Kunsberg Classic: National Sponsors Support School for Chronically Ill Children in Colorado

RE/MAX LLC, GE Johnson, Mortenson Construction and RK Mechanical are a few of the nationally known businesses supporting the National Jewish Health Kunsberg Classic on Aug. 7 and 8. The golf event will raise funds for Kunsberg School, a tuition-free school that serves 90 chronically ill kindergarten through eighth-grade students on the campus of National Jewish Health.

The National Jewish Health Kunsberg Classic is presented by RE/MAX LLC and sponsored by Shanahan’s. Shanahan’s steak and seafood restaurant will host a private dinner for participants on Aug. 7. On Aug. 8, the event continues with golf at The Sanctuary in Sedalia.

Kunsberg students have a variety of illnesses that make attending traditional schools difficult, including severe asthma and/orallergies, sickle cell anemia, diabetes and HIV/AIDS. They receive care and learn to manage their illnesses from three nurses and National Jewish Health pediatricians, and they learn in small classes from teachers with advanced degrees using the latest educational technology tools.

Additional Kunsberg Classic sponsors include Hole in One Sponsor Kuni Lexus and tournament supporters Stephen W. Arent and Rich Schierburg, Blue Line Energy LLC, Brocade/Dell/Lewan, Buckhead Beef, Cator Ruma & Associates, Chotin,Engleberg & Robinson, the Dodge Family, GH Phipps Construction Companies,Zachary Gordon of the Stuart Zall Company, Interface Communication Co. Inc.,ISEC Laboratory Services, the Kris Family, Leftin Investments, the LesterFamily, Lockton Companies of Colorado, Republic National Distributing, RobinsonWaters & O’Dorisio PC, Sherman & Howard LLC, SimplexGrinnell and SyscoFoods.

Co-chairs of the National Jewish Health Kunsberg Classic are Eddie Robinson and Marc Steron. Committee members include Paulette Brody,Stanton Dodge, David Engleberg, Josh Hanfling, Michael Harms, Steve Kris, BrianParks, Lots Pook, Scott Robinson and Meyer Saltzman.

For information about sponsorship opportunities or toregister for the event, go to kunsberggolf.org or contact Michael J. Meyers at meyersm@njhealth.org or 303.728.6576.

National Jewish Health is known worldwide for treatment ofpatients with respiratory, cardiac, immune and related disorders, and forgroundbreaking medical research. Founded in 1899 as a nonprofit hospital,National Jewish Health remains the only facility in the world dedicatedexclusively to these disorders. Since 1998, U.S.News & World Report has ranked National Jewish Health the #1respiratory hospital in the nation.