While the party at Kathy and Rusty Tucker‘s house Thursday night was to honor the patrons for the Real Girls Real Women Luncheon (Tuesday, October 12 at the Anatole) for the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, the gals had to share it with some men.
And RGRW Lifetime Achievement Awardee Ebby Halliday and Real Women honorees Harriet Miers and Becky Sykes didn’t seem to mind one iota. One of the men was PlainsCapital Bank‘s Ronnie Berg who joined Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas CEO Colleen Walker (pictured) in telling the group about the importance for leadership among young women.
Colleen emphasized how just five years in the Girl Scouts can impact a young woman’s life in such dramatic ways that front row guest Sally Hoglund demanded that this information be spread around. And that’s just what’s going to happen at the lunch when Ebby, Harriet and Becky will be honored along with Real Girl honorees Ashton Gepfert and Haley Avery. Why are Ashton and Haley being honored? Did they sell the most Girl Scout cookies? Nope. Try this one for size —
- Ashton, who is a high school student and Girls Scout from Allen, has had severe hearing loss since childhood and has developed a campaign called Defining Differences which she created to raise awareness and acceptance of individuals with disabilities. She has become a respected speaker and has created informative programs for teachers and first responders to assist in dealing with individuals who have disabilities.
- Haley, a high school student and Girl Scout from Richardson who attends Bishop Lynch High School, was burned over 50 percent of her body and has used that experience to become a volunteer at the Parkland Burn Unit and to serve as a Burn Camp counselor in Texas and California. She has accrued more 1,500 hours of volunteer time at Parkland since she began in 2007.
Ashton and Haley weren’t at the Thursday night party, but they will be at the October 12th lunch.
Oh, and who was that other man at the party that helped the ladies? Why it was Logan Betts, son of luncheon chair Gina Betts (pictured right with Logan Betts). The youngster helped his mom before it was time to toddle home for bed.
BTW, major sponsors deserving a salute are The Posey Foundation ($30,000), Frito Lay ($25,000), Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP ($10,000), Margot and Ross Perot ($10,000), PlainsCapital Bank ($10,000) and Ebby Halliday Realtors ($5,000).