MySweetCharity Opportunity: 2013 Annual Doing The Most Good Luncheon
Jan Pickens* According to 2013 Doing the Most Good Luncheon Chair Jan Pickens, “The Salvation Army is best known for its Red Kettle Campaign, but did you know that the Doing the Most Good Luncheon is...
View ArticleCafé Pacific’s Jack Knox Celebrates 33 Year Of “Knowing Nothing About The...
Jack Knox (File photo) Tuesday was a long day for the Café Pacific staff. But it was a long time coming. Back in 1980, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Craig Morton’s buddy Mel Harris convinced...
View ArticleMa Nature’s Threats Don’t Discourage Cattle Baron’s Plans To Raise Funds To...
After appearing on WFAA’s way-early morning show with Ron Corning this A.M., Cattle Baron’s Ball Co-Chairs Mary Gill and Brooke Shelby and the CBB committee gathered today, compared notes and compared...
View ArticleRobert S. Folsom Leadership Award Dinner Honored Mark Craig With A Sell-Out...
Mark Craig The Robert S. Folsom Award Dinner at the Hilton Anatole on Tuesday, September 24, was just one wave after another of OMG moments. Perhaps it was because the honoree was a man of God —...
View ArticleJust In: Dallas Women’s Foundation Luncheon Did It!
Lauren Embrey, Sarah Losinger, Mira Sorvino, Lynn McBee and Roslyn Dawson Thompson The “Just In’s” are flowing in today! And we wonder why we’re so far behind schedule? But good news just can’t wait....
View ArticleHeroes For Children Will Be Flush With Diamonds Thanks To Hold’Em For Heroes...
Kim Bannister (File photo) There’s something about Heroes for Children that once you get involved, you can’t stop. That was the case for Kim and Nevin Bannister. Here Kim chaired this year’s Heroes and...
View ArticleDallas’ Leading Families Celebrated Asian Sculpture Garden And The Return Of...
Musicians at the Crow Collection entrance Instead of a brass band to welcome guests at the October 4th gala celebrating the new sculpture garden at the Crow Collection of Asian Art, it was an elegant...
View ArticleJust In: Annette And Harold Simmons Do It Again, Donating $1M To 2013 Crystal...
Harold and Annette Simmons (File photo) It may be just a tad bit early to pop open a bottle of champagne, but there’s good reason to. For the seventh time, Annette and Harold Simmons have presented a...
View ArticleNasher Sculpture Center Friends Celebrate Tenth Anniversary’s Nasher XChange...
As bad as traffic was in the Arts District Thursday night, it had spread like melted butter over pancakes, just not as tasty. No matter how well-planned, no route worked Friday, October 18. Thanks to...
View ArticleWomen Of Distinction Awardee Lindalyn Adams Learns That “Being A Girl Scout...
Lindalyn Adams was a very busy lady the week of October 21. Tuesday she attended the Celebrating Women patron party at Lisa and Kenny Troutt‘s estate. Wednesday at the Celebrating Women luncheon at the...
View ArticleFrom Butter To Award-Winning Entertainers, Children’s Medical Center’s...
Leave it to Janelle and Larry Friedman to hit it out of the ballpark—again. A couple of year ago, they orchestrated a Children’s Medical Center benefit. The CMC folks were so impressed with their...
View ArticleDallas CASA’s “Champions For Children” Salute Jan And Trevor Rees-Jones And...
The streets were wet and the temperatures were flirting with the lower part of thermometers to get those furs out of storage Tuesday, November 5. While some headed to Harlan Crow’s library for the Sons...
View ArticleIn The Days Ahead
With the 50th anniversary of the death of President John F. Kennedy approaching, Dallas will have many visitors in town as well as the national spotlight. For those who choose to claim Dallas should...
View ArticleRound Robin November 13: Crystal Charity Wrap-Up Luncheon, Great Adventure...
Ah, those delicious homes in the Preston Hollow hood and close cuzzins. They have everything but curbs. That was the case on Wednesday, November 13. Crystal Charity Wrap-Up Luncheon With their...
View ArticleNational Philanthropy Day Luncheon Honors Outstanding...
Oh, those screens. Those mammoth screens that are such lifesavers at event. They’re also tricky dudes. But more about that later. While the media blackout was in full force on Friday, November 15, at...
View ArticleRobert Rowling Reveals That Dallas Transformed Him At The Charles Cameron...
Terry and Robert Rowling and Kathleen Gibson Billionaire Robert Rowling admitted that he was transformed when he and his wife Terry moved to Dallas 17 years ago. But more about that later. The Charles...
View ArticleA Passing: Harold Simmons
A Harold Simmons (File photo The death of anyone is especially hard to bear around the holidays. It is with this in mind that we truly regret to report that philanthropist Harold Simmons died...
View ArticleLisa Blue Baron Trumps Mother Nature’s Cold Shoulder With A Blowout...
That Lisa Blue Baron is a smart one. Each year she opens her fabulous Preston Hollow estate for a splashy party. Last year it was a poignant gathering. Yes, it celebrated Lisa’s 60th birthday and the...
View Article2013′s Lost Role Models And Leaders Bequeathed Their Inspiration For Future...
As the final hours of 2013 tick away, memories of the past year seem abundant. The most touching are the losses of friends and family. They came from all walks of life. Their contributions ranged from...
View ArticleA Passing: Frank X. Cuellar Jr.
This past Saturday the Cuellar family lost one of its senior members — Frank X. Cuellar Jr. The son of one of the original El Chico Mama’s boys, Frank was instrumental in various areas of the El Chico...
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