annual benefit

Thank you to everyone who made our Annual Benefit a success! This year we held the benefit at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center. It was a beautiful evening where we were able to enjoy each others’ company, eat delicious food, and celebrate all the humanitarians and impact we collectively had on the local and international communities the past year.

Financial Success

Due to all of our donors’ generosity at the event we grossed $115,000! This is our 2^nd highest gross in Youthlinc history and we are incredibly grateful to all of your for being so willing to invest in Youthlinc’s program and entrust us with your donations. We are only able to do the good we do with your support, both financial and time.

Thank you to our Benefit Sponsors

Our Benefit Sponsors cover all hard costs to organize and run the benefit. Due to their donations, every penny at the benefit is going toward our mission of creating lifetime humanitarians and investing in Youthlinc youth.

Thank you to Hamlet Homes and Tami Ostmark for being the Title Sponsor of the Benefit this year. Your amazing generosity made it possible for all donations at the event go directly to our programming and supporting our mission of creating lifetime humanitarians.
Thank you to Grandeur Peak Fund and Matt Kaelberer for your generous support of the Benefit for the past several years.
Thank you to Key Bank for your generosity in supporting the benefit for the third year

Annual Benefit Planning Committee

Thank you with our deepest appreciation for making the event a beautiful and magical night! You collectively contributed literally hundreds of hours to this cause and we are incredibly appreciative!

Kim Anderson

Thank you for you work on local auction baskets, volunteering that night, and for being an amazing ambassador for Youthlinc

Sylvia Jessen

Thank you for always making sure we have the technology necessary to make that part go off without a hitch!

Maree Loader

Maree + Benefit = an annual tradition! Thank you for all of the work and expertise you always bring to the table to make the event special.

Andea Young

Thank you, Andrea for all of your work to organize the silent auction! The amount of detail to manage with the hundreds of items was no small feat!

Kenzie Baxter

Thank you for working on the entertainment committee and for filling in all the other places we needed support to make the event a success!

Emilie Lefler

Thank you for creating the absolutely gorgeous centerpieces, many of which we are STILL enjoying at the Youthlinc office. The high quality work and the aesthetic they provided at the Benefit were amazing. And thank you for the beautiful self-case and University of Utah baskets you also donated to the auction.

Audrey Sharkey

Thank you, Audrey, for all of your work to organize the silent auction! We would have needed a fulltime employee to replace all the work you did as a volunteer. Our great appreciation and gratitude to you!

Other big thank yous!

Eli Fillmore at Allurish Pro Audio

Thank you for more than a decade of running the video and audio for the presentations. We are grateful for you and your incredible expertise.

Emcees

Thank you to Amelia Nelson, Hay Soe, and Ibrahim Ramazani for emceeing alongside our Executive Director and bringing your wonderful energy to the event.

Missy Lynn

Thank you for the most beautiful performances imaginable during the social hour and to introduce the program. Your original song, Believe You, was heart-achingly beautiful.