On the evening of Saturday, February 11, I will join with hundreds of family members and friends in a 10th birthday celebration. I will lovingly examine hundreds of photos, searching the faces of precious children, remarking on everything that makes up a healthy and happy childhood. I will chatter with those who sit at my table about their travels, their 2011 life changes, and their dreams for this unique 10 year old. And of course, toward the end of this evening, we will each present what we believe and hope is a perfect birthday present. What makes this evening life changing will unfold after we part company, our diverse group of over 400 folks, whose daily lives involve selling cars or teaching school, writing prescriptions or writing the laws. We will each tuck away the memory of this gala evening when “loving hearts” are bound together, along with the destiny of over 1,000 orphan children across the globe.

Maira Ansari, weekend anchor for WAVE 3, reports on the most hard-hitting news affecting our city. On weekdays, she often stands in undesirable weather conditions to bring her viewers the breaking stories of the hour. For her NFocus photo shoot, she found herself in the ornate Louisville Palace surrounded by a team of hair and make-up experts, sharing with good humor the story that changed her life forever – how a personal-trainer-turned-matchmaker, a strategically placed elliptical machine, and an unofficial gym courtship turned this ambitious broadcaster into a gushing bride-to-be.