My Sweet Charity

An Ongoing Conversation For the Good Of Dallas

Kimberly Schlegel Whitman

Despite A Changing Of The Guard, 2019 Crystal Charity Ball’s 10 Best Dressed Fashion Show Scored A Touchdown

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There’s always a bit of nerves/anxiety behind the scenes for a big event … or even a little one. But on the days leading to the legendary Crystal Charity Ball Ten Best Dressed Fashion Show at Neiman Marcus Downtown on Friday, September 13, the edge was a little greater than decades before. After all, longtime NM vets like production queen Sandy Marple and fashion czar/emcee Ken … [Read more...] about Despite A Changing Of The Guard, 2019 Crystal Charity Ball’s 10 Best Dressed Fashion Show Scored A Touchdown

MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2019 Crystal Charity Ball Ten Best Dressed Fashion Show

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For the first time in ages, old Neiman Marcus standard bearers like Special Events VP Sandy Marple and Senior VP/Fashion Director Ken Downing would not be part of the annual Crystal Charity Ball Ten Best Dressed Fashion Show at the NM Downtown store on Friday, September 13. Adding to the change factor was designer Carolina Herrera’s successor Wes Gordon, who was presenting his … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2019 Crystal Charity Ball Ten Best Dressed Fashion Show

2019 Crystal Charity Ball Platinum Circle Dinner Provided A Feast Of Catching Up

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For the first time since temperatures hit the century mark, gents were having to pull out their best ties for an evening event on Thursday, September 5. The occasion was the 2019 Crystal Charity Ball Platinum Circle Dinner at the Dallas Country Club. The annual dinner underwritten by Comerica is considered a warm-up for the CCB Ten Best Dressed Fashion two-day events. As emcee … [Read more...] about 2019 Crystal Charity Ball Platinum Circle Dinner Provided A Feast Of Catching Up

MySweetCharity Photo Gallery: 2019 Crystal Charity Ball Platinum Circle Dinner

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They say things are bigger in Texas and the 2019 Crystal Charity Ball Platinum Circle Dinner on Thursday, September 5, lived up to that claim. With a bigger than life-size group photo of the 2019 Crystal Charity Ball Ten Best Dressed (Delilah Boyd, Lisa Cooley, Tiffany Divis, Jennifer Dix, Cate Ford, Cara French, Amy Hegi, Karla McKinley, Amy Prestidge and Kimberly Schlegel … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery: 2019 Crystal Charity Ball Platinum Circle Dinner

A Computer Glitch Didn’t Throw A Hitch In 28th Annual Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary Fashion Show And Luncheon

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No one would have suspected that the Salvation Army DFW Metroplex Command had had an overnight nightmare on Tuesday, May 7. But, as guests arrived at the Winspear Opera House for the 28th Annual Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary Fashion Show and Luncheon, the ladies and gents of the local Salvation Army were still recovering from their computers being cruelly hacked the day … [Read more...] about A Computer Glitch Didn’t Throw A Hitch In 28th Annual Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary Fashion Show And Luncheon

JUST IN: Children’s Cancer Fund Gives $1M To Children’s Medical Center Foundation

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With cameras from local TV stations "rolling," Children's Cancer Fund Executive Director Jennifer Arthur presented a check for a whopping $1 million Tuesday evening to Brent Christopher, president of the Children's Medical Center Foundation. The presentation at Children's Health Medical Center Dallas represented the net proceeds from the CCF's 31st Annual Gala, which … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Children’s Cancer Fund Gives $1M To Children’s Medical Center Foundation

31st Annual Children’s Cancer Fund Gala Was A True Family Affair

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When Kimberly Schlegel Whitman chairs an event, she is known to bring all the right folks together. On Friday, April 26, she pulled out the big guns for the Children's Cancer Fund Annual Gala at the Hilton Anatole benefiting pediatric cancer research and treatment programs at Children's Health and UT Southwestern. Not only did Kim have Troy Aikman and Roger Staubach return as … [Read more...] about 31st Annual Children’s Cancer Fund Gala Was A True Family Affair

MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2019 Children’s Cancer Fund Annual Gala

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For 2019 Children’s Cancer Fund Gala Chair Kimberly Schlegel Whitman, the fundraiser for pediatric cancer treatments and research was a true family affair on Saturday, April 27, at the Hilton Anatole. Not only were there three generations of the Schlegel family there, but their soon-to-be in-law Luke Davis with his mom, Gail Privett Davis, and his grandmother, Barbara … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2019 Children’s Cancer Fund Annual Gala

Despite Threatening Storms, Room To Grow Luncheon Was Fashionably Bright In NorthPark

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On Wednesday, April 17, Room To Grow Luncheon Co-Chairs Kristi Bare admitted that the night before she had had second thoughts about moving the Dec My Room fundraiser the next day. Originally scheduled at NorthPark’s Neiman Marcus Courtyard, they had heeded weather warnings and moved it indoor to the Center’s South Court. Now, as guests like … [Read more...] about Despite Threatening Storms, Room To Grow Luncheon Was Fashionably Bright In NorthPark

MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Room To Grow Luncheon

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From all the predictions, Wednesday, April 17, was going to be a near end-of-the-world episode with hail, floods, etc. Throughout North Texas event planners were in crisis mode. Some were forced to cancel for the safety of their guests and staffs. Over at NorthPark, Dec My Room’s Room To Grow Luncheon Co-Chairs Kristi Bare and Nancy Gopez worked with the Center management team … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Room To Grow Luncheon

30th Annual Children’s Cancer Fund Gala Live Auction Fine Tunes Namedropping With One-Of-A-Kind Luxury

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It’s too bad that the late Robin Leach hadn’t known Nancy C. and Richard Rogers. Alas, the poor chap didn’t get the chance to follow the couple on their various luxury jaunts around the world and pop some bubbly at their Cabo San Lucas hideaway — Villas Del Mar Cabo. Ah, but what Robin never experienced, a winning bidder at Friday’s Children’s Cancer Fund live auction … [Read more...] about 30th Annual Children’s Cancer Fund Gala Live Auction Fine Tunes Namedropping With One-Of-A-Kind Luxury