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NCJW Greater Dallas’ 108th Birthday Luncheon With Former CIA’s Tracy “Malibu Barbie” Walder Transitions To A Virtual Experience

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To all the world Tracy Walder looks like the All-American girl, and she is… to a degree. Sure, the California blonde was a sorority gal (Delta Gamma to be specific) and was studying at the University of Southern California. But her predictable life course changed when she attended a job fair where she met a CIA recruiter. After graduating from USC with a degree in history, she … [Read more...] about NCJW Greater Dallas’ 108th Birthday Luncheon With Former CIA’s Tracy “Malibu Barbie” Walder Transitions To A Virtual Experience

North Texas Hospitality Impressed Go Red For Women Keynoter Suzanne Steinbaum At Patron Party

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MaeMae Corrigan was just a handful of days away from celebrating her 10th birthday. But on Thursday, February 27, MaeMae was helping her mom, Mary Corrigan, welcome Go Red For Women Luncheon patrons to their home’s entry hall with red balloons floating overhead. When asked how she got involved with the American Heart Association DFW, Mary laughed that “Mary [Parker] asked … [Read more...] about North Texas Hospitality Impressed Go Red For Women Keynoter Suzanne Steinbaum At Patron Party

A Gentle Reminder: MySweetCharity Calendar Needs You

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While it may seem ages away, fall fundraising is underway. Folks are queuing up sponsors, patron party locations and even new fundraising events. Created back in January 2013, the MSC Calendar’s sole purpose was to help get the word out and let others know that North Texas nonprofits are staking their territory for a certain date. The hope was to prevent fundraising … [Read more...] about A Gentle Reminder: MySweetCharity Calendar Needs You

Art Ball 2019 Form And Function Auction Item #6: Art-Filled Birthday Party At The DMA

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Birthdays are always memory makers. But what about a truly one-of-a-kind celebration surrounded by friends and world-famous art? If your paddle is the last one standing at the Art Ball 2019 Form And Function live auction, you just need to pick out your 14 BFFs and the date. Then prepare for partying it up with access to four floors of the Dallas Museum of Art. And it … [Read more...] about Art Ball 2019 Form And Function Auction Item #6: Art-Filled Birthday Party At The DMA

Hope Supply Co. Celebrates 30th Birthday With Friends And A Raven Bearing A Check

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When it comes to birthdays, guests often bring gifts along with best wishes. When Hope Supply Co. celebrated its 30th birthday on Thursday, February 7, Remy and Ty Montgomery's present was too good for gift wrap and way too big for a box. It was a check for $5,000 from Ty's My 10 Percent Foundation. It was especially poignant since the Montgomerys are new parents and realize … [Read more...] about Hope Supply Co. Celebrates 30th Birthday With Friends And A Raven Bearing A Check

There Were Jewels And Smiles A-Plenty At The Crystal Charity Ball Underwriters Cocktail Buffet At The Rocchio Manse

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Only weeks before, Jan Showers had redecorated the beautiful Highland Park manse of Lisa and John Rocchio. So for most of the 250-plus guests at the Crystal Charity Ball's Underwriters Cocktail Buffet held there on Thursday, November 1, it was a first chance to take in the redone splendors of the Rocchios' spectacular, historically protected home. With the fancy ball … [Read more...] about There Were Jewels And Smiles A-Plenty At The Crystal Charity Ball Underwriters Cocktail Buffet At The Rocchio Manse

A Birthday Supper That Dr. Watson Would Have Killed For

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Back in the olden days, Sunday night TV viewing was murder. Families would gather around the old boob tube and watch Raymond Burr as Perry Mason in the 1960s, The NBC Mystery Movie ("McCloud," "Columbo," "MacMillan and Wife" and "Hec Ramsey") in the early 1970s and Angela Lansbury in “Murder She Wrote” in the 1980s and 1990s. They provided more twists and turns than the Batman … [Read more...] about A Birthday Supper That Dr. Watson Would Have Killed For

JUST IN: Harvest And Rory Meyers Birthday Party Are All Systems-Go At The Arboretum Friday Despite Weather Predictions

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Weathercasters are reporting that two big fronts are headed this way. One is coming up from the Gulf of Mexico and the other is moving from Mexico. The result is that the two fronts are meeting up in North Texas to party-hearty starting Friday. This situation has area high school coaches concerned about the possible unfriendly skies for Friday night lights. Some are moving … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Harvest And Rory Meyers Birthday Party Are All Systems-Go At The Arboretum Friday Despite Weather Predictions

Suits For Shelters’ Clothes Collection Party Was Highlighted By The Late Mary Kay’s Gowns

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It was 35 years ago that a 45-year-old mom sat at her dining room table with her son and launched a project that would change their lives and those of generations to come. Their project would also place Dallas at the center of a beauty empire. Would her “project” find a home in Neiman Marcus or Bergdorf Goodman’s? Nope. She went to the dining room tables of hundreds of … [Read more...] about Suits For Shelters’ Clothes Collection Party Was Highlighted By The Late Mary Kay’s Gowns

MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2018 Suits For Shelters

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If the legendary Mary Kay Ash were still alive, she would have been celebrating her 100th birthday this summer. To  honor her commitment to helping women escape domestic violence, the Mary Kay Foundation folks used the annual Suits For Shelters clothes collection reception to commemorate the centennial of the queen of beauty entrepreneurship on Wednesday, July 11, at … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2018 Suits For Shelters

Presidential Entourage Exiting Dallas Didn’t Deter 2019 Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Debs From Being Announced At Korshak

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The final day of May was a double celebration at Stanley Korshak. It was Korshak owner Crawford Brock’s birthday, and the reveal of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra League 2019 debutantes. Luckily, the visit by President Donald Trump didn’t interfere with guests making their way to Crawford's emporium. Folks taking the Dallas North Tollway north weren’t as lucky, with traffic … [Read more...] about Presidential Entourage Exiting Dallas Didn’t Deter 2019 Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Debs From Being Announced At Korshak