Kibble and Cocktails
benefitting DFW Rescue Me
Tuesday, April 29th
7-10 PM
3015 at Trinity Groves
www.kibbleandcocktails.org for tickets
Help give a dog a new leash on life!
Friday, April 18, 2014
FightNight XXVI benefitting The Real Estate Council Foundation
Thursday, April 24, 2014
6:30 PM
Hilton Anatole - Chantilly Ballroom
6:30 PM
Hilton Anatole - Chantilly Ballroom
FightNight, benefiting The Real Estate Council Foundation, is the premiere black-tie event in the commercial real estate industry. The evening features professional boxing, exceptional cuisine, casino gaming, and Vegas-style entertainment, along with amazing networking with the who’s who of the industry. Past notable guests include President George W. Bush, Troy Aikman, Roger Staubach and boxers such as Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Lenox Lewis and Joe Frazier.
FightNight has grown into one North Texas’ largest philanthropic events, raising more that $22 million over the past 25 years to support The Real Estate Council Foundation and its good works. These funds are paired with the pro bono expertise of The Real Estate Council members to impact projects impacting the foundation’s four target areas: affordable housing, education, economic development and the environment.
Reserve your tickets and table online now
Download the underwriting contract
Purchase your FightNight Raffle Tickets
Bring the Heat to YTAC Chili Cook-Off for a Cure
Join YTAC Dallas for the second annual Chili Cook-off for a Cure on Saturday, April 19th from 2:00-5:00 PM. The event will be held at the Foundry Bar, capitalizing on the hip bar, cool outdoor space that is perfect for cooking up some mean chili from teams comprised of YTAC supporters.
Guests will sample chili from teams comprised of YTAC’s supporters, hear live music from Tanner Louis Band, and sample cold beer and other beverages to help extinguish the heat from the chili. A team of local celebrity judges will award prizes not only for the best tasting chili, but also other categories including team spirit and theme/costume. Guests can also enter a raffle to win one of three luxury prizes.
Council for Life 5K, Fun Run & Walk - Tomorrow 4/19
Please join the 2014 Run for Life, hosted by Council for Life and the Young Leaders for Life. The race will take place on Saturday, April 19th at SMU Ford Stadium. In addition to the race, the organization will hold their first Easter Egg Hunt to celebrate the holiday.
The Run for Life starts and finishes at Gerald Ford Stadium. There are entrances on the north and south side of the field. Strollers welcome. Please, no dogs allowed.
Race Day Schedule
8:00 am Arrival/Packet Pick Up
9:00 am Kid’s Race
9:15 am 5k Run/Walk
10:15 am Awards
10: 30 am Easter Egg Hunt
Parking
Parking for the 5K is available at the Meadows Museum Garage on the East side of Highland Park United Methodist Church, in the Binkley Garage or at the Moody Colliseum Garage.
Beneficiaries
Artistic Impressions of Management at UT Dallas
The JSOM's $25 million addition is set to open Fall 2014. The building will include the Career Management Center, interview room, on-site cafe', meeting space and tutoring areas.
Guests will be able to view several different art exhibits while enjoying live music, food and beverages and a raffle and silent auction. Art on display will include The Construction of a Management School exhibit, winning photos from the Jindal School Business Photo Contest, The Glamour of Flight exhibit, and selected works from well-known local artists including Jim Bowman, Brad Oldham, Jon Flaming and Janet McGreal.
Individual tickets are $75 each. Purchase your tickets here.
Children’s Cancer Fund Rolled Out the Red Carpet at 26th Annual Luncheon
For the pediatric cancer patients and survivors who participated in the 26th Annual Children’s Cancer Fund Luncheon, this long-anticipated event is so much more than a fundraising luncheon. It is a day of clowns, celebrities, games, magicians, and a fashion show in which they get to wear a new outfit they selected (and get to keep), provided by Dillards, and walk the catwalk with a celebrity or beloved sponsor of the event. It’s a day when they can be a star, and it’s a day far away from the hospital and treatments.
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| Honorary Co-Chair Troy Aikman and Bryce Duffy |
Longtime Honorary Co-Chairs Troy Aikman and Roger Staubach joined Luncheon Co-Chairs Tyler Kuelbs and Stacie Wells, along with an outstanding lineup of celebrities, sponsors and media personalities, to take the runway with 39 young cancer patients and numerous pediatric cancer survivors in a special runway fashion show on April 4, sponsored by Dillard’s and produced by RSC Show Productions. KDFW FOX 4 News Anchors and supporters Steve Eagar and Clarice Tinsley served as Master and Mistress of
Ceremonies at the event.
