The Genesis 25th Annual Luncheon on Friday, May 11, at the Hilton Anatole was the perfect kick-off to the Mother’s Day weekend. Among the estimated 1,600 in attendance, mothers and their offspring like Gail Turner with daughter Jessica Turner-Waugh and Ashlee Kleinert doing double duty as mother of Connie Kleinert Bbikan and daughter of Nancy Ann Hunt were spotted throughout … [Read more...] about Genesis 25th Annual Luncheon Kicked Off Mother’s Day Weekend With Academy Award Winner/ Loving Daughter Hilary Swank
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JUST IN: 2018 Partners Card Chairs And Dates Just Revealed
And the news keeps rolling in about plans for the upcoming fall fundraising season. Tonight Nuvo was the site of The Family Place’s reveal of the 2018 Partners Card details.Returning as the presenting sponsor will be Bank of Texas. As for heading up the program, the trio chairing the 26th annual shopping spree fundraiser will be Leigh Danley, Tierney Kaufman Hutchins … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 2018 Partners Card Chairs And Dates Just Revealed
JUST IN: Sunie Solomon And Amy Turner To Co-Chair 2018 Texas Trailblazer Awards Luncheon
Two former Cattle Baron’s Ball chairs are partnering up to co-chair The Family Place’s 2018 Texas Trailblazer Awards Luncheon. The two are Amy Turner, who chaired CBB in 2005, and Sunie Solmon, who just finished up last year’s CBB.According to The Family Place CEO Paige Flink, “We are so honored to have Amy and Sunie spearheading this year’s Texas Trailblazer … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Sunie Solomon And Amy Turner To Co-Chair 2018 Texas Trailblazer Awards Luncheon
Genesis Women’s Shelter VIP Party Celebrated Its Upcoming 25th Anniversary Luncheon And A Birthday
Attorney Michael Hurst put aside his role as president of the Dallas Bar momentarily on Wednesday, April 25. He and his attorney wife Jane Hurst hosted the VIP party for Genesis Women’s Shelter’s 25th Anniversary Luncheon with top-notch guests like Gail and Gerald Turner, Ashlee Kleinert, Nancy Ann Hunt, Pat and Pete Schenkel, Sidney Powell and Wilson Powell. It was totally … [Read more...] about Genesis Women’s Shelter VIP Party Celebrated Its Upcoming 25th Anniversary Luncheon And A Birthday
A Thank You Note To A Couple Of MySweetCharity Elves
The refreshed MySweetCharity has made it through its first month with just a couple of hiccups. So far, the feedback has been gratifying with the only question being, “Why didn’t we do this sooner?” It was old Queenie, who hates change who held up the process.Thank heaven, she caved in and turned the process over to a couple of behind-the-scenes elves, who seem never to … [Read more...] about A Thank You Note To A Couple Of MySweetCharity Elves
Genesis Young Leaders Took To The Conga Lines And Casino Tables For Their Fifth Annual Masquerade Celebrating The Big Easy
Leave it to the Genesis Young Leaders to don the masks, conga the line, shake the dice and bring the Big Easy to the Big D. That's what they did for the Fifth Annual Genesis Young Leaders Masquerade at Sixty Five Hundred on Saturday, February 17. What better way to spend the Saturday night before Lent! With Co-Chairs Kirstin and Holden Godat and Sarah and Hayden Godat leading … [Read more...] about Genesis Young Leaders Took To The Conga Lines And Casino Tables For Their Fifth Annual Masquerade Celebrating The Big Easy
Spring Those Clocks Forward An Hour Saturday Night Or Be A Tardy Type Sunday
So very sorry to report that you’re going to lose something this weekend. No, it’s not that five pounds that you’ve been wearing for ages. Rather, you’re gonna lose an hour thanks to those wonderful people who created daylight saving time 100 years ago on March 19, 1918, during World War I.What this loss does mean?If you don’t set your clocks ahead an hour when you … [Read more...] about Spring Those Clocks Forward An Hour Saturday Night Or Be A Tardy Type Sunday
Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott Accepts Champion Of Freedom Award At Dallas CASA And Announces New Efforts To Fight Human Trafficking
Dallas CASA President/Executive Director Kathleen LaValle and her crew had the Dallas CASA headquarters all spiffed up on Thursday, February 8. After all, it's not every day that Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott is going to be in the house to receive the Champion of Freedom Award from the North Texas Coalition Against Human Trafficking with loads of politicos and North Texas leaders … [Read more...] about Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott Accepts Champion Of Freedom Award At Dallas CASA And Announces New Efforts To Fight Human Trafficking
JUST IN: Kim Robinson Named New Friends New Life CEO
As New Friends New Life celebrates its 20th anniversary in the battle against human trafficking, it’s also welcoming a new CEO. Since the departure of NFNL CEO Kelly Cruse, former NFNL CEO Katy Pedigo has been temporarily at the helm as a nationwide search got underway for a permanent replacement. The result of that search was just revealed. Former Girl Scouts of Northeast … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Kim Robinson Named New Friends New Life CEO
The Family Place Adds 13 New Members To Its Board Of Directors And The Family Place Foundation Board
The Family Place has just announced 13 new volunteers to its leadership positions.The Family Place CEO Paige Flink reported the organization’s board of directors has added Jeannie Barsam of Gifting Brands, Kerry Cole of Trinity Industries Inc., Monika Flood of Istation, nonprofit consultant Carlos Gonzalez-Jamie, Margo McClinton Stoglin of Ignite, Aaliyah Miranda of … [Read more...] about The Family Place Adds 13 New Members To Its Board Of Directors And The Family Place Foundation Board
JUST IN: Double Academy Award Winner/Clothing Designer Hilary Swank To Keynote Genesis Women’s Shelter’s 25th Annual Luncheon
DFW International Airport is going to be celebrity filled this spring thanks to the area nonprofits with a dazzling array of speakers. Genesis Women’s Shelter and Support is celebrating its 25th Annual Luncheon with double Academy Award winner/entrepreneur Hilary Swank at the Hilton Anatole on the Friday, May 11.According to Genesis CEO Jan Langbein, “We are beyond … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Double Academy Award Winner/Clothing Designer Hilary Swank To Keynote Genesis Women’s Shelter’s 25th Annual Luncheon