My Sweet Charity

An Ongoing Conversation For the Good Of Dallas

Lawrence Bock

Crystal Charity Ball Underwriters Warmed Up With A Feast Of Food, Gems And Hunt Hospitality

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As if brazenly taking on Mother Nature, catering czarina Cassandra likes to claim, “It never rains on my events.” On Thursday, November 7, that statement appeared to be challenged as the temperature not only plummeted several degrees from the previous day, but the forecast was for 100% precipitation. Right on cue, however, the day’s rain ended by mid-afternoon, but the chill … [Read more...] about Crystal Charity Ball Underwriters Warmed Up With A Feast Of Food, Gems And Hunt Hospitality

Goodwill’s The Lunch Attracts A Power Crowd — And Lyle Lovett — To The Omni Dallas

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Few nonprofits do more for North Texans with disabilities and disadvantages than Goodwill Industries of Dallas Inc. The organization, after all, placed more than 1,500 of them in jobs last year, while also gathering and processing 20,000 tons of "stuff" for consumers at its 18 donation centers. That may be why the group's 2019 fundraiser called The Lunch on Tuesday, October 1, … [Read more...] about Goodwill’s The Lunch Attracts A Power Crowd — And Lyle Lovett — To The Omni Dallas

Fashions Fluttered In The Season’s First Black-Tie Gala For The Dallas Symphony Orchestra

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While the corny-dog crowd strolled the Midway and the exhibitions on the second day of the 2019 State Fair of Texas, the beautiful butterfly people clustered at the Meyerson Symphony Center on Saturday, September 14. The gathering of the North Texas black-tie set was for the 2019 Dallas Symphony Orchestra Gala, with cool-guy violinist Joshua Bell on stage with the Dallas … [Read more...] about Fashions Fluttered In The Season’s First Black-Tie Gala For The Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Cattle Baron’s Gals Hit The Jackpot With Inaugural Poker Night And NFL Kickoff Game Watch Party

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The Texas Hold 'Em games wouldn't be starting until 7:30 p.m. But NFL Hall of Famer Charles Haley was on-site earlier than that for the first-ever Poker Night and NFL Kickoff Game Watch Party at Dallas' brand-new Crozier Hall event space. The Thursday, September 5 Cattle Baron's Ball fundraiser, which was organized to benefit pediatric cancer research, was also the … [Read more...] about Cattle Baron’s Gals Hit The Jackpot With Inaugural Poker Night And NFL Kickoff Game Watch Party

JUST IN: Fundraiser For Country Music Hall Of Fame And Museum Coming To Dallas For The First Time

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Many North Texans have toured the famed Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville over the years. Outside of Tennesseans, after all, Texans comprise the biggest group of visitors to the Museum. To directly support its various educational programs, the Museum has presented a special concert series called All for the Hall every year since 2007. Those concerts, which have … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Fundraiser For Country Music Hall Of Fame And Museum Coming To Dallas For The First Time

2019 Cattle Baron’s Ball Live Auction Reveal Get-Together Unveiled 21 Luxury Packages

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Piper Moon staked her claim in the corner of Bachendorf's entry on Wednesday, August 28, there among the gift bags for the 2019 Cattle Baron's Ball Live Auction Preview party. Along the display cases over the gems, Tony Lama boots were lined up and, across the way, Jack Winery bottles were opened for pouring. As a server heard, "A bit more of the pinot," he hustled over to … [Read more...] about 2019 Cattle Baron’s Ball Live Auction Reveal Get-Together Unveiled 21 Luxury Packages

Cattle Baron’s Ball Underwriters Found Horse Trailers Were Good For More Than Hauling Ponies

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Despite Friday Night Lights high school football and the opening day of the 2018 State Fair, the 2018 Cattle Baron’s Ball Underwriters who got together Friday, September 28, filled Strait Lane and all the surrounding lanes. As a ginormous orange sun set in the west, the Jack Boles valets were tackling a real challenge. The narrow streets of the surrounding Preston … [Read more...] about Cattle Baron’s Ball Underwriters Found Horse Trailers Were Good For More Than Hauling Ponies

Pooches, Purple And A Happy Surprise Helped The SPCA Of Texas Celebrate At Its 80th Anniversary Fur Ball

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Russell “Rusty” Dealey’s home is an all-guy place with five male cats and boy bunnies. While all the critters are rescues, only one has three legs. His name on the books is Tripod, but in the household he’s known as Muffin. The eight-year-old cat came into Rusty’s life when SPCA supporter Mary Spencer invited Rusty to meet him. It was a connection for life. And while he … [Read more...] about Pooches, Purple And A Happy Surprise Helped The SPCA Of Texas Celebrate At Its 80th Anniversary Fur Ball

Country Stars Lure 200 To Cattle Baron’s Ball’s First-ever Combat Cowboy Concert Benefiting Cancer Services And Programs For Veterans

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Jonika Nix comes from a military family, with parents and grandparents who served in the armed services and an uncle who died in Vietnam. So it's little wonder that she and Katy Bock, Jonika's Cattle Baron's Ball co-chair, were the spark plugs behind a first-ever, one-off, pre-CBB benefit concert on Wednesday, September 5, at Canton Hall called Combat Cowboy: A Vet Salute To … [Read more...] about Country Stars Lure 200 To Cattle Baron’s Ball’s First-ever Combat Cowboy Concert Benefiting Cancer Services And Programs For Veterans