Some very, very well-known people will be serving the black tie crowd and working for tips this Saturday night at the Palomar. No, they haven’t given up their day jobs. They’re doing it as part of the 16th Annual Celebrity Waiter Gala, that benefits the Child Abuse Prevention Center.
Confirmed waiters include fashion producer wunderkind Rhonda Sargent Chambers (pictured), singer Janie Fricke, Good Morning Texas’s Shay Geyer, Todd “Uncle Julio” Conger, fashionista Abi Ferrin, Kristen “Miss Texas” Blair, and Big Band singer Craig “Big T” Thompson, and former NFL-er James Yarbrough.
Gala Chair April and Sam Spicer and Honorary Chairs Diane and Daryl Johnston have arranged for the following folks to help underwrite the event:
Presenting — Nancy C. and Richard R. Rogers/Mary Kay Foundation
Platinum — DB&K Management
Gold — Mary Bowman Campbell and Thompson & Knight LLP
Silver — Greenberg Traurig LLP, Elisa and Steve Reiter and April and Sam Spicier
Bronze — Deanna Graham, Julie and Stephen Rado and Katherine and Eric Reeves
Table sponsors — Margaret and Randy Michero, Joan Murray and Margaret M. Patterson
In-kind — Kristina Bowman Photography, Lisa Stewart Photography, Spicer Oil Co., and Jason Wynn Photography
Invitation design — Jason McDaniel Design
And speaking of invitations, remember that line about “Bring your tip money for your celebrity waiter!”