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Despite A Pausing Bus, 2019 Crystal Charity Ball Ten Best Dressed Announcement Rolled Along

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The timeline for the annual presentation of the Crystal Charity Ball Ten Best Dressed on Wednesday, March 20, at Neiman Marcus Downtown was a little different. For a project-yet-to-be disclosed, the Ten Best Dressed (Delilah Boyd, Lisa Cooley, Tiffany Divis, Jennifer Dix, Cate Ford, Cara French, Amy Hegi, Karla McKinley, Amy Prestidge and Kimberly Schlegel Whitman), 2019 Hall … [Read more...] about Despite A Pausing Bus, 2019 Crystal Charity Ball Ten Best Dressed Announcement Rolled Along

2018 Crystal Charity Ball’s “A Celebration In Nouvelle-Orleans” Was Bonheur De L’Amour

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For 2018 Crystal Charity Ball Chair Claire Emanuelson, the mega-fundraiser for Dallas County children, was a love letter to her hometown, 300-year-old New Orleans, as well as a loving tribute to her late mother. Working with Event Producer Tom Addis and her CCB posse of 99 women plus some sidekicks like Niven Morgan and Shelby Wagner, the Hilton Anatole’s Chantilly Ballroom and … [Read more...] about 2018 Crystal Charity Ball’s “A Celebration In Nouvelle-Orleans” Was Bonheur De L’Amour

Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings Stars At ‘Grow The Grove’ Fundraiser For Cristo Rey Dallas College Prep School

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There was a full house at Sixty Five Hundred on Saturday, November 17, when guests turned out to celebrate the Cristo Rey Dallas College Prep school and one of its biggest champions, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings. The fundraiser, called "Grow The Grove: The Cocktail Party," was an homage not only to the Catholic school in the Pleasant Grove area of southeast Dallas, but to … [Read more...] about Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings Stars At ‘Grow The Grove’ Fundraiser For Cristo Rey Dallas College Prep School

Crystal Charity Ball’s Circle Of Angels Dinner Dazzled In Candlelight With New Orleans Cuisine

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Despite the need to build an ark, North Texas philanthropists steered their way to Brook Hollow on Wednesday, October 17, for Crystal Charity Ball’s Circle of Angels seated supper sponsored by Deloitte. This group is considered the top-most tier of the CCB donors, providing $25,000 or more to benefit this year’s Dallas children’s nonprofits including After-School All-Stars … [Read more...] about Crystal Charity Ball’s Circle Of Angels Dinner Dazzled In Candlelight With New Orleans Cuisine

Former Crystal Charity Ball Chairs Were Celebrated In The Pump House At The Annual Dinner

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To celebrate the past Crystal Charity Ball chairs, who have together provided $143,392,064 for area children’s charities, 2018 CCB Chair Claire Emanuelson and her team managed to lock down Deedie Rose’s Pump House on Thursday, May 10.For first timers and some bets the see-thru floor over the aged waterworks is still a little daunting. What if the weight of the guests, … [Read more...] about Former Crystal Charity Ball Chairs Were Celebrated In The Pump House At The Annual Dinner

MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Crystal Charity Ball Ten Best Dressed Announcement Reception

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The announcement of Crystal Charity Ball's 2018 Ten Best Dressed had a couple of surprises for the guests in the Couture Salon of Neiman Marcus Downtown on Wednesday, March 21. Yes, the word had already gotten out that the Oscar de la Renta team would be providing their fall collection for the fundraising fashion show and luncheon on Friday, September 14. And sure money was … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Crystal Charity Ball Ten Best Dressed Announcement Reception

With A Decades Old Santa Greeting At The Window, Crystal Charity Ball Chair Pam Perella Celebrated Her Committee At A Holiday Tea

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While 2018 Crystal Charity Ball Chair Claire Emanuelson was settling into her office, 2017 CCB Chair Pam Perella was putting on the finishing touches of the year with a reception for her committee on Friday, December 15, at her Beverly Drive home.Originally scheduled for Thursday, December 14, the occasion was postponed to Friday due to the funeral service for Ruth Sharp … [Read more...] about With A Decades Old Santa Greeting At The Window, Crystal Charity Ball Chair Pam Perella Celebrated Her Committee At A Holiday Tea

2017 Crystal Charity Ball Hit The Mountain Tops Of Fundraising With Fabulous Fashions, Feasting And Faces At “An Evening In The Alps”

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The munchkins wandering through the Anatole toward the hotel’s Peppermint Park must have thought the Crystal Charity Ball’s “An Evening In The Alps” was part of the Park layout on Saturday, December 2. So did their parents, as they shot photos of the kids standing in front of the snowy hill scene with red sleigh tilted picture-perfect on the upper level of the Chantilly … [Read more...] about 2017 Crystal Charity Ball Hit The Mountain Tops Of Fundraising With Fabulous Fashions, Feasting And Faces At “An Evening In The Alps”

MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2017 Crystal Charity Ball

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More than 1,500 of North Texas' finest spent the evening of Saturday, December 2, in a winter wonderland that oozed of the high-flying jet setters’ fav Megève with its warming hut, red sleigh in a snow-covered forest, the scent of pine trees and partying through the night away.No, they weren’t in Switzerland. Rather, the local extreme bold facers … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2017 Crystal Charity Ball

Crystal Charity Ball Members Roll Up Their Ugly Christmas Sweater Sleeves To Assemble, Schlep And Make Ready For 2017 Children’s Gala

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Some may think that the 100 Crystal Charity Ball committee members spend the days leading up to their annual fundraising gala at hairdressers, makeup artists and designers for final fittings. How wrong those guessers are! Instead the gals are elbow-to-elbow with vendors and others staffers preparing for the big hoop-la. Why even past CCB chairs show up to join the … [Read more...] about Crystal Charity Ball Members Roll Up Their Ugly Christmas Sweater Sleeves To Assemble, Schlep And Make Ready For 2017 Children’s Gala

As 2017 Gala Nears, Crystal Charity Ball Committee Honors Its Top Producers With Charms And Fashions At Forty Five Ten

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As the 2017 Crystal Charity Ball committee faced their final days before the black-tie gala at the Anatole on Saturday, December 2, it was time for CCB Chair Pam Perella and her lieutenants (Leslie Diers, Elizabeth Gambrell, Anne Besser, Cheryl Joyner and trapped in traffic Kristina Whitcomb) to literally “wrap up” the year-long effort for Dallas County children’s … [Read more...] about As 2017 Gala Nears, Crystal Charity Ball Committee Honors Its Top Producers With Charms And Fashions At Forty Five Ten