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Spirit Of Generations Luncheon Had Everything From Peruna, A Voice-From-Above To Boone Wisdom Served Up For The Senior Source

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Before The Senior Source’s Spirit of Generations Luncheon got underway with its presentation of awards at the Anatole on Wednesday, November 20, Luncheon Chair Caren Kline had a personal admission. Having lost her parents in recent years, she told the crowd in the Chantilly Ballroom that she and her sister did what they thought was the right thing to do as their parents made … [Read more...] about Spirit Of Generations Luncheon Had Everything From Peruna, A Voice-From-Above To Boone Wisdom Served Up For The Senior Source

MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Spirit Of Generations Luncheon

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The Senior Source’s Spirit of Generations Luncheon at the Hilton Anatole proved to be a true calling on Wednesday, November 20. With a mammoth switchboard on stage, Spirit of Generations Awardees Marla and Mike Boone laughed their way through the calls that came in from business associates, former presidents, friends, the Boone kids and even a voice from above. But … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Spirit Of Generations Luncheon

JUST IN: Jan And Fred Hegi’s Family To Receive The 2019 Flora Award

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Just ask Jan and Fred Hegi about their kids and they shine like a supernova. Not only will they tell you that their sons, Brian Hegi and Peter Hegi, are the best sons in these parts, but they have the most incredibly wonderful daughters-in-law in Libby (aka Mrs. Brian) Hegi and Amy (aka (Mrs. Peter) Hegi. Too sweet to believe? It only gets worse. Amy and Hegi are … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Jan And Fred Hegi’s Family To Receive The 2019 Flora Award

Spirit Of Generations Awards Luncheon Chair Caren Kline Reveals Plans For 2019 The Senior Source Fundraiser

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While many are taking off for summer getaways, The Senior Source has already locked down plans for the 2019 Spirit of Generations Luncheon. They’ve managed to have Caren Kline chair the annual fundraiser that will take place at the Hilton Anatole on Wednesday, November 20.As for who will be the event’s honorees, Mike and Marla Boone will receive the Spirit of Generations … [Read more...] about Spirit Of Generations Awards Luncheon Chair Caren Kline Reveals Plans For 2019 The Senior Source Fundraiser

PCHPS Holiday Party Buzzed About Plans For Upcoming Fundraising Season

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Venise Stuart was doing presidential double-duties on Tuesday, December 11. Earlier in the day she had presided over the Les Femmes du Monde holiday tea at Cynthia Beaird’s. With just enough time to change into her Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society presidential cocktail dress, she and husband Larry Stuart headed to Marcella and Brian Wilde’s home for the PCHPS’s … [Read more...] about PCHPS Holiday Party Buzzed About Plans For Upcoming Fundraising Season

New Friends New Life’s 20th Anniversary Luncheon Celebrated The Progress Made In Battling The Sex Trade

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Before New Friends New Life’s 20th Anniversary Luncheon keynote speaker Uma Thurman entered the Omni’s Fair Park Room, the near capacity crowd was happily just chatting and sipping coffee on Friday, November 9. But the moment the willowy blonde in black entered a side door, the meet-and-greet lined up on both sides of the sponsor backdrop. The VIP types like Honorary … [Read more...] about New Friends New Life’s 20th Anniversary Luncheon Celebrated The Progress Made In Battling The Sex Trade

ProtectHER Awards—And A Zany ‘Waiter’ Act—Enliven New Friends New Life’s 20th Anniversary Platinum Dinner

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On the ground floor of the strikingly modern Hunt Consolidated building in downtown Dallas, the movers and shakers were out in force on the evening of Thursday, November 8. They'd gathered for New Friends New Life's 20th Anniversary Platinum Dinner, an important occasion for a consequential group of top sponsors—and an event that turned out to be leavened with some unexpected  … [Read more...] about ProtectHER Awards—And A Zany ‘Waiter’ Act—Enliven New Friends New Life’s 20th Anniversary Platinum Dinner

Jason Garrett, Adm. Bill McRaven And ‘A One-Woman Tsunami Of Good Deeds’ Highlight The Center For BrainHealth’s 2018 Legacy Award Dinner

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Some welcome news was made at Dallas' Brain Performance Institute on Tuesday, October 23, when Admiral and Mrs. William V. McRaven were honored by the Institute's Center for BrainHealth with the 2018 Legacy Award. The news was that the award recipients, known less formally as Georgeann and Bill McRaven, will serve as national spokespeople for the Center's soon-to-be-announced … [Read more...] about Jason Garrett, Adm. Bill McRaven And ‘A One-Woman Tsunami Of Good Deeds’ Highlight The Center For BrainHealth’s 2018 Legacy Award Dinner

New Friends New Life’s ProtectHER Award Winners Are Revealed At 20th Anniversary Luncheon Launch Party

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When more than 60 guests gathered on Tuesday, October 9, for the launch party for New Friends New Life's 20th Anniversary Luncheon, the nonprofit's milestone luncheon was exactly 30 days away. And according to NFNL CEO Kim Robinson, that was probably a good thing. "We've still got some work to do," Kim told the kick-off crowd at the home of Gigi and Roy Salley. "We still need … [Read more...] about New Friends New Life’s ProtectHER Award Winners Are Revealed At 20th Anniversary Luncheon Launch Party

JUST IN: Uma Thurman To Replace MIA Mandy Moore At New Friends New Life Luncheon

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There are times when bad news results in great news. This is one of those times. Remember back in August when it was announced that Mandy Moore would be the keynote speaker for the New Friends New Life 2oth Annual Luncheon on Friday, November 9? Word has just arrived that Mandy won’t be able to be at the podium. Evidently, word has it that “she could in no way get out of … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Uma Thurman To Replace MIA Mandy Moore At New Friends New Life Luncheon

Park Cities Historic And Preservation Society Celebrates Memories With Sodas As HP Pharmacy Nears An End

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As Highland Park Pharmacy proprietor Gretchen Minyard Williams looked around her drugstore, which was filled to the brim with people seated at the soda-fountain stools and others still trying to squeeze in for a table, she seemed wistful yet resigned on Tuesday, September 4. Yes, the place had been a mainstay for generations. But it would be the scene of its final serving of … [Read more...] about Park Cities Historic And Preservation Society Celebrates Memories With Sodas As HP Pharmacy Nears An End