JUST IN: Kit Sawers Is Named Chief Development Officer Of United Way Of...
Kit Sawers* It seems like if any event has been happening in the last couple of years, Kit Sawers has been behind the scenes putting things in place. As CEO of Faye+Sawers, she was involved with 2014...
View ArticleMySweetCharity Photo Gallery: Art Ball Host Committee Tea
Leave it to Art Ball 50 Chair Nancy Carlson and her host committee to take full advantage of the 50th celebration of the Art Ball. On Wednesday, March 18, they invited all the former past Art Ball...
View ArticleArt Ball Past Chairs Were Celebrated At Nancy Carlson’s With Sweet...
In the world of visual art, Wednesday, March 18, was a gathering of angels. At the invite of 2015 Art Ball 50: Self-Portrait Chair Nancy Carlson and the host committee, the previous chairs were invited...
View ArticleAttorney John Collins To Lead Methodist Health System Board
John Collins* The Methodist Health System Board of Directors has new leadership. Chairman of the Board Levi Davis just completed his three-year term this month and Haynes and Boone partner John Collins...
View ArticleMySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Kern Wildenthal Biomedical Research...
The dedication of the Kern Wildenthal Biomedical Research Building brought together Nobel Prize winners, community leaders and outstanding philanthropists on Friday, May 20. Alfred Gilman Peter...
View ArticleNobel Prize Winners And Area Leaders Praise Kern Wildenthal At Dedication Of...
Despite a bit of rain, Friday, March 20, was a love fest of Nobel Prize winners, state leaders and philanthropists praising Kern Wildenthal. The draw was the dedication of the Kern Wildenthal...
View Article$25,000 In Scholarships Awarded At 2nd Annual Women LEAD Scholarship Speech...
The Junior League of Dallas and Mary Kay held the 2nd Annual Women LEAD Scholarship Speech Competition at Emmett J. Conrad High School on Thursday, March 26. Each of the ten finalists had to prepare a...
View ArticleGerald Turner Addresses SMU’s Past, Present And Future At Park Cities...
Gail and Gerald Turner While Gerald Turner may be only the 10th president of SMU, he may well one day see the university renamed Gerald Turner University. After learning of the history, present lay of...
View ArticleJUST IN: 2015 Dallas Symphony Orchestra Gala Leadership And Plans Revealed
Plans are already being announced for the fall season. Yahoo! Here is the one that traditionally kicks off the black-tie lineup — the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Gala. Word just arrived that the date...
View ArticleJUST IN: Lyda Hill Receives Association Of Junior Leagues International’s...
When it rains, it pours. No, this post isn’t about the weather. It’s about Lyda Hill. Back on Thursday, April 2, she received the J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award from the Cary Maguire Center of Ethics....
View ArticleRound Robin April 7: The Billiard Ball Patron Party, KidneyTexas Luncheon And...
While Warren Buffett was talking with folks in The Colony for a sneak peek of the new Nebraska Furniture Mart benefiting the Cancer Support Community North Texas, other fundraisers were taking place...
View ArticleSheila And Jody Grant, Called ‘The Heart And Soul Of Klyde Warren Park,’...
Jody and Sheila Grant At a private, pre-luncheon reception Wednesday, April 8, for Sheila and Jody Grant, winners of the 86th annual Linz Award, the beaming couple was accepting early congratulations...
View ArticleWaterTower Theatre’s 2015 Spotlight Gala Was A Record Breaker At The...
April Bosworth* While the visual art lovers were partying at the Dallas Museum of Art, the theatrical types of WaterTower Theatre held their own at their fundraiser, 2015 Spotlight Gala in North...
View ArticleJoel Allison Headlines Best-Attended Second Tuesday Luncheon For United Way...
If the Tuesday, April 14 Second Tuesday Luncheon of the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas’ Tocqueville Society-Ruth Sharp Altshuler Circle seemed more like a pep rally than a business meeting at times,...
View ArticleChuck Norris Impressed And Inspired Kids And Adults At Just Say YES! Lunch
As vehicles bearing more than 300 adults and students filled the private parking lot of Lisa and Kenny Troutts’ estate, the Just Say Yes lunch supporters gathered on Tuesday, April 14. Chuck and Gena...
View ArticleHighland Park United Methodist Church And CitySquare Join Forces To Fight...
Such words as collaboration and partnering are such sweet words when it comes to nonprofits tackling issues facing the community. Such a joining up has just been announced. Highland Park United...
View ArticleMoms Are Awesome Creatures
Mothers are the world’s strongest creatures. They inspire. They enforce. They cherish. They nurture. They love their children enough to say, “No.” And when it comes to walloping their child to prevent...
View Article“Are You Smarter Than A KIPPster?” Once Again Provides Surprises And Puzzles...
Lucy Billingsley and Caren Kline Lucy Billingsley arrive at Frontiers of Flight Museum on Thursday, April 30, loaded for bear. As one of the adult panelists for the “Are You Smarter Than A KIPPster?”...
View ArticleDallas Was Filled With Music From Flying Horse To Curtain Call
May busted loose with a heck of lot talent on stage for fundraising in Dallas. For Friday, May 1, Julie Hawes and Muffin Lemak were reining the Flying Horse 2015’s Made in the Heart of Dallas. Things...
View ArticleJUST IN: Allie Beth Allman, Mark Craig And Paul Rasmussen Join Methodist...
You just thought the rain and people heading out of town for summer were going to stop the action in Dallas. Au contraire! Methodist Health System Foundation President/CEO April Box Chamberlain just...
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