With spring fundraising in overdrive, there are signs that the latter part of 2022 is going to be just as busy. Today the dining room table of Tracey Kozmetsky’s gorgeous home was surrounded throughout the day by women including Jennifer Dix, Carol Seay, Ann Dyer, Pam McCallum, Angie Kadesky and Melinda Knowles. Instead of chowing down, the ladies were putting personal notes on … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 2022 Celebrating Women Luncheon Plans Revealed For Fall In-Person Fundraiser
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Can Do! Luncheon Patron Party Celebrated News Of The Wilkinson Center’s Fundraiser Being Sold Out
With Wilkinson Center's 2022 Can Do! Luncheon just days away, Nancy Cain Marcus and Sanford Robertson hosted the patron party at their fabulous Park Cities home on Thursday, March 31. Luncheon Chair Nelda Cain Pickens and Wilkinson Center Anne Reeder Corley had great news to share... the luncheon taking place on Monday, April 4, at the Dallas Country Club was sold out! Here's a … [Read more...] about Can Do! Luncheon Patron Party Celebrated News Of The Wilkinson Center’s Fundraiser Being Sold Out
Community Partners Of Dallas CEO Paige McDaniel’s 20th Anniversary Celebration Sparkled
It was 17 years ago that Sandy and Barry Moore were set up on a blind date. A year later they were married. Are they still speaking to the “friends” who arranged the date? The parents of four laughed and said, “Yes!” While Sandy and Barry were being set up, Paige McDaniel was in her third year of commandeering Community Partners of Dallas. So what was the thread that … [Read more...] about Community Partners Of Dallas CEO Paige McDaniel’s 20th Anniversary Celebration Sparkled
Racks, Racks Everywhere And More Shopping Events For 2022 SAWA Dallas Fashion Show And Luncheon
The Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary Dallas (SAWA) has a great problem: the more than 10,000 clothes that have come in for its fundraising fashion show and luncheon. And what’s more, loads of clothes are still arriving at the Salvation Army of North Texas warehouse on Harry Hines for the 2022 SAWA Fashion Show And Luncheon. The massive number is the result of last year’s … [Read more...] about Racks, Racks Everywhere And More Shopping Events For 2022 SAWA Dallas Fashion Show And Luncheon
Crystal Charity Ball 70th Anniversary Tea Celebrated Past Chairs With A Charming Tribute
As the Crystal Charity Ball committee of 100 entered its 70th year of raising funds for Dallas County children’s non-profits, 2022 Chair Susan Farris decided to kick it off by holding a tea honoring the past chairs on Thursday, March 3. Since its establishment in 1952, the ladies had provided more than $175M. While some might have thought the occasion might take place at a … [Read more...] about Crystal Charity Ball 70th Anniversary Tea Celebrated Past Chairs With A Charming Tribute
2022 Dallas Symphony Orchestra League’s 48 Debs Bowed In A Return To Elegant Fundraising
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra League organizers’ timing had waltzed around the pandemic. In 2020 the Presentation Ball’s final deb had scarcely taken her bow on the Meyerson stage when the pandemic more or less shut down major in-person fundraising. A year later and, despite the arrival of vaccinations, it was still too soon for the next Ball to take place. But this year, … [Read more...] about 2022 Dallas Symphony Orchestra League’s 48 Debs Bowed In A Return To Elegant Fundraising
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2022 Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Presentation Ball
Dallas Symphony Orchestra League President Venise Stuart and 2022 DSOL Presentation Ball Chair Elizabeth Gambrell had their work cut out for the mega fundraiser at the Meyerson on Saturday, February 12. When the 2021 white-tie-and-tails gala benefiting the Dallas Symphony Orchestra had to be canceled due to the pandemic, some of the 2021 debs simply came on board for the 2022 … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2022 Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Presentation Ball
2022 Crystal Charity Ball Newbies Brunched And Learned About The Year Ahead To Fundraise For Dallas County Children
With beautiful skies and stroll-around temperatures, February started off as friendly as a jeweler on Valentine's Day eve. One of the month’s first get-togethers was the Crystal Charity Ball new members breakfast on Tuesday, February 1. Instead of years past when the event took place at 2014 CCB Chair Robyn Conlon’s home, this one had to be held in the Dallas Country Club’s … [Read more...] about 2022 Crystal Charity Ball Newbies Brunched And Learned About The Year Ahead To Fundraise For Dallas County Children
A Jaguar Trapped In The Ritz Driveway Didn’t Hamper DSOL Presentation Ball Underwriters Dinner
While the Ritz Carlton porte-cochere can be a bit of a challenge for guests and valets, an unexpected “oop’s” really derailed the most patient on the evening of Thursday, January 27. It seems a guest driving a sleek Jaguar sedan had headed into the hotel with keys in pocket. As the Jaguar turned into an oversized paperweight reducing the two-lane drive to one, staff was sent … [Read more...] about A Jaguar Trapped In The Ritz Driveway Didn’t Hamper DSOL Presentation Ball Underwriters Dinner
2021 Crystal Charity Ball Brought “Peace, Love, London” Across The Pond For Dallas Children Charities
When the 2020 Crystal Charity Ball’s “Majestic Britannia” had to be canceled due to COVID three months out, 2021 CCB Chair Leslie Diers did the pandemic pivot. With her love of music, and realizing that event producer Tom Addis had already started focusing on across the pond, she decided to keep the British feel but with a bit of Carnaby Street added in. The result was “Peace, … [Read more...] about 2021 Crystal Charity Ball Brought “Peace, Love, London” Across The Pond For Dallas Children Charities
Eiseman Raffled An Opportunity For DSOL Deb And Honor Guard Parents To Dazzle At Ball
There was absolutely no truth that Dallas Cowboys Coach Mike McCarthy faked having COVID so he could skip the Cowboys-Saints game to be at NorthPark Center for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra League party at Eiseman Jewels on Thursday, December 2. Seriously, the coach was coaching via the phone from a hotel room and Richard Eiseman was happily greeting the parents of the … [Read more...] about Eiseman Raffled An Opportunity For DSOL Deb And Honor Guard Parents To Dazzle At Ball