It wasn't the nonprofit's first venue choice, but the Dallas Petroleum Club atop Dallas' Hunt Consolidated headquarters building turned out to be a perfect setting for the 2023 ReuNight fundraiser for the The Family Place on Thursday, May 18. After all, the 10th anniversary event raised a gusher of cash for the group that empowers survivors of family violence — and what better … [Read more...] about The Family Place’s 10th Anniversary ReuNight Event Strikes Fundraising Oil For Survivors Of Domestic Violence
Brooke Hortenstine
Grovel Alert: 2023 ReuNight
The countdown is really underway for 2023 ReuNight's dining, wining and paddling up. For those still putting their table together for The Family Place fundraiser on Thursday, May 18, time's a'wasting. The very few online single tickets are only available until COB Thursday, May 12. But ReuNight Co-Chairs Brooke Hortenstine, Margret Stafford and Piper Wyatt have hinted … [Read more...] about Grovel Alert: 2023 ReuNight
2023 ReuNight Reveal Promises A Night To Be Remembered For The Family Place Fundaiser
After days of cold and wet weather, Wednesday, March 22, was this side of ideal with sunshine and temperatures in the upper 70s for the 2023 ReuNight Reveal Party. And what better place to hold the announcement for The Family Place's 10th annual fundraiser than Claire and Dwight Emanuelson's home overlooking Turtle Creek. In addressing the crowd that included The Family Place … [Read more...] about 2023 ReuNight Reveal Promises A Night To Be Remembered For The Family Place Fundaiser
JUST IN: ReuNight 10th Anniversary To Take Place At Soon-To-Open JW Marriott Dallas Arts District
The JW Marriott Dallas Arts District Hotel is just on the verge of opening and it’s already landed its first North Texas fundraiser — The Family Place’s ReuNight 10th Anniversary. Co-chairing the evening of dining and bidding are Brooke Hortenstine, Margaret Stafford and Piper Wyatt, all of whom know how to put the “fun” into fundraising. According to JW … [Read more...] about JUST IN: ReuNight 10th Anniversary To Take Place At Soon-To-Open JW Marriott Dallas Arts District
Park And Palate’s Dinner In The Park Was A Feast Under A Beautiful Sky At Klyde Warren Park
Mother Nature and Klyde Warren Park’s President Kit Sawers must have cut some kind of deal. After a number of event washouts in the previous months, the cantankerous old weather witch had allowed a break in stormy threats for Park And Palate’s Dinner in the Park presented by Republic National Distributing Company on Saturday, October 5. Only the night before, the Dallas Arts … [Read more...] about Park And Palate’s Dinner In The Park Was A Feast Under A Beautiful Sky At Klyde Warren Park
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Park And Palate’s 2019 Dinner In The Park
The stars were in perfect alignment for Park and Palate’s Dinner in the Park benefiting Klyde Warren Park on Saturday, October 5. Event Co-Chairs Brooke Hortenstine and Missy Wyszynski and Underwriting Co-Chairs Piper and Mike Wyatt had arranged for an evening that included a three-course dinner by Chef Kent Rathbun followed by a performance by Tony Award winner Stephanie J. … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Park And Palate’s 2019 Dinner In The Park
Annual Park And Palate Details Announced For Klyde Warren Park’s October Fundraiser
Sometimes things just don’t go as planned. And April of 2019 tested the patience and flexibility of event planners almost daily thanks to the weather. Originally, Klyde Warren Park President Kit Sawers had locked down the place, the people and all the details for the announcement of the annual October Park And Palate on Wednesday, April 17. But thanks to weather forecasts, … [Read more...] about Annual Park And Palate Details Announced For Klyde Warren Park’s October Fundraiser
Zac Brown And Charlie Daniels Help The 2018 Cattle Baron’s Ball Rake In A Record $4.8M For The American Cancer Society
Inside a private meeting room at Gilley's Dallas, country music legend Charlie Daniels was sipping coffee from an orange Tennessee Volunteers cup and cutting up with guests at the 2018 Cattle Baron's Ball's VIP meet-and-greet. When a group including Andrea Nayfa, Joanna Clarke, Nancy Gopez, Dawn Greiner, Meghann O'Leary, Julianna LeBlanc, Rachel Michell and Taryn … [Read more...] about Zac Brown And Charlie Daniels Help The 2018 Cattle Baron’s Ball Rake In A Record $4.8M For The American Cancer Society
JUST IN: 12th Annual Chick Lit Luncheon Details Including “Chick Flick” Keynote Speaker Revealed
Perhaps those Chick Lit-ters should be renamed Tricky Chick Lits. For the past couple of years, they’ve moved their annual Community Partners of Dallas fundraising luncheon from the tried-and-true Brook Hollow to the bigger-than-mansion Hilton Anatole Chantilly Ballroom. They’ve also shifted just slightly from authors to author/TV types. This year they’ve continued that, … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 12th Annual Chick Lit Luncheon Details Including “Chick Flick” Keynote Speaker Revealed
Rumor Confirmed: PaperCity Will Be Brooke-less
Rumors were flying last night at the Crystal Charity Ball Fashion Show and Luncheon's patron party that PaperCity's first lady of Dallas society, Brooke Hortenstine had turned in her resignation.Today at the CCB Fashion Show, Ms. H confirmed the rumor. With her little boy entering school and being inundated with requests for projects, she realized it was time to shift gears."I … [Read more...] about Rumor Confirmed: PaperCity Will Be Brooke-less