site on the Mount Evans Scenic Byway; and Centennial Gardens, a five-acre formal garden with a Colorado native plant palette in downtown Denver, extend this experience throughout the Front Range.

Denver Botanic Gardens is located at 1005 York Street in Denver, Colorado. Visit us at www.botanicgardens.org or call 720-865-3500 for more information. Denver Botanic Gardens thanks the citizens who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District.

Contacts:

Will Jones, 720-865-3552
Jonesw@botanicgardens.org

Lyn Berry-Helmlinger, 720-865-3545
BerryHL@botanicgardens.org