When a fundraiser involves a power team, the results are going to be top drawer. Such was the case with the recent Wilkinson Center’s Can Do! Luncheon with Nelda Cain Pickens serving as event chair and Margot Perot as honorary chair, plus Nancy Cain Marcus providing sister power. Not only did the blonde trio pull off a seamlessly successful luncheon at the Dallas Country … [Read more...] about Wilkinson Center’s 2022 Can Do! Luncheon Broke Its Past Records Thanks To A Blonde Trio
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2022 Can Do! Luncheon Celebrated Awardees With A Refreshingly Well-Done Program
Emerging from a couple of years of North Texas fundraising hibernation, many have been admitting it’s been tough getting back into the swing of things. Luckily, Wilkinson Center’s 10th Anniversary Can Do! Luncheon on Monday, April 4, at the Dallas Country Club eased the transition and perhaps set a new game plan for others to follow. While luncheon fundraisers in years gone … [Read more...] about 2022 Can Do! Luncheon Celebrated Awardees With A Refreshingly Well-Done Program
SOLD-OUT Alert: 2022 Can Do! Luncheon
With only a week to go, Wilkinson Center's 2022 Can Do! Luncheon is putting up the "Sold-Out!" sign. Thanks to Chair Nelda Cain Pickens and Honorary Chair Margot Perot, the fundraiser at the Dallas Country Club on Monday, April 4, will feature the following award recipients: Can Do! Individual Award — Liza Collins and Rachel Stephens are being recognized for honoring … [Read more...] about SOLD-OUT Alert: 2022 Can Do! Luncheon
JUST IN: Klyde Warren Park Will Have Perot Power Chairing Its 2022 President’s Circle
After gifting Klyde Warren Park with $5M in December to name its children’s park after Park Co-Founders Sheila and Jody Grant, the Perot Family has stepped up again to support the Park. Putting Perot Power into fundraising for the Park, the family (matriarch Margot Perot and her offsprings and their spouses Nancy and Rod Jones, Suzanne and Patrick McGee, … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Klyde Warren Park Will Have Perot Power Chairing Its 2022 President’s Circle
JUST IN: 2022 Can Do! Luncheon Details Announced To Kick Off Wilkinson Center’s 40th Anniversary
When 2022 Can Do! Luncheon Chair Nelda Cain Pickens decided to hold a kick-off coffee to reveal plans for the Wilkinson Center’s fundraiser, her sister Nancy Cain Marcus offered to host the announcement event at her incredible home this morning for guests including Emilynn Wilson, Betty Regard, Ann Dyer, Lynn McBee, Gail Thomas and past luncheon chairs Pam Busbee, Emilynn … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 2022 Can Do! Luncheon Details Announced To Kick Off Wilkinson Center’s 40th Anniversary
Healing Hands Luncheon Co-Chairs Reveal New Details For HHM Health Fundraiser
Things are popping for HHM Health’s Healing Hands Luncheon on Thursday, March 31. In addition to having Heisman Trophy winner and NFL Hall of Famer Tim Brown as the featured speaker and Margot Perot as presenting sponsor, the late Caroline Rose Hunt’s granddaughter Julia Sands Cunningham will represent The Rosewood Foundation and Caroline's family in accepting an award for … [Read more...] about Healing Hands Luncheon Co-Chairs Reveal New Details For HHM Health Fundraiser
RESCHEDULED: Retina Foundation Of The Southwest’s Visionary Luncheon
The Retina Foundation Of The Southwest's major fundraiser — Visionary Luncheon — was originally scheduled for Tuesday, May 3, at the Hilton Anatole with fingers crossed that COVID would not be a problem. But something arose that changed the plans. And, no, it wasn't a virus. It seems that the Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary is holding its Fashion Show and … [Read more...] about RESCHEDULED: Retina Foundation Of The Southwest’s Visionary Luncheon
Klyde Warren Park’s Expanded Children’s Park To Be Named After Sheila And Jody Grant Thanks To $5M Gift From Perots
Back in 2002 the idea that had been simmering started gathering steam. For some it was a crazy idea; to others it was a stroke of genius. Perhaps it was both. The idea was the creation of a park over Woodall Rodgers, a recessed highway. John Zogg played the role of Tom Sawyer rallying organizations and people to the undertaking. One of those people was Capital Bank Founder Jody … [Read more...] about Klyde Warren Park’s Expanded Children’s Park To Be Named After Sheila And Jody Grant Thanks To $5M Gift From Perots
Perot’s Shape Of Matter Preview Party Sparkled With Jewelry Designer Paula Crevoshay Twinkling
How perfect the night was with a full moon overhead and the Dallas skyscrapers glowing on the Perot Museum’s outdoor plaza. That was the scene on Wednesday, October 20, as guests attended a private reception hosted by Betsy and Richard Eiseman’s Eiseman Jewels for “The Shape Of Matter — Through an Artist’s Eyes” in the Museum’s Lyda Hill Gems and Minerals Hall. The … [Read more...] about Perot’s Shape Of Matter Preview Party Sparkled With Jewelry Designer Paula Crevoshay Twinkling
Healing Hands Luncheon Letters Are Ready To Hit Mailboxes To Support HHM Health Programs
This afternoon it was business as usual at Healing Hand Ministries (HHM). Parents were shepherding their youngsters in for vaccinations; a couple of women in niqabs were walking from nearby apartments in Vickery Meadows for their appointments; adults were rolling up their sleeves for COVID-19 vaccinations; and a pregnant woman was leaving after receiving a good checkup … [Read more...] about Healing Hands Luncheon Letters Are Ready To Hit Mailboxes To Support HHM Health Programs
Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary Is Turning Tea For Two Into Two-fer For Tea With Designs
The Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary's 2021 Fashion Show and Luncheon Chair Kim Hext may have had to cancel the annual fashion show because of that dang pandemic, but she’s turning the old “tea for two” into “two for tea.” She wasn’t giving up on providing funds for the Salvation Army of North Texas and decided to have a virtual Spring Tea at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 5, … [Read more...] about Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary Is Turning Tea For Two Into Two-fer For Tea With Designs