The shiny, happy places that are the Festival of Trees and Lights and the Snow Ball are everything a kid’s life should be: light, fun, and well directed, but with enough room for some spontaneity. The Snow Ball, part of the Festival of Trees and Lights sponsored by Republic Bank, is an exercise in old school glamour. At the Marriott this year the guests were black-tied and ball-gowned, the menu bore an intermezzo, and the lights? Well, they tripped fantastically. All to celebrate the crucial work Kosair Children’s Hospital (KCH) does each year to heal and save the lives of injured children. Leslie Smart, Systems Director of Philanthropy for the Kosair Children’s Hospital Foundation, said, “Snow Ball is a big night” because the net proceeds of the event go straight to treat injured kids. “So many in the room were touched by the hospital in some way,” she said. Radiant in a plum, one-shouldered gown, Smart was lit from the inside with good cause.