Pop Star Usher to Headline Diabetes Foundation's 2015 Carousel Ball in Denver

Graham Daugherty • August 10, 2015

August 10, 2015nBy Caitlin HendeenOriginally published by the Denver Business Journal. Click here to read the original article.

The more than 1,000 attendees at this year’s Carousel Ball, the Children’s Diabetes Foundation’s annual fundraising event, will be entertained by pop star and “The Voice” judge Usher.


The Oct. 2 event at the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center will benefit the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, established in Denver in 1977 by Barbara Davis and her late husband Marvin after learning their 7-year-old daughter had Type 1 diabetes.


Barbara Davis will be joined by Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette and U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, as well as philanthropists Nancy Davis and Ken Rickel and A. Barry and Arlene Hirschfeld at the ball.

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John and Paige Elway will he honored with the High Hopes Tribute Award for their humanitarian and philanthropic efforts.


Usher is an eight-time Grammy Award winner who has sold over 65 million albums worldwide. Known for such hit songs as “Nice,” “OMG,” “Love In This Club” and “U Got It Bad,” Usher was named by Billboard the second most successful recording artist of the 2000s decade.


He has also been honored by the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, the Trumpet Foundation, Do Something and the NAACP and as the 2010 Ford Freedom Award Scholar for his philanthropic efforts.


Record producer, composer and songwriter David Foster will emcee the event. The Carousel Ball is held every other year in Denver.


The Children’s Diabetes Foundation has raised $80 million to date, and is noted for never turning away a patient with diabetes.


Tickets and tables are available. Interested parties should contact Amanda Garrett at (303) 863-1200 or Amanda@childrensdiabetesfoundation.org.

Caitlin Hendee is digital producer and social engagement manager for the Denver Business Journal and covers education. Email: chendee@bizjournals.com. Phone: 303-803-9226.

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