You Are Invited to a de Grisogono Jewels Benefit on March 11 for American Red Cross

On Tuesday, March 11, Swiss luxury jeweler de GRISOGONO will host an invitation-only charity cocktail party at the Rosewood Crescent Hotel in Dallas. Guests will be invited to enjoy champagne/hors d’oeuvres and shop the extravagant jewelry collections designed by founder and creative director Fawaz Gruosi.

The evening of glamour will benefit the American Red Cross with 10 percent of sales being donated to the foundation’s Disaster Relief Programs. This sect of the humanitarian organization prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies. De GRISOGONO invites guests to shop the ultra-exclusive jewelry line with the goal of generating sales to support this important humanitarian mission.

 

Big Thought Big Day Kick-off Party Held March 1st at The Warehouse

Hosted by Husch Blackwell, the Big Thought Big Day Kick-off Party was held Saturday, March 1, 2014, at The Warehouse. Guests enjoyed a preview of the new gallery collection, Room by Room: Monographic Presentations from the Faulconer and Rachofsky Collections, now on display for public viewing. Valet was provided by Mary Kay.

Big Day event co-chairs Nikki and Crayton Webb (of Mary Kay)

 The Big Thought Big Day is not one, but actually two days of big fun (and learning!). On April 26-27, Big Thought’s Big Day will provide more than 2,000 Dallas ISD students enrolled in the Thriving Minds After-School program and their family members free tickets to enjoy the Perot Museum of Nature and Science. Big Day is presented by Dallas nonprofit Big Thought, which supports after-school creative and arts education programming for elementary- and middle-school students across Dallas.

Carolyn Anderson, Alfreda Norman, Irene Hosford (of sponsoring company Husch Blackwell), Anita Tarar and Jason Railsback

The event honorary co-chair family is the Marilyn and Leo Corrigan, Jr. Family. Event planning co-chairs are Jennifer and Scott Chandler, Kate and Matthew Flume, Christa and Ketric Sanford, and Nikki and Crayton Webb.

Scott McKenzie and Buff LaGrange

 

Junior League of Collin County 9th Annual Kids in the Kitchen

 

Kids in the Kitchen is a national initiative supported by the Association of Junior Leagues International to educate and empower youth to make healthy lifestyle choices and to aid in the prevention of childhood obesity.

 

Junior League of Collin County invites you to the annual Kids in the Kitchen event. There is fun for the entire family and it is FREE to attend!

 

Taverna Rossa and Cadillac Pizza Pub "Chip-Off" - Portion of Proceeds Benefit NTFB

Through March 31, one of MY favorite restaurants Taverna Rossa and their sister restaurant Cadillac Pizza Pub are letting guests “Choose their Chip” to accompany their popular queso. Typically served at the restaurants with Fritos (brilliant, right?!), requests for classic tortilla chips raised the question of which chip to pair with the signature queso chock- full of local Texas sausage, house pickled jalapenos, white onion, bell pepper, tomato and garlic.

 

Always encouraging customer feedback, Taverna Rossa and Cadillac Pizza Pub decided to let the customer voice their opinion and vote for their favorite chip after tasting the appetizer with both Frito chips and tortilla chips. The prevailing chip will be served with the queso beginning in April.  A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the cheesy dip will benefit the North Texas Food Bank.  Hurry over to one of these restaurants this month to enjoy the Texas staple food -- chips and queso -- AND support North Texas Food Bank's goal of feeding the hungry. Tell them RSVP Calendar sent you!

 

Cadillac Pizza Pub is located at 112 South Kentucky Street in McKinney.

Taverna Rossa is located at 4005 Preston Road, Suite 512 at the Lakeside Market in Plano. 

Front Door Fashion Invites You to Meet Your Stylist and Support Dress for Success Dallas

Stop in on Saturday to see how one of these professional stylists can become YOUR personal stylist.  Complete your style profile in advance at www.frontdoorfashion.com

 

Raffle tickets will be sold for a "Girls Night Out in Style" including styling session for 4 at FDF, complete with makeup makeovers, skin treatments and hair blowouts. Raffle proceeds will benefit Dress for Success Dallas Light the Runway Fashion Show.

