The Village of Giving Circle Celebrated Its First Check Presentations For...
With cold, wet weather nearing, Sunday, November 4, was amazingly flawless both outside and inside Hotel ZaZa. The reason for the great feel inside the hotel was a standing room only for The Village of...
View ArticleJUST IN: Kimberly Schlegel Whitman To Chair Children’s Cancer Fund Gala On...
Some two dozen kids with cancer got the thrill of their lives as they trooped up, one-by-one, to meet former Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman this afternoon at Children’s...
View ArticleProtectHER Awards—And A Zany ‘Waiter’ Act—Enliven New Friends New Life’s 20th...
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...
View ArticleNational Philanthropy Day Luncheon Was Filled With Awards, Inspiration And...
For a sold-out crowd at the Hyatt Regency, the AFP Greater Dallas‘ 33rd Annual National Philanthropy Day on Friday, November 9, was a cornucopia of local philanthropic champs. From veteran fundraiser...
View ArticleA Simple Thank You To … SPCA Of Texas
According to SPCA of Texas Former Board Chair Katy Murray, Katy Murray* “The SPCA of Texas has had a lot to be thankful for this past year, from saving thousands of animal’s lives, expanding community...
View ArticleJUST IN: ORIX Foundation Provides $1,415,000 For 72 North Texas Area Nonprofits
ORIX Foundation has just released its funding for North Texas nonprofits and, boy, did their bookkeepers have their hands full. They cut checks totaling $1.415M for 72 North Texas nonprofits in the...
View ArticleA Simple Thank You To … Lyda Hill And The Moody Foundation
From VNA President/CEO Katherine Krause, Katherine Krause (File photo) Lyda Hill (File photo) “On behalf of The Visiting Nurse Association of Texas, I am honored to thank two incredibly generous...
View Article17th Annual Virginia Chandler Dykes Leadership Honoree Is Named At Park City...
When about 50 people gathered at the Park City Club on Tuesday, November 13, to find out who would receive the 17th Annual Virginia Chandler Dykes Leadership Award benefiting Texas Woman’s University,...
View ArticleA Special Thank You To … Friends Of Methodist Health System
From Methodist Health System Foundation President Jim Johnston, Jim Johnston (File photo) “For more than 30 years, Methodist Health System’s Breast Health Outreach program has been a cornerstone of our...
View ArticleA Passing: Faye Chase Briggs
Faye Briggs (File photo) If Pearl “Hostess With the Mostest” Mesta and Mother Teresa had had a brainchild, she would have been Faye Briggs. The little widow with the white hair, twinkling eyes and...
View ArticleRex Tillerson Inspires And Informs At The Salvation Army’s Doing The Most...
There was no shortage of inspiration when about 950 guests gathered at the Hilton Anatole’s Chantilly Ballroom on Thursday, November 15, for The Salvation Army DFW Metroplex Command‘s Doing The Most...
View ArticleA Simple Thank You To … Communities Foundation Of Texas
From Veda Jasso, Veda Jasso* “I want to thank Communities Foundation of Texas for giving me this wonderful opportunity in the form of the Bridges scholarship. In my family, completing high school may...
View ArticleBusiness Council For The Arts Luncheon Honors Nine Individuals And...
Twin trumpets sounded with a flourish, inviting an estimated 450 guests into lunch at the Belo Mansion and Pavilion in downtown Dallas on Friday, November 16. It was a fitting start to the 30th annual...
View ArticleA Simple Thank You To … Cindy Thomas And Bert Headden
From Equest CEO Lili Kellogg, “We would like to give ‘A Simple Thank You to’ Cindy Thomas and Bert Headden for their everlasting commitment, contributions, and devotion to Equest. Bert Headden and...
View Article12th Annual Best Buddies Dallas Gala Had The Bomb Factory Looking Better Than...
Sure, Best Buddies was founded in 1989 by Kennedy family member Anthony K. Shriver to create opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. But in North Texas, it’s been...
View ArticleDallas Mayor Mike Rawlings Stars At ‘Grow The Grove’ Fundraiser For Cristo...
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...
View ArticleJUST IN: Keith Urban And Travis Tritt To Headline 2019 Cattle Baron’s Ball...
With SUVs and luxury sedans lining up along Royal Lane, 300 guests including Barbara and Don Daseke, Joanna Clarke, Amy Green, Daniella Giglio, Diana Hamilton, Missy Wyszynski, Reveal Co-Chair Nikki...
View ArticleJUST IN: 2019 Crystal Charity Ball Beneficiaries Announced
After weeks of researching, the 2019 Crystal Charity Ball committee has selected the collection of beneficiaries. 2019 CCB Chair Pat McEvoy announced the beneficiaries and programs are: Child And...
View ArticleDallas Faulted For ‘White Supremacy’ During Communities Foundation Of Texas’...
The Communities Foundation of Texas is aiming to expand the depth and breadth of its community outreach. So on Tuesday, December 4, it hosted a Cause-Minded Conversation titled “The Role of Faith...
View Article2019 Cattle Baron’s Ball Holiday Party Was Full Of Christmas Cheer
Lisa Shirley, Jamie Charles and Wendy Messmann Outside the sleek, contemporary Highland Park home of Jamie and Ian Charles, a child’s fantasy-land of imaginative Christmas decorations welcomed guests...
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