MySweetWishList: Carolyn Canfield Lupton’s Circle Of Friends
According to Jill Rowlett, John Clutts and Dee Wyly, Dee Wyly and Jill Rowlett John Clutts (File photo) “The iconic ‘Hibiscus Fountain’ in Turtle Creek Park has been a landmark since 1970 when noted...
View Article2023 Cherish The Children Luncheon Details Announced Including Awardees,...
To more than 650 education and family support agencies, the name “Hoglund” has been a godsend. Since Sally and Forrest Hoglund established The Hoglund Family Foundation in 1989, more than $62M has been...
View ArticleJUST IN: Doswell Foundation Provides $548,931 For Dallas CASA Post-Case...
With so many children in foster care, a growing issue is the problem of youngsters “aging out” of the program, as well as “the formal relationship with their Dallas CASA volunteer ending.” These young...
View ArticleJUST IN: Lisa “Vanderpump Rules” 2023 Chick Lit Luncheon That Will Also...
2023 Chick Lit Luncheon* Just before Covid started shaking things up in 2020, Sally Dutter and Beth Thoele were all set to co-chair Community Partners of Dallas’ Chick Lit Luncheon. It was scheduled...
View ArticleCenter For BrainHealth Celebrated Holiday Reception And Branch Award Despite...
For the first time ever, the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas combined its Holiday Reception with the celebration of its annual Charles L. Branch BrainHealth Award, holding...
View ArticleTurtle Creek Conservancy Has A Double Header Of News With Name Adjustment And...
While North Texas tundra is thawing out, the Turtle Creek Conservancy have been moving ahead the announcement of its 2023 Luminary Dinner and the Converancy’s name adjustment. Starting with the...
View ArticleJUST IN: Mary And Rich Templeton “Boldly Shape Tomorrow’s” SMU With A $20M Gift
Mary and Rich Templeton are the type of folks who people claim “got here as fast as they could,” despite not being born in Texas. And in their cases, it was following graduation from Union College that...
View ArticleEntrepreneur/Philanthropist Jack Knox “Ignites” His Love For SMU With A $11M...
Jack Knox (File photo) Back in the 1960s, Jack Knox was that tall drink of water that any mom would have wanted for her daughter’s beau. With both a degree in English (1960) and a law degree from SMU...
View ArticleJUST IN: Philanthropist Lyda Hill To Serve As 2023 Zoo To Do Honorary Chair
Steven J. Roth and Thai-Lan Tran* Lyda Hill (File photo) 2023 Zoo To Do Co-Chairs Thai-Lan Tran and Steven J. Roth ending the week on a high note… a really high note. They’ve arranged to have that...
View ArticleJersey Mike’s Subs’“Day Of Giving” To Provide All March 29th Sales For Wipe...
Over the years the Jersey Mike’s Subs owners and operators across the country “have raised over $67 million for more than 200 different charities including hospitals, youth organizations, food banks...
View ArticleMySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert!: 2023 Nasher Prize Award Gala
The dynamic philanthropic mother-daughter team of Mary McDermott Cook and Grace Cook must have incredible connections with Mother Nature. For on the evening of Saturday, April 1, the Cooks co-chaired...
View ArticleJUST IN: 2023 North Texas Giving Day Registration Opens A Month Early With A...
Memorial Day is still weeks away, but fall is already in the headlights for the 2023 North Texas Giving Day team. Registration is underway starting today. 2023 North Texas Giving Day* Seems early? Sure...
View ArticleESD Parents’ Association Gift $2M Endowing Associate Head Of School Position
With all the attention focused on the class of 2023 graduating into the next step in their life journey, The Episcopal School of Dallas Parents’ Association (ESDPA) has shown some major support to...
View ArticlePaige McDaniel And “Down To Earth” Lisa Vanderpump Take Star Turns At Chick...
It might all have been a reality TV show, except no cameras were rolling. Lisa Vanderpump, the English-born star of Bravo’s “Vanderpump Rules” and “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” was dressed in...
View ArticleBreak With The Usual: MySweetCharity Published The 10,000th Post This Morning
MySweetCharity* Today was a big day for MySweetCharity. It was what some would say was a milestone occasion. This morning at 11:30, MSC published its 10,000th post. While there were no champagne toasts...
View ArticleJill And Grant Henderson Donate $1M To Fund Retina Foundation’s New Ocular...
While the recent the Retina Foundation of the Southwest‘s Visionary Luncheon co-chaired by Barb and Steve Durham and Honorary Chair Doug Hawthorne neared the $1M mark, a very impressive announcement...
View ArticleJUST IN: SW Medical Foundation’s Heritage Society Officially Rebranded To...
Kern Wildenthal (File photo) The name change of Southwestern Medical Foundation‘s Heritage Society to The Wildenthal Society was just celebrated with a luncheon hosted by the Foundation to honor one of...
View ArticleTACA Passes The $1M Mark For Its 2023 Fiscal Year Thanks To Jones Foundation...
With a little help from the Gene and Jerry Jones Foundation, TACA passed the $1M point in its fiscal year 2023 grant-making. As a result, TACA has just revealed that 45 Dallas County performing and...
View ArticleDallas Historical Society Fundraiser’s Name Is Adjusted But Purpose Remains...
Dallas History Markers Awards For Excellence* The Dallas Historical Society is changing things up a bit for its fundraiser luncheon. It will be returning to the Fairmont on Friday, November 17 (aka the...
View ArticleThe Sweetheart Ball’s Elegant Garden Party Flourished With Florals, Fashions...
One North Texas philanthropy vet described the black-tie crowd entering Brook Hollow Golf Club on Saturday, April 29, this way: “This is the honey pot!” The Sweetheart Ball actually was sweet, and...
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