 

Meet Your Stylist
Saturday March 8th

 1 pm- 5 pm

'Style Talk' with FDF star stylists Carson Carney, Shirin Askari & Tor Matthey

Complimentary Touch-ups by a Blushington Makeup Artist

Complimentary mimosas and hors d'oeuvres

Front Door Fashion Style Lounge

2251 Vantage Street, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75207

469.351.7144

(Parking available in any uncovered areas within the FDF parking lot or along Vantage Street.)



Fuel Up to Play 60 and Healthy Zone School Recognition Program® Launch Three-Year Pilot

On Tuesday, February 25, 2014, at AT&T Stadium, an unprecedented collaboration was announced between the nation’s leading organizations in youth health and wellness that could turn the tides in the fight against childhood obesity across the country, starting in Arlington ISD. The United Way of Metropolitan Dallas and Cooper Institute® Healthy Zone School Recognition Program® is expanding through a collaborative partnership with the Dallas Cowboys, the National Football League, GENYOUth, Dairy MAX, and their Fuel Up to Play 60 physical activity and nutrition program. The result of this collaboration is a rigorous two-fold platform honoring schools for their healthy practices and assisting schools in pursuit of the same.

A strong community, including business leaders, food and beverage companies, health professionals, community organizers, teachers and students, were on hand to acknowledge their support of the effort to take place in Arlington schools. Dallas Cowboys ownership, players, cheerleaders and mascot Rowdy; corporate donors to the projects; city and school district officials, including Arlington mayor Dr. Robert Cluck and Arlington ISD superintendent Dr. Marcelo Cavazos, and representatives from all participating organizations were amongst those in attendance for the announcement.

 

“We are incredibly honored to be a part of what we believe will be a great success story in way of improving childhood health in Arlington and across the country,” said Cowboys executive vice president and chief brand officer Charlotte Jones Anderson. “The vast tools and resources available through Fuel Up to Play 60 paired with the Healthy Zone Schools’ competitive recognition program is a formula we think can create positive, healthy environments for schools everywhere for the long term.”

The collaborative program begins with Arlington ISD schools joining the more than 73,000 schools that already participate in FUTP60 nationwide. FUTP60, the flagship program of GENYOUth, empowers students, teachers and community leaders to bring about healthy changes in their schools. Schools may join FUTP60 for free and receive a toolkit consisting of healthy “plays” for better nutrition and physical activity, and in implementing those plays, become eligible for grants of up to $4,000 annually.

Chi Omega Awards Beneficiaries of 2013 Christmas Market

The 2013 Chi Omega Christmas Market wrapped up Thursday, February 20, 2014, with a check presentation at the home of Phil and Melissa Wise from 6-8 p.m.

2014 Chi Omega Christmas Co-Chairs Sara Koda and Allison Cox

The Dallas-area Chi Omega Alumnae, along with representatives from the 10 honored beneficiaries, gathered together to celebrate the 2013-year, as well as the past 36 years of giving to Dallas-area non-profits.  Originally pledging $205,000, the 2013 Chi Omega Christmas Market, held November 20-23, raised $282,626! This will allow for the Chi Omega Alumnae to give even more money to each beneficiary.

 

Market chairs Ashley Chapel and Beth Arnold presented checks to Chi Omega Education Corporation, Community Partners of Dallas , Foundation for the Education of Young Women, Healing Hands Ministries, Just Say YES, Make-A-Wish Foundation® of North Texas, North Texas Food Bank, Sky Ranch, Suicide and Crisis Center of North Texas and Chi Omega Collegiate Scholarships. A representative from each beneficiary shared touching stories and the different ways the donations would be allocated within the organization.

