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NEWH/Los Angeles founding chapter 2005 gala fundraiser the UltraLounge was Uber-Chic as Gaming and Glamour Mixed by C Smith, Studio C Smith Marketing Of course, the affair to remember could not have been the enormous success that it was, without the much-appreciated sponsorships and donations contributed by : o2 creative solutions, Hilton H o t e l s Debra Centurion, SK Textile, Cynthia Tripp, Tripp Design and Kay Lang, Kay Lang + Associates. Corporation, Walt Disney The word on the street is that the Imagineering, the owners of NEWH/Los Angeles Founding Dougall Design, Hyatt Regency Chapter UltraLounge and Casino in Resort Huntington Beach and the the Regent Beverly Wilshire Grand California Restaurant, Cramer Trust Ballroom was the place to be on the and the Royal Aloha Vacation Club, evening of December 3rd. Kay HD Magazine, Carnegie Fabrics, Lang, crowned Queen of the The Robert Mayer Corporation, UltraLounge, transformed the once W.A.C . Lighting, Bang and Olufson, traditional Annual Gala into the Design Tex, Reid Witlin Ltd., uber-chic event of the season. PartyParagone Gallery, Art Source L.A., goers danced, gambled, shopped, Inc., Wyse, Faribault Mills, Jody’s bid, ate, drank, and schmoozed the Imports, La Murrina, Oxia U.S. Ltd., night away with all of LA’s “who’s JLF Furnishings, Lighting Artistry, who” in the hospitality and design John The Dance Doctor, Montage industries. Resort & Spa, Yesco Corporation, Hallmark Lighting, W Hotel, GDS The sold-out fundraiser went from Marketing & expected to extraordinary accordP r e c i s i o n ing to everyone who attended. Management Funny money flowed like chamCorporation, pagne allowing for a $5000 donaSharp, Obar and tion to be made to Unicef’s School Cramer Trust. from the Heart and $$$ in scholarship funds to be contributed to And who could students entering the hospitality forget the big industry. winners of the night. As gaming and glamour mixed in the UlraLounge a whole new level of It has to be excitement was generated for noted that as the NEWH/Los Angeles Founding Chapter. 26 Helen M eisel, HM Resourc & Presid e Group ent Los Angeles Chapter. attendees enjoyed the event, a special thank you was expressed over and over for the hard work of the generous Steering Committee of NEWH volunteers that assisted with the event including: Chairperson – Kay Lang and Co-Chair Elisa Cirieco of Kay Lang + Associates, Helen Meisel of Helen Meisel Resource Group, Melinda Ritz of Ritz Interior Design, Fernando Diaz of Fernando Diaz & Associates, Claire Koch of Claire Koch & Associates, Mitch Zerg of Mitch Zerg & Associates, Quinn Mayer of Envel Design, C Smith of Studio C Marketing, and Cynthia Tripp of Tripp Design. Gala Corporate Sponsors

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NEWH - April 2006

NEWH - April 2006
Letter From the President
Upfront
Contents
Hospitality News
Insights From ALIS 2006
Giving Back to Move Ahead
Lead by Example and Touch
Developments of the Future Will Focus on the Emotional Connection
NEWH Sessions at HD Expo
NEWH/Los Angeles Founding Chapter 2005 Gala Fundraiser
Innovative Sales Event Mirrors Innovative Market Trends
Coming Events
IH/M&RS Gold Key Awards Honor Leaders in Hospitality Design
All That Glitters … Is You!
Contributors

NEWH - April 2006