2020 Symphony Of Chefs Co-Chairs Amy Pratt and Dr. Tana P. and Tim Roberts along with Founding Event Co-Chairs Bonnie and Nathan Shea have announced plans for the 10th anniversary of the KidLinks fundraiser. The evening of cocktailing, wining, dining, desserting and music will take place on Monday, February 24, at Sixty Five Hundred with Anastacia Quiñones-Pittman … [Read more...] about Symphony Of Chefs Gala To Celebrate 10th Anniversary With Area Chefs For KidLinks
JUST IN: 2020 Mad Hatter’s Theme, Honorary Chair And Deets Announced
Despite the off-and-on drips of rain, the Women's Council of the Dallas Arboretum soldiered on at Tootsie's Thursday night with the announcement of the 2020 Mad Hatter’s logo, the theme and the honorary chair at Tootsie's. Women’s Council President Venise Stuart and her fashionable buddy/2020 Chair Patti Flowers revealed that in addition to Lynn Dealey’s designing the logo … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 2020 Mad Hatter’s Theme, Honorary Chair And Deets Announced
2020 Children’s Cancer Fund Gala Will “Shine” With Blonde Co-Chairs Jamie O’Banion And Holly Pellham
After brunette Kimberly Schlegel Whitman’s successful chairing of the 2019 Children’s Cancer Fund gala, the blondes are taking over the 32nd annual Children’s Cancer Fund Gala — "Together We Shine." Returning to the Hilton Anatole on Friday, April 17, the mega-fundraising evening will be co-chaired by buddies Jamie O’Banion and Holly Pellham Davis with former Cattle Baron’s … [Read more...] about 2020 Children’s Cancer Fund Gala Will “Shine” With Blonde Co-Chairs Jamie O’Banion And Holly Pellham
JUST IN: Family Gateway Awarded A Whopping $2.75M Grant From Bezos Day One Fund
The Bezos Day One Fund may be new to some folks. It was launched by Amazon’s MacKenzie and Jeff Bezos in November 2018 focusing on two areas: funding local nonprofits to help homeless families, and creating a network of new, nonprofit tier-one preschools in low-income communities. To achieve this mission, a commitment of $2B was made. It was just announced that North … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Family Gateway Awarded A Whopping $2.75M Grant From Bezos Day One Fund
Pretty Darn Precious Christmas Village Debuts Saturday At Holiday At The Arboretum
Retailers aren’t the only ones getting an early start on holiday specials. The Dallas Arboretum is not only getting in the Christmas spirit earlier than usual, it’s adding a new treat to its annual festivities. Thanks to longtime Arboretum supporters Pauline and Austin Neuhoff, The Christmas Village will join the annual 12 Days of Christmas’ milkmaids, drummers and swans … [Read more...] about Pretty Darn Precious Christmas Village Debuts Saturday At Holiday At The Arboretum
Grovel Alert: 2019 Tutu Chic Fashion Show And Luncheon
Former Cattle Baron’s Co-Chairs Sunie Solomon and Anne Stodghill have temporarily closeted their cowboy boots and pulled out their stilettos to raise money for the Texas Ballet Theater’s point shoes. The gals, who are co-chairing the TBT’s Tutu Chic Show and Luncheon on Tuesday, December 3, at the Winspear, just sent word that there are just two tables left for the Stanley … [Read more...] about Grovel Alert: 2019 Tutu Chic Fashion Show And Luncheon
35th Anniversary Public Art Project Announced For Dallas Children’s Theater’s “Duet”
High atop the hill at Skillman and Northwest Highway, the Dallas Children's Theater is a brilliantly happy place where creativity and children thrive. To celebrate its upcoming anniversary, plans were announced on Tuesday, October 22, at KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts about "a 35th Anniversary Public Art Project to raise $500,000 for the commission and installation" of a sculpture by … [Read more...] about 35th Anniversary Public Art Project Announced For Dallas Children’s Theater’s “Duet”
IF/THEN Summit Dinner Kicks Off Four-Day Conference For American Association For The Advancement Of Science Ambassadors
The Perot Museum of Nature and Science was the setting for the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) IF/THEN Ambassadors Summit dinner on Monday, October 21. Despite the preceding day's tornadic storms, the guests learned about the importance of women in science and technology from people like Lyda Hill, Geena Davis, Nicole Small and Dr. Sylvia Earle. … [Read more...] about IF/THEN Summit Dinner Kicks Off Four-Day Conference For American Association For The Advancement Of Science Ambassadors
2019 Cattle Baron’s Ball Was A True Gritty Fundraiser With Thousands At Gilley’s
The weather couldn't have been more perfect for the 2019 Cattle Baron's Ball at Gilley's Dallas on Saturday, October 19. And, a heckuva lot of folks took full advantage of it to celebrate this year's theme, "True Grit," and to raise another big pile of money for the American Cancer Society. While past CBB Chairs like Founder Jacque Wynne, Mary Martha Pickens, Olivia … [Read more...] about 2019 Cattle Baron’s Ball Was A True Gritty Fundraiser With Thousands At Gilley’s
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2019 Cattle Baron’s Ball
Over the decades, the Cattle Baron’s Ball has been the strongest frontliner for cancer research and treatments. From that first get-together back in 1974 — when the entertainment was a neighborhood band and a guest hopped up on stage to sing along and the take was $56,000 — it’s been raising seven-figure funds and eyebrows annually. BTW, that guest was none other than Charlie … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2019 Cattle Baron’s Ball
A Passing: James “Jimbob” Graham
From the start, Tyler native Jim "Jimbob" Graham showed all the signs of being a one-of-a-kind. At Robert E. Lee High School in Dallas he was an athlete and “Mr. Robert E. Lee.” At UT Austin he graduated with honors and earned his MBA in Finance from SMU. And like many diehard Texans, he went into the oil and gas business, first working at Hunt Oil and Gas and then starting his … [Read more...] about A Passing: James “Jimbob” Graham