Last night Ellen and Steve Miller opened their Preston Hollow home for a bunch of people who like to play games. It was for the host committee kickoff of the 2023 Recess! fundraiser for Dallas Afterschool.
And since the event will take place at The Empire Room on Friday, March 24, from 7 to 10:30 p.m. with guests competing for prizes and honors, it was only natural to have a couple of dyed-in-the-wool athletes topping the leadership roles. Chairing the night of fun and games will be former WNBA player Genai Walker with former Dallas Cowboy Timmy Newsome serving as honorary chair.
To keep the competitors from getting unruly, former NBC Sport Director/Anchor Scott Murray will serve as referee.
Dallas Afterschool CEO Marjorie Murat said, “We are thrilled to have Genai, Timmy and Scott on our team for this year’s Recess. Not only are these individuals incredible talented, they also continue to be incredible role models to children in our community.
As for the games, there will be no tossing of the dice and dealing cards for high stakes. Rather, the evening is a chance for grown-ups to let their inner child loose with “gourmet cafeteria-inspired food, sipping spiked adult juice boxes, competing in nostalgic schoolyard games for luxury prizes and dancing the night away to live music from Manhattan.”
And, yes, the favorite sandbox will be returning with luxury prizes as well as the ring toss for wine and highly competitive musical chairs.
So, get a babysitter for your kids, pick your sponsorship and plan on having fun to fundraise. Tickets will be on sale soon.
Proceeds from the night will support Dallas Afterschool’s “work with 180 afterschool sites and over 14,000 Dallas children.”
* Graphic/photo provided by Dallas Afterschool