The 16th Annual Day At The Races (DATR) presented by Truist Bank was a little like the Kentucky Derby's photo finish — a scramble to the finish line. With the VIP reception of Turtle Creek Conservancy's signature fundraiser at Turtle Creek Park starting at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, the crowd was ready to break from the gate. But in this case it wasn't a starting gate. … [Read more...] about The 16th Annual Day At The Races Was Off And Running To The Photo Finish Line
Lisa Shirley
2023 Crystal Charity Ball Called It A “Wrap” With “Charm” And A Full House At Au Troisième
As the 2023 Crystal Charity Ball committee was within a month of ending the year of raising more than $$6,686,131 for the 2023 beneficiaries (After-School All-Stars, Buckner Children and Family Services, Fair Park First, Family Gateway, MetroCare Services, Salvation Army of North Texas and YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas), the members didn't just turn out for the Wrap Up Luncheon … [Read more...] about 2023 Crystal Charity Ball Called It A “Wrap” With “Charm” And A Full House At Au Troisième
Iconic Cattle Baron’s 50th Ball Broke Records With A Few Slaps On The Wrist(bands)
Billed as an "iconic" event, the 2023 Cattle Baron's 50th fundraiser for the American Cancer Society of North Texas nonetheless got off to a bit of an un-iconic start for some of the VIP-ers at Parker's Southfork Ranch on Saturday, October 14. Just for openers, guests arrived in the designated area per instructions for the meet-and-greet with lead singer Randy Rogers of the … [Read more...] about Iconic Cattle Baron’s 50th Ball Broke Records With A Few Slaps On The Wrist(bands)
2022 Crystal Charity Ball Committee Handed Out $9M+ To Dallas County Children’s Non-Profits
2022 Crystal Charity Ball Chair Susan Farris had a very special reason for the 2022 beneficiaries check presentation to take place at Arlington Hall on Tuesday, April 5. It was the spot where she had held a formal tea on Thursday, March 3, honoring the former CCB chairs and kicking off the organization's 70th anniversary year. Now, after months of fundraising, she wanted to … [Read more...] about 2022 Crystal Charity Ball Committee Handed Out $9M+ To Dallas County Children’s Non-Profits
2023 Cattle Baronesses And Former Chairs Flocked To Yard Bird For Spring Luncheon
The 2023 Cattle Baron's Ball committee plus past ball chairs had plenty to celebrate at the group's Spring Luncheon at Yard Bird on Tuesday, April 4. In addition to hitting the $3M fundraising mark, there was a birthday celebration plus a menu featuring yummy Southern goodies like fried chicken. And when it came to shooting the annual group photo, organizers borrowed the lobby … [Read more...] about 2023 Cattle Baronesses And Former Chairs Flocked To Yard Bird For Spring Luncheon
2023 Cattle Baron’s Ball Reveal Was An “Iconic” Happening For Hundreds At The Village Dallas
Early in the rainy, cold evening of Wednesday, February 8, some of the 2023 Cattle Baron’s Ball guests were a bit lost in finding the location for the Reveal Party at The Village Dallas. Even those in the know who had sworn that it would be a breeze fessed up that they'd been stymied by the directions and the lack of valet parkers. Is there anything worse than trying to … [Read more...] about 2023 Cattle Baron’s Ball Reveal Was An “Iconic” Happening For Hundreds At The Village Dallas
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2023 Cattle Baron’s Ball Reveal
Leave it to those Cattle Baronesses! They’re always scouting new opportunities to raise monies to battle cancer and this year’s Cattle Baron’s Ball Co-Chairs Andrea Cheek and Isabella Novakov Higginbotham found a gem in the heart of Big D — Village Country Club. No, it wasn’t a newbie venue in Highland Park Village. Rather, think of that campus as The Village Dallas where … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2023 Cattle Baron’s Ball Reveal
Crystal Charity Ball Was Una Magnifica Notte Capping Its Mama Mia 70th Anniversary Year
When Crystal Charity Ball guests pulled up to the driveway of the Hilton Anatole Hotel on Saturday evening, December 3, they were greeted by smoke billowing up from a fire along the walkway leading to the 2022 Ball’s "Splendido Italiano" wonderland. But the hint of fiery Italiano turned out to be just a Texas-sized pizza converted into a pastry oven, warming up in order to … [Read more...] about Crystal Charity Ball Was Una Magnifica Notte Capping Its Mama Mia 70th Anniversary Year
2022 Crystal Charity Ball Wrap Up Lunch Was Charming Despite A Sassetta Slo-Mo Meal
The 2022 Crystal Charity Ball committee members may have felt like it was on Ground Hog Day for its 2022 Wrap Up Luncheon on Wednesday, November 16. With top hospitable greetings from the curb by valet parkers at Headington Companies’ Joule Hotel’s Sassetta restaurant, it had all the signs of a return to pre-pandemic days of seamless eventing. But it didn’t exactly go that way. … [Read more...] about 2022 Crystal Charity Ball Wrap Up Lunch Was Charming Despite A Sassetta Slo-Mo Meal
CBB Former Chair Luncheon Had Past Memories Of Legendary North Texas Fundraiser To Regale
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
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