As crowded sidewalks led to SMU’s McFarlin Auditorium for The Podcast Live's Jamie Golden and Knox Mccoy and other stayed on couches to watch the 2022 White House Correspondents Dinner, hundreds of the black-tie optional types … finally … headed to the Arts District Mansion for the Wipe Out Kids’ Cancer's 40th Anniversary Gala on Saturday, April 30. Like many others the … [Read more...] about Wipe Out Kids’ Cancer’s 40th Anniversary Had A Million Surprises And A Gold Ribbon Inspiration
Pediatric cancer
JUST IN: Children’s Cancer Fund Presents A $1.3M Check To Children’s For Kids Like Jacob
It was January 2019 that Children’s Medical Center became Whitesboro's Jacob Pletan’s “new far-away home” after being diagnosed with lymphoma at the age of 15. As he wrote this past February, “I have had around $3 million dollars of medical treatment to take care of me. And yet, unlike a celebrity spending $3 million, not much was gotten nor is noticeable with this expenditure. … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Children’s Cancer Fund Presents A $1.3M Check To Children’s For Kids Like Jacob
Children’s Superheroes Come In All Forms — Parents, Doctors, Nurses, Window Washers And Mi Cocina
Leone was a typical 3-year old last year — adorable, outgoing and showing a real personality. But then a checkup showed that something was up with the toddler. With an abnormal amount of white blood cells showing up in his tests, he was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). Within 24 hours, Leone was admitted to Children’s where he underwent a port implant and began … [Read more...] about Children’s Superheroes Come In All Forms — Parents, Doctors, Nurses, Window Washers And Mi Cocina
Children’s Cancer Fund Gala Patron Party Hostess Was MIA With The Best Intentions
The weather was so perfect that it was disappointing that the hostess was MIA for the 2022 Children’s Cancer Fund Gala patron party on Thursday, March 31, at the Stodghill estate. According to the host, Steve Stodghill, his mother Pat Stodghill hadn’t felt well and her daughter-in-law, Anne Stodghill, wanted to make sure Pat was tended to. So Anne took Pat to the doctor, where … [Read more...] about Children’s Cancer Fund Gala Patron Party Hostess Was MIA With The Best Intentions
JUST IN: 2022 Children’s Cancer Fund’s Color Out Cancer Gala Models Revealed And Applauded
This afternoon the Children’s Cancer Fund’s lineup of young models for the 2022 Color Out Cancer Gala took place at NorthPark’s North Court. While some might have thought that the bank of television cameras were there to ask Honorary Co-Chair Troy Aikman if he was going to split from Fox and head over to ESPN’s Monday Night Football, most people cell-taping the presentation … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 2022 Children’s Cancer Fund’s Color Out Cancer Gala Models Revealed And Applauded
JUST IN: Amanda Dillard Shufeldt To Chair Children’s Cancer Fund’s “Color Out Cancer” Gala
Amanda Shufeldt may have been born in Little Rock and graduated from Vanderbilt, but as soon as she could, she landed in Dallas. The reason was to earn her JD/MBA from SMU’s Dedman School of Law. It was while juggling torts, contracts and moot court classes that she met her Stanford graduate/future husband Charlie Shufeldt. They're a perfect example of why it's a real plus to … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Amanda Dillard Shufeldt To Chair Children’s Cancer Fund’s “Color Out Cancer” Gala
2021 Is Going Out Like An Unruly Brat And Welcoming 2022 With A Cold Shoulder
From the pandemic up-and-down surges to the February Freezer, 2021 is likely a year that most North Texans have put away in the YBTF (Year Best To Forget) file. But it appears that the rough-and-tumble year isn’t bowing out gracefully. According to weather guessers, the final hours of 2021 (aka New Year’s Eve) have all the ingredients for a memorable time. Friday will … [Read more...] about 2021 Is Going Out Like An Unruly Brat And Welcoming 2022 With A Cold Shoulder
JUST IN: NorthPark’s 2022 Ambassadors Are Revealed To Raise Awareness And Funds
Leading up to the new year, NorthPark Center’s Ambassador Class of 2022 has just been announced. Representing 12 non-profits, the 2022 Ambassadors include four women (Susan Farris, Nancy Gopez, Kris Johnson and Amanda Dillard Shufeldt) who are chairing major fundraisers in the year to come, as well as two former Dallas Cowboys. Made up of prominent individuals who are known … [Read more...] about JUST IN: NorthPark’s 2022 Ambassadors Are Revealed To Raise Awareness And Funds
MySweetWishList: Dec My Room
According to Dec My Room Dallas Executive Director Karen Michlewicz, "My wish this season is to have the continued support of the Dallas community to sponsor a room for a child spending the holidays in the hospital. Our mission to decorate rooms for pediatric patients who are admitted into the hospital for greater than three weeks is never more important than during … [Read more...] about MySweetWishList: Dec My Room
MySweetWishList: Children’s Health
According to Children’s Medical Center Foundation President Brent Christopher, “Throughout the last two years, children have experienced more mental health stress than ever before due to pandemic-related social isolation, academic challenges and other stressors. "According to the recently released 2021 Children’s Health Beyond ABC report, in 2020, emergency rooms saw a 24 … [Read more...] about MySweetWishList: Children’s Health
MySweetWishList: The Osteosarcoma Institute
According to The Osteosarcoma Institute Trustee and Strategic Advisory Board Member Bret Alexander, “I’m passionate about curing osteosarcoma after losing my best friend, Willie (son of Highland Park residents Lisa and Mac Tichenor), to the disease in 2006. I am a founding board member of The Osteosarcoma Institute and I hope to use the experience I have developed in … [Read more...] about MySweetWishList: The Osteosarcoma Institute