The magnificent Strait Lane home of Kathleen and J. Scott Kirby—he's the president of United Airlines—was the setting for a Thursday, February 8, event kicking off the Juliette Fowler Communities' 6th Annual Visionary Women Luncheon. The Friday, April 20, luncheon at the Omni Dallas Hotel, titled "Frame the Future," will aim to raise at least $250,000 from at least 700 … [Read more...] about ‘Visionary Women’ Gather At The Kirbys’ Strait Lane Manse To Kick Off Juliette Fowler Communities’ 6th Annual Fundraising Luncheon
Rolex Raffle And A Bagpipe Performance Marked Seventh Annual Sweethearts For Sweeney At DeBoulle Benefiting Camp Sweeney
More than 200 people dedicated to helping Camp Sweeney—a summer camp in Cooke County for children with Type 1 Diabetes—gathered at de Boulle Diamond And Jewelry on Thursday, February 8, for the seventh annual Sweethearts for Sweeney fundraiser. None of them were more dedicated, though, than David Genever-Watling. The London-born "G.W." is a close friend of deBoulle owner … [Read more...] about Rolex Raffle And A Bagpipe Performance Marked Seventh Annual Sweethearts For Sweeney At DeBoulle Benefiting Camp Sweeney
Sponsor Reception At Canary Boutique Benefits Jonathan’s Place And Its Upcoming A Chance To Soar Luncheon Featuring Jeannette Walls
Jonathan's Place, which offers a variety of services to help abused and neglected children, says it's facing a roughly $1.28 million budget shortfall this fiscal year. So it's counting on its seventh annual A Chance to Soar Luncheon fundraiser on Tuesday, April 3, to help close the gap. On Tuesday, February 6, it also welcomed the support of about 100 guests who turned out for … [Read more...] about Sponsor Reception At Canary Boutique Benefits Jonathan’s Place And Its Upcoming A Chance To Soar Luncheon Featuring Jeannette Walls
Talk Of Equine Therapy For Military Vets—And A Generous Gift—Highlight Equest’s Hooves for Heroes Party
Carolyn Anderson seems like a natural to chair Equest’s second annual Boots And Salutes fundraiser, benefiting Equest’s Hooves for Heroes program, this coming July at Texas Horse Park. Hooves for Heroes helps military veterans, first responders and their families transition to civilian life through equestrian therapy. Carolyn has a brother who’s a colonel in the army, and a … [Read more...] about Talk Of Equine Therapy For Military Vets—And A Generous Gift—Highlight Equest’s Hooves for Heroes Party
Baylor Health Care System Foundation Meeting Gets To The Heart Of The Matter
You might say the Tuesday, December 12, meeting of the Baylor Health Care System Foundation was an affair of the heart. That’s because the featured speakers were Dr. Shelley A. Hall—chief of transplant cardiology and mechanical circulatory support and heart failure for Baylor Scott And White Health—along with one of Baylor’s best-known heart-transplant recipients. But, more on … [Read more...] about Baylor Health Care System Foundation Meeting Gets To The Heart Of The Matter
An Event At Highland Park Village’s Etro Dallas Raises Money And Mental Health Awareness For The Center For BrainHealth
Inside the upscale Etro Dallas boutique at Highland Park Village, Kimber Hartmann glanced around at the 75 or so guests who'd gathered for an event benefiting the Center for BrainHealth, a research institute that's part of the University of Texas at Dallas. "It's nice that people are starting to think about their brain and their health," said Hartmann, the center's director of … [Read more...] about An Event At Highland Park Village’s Etro Dallas Raises Money And Mental Health Awareness For The Center For BrainHealth
Art Ball 2018 Is Celebrated At Forty Five Ten
The gleaming Forty Five Ten store on Dallas' Main Street was the setting on Monday, November 13, for a much-anticipated "celebration" of Art Ball 2018. Before details about the ball were revealed on the store's fourth floor, more than 100 guests including Laura and Walter Elcock, Art Ball 2017 Co-Chair Ann Hobson, Brian Bolke and Faisal Halum and Pat and Charles McEvoy … [Read more...] about Art Ball 2018 Is Celebrated At Forty Five Ten
Mirages, Mind Tricks, ‘Intrigue’ And Sticky Fingers Marked The Perot’s Annual Night At the Museum Fundraiser
Tania Boughton, the Texas legislative chair for Childhood Obesity Prevention, said someone advised her to attend "Intrigue," the Perot Museum's Night at the Museum fundraiser on Saturday, November 11, because she would see some "very important people" there. She's glad she did, Tania said, because in no time at all she was meeting and chatting with guests like Diane and Hal … [Read more...] about Mirages, Mind Tricks, ‘Intrigue’ And Sticky Fingers Marked The Perot’s Annual Night At the Museum Fundraiser
Housing Crisis Center’s Colors Of Courage 2017 Patriot Party Assists Homeless Vets Affected By The ‘Hidden Wounds Of War’
It's a disturbing fact, but Dallas is home to more than 1,000 homeless military veterans—and the number keeps rising. Every night, the Housing Crisis Center provides housing and support services to more than 100 vets and their families. So supporting these vets, and helping save them from a life of poverty and homelessness, was the purpose of the center's Colors of … [Read more...] about Housing Crisis Center’s Colors Of Courage 2017 Patriot Party Assists Homeless Vets Affected By The ‘Hidden Wounds Of War’
Lauren Embrey Honored At Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center For Education And Tolerance’s 2017 Hope For Humanity Dinner
A crowd of 970 gathered at the Fairmont Hotel on Tuesday, October 24, for the Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center For Education and Tolerance's 2017 Hope For Humanity dinner. The guests, including Lynn and Allan McBee, Bobby Lyle, Thear Suzuki, Frank Risch, and Carol and Don Glendenning, were there to celebrate the evening's honoree, philanthropist Lauren Embrey. But they were also … [Read more...] about Lauren Embrey Honored At Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center For Education And Tolerance’s 2017 Hope For Humanity Dinner
Dallas Women’s Foundation Luncheon Features A STEM Pioneer—And A Surprise
Leave it to the Dallas Women's Foundation to host a great annual luncheon—even when things don't go exactly according to plan. That was the case on Friday, October 20, when the nonprofit presented its 32nd Annual Luncheon, titled "She Who Dares," at the Hilton Anatole. The keynote speaker was Dr. Hope Jahren, a famous geobiologist whose research focuses on plants and who uses … [Read more...] about Dallas Women’s Foundation Luncheon Features A STEM Pioneer—And A Surprise