32nd Annual Affaire of the Heart taking place on Friday, March 28th, 2025
The Jewel of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus

 

Please join us at our 32nd Annual Signature Event, Affaire of the Heart, Friday, March 28, 2025 in-person at 500 Pearl, or celebrate from home with our take-home dinner options.

6:00 PM COCKTAIL HOUR IN WXYZ Lounge with live music from Meet The Bacons and Buffalo Chips
Sommelier wine, hors d’oeuvre, specialty cocktails & live music in two rooms
♥ Auction ♥ Mystery Hearts ♥ Basket Raffle ♥ Wine Wall ♥ Grand Raffle
6:30 PM FOOD STATIONS IN FORBES THEATER
Wine, beer & food pairing stations
7:15 PM Seating for the program & coffee stations
7:30 PM PROGRAM IN FORBES THEATER
Welcome & introductions by TBD
♥ KEVIN GARVEY AWARD: Rev. Richard H. Augustyn 
Pastoral Care Director, Buffalo General Hospital & The St. Jude Center Director
8:30 PM Grand Raffle winners announced, dessert stations
Live music by  The Buffalo Thrills 
10:00 PM Event concludes

Don’t venture far, $1 of each drink purchased post-event at 500 Pearl from 10 PM – 12 AM will be donated back to KGH!

Event Emcee, TBD

Performances by Meet the Bacons and The Buffalo Thrills 

Individual in-person tickets – $200
In the event of changes to healthcare guidelines, KGH reserves the rights to substitute to take home meals.
Take home dinner for two – $200 | Enhanced Take home dinner for two – $300
Enhanced upgrade includes meal delivery, two appetizers, additional dessert and recognition on AOH website!
Please arrive at your designated pick up time at 500 Pearl and remain in your car. A volunteer will be out to take your name. Pop your trunk and we will place inside for you. Enjoy & thanks for your support!

Online bidding will open on March 24th and closes Sunday, March 30th, 2025 at 8 PM. Items will be available for pick-up at Kevin Guest House April 2nd or later. Winning bids will be contacted to arrange pick-up. Anyone is welcome to bid, an event ticket is not required to bid online.

Enter to win our Diamond Raffle

Only 100 tickets will be sold $100/each

Enter to win one of three grand raffle prizes

One raffle ticket for $25 or three for $50

$25 each or three for $50
Three total winners. Do not need to be present to win!
Give one of our guests a VIP dinner experience! Your donation will cover a delicious meal the evening of Affaire of the Heart, served in our Healing Garden for current guests or in their isolated spaces for immune compromised families.

These donors are giving one of our 2025 guests a VIP dinner experience:

Tony Campione of Campione Safety

Trey Sausen of North Star Supply Co. Inc. 

Or you can pay it forward and help the next family that comes to our doors. A $25 donation covers one night’s stay for one person, $50 covers one night in a bone marrow transplant recovery apartment and $100 covers one night for a family of four in our main house.

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2025 Committee Chairs:

Jennifer Amirian Holler & Brooke Elizabeth Smith

2025 Committee Members:
Mary Andrejko
Lynn Baumann
Rosanne Braxton
Amy Carey
Karen Cummings
Michael Constantine
Anna Di Pasquale-Munn
Kathy Fassl
Karen Fish
John Holler
Amity Mann
Jonathan Morris
Sandy Redmond
Emily Smaldino-Wallace

Dress Code & Parking

Cocktail Attire Jewel tones encouraged!
Think emerald, sapphire, ruby, and amethyst as we create a rich, vibrant atmosphere in support of a cause that shines.
Complimentary Valet Parking courtesy of :
North Town Automotive

Photography Consent

Please note that photographs and video are taken during the event. These images may be used in Kevin Guest House’s marketing materials, the Kevin Guest House website and Facebook page and other products relating to Kevin Guest House. By attending the event, you consent to the possibility of your image being used in KGH-related materials.

Can’t attend but want to help?

We’re looking for items for our basket raffle, online auction, wine wall, and mystery heart gift cards. 
Contact us at events@kevinguesthouse.org to coordinate a donation.

Thank you to our 2025 sponsors: 

Platinum

Diamond

Gold

Silver

Heart

Thank you to our 2024 sponsors: 

Platinum

Online Auction

Valet Parking

Presentation

Gold

Silver

Drs Stephen Edge & Cynthia Swain

Bronze

Heart

Foxy Delivery Service

Marty & Nancy Krebs

JEG Contracting

LanTrax

RP Oak Hill

Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus

MVP Networking Consulting

Jayce Wallace & Emily Smaldino

Lawley Insurance 

Thank you for helping us raise $89,000 in 2024 to provide a comfortable and supportive home away from home for our guests. 

The event on April 19, 2024 at 500 Pearl wouldn’t have been possible without the support from our community. Thank you to all those who attended the event and purchased take home meals. Special thanks to our committee and all of the volunteers who worked hard to make the event run smoothly. We greatly appreciate our sponsors and the in-kind donors who provided entertainment, memories and delicious tastings for the event.

Thank you for helping us raise $112,000 in 2023 to provide a comfortable and supportive home away from home for our guests. 

The event on April 21, 2023 at 500 Pearl wouldn’t have been possible without the support from our community. Thank you to all those who attended the event and purchased take home meals. Special thanks to our committee and all of the volunteers who worked hard to make the event run smoothly. We greatly appreciate our sponsors and the in-kind donors who provided entertainment, memories and delicious tastings for the event.

Thank you for sponsoring guest meals

These donors gave our 2023 guests a catered dinner experience the evening of Affaire of the Heart, served in our Healing Garden or in isolated spaces for immune compromised families.

Adam Stotz, Ajay Gupta, Andrea Tarshus, Anonymous, Gerry Halligan, James Marotto, Jennifer Dunn, John Williamson, Richard & Pamela Schott, Rosanne Braxton, FIFCO USA and RP Oak Hill Building Company Inc.

Thank you, Kelly Ziv for purchasing an enhanced take home meal.
2023 Committee Co-Chairs:

Dr. Christina Tobin and Rosanne Braxton

2023 Committee Members:

Karen Cummings, Kathy Fassl, Judith Gorino, Susan Mailman, Jonathan Morris, Emily Smaldino and Andrea Willis.

Thank you to our 2023 sponsors: 

Platinum

Online Auction

Presentation

Valet Parking

Gold

John and Carolyn Yurtchuk

Silver

Drs Stephen Edge & Cynthia Swain

Bronze

Dr. Christina Tobin

Heart

Thank you to our 2023 sponsors: 

Platinum

Online Auction

Presentation

Valet Parking

Gold

John and Carolyn Yurtchuk

Silver

Drs Stephen Edge & Cynthia Swain

Bronze

Dr. Christina Tobin

Heart

Thank you so much for helping us raise $79,000 in 2022 to provide a comfortable and supportive home away from home for our guests. 

This event wouldn’t be possible without the support from our community. Thank you to all those who attended the event and purchased take home meals. Special thanks to our committee and all of the volunteers who worked hard to make the event run smoothly. We greatly appreciate our sponsors and the in-kind donors who provided entertainment, memories and delicious tastings for the event.