My Sweet Charity

An Ongoing Conversation For the Good Of Dallas

Janie Condon

CBB Former Chair Luncheon Had Past Memories Of Legendary North Texas Fundraiser To Regale

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As the Cattle Baron’s Ball approaches its 50th anniversary next year, the former CBB chairs were the guests at a luncheon in the Zodiac Room on Monday, May 9. Hosted by Neiman Marcus Downtown and coordinated by CBB Advisory Board and Past Ball Chair Liaison Co-Chairs Daniella Giglio and Melissa Sherrill Martin, the settings were beautiful with pink tablecloths, … [Read more...] about CBB Former Chair Luncheon Had Past Memories Of Legendary North Texas Fundraiser To Regale

MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Cattle Baron’s Ball Former Chairmen’s Luncheon

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Oh, if the walls could talk. But in the case of the former Cattle Baron’s Ball's Chairs’ Luncheon on Monday, May 9, at Neiman Marcus Downtown, the guests (Vicki Chapman, Janie Condon, Jennifer Dix, Tanya Foster, Leslie Fricke, Diana Hamilton, Olivia Kearney, Cindy Lindsley, Lynn McBee, Wendy Messmann, Mary Martha Pickens, KJ Sanger, Brooke Shelby, Lisa Shirley, Sunie Solomon, … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Cattle Baron’s Ball Former Chairmen’s Luncheon

MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2022 Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Presentation Ball

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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

2021 Crystal Charity Ball Brought “Peace, Love, London” Across The Pond For Dallas Children Charities

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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

Chick Lit’s Goldie Hawn “Churns” Up Thoughts On Joy, Marriage And Why There’ll Be No More Movie Stars

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In the Hilton Anatole’s Wedgwood Room, guests did a double-take on Friday, September 24. Despite reports that 2021 Chick Lit Luncheon featured author Goldie Hawn would be unable to attend the Community Partners of Dallas fundraiser in person, she was very present... thanks to life-size cutouts. One stood solo on the right side of the room; the other was placed in front of a … [Read more...] about Chick Lit’s Goldie Hawn “Churns” Up Thoughts On Joy, Marriage And Why There’ll Be No More Movie Stars

2021 Crystal Charity Ball Midpoint Was Highlighted By Sneakers, Burgers And Accolades

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As 50 Crystal Charity Ball committee members arrived for the CCB Midpoint Luncheon at the Katy Trail Ice House on Wednesday, June 2, there was a slight audio issue. The music over the PA system was playing some tune that was peppered with a word that rhymes with “luck.” A quick word to management changed the next song on the playlist to something that was more G-rated. But … [Read more...] about 2021 Crystal Charity Ball Midpoint Was Highlighted By Sneakers, Burgers And Accolades

2022 DSOL Debutante Announcement Was Streamlined And So Were Hemlines

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2022 Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Presentation Ball Chair Elizabeth Gambrell had quite a challenge the evening of Thursday, May 27. With 49 gals making up the 2022 class of DSOL debs, the reveal gathering at Stanley Korshak had all the chances of being an all-nighter rollout. But then Elizabeth was an old hand at presentations, having co-chaired La Fiesta des las Seis … [Read more...] about 2022 DSOL Debutante Announcement Was Streamlined And So Were Hemlines

MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert!: 2020 And 2021 Crystal Charity Ball Newbies Reception

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Noontime at Highland Park Village looked like a luxury car lot on a slow day. The vehicles were top-drawer, but they weren’t budging and finding a parking place was like searching for a contact lens in a shag rug. So the ladies of Crystal Charity Ball had two options in attending the new members get-together at Carolina Herrera — valet or take a workout on their stilettos after … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert!: 2020 And 2021 Crystal Charity Ball Newbies Reception

Dallas Opera Women’s Board Honored Patsy Miller Donosky With Founders Award, Family, Friends And Flourish

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The selection of Patsy Miller Donosky for the 2020 Juanita and Henry S. Miller Jr. Founders Award seemed as natural as singing in the Winspear. Afterall, her folks Juanita and Henry S. Miller Jr. co-founded The Dallas Opera way back in the 1950s. But Patsy had earned her operatic stripes purely on her own. From being a child traveling by train with her mother and her brother … [Read more...] about Dallas Opera Women’s Board Honored Patsy Miller Donosky With Founders Award, Family, Friends And Flourish

MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: The Juanita And Henry S. Miller Jr. Founders Award Luncheon

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This year’s Dallas Opera Women’s Board’s Juanita and Henry S. Miller Jr. Founders Award Luncheon was a true family affair. From the award’s namesakes to their daughter/awardee Patsy Miller Donosky and her children and in-laws, the music-loving Miller clan, along with dozens and dozens of friends like Linda Gibbons, Elsie Dunklin, Jean White and Nancy Bass, was front and center … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: The Juanita And Henry S. Miller Jr. Founders Award Luncheon