Change is definitely good when the occasion demands it. That’s why this year’s annual Community Partners of Dallas’ “Change Is Good” is not going to return to Brook Hollow. The reason? The club’s grounds are going through a major refreshing, and the family-oriented fundraiser needs the great outdoors for bounce houses and bungee jumping.Luckily, Event Co-Chairs Emily … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 13th Annual Change Is Good Is Changing Locations This Year
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MySweetCharity Photo Gallery: The Sage Society Dinner
Most hostesses would march out to the kitchen, grab the sharpness item and tear after the guest who decided to change the evening's festivities. Ah, but that was not the case for The Senior Source's Sage Society Dinner on Wednesday, May 1, at the Dallas Country Club. The evening's chair was Debbie Oates, who had arranged for North Texas' favorite scribe Skip Hollandsworth to … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery: The Sage Society Dinner
Our Friends Place’s Gala, Auction And Casino Presented The Ebby Award And Raised Funds To Support Young Women
Thanks to Our Friend's Place, the legacy of the late Ebby Halliday Acers lives on. At the OFP's Gala, Auction and Casino fundraiser at the Renaissance on Saturday, April 27, the 15th annual Ebby Award was presented to Terry Goltz Greenberg and Southwest Airlines. Ebby would have loved the fact that proceeds of the event will support the organizations mission to help young … [Read more...] about Our Friends Place’s Gala, Auction And Casino Presented The Ebby Award And Raised Funds To Support Young Women
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2019 Children’s Cancer Fund Annual Gala
For 2019 Children’s Cancer Fund Gala Chair Kimberly Schlegel Whitman, the fundraiser for pediatric cancer treatments and research was a true family affair on Saturday, April 27, at the Hilton Anatole. Not only were there three generations of the Schlegel family there, but their soon-to-be in-law Luke Davis with his mom, Gail Privett Davis, and his grandmother, Barbara … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2019 Children’s Cancer Fund Annual Gala
JUST IN: Jada Pinkett Smith To Be Keynoter At New Friends New Life Luncheon
Back in 1990 when future husband Will Smith was starring in “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air,” Jada Pinkett Smith tried out for the role of his girlfriend, Lisa. She didn’t get the role. The reason? She was too short. Standing 5-feet tall, she may have missed out on the role, but she ended up marrying Smith in 1997 and being a towering force when it comes to taking a stand for … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Jada Pinkett Smith To Be Keynoter At New Friends New Life Luncheon
North Star Luncheon Saluted Caroline Rose Hunt Family And Had Gloria Campos In For A Chat Before Abruptly Ending
While Family Compass’ North Star Luncheon hadn’t been planned to take the direction that it ended up taking, it still got its message across on Monday, April 22.The fundraiser started out with guests arriving at the Dallas Country Club porte-cochere with a vintage minivan with a bounty of flowers just looking for new homes. Once inside, Board Member/Social Llama Events … [Read more...] about North Star Luncheon Saluted Caroline Rose Hunt Family And Had Gloria Campos In For A Chat Before Abruptly Ending
Despite Threatening Storms, Room To Grow Luncheon Was Fashionably Bright In NorthPark
On Wednesday, April 17, Room To Grow Luncheon Co-Chairs Kristi Bare admitted that the night before she had had second thoughts about moving the Dec My Room fundraiser the next day. Originally scheduled at NorthPark’s Neiman Marcus Courtyard, they had heeded weather warnings and moved it indoor to the Center’s South Court.Now, as guests like … [Read more...] about Despite Threatening Storms, Room To Grow Luncheon Was Fashionably Bright In NorthPark
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Room To Grow Luncheon
From all the predictions, Wednesday, April 17, was going to be a near end-of-the-world episode with hail, floods, etc. Throughout North Texas event planners were in crisis mode. Some were forced to cancel for the safety of their guests and staffs. Over at NorthPark, Dec My Room’s Room To Grow Luncheon Co-Chairs Kristi Bare and Nancy Gopez worked with the Center management team … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Room To Grow Luncheon
JUST IN: Vickie Allen Named Educational First Steps Executive Director
Following the departure of Educational First Steps (EFS) Executive Director Van Sheets late last year, EFS Programs Director Samantha Moya has served as EFS’s interim executive director. In the meantime a search got underway to find a new permanent executive director. The search paid off with former United Way of Tarrant County Senior VP of Development Vickie Allen being named … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Vickie Allen Named Educational First Steps Executive Director
Callier Cares Luncheon Celebrates Dr. Steven Barlow, Brent Christopher And Harper Hanna’s Journey
Looking around the Dallas Country Club’s Founders Room at 11:05 a.m. on Monday, April 15, Callier Foundation Board Chair Tricia George wondered where the people were. So far, the 2019 Callier Cares Luncheon VIP party was made up of three Callier Center staffers and a group of men that no one knew. Then down the hallway, Tricia spied a familiar face. It was Ken Altshuler with … [Read more...] about Callier Cares Luncheon Celebrates Dr. Steven Barlow, Brent Christopher And Harper Hanna’s Journey
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2019 Callier Cares Luncheon
From the VIP reception in the Dallas Country Club’s Founders Room to the luncheon in the club’s ballroom on Monday, April 15, the Callier Cares Luncheon was filled to the max and with good reason.Thanks to Luncheon Chair Beth Layton, Ruth and Ken Altshuler Callier Care Awardee Brent Christopher shared a memorable tale about the late Ruth Altshuler; Callier Prize in … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2019 Callier Cares Luncheon