My Sweet Charity

An Ongoing Conversation For the Good Of Dallas

Paige Flink

The Family Place Adds New Foundation And Board Directors

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The Family Place has added new faces to both its board of directors and TFP Foundation Board. TFP CEO Paige Flink revealed the following people have joined the board of directors: Marissa Anchia, Elizabeth Dacus, Barbara Durham, Lauran Goldberg, LaTanya Harris, Lindsay Jacaman, Linda Knox, Clarissa Lindenmeyer, Thomas McCollum, Javier Montemayor, Honey Owens, James Pasant, … [Read more...] about The Family Place Adds New Foundation And Board Directors

NorthPark Ambassadors Take Over The Mansion Restaurant For Portrait Viewings And Dining By Candlelight And Cliburn

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While the Methodist Health System Foundation's Eagle Society took over the Mansion Pavilion and Ballroom and the Baker Botts legal eagles dined upstairs on Wednesday, January 30, the Mansion restaurant displayed a “Closed for a private event” sign for the NorthPark Ambassadors (Kim Schlegel Whitman, Kimberly Alexander, Cami Goff, Kathryn Hall, Kim Hext, Linda Kao, Pat McEvoy, … [Read more...] about NorthPark Ambassadors Take Over The Mansion Restaurant For Portrait Viewings And Dining By Candlelight And Cliburn

MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Ambassadors Reception

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The Mansion on Turtle Creek was buzzing with eagles, both legal and philanthropic, on Wednesday, January 30, with the Eagle Society downstairs and the Baker Botts attorneys in the upstairs dining rooms. But it was NorthPark’s 2019 Ambassadors that nested in the Mansion Restaurant for an evening of dining and getting to know each other, as well as the beneficiaries of the … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Ambassadors Reception

Dallas Women’s Foundation Unveils A New Name And A Record Haul At Its 33rd Annual Luncheon

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What do you get when you put together Roslyn Dawson Thompson, president and CEO of the Dallas Women's Foundation; Co-chairs Lael Brodsky and Tricia Miller and Honorary Co-chairs Matrice Ellis-Kirk and Ambassador Ron Kirk; and top sponsors like Presenting Sponsor Toyota, Target, Lyda Hill and Nancy C. Rogers? You get the foundation's 33rd Annual Luncheon on Wednesday, November … [Read more...] about Dallas Women’s Foundation Unveils A New Name And A Record Haul At Its 33rd Annual Luncheon

Despite The Wet Streets, The 2018 ReuNight Kick-Off Party Shone At Stanley Korshak

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North Texas was starting to suffer from days of being waterlogged. It just seemed like the area was the bull’s eye for rain. And if there’s one thing besides an ice storm that can create traffic havoc, it’s slippery streets and drivers who play bumper cars.That’s why the 2018 ReuNight kick-off party at Stanley Korshak on Wednesday, October 17, had a bit of a delayed start. … [Read more...] about Despite The Wet Streets, The 2018 ReuNight Kick-Off Party Shone At Stanley Korshak

2018 Texas Trailblazer Award Luncheon Connects Generations In The Battle Against Domestic Violence

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It turned out that Paul Quinn College and the battle against domestic violence were only two degrees of separation for two on stage folks at The Family Place’s Texas Trailblazer Award Luncheon. But more about that later.Despite the slight drizzle and the 70-degree weather on Wednesday, September 26, the VIP reception commenced in the Omni Dallas Hotel’s Fair Park Room. The … [Read more...] about 2018 Texas Trailblazer Award Luncheon Connects Generations In The Battle Against Domestic Violence

Crespi Estate Hosts A Heady Patron Party Crowd For 2018 Texas Trailblazer Awards Luncheon

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The VIP patron party for The Family Place's 2018 Texas Trailblazer Awards Luncheon took place on the evening of Tuesday, September 25, at the legendary Crespi Estate off Walnut Hill Lane.These days, developer Mehrdad Moayedi's gargantuan spread seems like one of the most popular places for an event in town. Only the day before, for example, the magnificent manse had … [Read more...] about Crespi Estate Hosts A Heady Patron Party Crowd For 2018 Texas Trailblazer Awards 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

JUST IN: 2018 Partners Card Chairs And Dates Just Revealed

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And the news keeps rolling in about plans for the upcoming fall fundraising season. Tonight Nuvo was the site of The Family Place’s reveal of the 2018 Partners Card details.Returning as the presenting sponsor will be Bank of Texas. As for heading up the program, the trio chairing the 26th annual shopping spree fundraiser will be Leigh Danley, Tierney Kaufman Hutchins … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 2018 Partners Card Chairs And Dates Just Revealed

JUST IN: Sunie Solomon And Amy Turner To Co-Chair 2018 Texas Trailblazer Awards Luncheon

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Two former Cattle Baron’s Ball chairs are partnering up to co-chair The Family Place’s 2018 Texas Trailblazer Awards Luncheon. The two are Amy Turner, who chaired CBB in 2005, and Sunie Solmon, who just finished up last year’s CBB.According to The Family Place CEO Paige Flink, “We are so honored to have Amy and Sunie spearheading this year’s Texas Trailblazer … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Sunie Solomon And Amy Turner To Co-Chair 2018 Texas Trailblazer Awards Luncheon

The Family Place’s 2017 Partners Card Team Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary With Another $1M+ Banner Year

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Having recovered from shopping overload with deep discounts, The Family Place's 2017 Partners Card Co-Chairs Brynn Bagot Allday and Jennifer Burns, their sponsors and committee members had the Dallas skyline in the background as they celebrated their million-dollar plus haul on Thursday, January 25, at Dec on Dragon. Here's a report from the field:Over 150 guests overlooked … [Read more...] about The Family Place’s 2017 Partners Card Team Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary With Another $1M+ Banner Year