My Sweet Charity

An Ongoing Conversation For the Good Of Dallas

Janie Condon

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

by Leave a Comment

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

by

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

by

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

by

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

by

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

by

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

Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary Spring Meeting Promoted Spring Fashions And Fashionable Donations

by

Try as they might, sometimes gals just can’t be in two places at the same time. That’s exactly the situation in which Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary President Margaret Hancock and SAWA Fashion Show Chair Kim Hext found themselves on Tuesday, February 4. While the Crystal Charity Ball new members were brunching with the committee chairs at Robyn Conlon, Margaret and Kim … [Read more...] about Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary Spring Meeting Promoted Spring Fashions And Fashionable Donations

MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2020 Crystal Charity Ball

by

The 2020 Crystal Charity Ball’s South American Mosaic transported 1,635 black tie supporters of Dallas County charities down south of the equator on Saturday, December 7. From the moment guests walked along the entry hallway of the Hilton Anatole, the three models costumed like a jaguar, butterfly and colorful bird on platforms in a lush jungle setting literally had even the … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2020 Crystal Charity Ball

2019 Crystal Charity Ball Committee Recognized Top Producers With Charms And Jaguar Spots

by

As the 2019 Crystal Charity Ball wound up its year of gathering more than $6.8M for the 2019 beneficiaries (Child and Family Guidance Center, Community Partners of Dallas, Cristo Rey Dallas College Prep, For the Nations Refugee Outreach, Interfaith Family Services, Jubilee Park and Community Center, Los Barrios Unidos Community Clinic, Mercy Street, Promise House and Readers 2 … [Read more...] about 2019 Crystal Charity Ball Committee Recognized Top Producers With Charms And Jaguar Spots

Crystal Charity Ball Fashion Show And Neiman Marcus Scored A Home Run Bringing The Fundraiser Back To “The Store” With Posen And Pearls

by

Thomas Wolfe once declared, “You can never go home again.” Leave it to Neiman Marcus and Crystal Charity Ball to prove that old adage is so off base. On Friday, September 15, the 2017 Crystal Charity Ball Fashion Show and Luncheon was a love fest bringing the more-than-popular children's fundraiser back home to the Neiman Marcus Downtown flagship. Unlike the past couple or … [Read more...] about Crystal Charity Ball Fashion Show And Neiman Marcus Scored A Home Run Bringing The Fundraiser Back To “The Store” With Posen And Pearls