The 2024 Crystal Charity Ball’s New York Holiday! on Saturday, December 7, at the Hilton Anatole was literally a perfect storm, with Mother Nature making a challenging time fashionably worse. From the start it was going to be a memorable "buckle your belts" night, with a drenching flood of rain that only an ark might have handled. Even after guests waited what seemed like … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2024 Crystal Charity Ball
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Wait No Longer To Sign Up For Rising Stars Luncheon’s Fireside Chat With Troy Aikman
While most Dallas Cowboy fans, players and staff are having to watch Sunday's Super Bowl from beyond the sidelines, there's a lot of second-guessing about how the North Texas team will fare next season. Those guessers will soon have a great chance to hear from the man who guided the Cowboys to their last three Super Bowl wins in 1992, 1993 and 1995. After-School All-Stars … [Read more...] about Wait No Longer To Sign Up For Rising Stars Luncheon’s Fireside Chat With Troy Aikman
Tracy And Ben Lange’s Home Made A Spectacular Setting For The Crystal Charity Ball Underwriters Party
There couldn’t have been a better place for Crystal Charity Ball to hold its 2024 Underwriters party on Tuesday, November 12, than at the magnificent Preston Hollow manse of Tracy and Ben Lange. Before the Langes bought it in 2012, after all, the nearly 10,000-square-foot traditional home had been owned by Nickey Oates, whose wife, Debbie Oates, is a former Crystal Charity … [Read more...] about Tracy And Ben Lange’s Home Made A Spectacular Setting For The Crystal Charity Ball Underwriters Party
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Crystal Charity Ball Underwriters Reception
Roads were jammed with holiday early shoppers and fundraisers celebrating the last weeks of the year on Tuesday, November 12. Over in Preston Hollow, Tracy and Ben Lange had their driveway doing the cha-cha-cha on luxury vehicles into the estate for the 2024 Crystal Charity Ball Underwriters Cocktail party. Once inside, guests like Claire … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Crystal Charity Ball Underwriters Reception
Results Of Top 2024 Crystal Charity Ball Fundraising Wraps Up At The Mercury
As the 2024 fundraising was nearing an end, Crystal Charity Ball Chair Cheryl Joyner gathered her committee of 100 women for the results of the year's efforts to raise $7,093,665 for Dallas County children's charities (Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, HHM Health, Methodist Health System Foundation, Parkland Health Foundation, The Center for Integrative Counseling and … [Read more...] about Results Of Top 2024 Crystal Charity Ball Fundraising Wraps Up At The Mercury
2024 Crystal Charity Ball Circle Of Angels Dinner 10/29
Helen and John Carona must hold a master's degree in hosting. Their Preston Hollow estate is beyond ideal for any type of gathering, from an indoor cocktail party to a dinner for more than a hundred in the backyard overlooking a private a lake. And just in case the weather poses a challenge, the Caronas are old hands at having the expansive terraces tented. But on Tuesday, … [Read more...] about 2024 Crystal Charity Ball Circle Of Angels Dinner 10/29
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2024 Crystal Charity Ball Circle Of Angels Dinner
If the word "gracious" required a picture-perfect setting, then Helen and John Carona's Preston Hollow estate would be camera-ready. On Tuesday, October 29, it was the place for the 2024 Crystal Charity Ball Circle Of Angels dinner underwritten by Deloitte. After being greeted at the front door by 2024 CCB Chair Cheryl Joyner and Evening Chair Lisa Cooley, guests like … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2024 Crystal Charity Ball Circle Of Angels Dinner
MySweetWishList: Bullock Museum’s Texas Independence Day Dinner
According to Texas State History Museum Foundation Trustee Lisa Cooley, “On Wednesday, March 12, 2025, the Texas State History Museum Foundation will honor Texas legends Susan and Michael Dell with the History-Making Texan Award. The award will be presented at the Foundation's annual Texas Independence Day Dinner at The Bullock State History Museum in Austin. While the … [Read more...] about MySweetWishList: Bullock Museum’s Texas Independence Day Dinner
JUST IN: Sports Icon Legend Troy Aikman To Keynote After-School All-Stars North Texas’ Rising Stars Luncheon
Despite the holiday weekend's hibernation, the North Texas fundraisers are definitely not asleep at the wheel. One example is the After-School All-Stars North Texas that has just checked in with legendary Dallas Cowboy Super Bowl quarterback/ESPN Monday Night Analyst/Philanthropist Troy Aikman as the featured speaker to fireside chat about sports and stuff with WFAA Lead Sports … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Sports Icon Legend Troy Aikman To Keynote After-School All-Stars North Texas’ Rising Stars Luncheon
“The King Of Diamonds” Author Rena Pederson Was A Gem Of A Storyteller At The Write Stuff
Custom fashion designer Michael Faircloth admitted he’s not much of a reader. But he made an exception for “The King of Diamonds,” a new book by veteran journalist Rena Pederson about the bold, uncaught jewel thief who snuck into the mansions of North Texas’ elite in the late 1950s and ’60s. “My partner said, ‘You have to read this book, because you know so many people, and … [Read more...] about “The King Of Diamonds” Author Rena Pederson Was A Gem Of A Storyteller At The Write Stuff
Fur Ball Was A Howling Success With Raised Paddles And Puppies For Cuddling And Adoption
After a couple or three years of having issues about its operation, the SPCA of Texas regrouped and started getting back to its mission "of providing every animal with exceptional care and a loving home." As a sign of better days, its 2024 Fur Ball was transitioning with both longtime and new friends under the leadership of SPCA President/CEO Chris Luna. Co-chairing the … [Read more...] about Fur Ball Was A Howling Success With Raised Paddles And Puppies For Cuddling And Adoption