Like so many the Junior Achievement of Dallas team has had to “re-imagine” its annual Dallas Business Hall of Fame from in-person pressing the flesh with area leaders to virtually getting together at a distance. As always the big draw besides raising funds for JAD is the newest class members of the Hall of Fame’s laureates. And even a nasty old thing like COVID-19 couldn’t … [Read more...] about Mark Cuban, Valerie Freeman and Roland Parrish To Be 2021 JAD Business Hall Of Fame Honorees
Sponsors Party
Turtle Creek Sponsor Party Boosts Resource Center’s Sequins & Saddles Fundraiser
A real leather saddle was displayed on a stand. A sequin-studded cowboy hat sat atop a piano. Young women with crowns on their heads, like Miss Carrollton Natalie Merrell, sold raffle tickets. And Steve Kemble — dressed in a man-in-black outfit Johnny Cash might have envied — was working the room. The setting was the Resource Center's Toast to Life Sponsor Appreciation Party at … [Read more...] about Turtle Creek Sponsor Party Boosts Resource Center’s Sequins & Saddles Fundraiser
Sold-Out Alert!: 2020 Chick Lit Luncheon Plus News About Special Perk For $3,500+ Sponsors
The Community Partners of Dallas team just revealed they're ahead of schedule for the Chick Lit Luncheon fundraiser on Friday, March 27, at the Hilton Anatole. It's already sold out! And that includes sponsorships. For those who have locked down a sponsorship package of $3,500 and above, there is definitely a special perk included — the sponsor party! So, what is so … [Read more...] about Sold-Out Alert!: 2020 Chick Lit Luncheon Plus News About Special Perk For $3,500+ Sponsors
A Gentle Reminder: MySweetCharity Calendar Needs You
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
Cristo Rey Dallas Students Revealed Their School Experiences With Grow The Grove Patrons
Just days before the Cristo Rey Dallas Grow the Grove event at Sixty Five Hundred, Lindsay and George Billingsley opened their home for the fundraiser's patrons on Tuesday, October 29. The highlight of the evening was a presentation by Cristo Rey Dallas students about their experiences at the college preparatory school. Here's a report from the field: Cristo Rey Dallas … [Read more...] about Cristo Rey Dallas Students Revealed Their School Experiences With Grow The Grove Patrons
JUST IN: Genesis To Present Jane Doe Award To Cynt Marshall And HeRO Award To Crayton Webb
Genesis Women’s Shelter and Support Center presents two awards — Jane Doe Award and HeRO Award — to coincide with its Annual Luncheon fundraiser. This year’s awardees have just been announced. Receiving the Jane Doe Award will be Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynt Marshall. As for the HeRO Award, it will go to former Genesis HeROs Board Chair Crayton Webb. The Jane Doe Award … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Genesis To Present Jane Doe Award To Cynt Marshall And HeRO Award To Crayton Webb
Grow The Grove: The Cocktail Party Guests Ranged From Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings to Cristo Rey Dallas Senior Ryan Olson
To get the momentum rolling for the Saturday night fundraiser, Cristo Rey Dallas' "Grow the Grove" sponsors got together in the great room of Joyce and Larry Lacerte's home on Wednesday, November 14. Guests included everyone from Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, new Cristo Rey Development Director Abby Hoak-Morton to Cristo Rey Dallas senior Ryan Olson. Here's a report from the … [Read more...] about Grow The Grove: The Cocktail Party Guests Ranged From Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings to Cristo Rey Dallas Senior Ryan Olson
2019 Can Do! Luncheon Plans For The Wilkinson Center Fundraiser Revealed
2019 Can Do! Luncheon Chair Linda Secrest has been hard at work lining up plans for The Wilkinson Center’s annual fundraiser. It will return on Monday, March 4, to the Dallas Country Club. This year’s awardees include: Can Do! Couple Award — Kathy and Larry Helm for “their support of the Dallas non-profit community, most recently The Senior Source, a Wilkinson … [Read more...] about 2019 Can Do! Luncheon Plans For The Wilkinson Center Fundraiser Revealed
ProtectHER Awards—And A Zany ‘Waiter’ Act—Enliven New Friends New Life’s 20th Anniversary Platinum Dinner
On the ground floor of the strikingly modern Hunt Consolidated building in downtown Dallas, the movers and shakers were out in force on the evening of Thursday, November 8. They'd gathered for New Friends New Life's 20th Anniversary Platinum Dinner, an important occasion for a consequential group of top sponsors—and an event that turned out to be leavened with some unexpected … [Read more...] about ProtectHER Awards—And A Zany ‘Waiter’ Act—Enliven New Friends New Life’s 20th Anniversary Platinum Dinner
There Were Jewels And Smiles A-Plenty At The Crystal Charity Ball Underwriters Cocktail Buffet At The Rocchio Manse
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
Cattle Baronesses Celebrated The End Of Spring Fundraising With Trailblazers Galore
Leave it to the Cattle Baronesses to close down the spring fundraising season. Before graduations, weddings and summer vacation kicked into play, 2018 CBB Co-Chairs Katy Bock and Jonika Nix gathered the big spenders for the annual Trailblazer's get together on Thursday, May 17, hosted by Sewell at David Barnes' Park Cities French traditional mansion. But … [Read more...] about Cattle Baronesses Celebrated The End Of Spring Fundraising With Trailblazers Galore