My Sweet Charity

An Ongoing Conversation For the Good Of Dallas

Regina Montoya Coggins

Mary Brinegar’s Retirement Party Was Cheers And Tears For The Arboretum’s Gardener-In-Chief

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Dallas Arboretum President/CEO Mary Brinegar's farewell-to-arms retirement gathering on Friday, June 9, in the Arboretum's Rosine Hall had plenty of arms wrapped around the honoree. It was a combination of cheers for the decades of bringing out the best in Mother Nature, and tears for her ending a period in which the Arboretum dramatically grew in size and stature, becoming a … [Read more...] about Mary Brinegar’s Retirement Party Was Cheers And Tears For The Arboretum’s Gardener-In-Chief

Equest Women’s Auxiliary Founder Louise Griffeth Just Thought She Knew The POA For Arabian Nights

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For a second night in a row, the weather guessers lost their bets. On Saturday, March 23, there had been all types of threats (i.e., the usual thunderstorms, lightning, hail, tornadoes, end-of-world scenarios, etc.). But it all held off. Didn't matter. The annual Equest gala fundraiser that had been held in years past at various outdoor venues like Dallas Equestrian Center and … [Read more...] about Equest Women’s Auxiliary Founder Louise Griffeth Just Thought She Knew The POA For Arabian Nights

MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Arabian Nights Gala

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Despite the large-as-life green elephant statue across the way, the Equest mini-ambassadors decked out in costume attire held their own on Saturday, March 23, at Sixty Five Hundred. What brought the little horses and the pachyderm to the former Wisteria site was the “Arabian Nights Gala” benefiting Equest. With fortune teller Violette revealing fortunes and … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Arabian Nights Gala

Dallas CASA’s Champions Of Children Award Dinner Was Highlighted By A Shipp, A Rose And The Meadows

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The annual Champions of Children Award Dinner hauled in a tidy sum of $360,000 for Dallas CASA. Held at the Fairmont on Thursday, November 15, Co-Chairs Regina Montoya Coggins and Paul Coggins, Bela and Chase Cooley and Jan Miller and Jeff Rich arranged for a stellar lineup of honorary co-chairs Jan and Trevor Rees-Jones, honoree The Meadows Foundation plus speaker Josh Shipp. … [Read more...] about Dallas CASA’s Champions Of Children Award Dinner Was Highlighted By A Shipp, A Rose And The Meadows

Champions Of Children Patrons Had A Colorful Background To Celebrate Dallas CASA Fundraiser

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On Wednesday, November 7,  Champions of Children Awards Dinner Co-Chairs Jan Miller and Jeff Rich got together with fellow Co-Chairs Regina Montoya Coggins and Paul Coggins for a patron party at the Miller-Rich palazzo. And what better place in North for a photo than Jan's and Jeff's redder-than-red library. According to Jan, it's not just lacquered in red, "It's Ferrari … [Read more...] about Champions Of Children Patrons Had A Colorful Background To Celebrate Dallas CASA Fundraiser