The 2010 Signature Chefs of Dallas Auction’s Angels & Aces achieved $455,000 for the March of Dimes thanks to Event Co-chairs Brynn and Taylor Allday and Sue and Britt Fair, 500 guests, 40 members of the Napa Valley Vintners Association and 20 of Dallas’ leading chefs led by Chef Kent Rathbun.
Kicking the total up was the record-breaking $26,000 for a painting created by Christopher Martin “with help from former preemies who directly benefited from the March of Dimes.”
Plus it helped to have the following sponsors on board:
- Platinum Sponsors ($25,000): Napa Valley Vintners, Texas Health Resources and Hawker Beechcraft Corporation
- Gold Sponsors ($15,000): American Airlines, Comerica Bank, Domaine Chandon, Ernst & Young and The Rathbun Art Party
- Silver Sponsors ($10,000): Diane and Hal Brierley and Sue and Joe Neuhoff Jr.
- Bronze Sponsors ($7,500): FTI Consulting, GDF Suez Energy Resources NA and Mike & Mary Terry
- Copper Sponsors ($5,000): AlixPartners LLP, Acqua Panna/San Pellegrino and Anita and Tom Braun, Brynn Bagot Public Relations LLC, Frost, Ben E. Keith Company, David Guedry, Hexter – Fair Title Company, Mathes & Co., Merryvale/Diane & Michael McNulty, Mondics Insurance Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Reinhardt Creative, Southwest Securities Inc., Texas Land Care, Trinity Industries Inc., Vinson & Elkins and WhiteHorse Capital Partners, L.P.
- Sterling Sponsors ($1,000): Admiral Linen and Uniform Company, Brinker International, Capital One, Freedom Profit Recovery Inc., Global Financial Aid Services, Christine and Clark Kennington, Linda Kim MD, Bob and Gina Mimlitch, Beatriz Nava and James Lee Nance, The Rosewood Corporation, Scardello Artisan Cheese, Dr. Annie Kahn Vaughan and Chris Vaughan, VC&C Holdings LLC and VitecOnline
- Media Sponsors: FD Luxe, KDFW Fox 4 News, KJKK 100.3 Jack FM, KLUV 98.7 and KVIL 103.7 Lite FM