Horizon Home Care & Hospice recently held its 17th annual Matters of the Heart Gala at The Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee. The event raised more than $140,000 for Horizon’s Grief Resource Center, which provides grief counseling and support to more than 6,000 individuals each year.
One of the evening’s highlights was the presentation of the Touching Lives Award, an honor established in 2007 by Horizon Home Care & Hospice to recognize individuals whose dedication and compassion have profoundly impacted the community. This year, Horizon honored its CEO and president emeritus Mary Haynor for her visionary leadership and pivotal role in establishing the Grief Resource Center.
The event’s theme, Studio ’24, a nod to the legendary Studio 54, transported attendees back to the glitz and glamour of the disco era. Broadway stars Susan and Andrew Varela added to the evening’s magic as emcees and entertainers, joined by D Eric Woolweber, who recently performed in the Skylight Theatre’s Xanadu, and singer Courtney Giovinazzo. Local artist Sherman Pitts shared his talent by creating a live painting at the event, which was auctioned off. Attendees participated in a lively game of “Musical Squares,” raising funds to support Horizon’s vital programs. Event sponsors included AT&T, Action Graphics, Digicorp, Bell Ambulance, Irgens, StaveServ/Delta Care Rx and the Regnitz Family.
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- Susan Varela of the Skylight Theatre; Mary Haynor, president emeritus and CEO of Horizon Home Care & Hospice and Touching Lives Honoree; and Andrew Varela, the event’s emcee.
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- Jill Weber of Northwestern Mutual, Adam Weber of Enterprise Fleet Management, Anna VanRiper of Clarios and Katie VanRiper of Enterprise Fleet Management.
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- Cheryl Scholler and Lisa Ehlke, both of Zizzo Group, Coreen Dicus-Johnson of Network Health, Coleen Schmidt of Horizon Home Care & Hospice, and Anne Zizzo of Zizzo Group.
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- A group from AT&T, which was one of the event’s sponsors.
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- Gail Valenti of the Florentine Opera, Marcy Stutzman of Horizon Home Care & Hospice and Diane Ehn of Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin.
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- Coleen Schmidt and Mary Haynor, both of Horizon Home Care & Hospice, Todd Kreitzman of Integrity Wealth Management, Marcy Stutzman of Horizon and George Fahr of Digicorp.
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- Paul Tarantino of Bell Ambulance, Liz Luciano, Hadley Terrace Apartments, Jenna Hicks of Froedtert & MCW, and Russell Johnston, Ray Kempka and Toni Weber, all of Bell Ambulance.
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- Jessica Jacobs of Marcus Hotels & Resorts, Trevor Shevey of Expeditors, Nicole Gregorius of Whole Foods Market and Jason Gregorius of The Gund Company.
