Plenty of tears have been shed in the 10 years that have passed since 19-year-old Dani Stell succumbed to Ewing’s sarcoma.

And while Dani’s untimely passing will always tug at the heartstrings of those who loved her, a couple hundred of her nearest and dearest bravely put a happy face on tragedy by turning out for Kiss The Bluz Goodbye: Cocktails for a Cause. The star-studded fundraiser — guests included actress Julia Roberts’ nephew Keaton Simons, and Colorado snowboarder Jesse Csincsak, winner of Season 4 of “The Bachelorette” — took place Thursday at Denver’s City Park Pavilion and raised a yet-to-be- determined amount for Dani’s Foundation and its campaign to end pediatric sarcoma.

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