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Turtle Creek Park Conservancy’s Luminary Dinner Was A Welcomed Post-Election Relief

Jan 1, 2025 5:30 PM by Jeanne Prejean

Turtle Creek Park Conservancy’s Luminary Circle is the top drawer level of philanthropists who provide $25,000 annually to support the 14-acre park on the banks of Turtle Creek that has been a gathering place for residents since 1892. The Luminary Dinner was created to celebrate the donors' generosity and to salute one of their own. While past honorees have included Pat and … [Read more...] about Turtle Creek Park Conservancy’s Luminary Dinner Was A Welcomed Post-Election Relief

MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2024 Crystal Charity Ball Circle Of Angels Dinner

Dec 26, 2024 5:30 PM by Jeanne Prejean

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

A Roomful Of Luminaries At Perot Headquarters Learned The Turtle Creek Park Conservancy’s 2024 Luminary Dinner Honoree

Nov 18, 2024 5:30 PM by Glenn Hunter

There couldn’t have been a better spot than The Perot Companies headquarters to announce the honoree of the Turtle Creek Park Conservancy's 2024 Luminary Dinner, which recognizes the organization's top donors. About 150 guests at the two-hour event seemed to agree. Filing into the sleek, 3-story stone, wood and glass building off Turtle Creek Boulevard for the … [Read more...] about A Roomful Of Luminaries At Perot Headquarters Learned The Turtle Creek Park Conservancy’s 2024 Luminary Dinner Honoree

Party In The Park and Burgers And Burgundy Are Celebrating The Great Outdoors On October 10

Sep 26, 2024 11:30 AM by Jeanne Prejean

Decisions! Decisions! For those wanting to enjoy the incredibly beautiful weather and feasting in the great outdoors of Dallas, they're no doubt being torn between two such fundraisers taking place on the evening of Thursday, October 10. The Staubach siblings and in-laws (Jennifer and John Gates, Michelle and John Grimes, Amy and Jamie Mentgen, Stephanie and Todd Phillips … [Read more...] about Party In The Park and Burgers And Burgundy Are Celebrating The Great Outdoors On October 10

Crystal Charity Ball Former Chairmen Learned How One Of Their Own Had ♥-ed NY

Aug 5, 2024 5:30 PM by Jeanne Prejean

When one becomes a Crystal Charity Ball chair, the past years of fundraising tales tend to become word-of-mouth, hand-me-downs. It is at the annual former chairmen's supper when memories are shared and compared. But somewhere along the line, one of the CCB chair's legendary accomplishments in the world of advertising and the international flair of her ball had been remembered … [Read more...] about Crystal Charity Ball Former Chairmen Learned How One Of Their Own Had ♥-ed NY

MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2024 Crystal Charity Ball Former Chairmen’s Dinner

Aug 2, 2024 5:30 PM by Jeanne Prejean

The Crystal Charity Ball former chairmen's dinner is traditionally a catch-up even combining recent updates and memories of past balls. But on Tuesday, May 21, at Turtle Creek Park's Arlington Hall, the supper under the crystal chandeliers sponsored by Bank of America proved to be an eye-opener for the decades of leaders like Linda Beach (1998), Christie Carter, 2016) Tucker … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2024 Crystal Charity Ball Former Chairmen’s Dinner

Retina Foundation’s Visionary Luncheon Was Especially Poignant For The Family Of The Late Herbert Hunt

Jul 31, 2024 5:30 PM by Jeanne Prejean

The Retina Foundation of the Southwest's Visionary Luncheon was an especially poignant affair on Wednesday, May 15, at the Meyerson following the death of longtime supporter Herbert Hunt on Tuesday, April 9. Over the years both Herbert and his late sister Caroline Rose Hunt had been ardent supporters of the Foundation because of their vision loss due to macular degeneration. … [Read more...] about Retina Foundation’s Visionary Luncheon Was Especially Poignant For The Family Of The Late Herbert Hunt

JUST IN: Klyde Warren Park’s “Party In The Park” Is Going To Be A “Ball” Of Fun Under The Stars

Apr 3, 2024 1:30 PM by Jeanne Prejean

It may seem like October is a long way off, but Klyde Warren Park President/CEO Kit Sawers has already locked everything down for one of the area's favorite events — Party In The Park. And it’s going to be a literal “ball.” That’s because this year’s co-chairs are the children of Dallas Cowboys’ legend Roger Staubach and his bride Marianne Staubach — Jennifer and John Gates, … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Klyde Warren Park’s “Party In The Park” Is Going To Be A “Ball” Of Fun Under The Stars

2023 Crystal Charity Ball Underwriters Explored The Crow Library Filled With “Masterpieces”

Jan 22, 2024 5:30 PM by Jeanne Prejean

Just before the first guests arrived on Wednesday, November 15, at Kathy and Harlan Crow's Library for the Crystal Charity Ball Underwriters Cocktail Party, 2023 CCB Chair Angie Kadesky pointed out a particular painting on the wall to her husband Dr. Kevin Kadesky. It seems the 1955 painting by Sir Winston Churchill, titled "View near Vence in the Alpes-Maritimes," had … [Read more...] about 2023 Crystal Charity Ball Underwriters Explored The Crow Library Filled With “Masterpieces”

MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2023 Crystal Charity Ball Underwriters Cocktail Party

Jan 19, 2024 5:30 PM by Jeanne Prejean

With the 2023 Crystal Charity Ball's theme being "Masterpieces in the Making," it only made sense to hold the CCB Underwriter Cocktail Party at Kathy and Harlan Crow's Library, an evolving collection of priceless art, antiques and treasures. Before the guests like Lyda Hill, Alice and Curt Farmer, Courtney Wang, Laran O'Neill … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2023 Crystal Charity Ball Underwriters Cocktail Party

The Dallas Arboretum’s Great Contributors Salute Retired Admiral William H. McRaven At Annual Award Dinner

Jan 1, 2024 5:30 PM by Jeanne Prejean

On one of those blissful nights when North Texas temperatures felt comfortable in the moonlight, The Dallas Arboretum's Great Contributors flocked into the Ginsberg Family Plaza for a reception preceding the facility's annual Great Contributors Dinner on Sunday, November 5. Despite the Cowboys facing a gut-wrenching, last-minute showdown against the Philadelphia Eagles at … [Read more...] about The Dallas Arboretum’s Great Contributors Salute Retired Admiral William H. McRaven At Annual Award Dinner

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