For the Chinese calendar, 2021 is the Year of the Ox. For North Texas fundraising, it may be the Year of the Mother-Daughter.” In addition to the announcement that Debbie Snell and daughter Caroline Snell Wagner were on board for The Family Place’s 2021 Partners Card, the Equest Women Auxiliary is stampeding ahead with its mom-daughter powerhouse team of Beth Layton and Katie … [Read more...] about The Layton Ladies (Beth And Katie) Are “Back In The Saddle” For Equest Women’s Auxiliary Fashion Show And Luncheon
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DHS Tries Again With A New Date And Return To Fairmont Dallas For 39th Awards For Excellence
The poor folks over at the Dallas Historical Society have had their share of challenges thanks to the pandemic and Winter Storm Uri. First, they postponed their 39th Awards for Excellence Luncheon on November 2020 at the Fairmont to an evening event on February 18, 2021, in the recently renovated Hall of State in Fair Park. Alas, due to ongoing pandemic restrictions, DHS … [Read more...] about DHS Tries Again With A New Date And Return To Fairmont Dallas For 39th Awards For Excellence
Healing Hands Ministries Has All Hands On Deck For Its Luncheon Fundraiser With Tim Brown
While the Dallas Cowboys and the rest of the NFL haven’t locked down dates for the 2021 season, Healing Hands Luncheon Co-Chairs Gina and Ken Betts and Amy and Paul Wilson have their dates, place, keynote speaker and honorary chair all signed up. Benefiting Healing Hands Ministries, the fundraiser will take place on Thursday, October 14, at the Dallas Arboretum’s … [Read more...] about Healing Hands Ministries Has All Hands On Deck For Its Luncheon Fundraiser With Tim Brown
Spring Sprung At Cattle Baron’s Spring Luncheon At Smoky Rose With The “Well Heeled” Set
Despite threats from weather guessers that North Texas was going to have a royal drenching just after noon on Friday, April 23, 2021 Cattle Baron’s Ball Co-Chairs Diana Hamilton and Heather Randall weren’t going to back out of the CBB’s Spring Luncheon at Smoky Rose. As it turned out, the storms didn’t rain on the gals’ get together. While CBB member Elizabeth … [Read more...] about Spring Sprung At Cattle Baron’s Spring Luncheon At Smoky Rose With The “Well Heeled” Set
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2021 Cattle Baron’s Ball Spring Luncheon
Before today’s showers swallowed up North Texas, the 2021 Cattle Baron’s Ball committee created a fashionable traffic jam in the Smoky Rose parking lot. In addition to celebrating its annual spring luncheon, the luncheon proved to be the season's first major showing of lipstick, perfumes and elevated footwear that had been stowed away due to more than a year of pandemic … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2021 Cattle Baron’s Ball Spring Luncheon
2021 La Fiesta Duchess And Escort Moms Were Honored With Dolls And Songs At Preview Luncheon
La Fiesta de Las Seis Banderas 2021 Co-chairs Michaela Dyer and Kim Quinn are definitely moving ahead with what may be the biggest formal fundraiser of the year so far. With plans for 40 duchesses and their escorts to bow at the Hilton Anatole on Saturday June 5, they kicked off the pre-event festivities yesterday with the Preview Luncheon for mothers of the 2021 duchesses and … [Read more...] about 2021 La Fiesta Duchess And Escort Moms Were Honored With Dolls And Songs At Preview Luncheon
St. Philip’s 21st Annual Destiny Luncheon Beats The Virtual Odds In Achieving Its Goal
Some good news has just arrived to warm the chill in the air. While some naysayers have claimed that virtual events were just wishful projects, other fundraising types were bound and determined to make the fundraisers successful for their non-profits. One of those home runs was the St. Philips School and Community Center’s virtual Destiny Award Luncheon on Friday, … [Read more...] about St. Philip’s 21st Annual Destiny Luncheon Beats The Virtual Odds In Achieving Its Goal
Communities Foundation Of Texas Gave Susan Swan Smith An Outdoor Send-Off As She Moves To Head Up My Possibilities Foundation
As North Texas is slowly opening up, today marked the officially closing of the books for Communities Foundation of Texas’ Chief Giving Day Officer Susan Swan Smith. After a decade of rallying her North Texas Giving Day team to provide an astonishing $342M+ for North Texas non-profits, plus creating a pop-up effort that garnered nearly $80M for non-profits impacted by COVID-19, … [Read more...] about Communities Foundation Of Texas Gave Susan Swan Smith An Outdoor Send-Off As She Moves To Head Up My Possibilities Foundation
JUST IN: 2021 Celebrating Women Co-Chairs Marybeth Conlon And Elizabeth Gambrell Reveal Details For the Annual Luncheon
Despite it being April Fool’s Day, Marybeth Conlon and Elizabeth Gambrell aren’t fooling around today. Besides having law degrees, cute husbands and adorable kids, they’re co-chairing the 2021 Celebrating Women’s Luncheon to battle breast cancer. Joining Marybeth and Elizabeth in the effort to create awareness and funding for breast cancer research and treatment is a … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 2021 Celebrating Women Co-Chairs Marybeth Conlon And Elizabeth Gambrell Reveal Details For the Annual Luncheon
Beacon Of Hope Featured Speaker Nora McInerny Tackles Grief And Loss With Empathy And A Healthy Dose Of Humor
Author/podcaster Nora McInerny’s life has not been exactly a bowl full of cherries. It should have been. She had a pretty normal life through her teen years and graduating from Xavier University in 2005. It was five years later that she starting dating art director Aaron Purmort. Still pretty normal, until Aaron was diagnosed with glioblastoma. The night of his diagnosis while … [Read more...] about Beacon Of Hope Featured Speaker Nora McInerny Tackles Grief And Loss With Empathy And A Healthy Dose Of Humor
JUST IN: Pandemic-Born Get Shift Done To Receive Wilkinson Center’s 2021 Can Do! Award
The recipient of the Wilkinson Center’s 2021 Can Do! Award has been announced and it’s a timely one. 2021 Can Do Luncheon Chair Jan Worrall has just revealed that the award will be presented to Get Shift Done. If Get Shift Done is new on your North Texas nonprofit list, it was birthed as a result of the past year’s pandemic. Founded by Patrick Brandt and Anurag Jain, … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Pandemic-Born Get Shift Done To Receive Wilkinson Center’s 2021 Can Do! Award