2013 Chi Omega Christmas Market Co-Chairs Ashley Chapel and Beth Arnold, North Texas Food Bank Senior Gifts Manager Lauren Holloway and Denise Jernigan

Guests included Jana Beth Eidson, 2012 Market Co-Chair Denise Jernigan, Melissa and Phil Wise, Jennifer Shultz, Karen Elaine Gray, Jamie Fuller, Celia Boisfontaine, Peggy Bessellieu, Joanna Clark, Margie Wright, Sue and Dan Bailey, 2014 Market Co-Chairs Sara Koda and Allison Cox, Linda Paulk, Lauren Holloway, Paige McDaniel, Lynn Murtha, Charlotte Sullivan, Carol Heller, Bitsy Carter and Amy Timmerman.

 

The 2014 Chi Omega Christmas Market is set for November 19-22, 2014, in Centennial Hall at Fair Park.

Brook Hollow Transforms Into Moonlit Dreamland for RMHD Ball {Society Pics}

The Ronald McDonald House of Dallas (RMHD) held its 10th Annual

Moonlight Ball on February 22 at Brook Hollow Golf Club where the ambience of a full moon and hundreds of twinkling votives bathed the ballroom in a soft blue light. Artfully arranged by Junior Villaneuva, gorgeous floral arrangements of white hydrangeas, roses, tulips and dogwood blossoms complemented the soft aqua and chocolate décor. Guests were greeted by co-chairs Jan Daulton and Melinda Emmons, both of whom have served as dedicated House volunteers and community leaders.



Drew and Natalie Dossett, RMHD Board Chairwoman

 Guests enjoyed cocktails and conversations before the three course seated dinner. The first course was the Brook Hollow Golf Club signature salad, followed by a petite filet of beef with a red wine sauce, crispy seared sea bass, their famous mac n’ cheese, haricots verts and whole baby carrots. Dessert was the Bailey’s molten cake with caramel ice cream, and then guests danced the night away to music by popular band Signed, Sealed, Delivered.

 

2014 RMHD Board Chairwoman Natalie Dossett, who also served as underwriting co-chair with good friend and past Board Chairwoman Vera Bangs, welcomed the guests and delivered a heartfelt message regarding the important work that RMHD does for the families who stay there. She then introduced Mike McWilliams who served as Honorary Co-Chairman with his lovely wife Sally.

Jill Cumnock, CEO of Ronald McDonald House of Dallas; Jan Daulton, Moonlight Ball co-chair; Melinda Emmons, Moonlight Ball co-chair; Sally and Mike McWilliams, honorary co-chairs

Beloved volunteers and supporters Sally and Mike McWilliams have served the House for the past 25 years. Sally began volunteering as a Junior League of Dallas volunteer 25 years ago and still volunteers at the front desk every week. She’s also served on the board and in other leadership roles. Mike has served on the board and as a Board Chairman in 2010 and 2011 right after completion of the new House. The McWilliams were joined at the party by family and close friends including their sons and daughters-in-law, Michael and Liz Williams and Matt and Hollin McWilliams.

 

Jill Cumnock, CEO of Ronald McDonald House of Dallas, said, “We appreciate and thank Jan Daulton, Melinda Emmons and the McWilliams for their hard work as well as their committee and sponsors of the Moonlight Ball. Over the past decade, this event has raised more than $1.5 million for the House, a home-away-from-home for families of seriously ill or injured children.”

Vogel Alcove Flight YPO Takes Off

In February, Vogel Alcove's Young Professional Organization, Flight, held their first membership recruitment event at Times Ten Cellars in Dallas. More than 70 were in attendance for the event, enjoying a wine tasting as well as the opportunity to meet the Flight Board, other members, and hear about the organization's mission to support Vogel Alcove.

Eighteen new members joined Flight at the event, creating an even deeper network of young professionals committed to helping raise awareness and funds to impact the lives of the youngest children of homeless families in our community.

Interested in joining Flight? Visit FlightYPO.org.