Lee Benson: "Ronnie Daniel has spent his entire professional life as a fundraiser. He has a bachelor’s degree in nonprofit administration from BYU and a master’s degree in organizational leadership from the University of Utah. He’s raised funds for the Boy Scouts of America, for the University of Utah’s Museum of Natural History, for the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium and for the Alzheimer’s Association. He knows how to appeal to humankind’s giving and caring side; how to sell good causes.
"But in all his years of fundraising, he says he’s never had an easier sales pitch than the one he’s currently making for the Children First Education Fund.
"Why? Because he’s not asking anyone for their own money. He’s only asking for the money they would otherwise pay to the state in income tax."
Meg Walter: "I’m in the new wing of the Goldener Hirsch Inn, arguably the poshest of high-end accommodations now on offer at Deer Valley, the luxury ski resort known internationally as the place where Gwyneth Paltrow collided with a retired optometrist on the slopes. The resort recently extended its ski season through the end of April, thanks to another banner snow year.
"Looking around at the opulent surroundings and the chic visitors enjoying them, it’s hard not to feel underdressed. Moreover, my knuckles are still white from the harrowing drive to Park City in heavy snow. But I was willing to brave the weather to meet the woman who has elevated Goldener Hirsch to the rarified echelons of global luxury — and who for decades has been working behind the scenes to push Utah’s arts and education to equivalent heights, even when others weren’t so comfortable with the altitude.
"But Clista Hope Eccles, the bearer of one of the most famous names in Utah, has never had a problem with heights or the arduous ascent it takes to get there."
Read more about Clista Hope Eccles and the Goldener Hirsch Inn.
FROM OUR SPONSOR RIRIE-WOODBURY DANCE COMPANY
Wrapping up the momentous 60th Anniversary Season, ASCENT soars to new heights.
ASCENT, April 18-20, 2024, features Stefanie Batten Bland's Look Who's Coming to Dinner, and two world premieres: Chapters of Being, by former Company Artistic Director Charlotte Boye-Christensen, and Artistic Director Daniel Charon's, STORYOGRAPH, accompanied by the Salt Lake Electric Ensemble.
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