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| Carter Fielding and Honorary Co-Chair Roger Staubach |
Celebrities who gave of their time to serve as escorts also included Cowboys legend Drew Pearson; current Dallas Cowboys Brandon Carr, DeMarco Murray, Jason Witten; Rowdy; Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders; Sidney Fullmer from the American Girl Movie “Saige Paints the Sky”; Ainsley Bailey from Disney’s “Shake it Up”; Rudy Gatlin; Ray Johnston; Miss Texas Teen Kellie Stewart, Miss Texas Ivana Hall, Jake Pavelka, and Jason Castro. Favorites include members of the Dallas Fire Department; the Pink Heals Firefighters, a national charity that provides a platform to help fight cancer; and Medieval Times.
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| Candace Bennett and Kellie Stewart, Miss Texas Teen |
With almost 1,000 sponsors, celebrities, families and supporters in attendance, the annual luncheon raises awareness and funds for children’s cancer research at Children’s Medical Center and UT Southwestern Medical Center while serving as a positive social-psychological experience for children undergoing cancer treatment.
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Amy Vanderoef (WFAA), Paige Boutilier, and Shelly Slater (WFAA)
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“With over $7 million in funds raised, since 1982, for pediatric cancer research, Children’s Cancer Fund continues to fund critical research while improving treatments for hundreds of children throughout the greater North Texas community,” said Luncheon Co-Chair Tyler Kuelbs.“ A significant amount of these funds are raised through CCF’s Annual Luncheon, which brings children living with cancer together for an unforgettable, embracing, and heartwarming experience. This year we hope to raise over $250,000.”
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| Natasha Green and Miss Texas Ivana Hall |
The finale of the show each year is a special time for all the children, both those currently battling cancer and the survivors, to join together on stage. This year the children joined Amber Carrington, North Texas native and semi-finalist on Season 4 of NBC’s top rated show “The Voice” as she performed Kelly Clarkson’s hit “Breakaway.” A few months after Amber graduated from high school, she lost her mother to breast cancer. Since then, she has been honoring her mother’s life by singing.
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| Pink Heals Firefighters and Tucker Salyer |
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| Collin Boyd and Dallas Cowboy Jason Witten |
Seven Loaves Community Derby Run 5K and 10K
Racing to end the impact of poverty - particularly hunger - in Collin County, The Seven Loaves Community presents Derby Run, a 5K & 10K Run on Saturday, May 3, from 7 to 11 a.m., at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 5801 W. Plano Parkway, 75093. Strollers and dogs on leashes are welcome too! Event co-chairs are Aimee Heiser and Pamela Sewak. On race day, Seven Loaves Community will be collecting canned tuna, canned chicken and canned fruit for the Food Pantry. A donation bin will be placed at the registration tables.
Seven Loaves Community was established in 2009. The Food Pantry, the first initiative of Seven Loaves Community, serves over 1,800 individuals monthly (half of which are children). It is estimated in 2014 over 750,000 pounds of food will be distributed. The program now includes Joseph’s Coat, a clothing closet, which provides an average of 4,000 garments each month; Project Hope, a mentoring program to support women in crisis; and Plus One, a new initiative providing hygiene products to clients.
“All three organizations are more than service providers - they are lifelines of hope and vital to Collin County,” said Rev. Jennifer Arnold, Executive Director, Seven Loaves Community. “With an estimated 130,000 people in Collin County living below the poverty level, more than half of which are children, the human need in our own local community is significant. The Derby Run helps us to raise vital funds to continue to serve those in need.”
Project Hope, a program of the Seven Loaves Community, was created to eliminate hopelessness for families by providing a grace-filled program of coaching, training, education, opportunity and hope to women in crisis who desire a sustainable quality of life. Participants, who sign a year-long contract, are identified based on referral or from the Food Pantry. The goal of the program is to transform lives by focusing on seven areas: family, faith, education, career, budget, health and counseling. Volunteers from St. Andrew and from the community have donated funds and serve as coaches, sharing their gifts and talents, meeting with the participants weekly. This program also helps by providing a stop gap program to support the needs of women in crisis who aren’t aware or who don’t currently fit the profile of existing social agencies.
Run registration includes the run, boot camp for non-runners, 100 yard dash and more. Registration is available at www.derbyrun.org. The schedule is as follows: 7 a.m. - registration and packet pick up; 7:30 a.m. – race warm up with Vitality Fitness & Nutrition; 7:45 a.m. –Call to Post; 8 a.m. – starting gate opens for the 5K & 10K; 8:30 a.m. – 100 yard dash and other events for all ages; 10 a.m. – awards ceremony.
Advance online registration closes at midnight on Thursday, May 1. Participation in the 5K or 10K will also give you access to the Family Events area. For additional information, call 214-291-8038. For more information visit: www.7loavescommunity.org.
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis & Dallas First Responders Honored at Spirit of CONTACT Luncheon
On Thursday, March 27th CONTACT Crisis Line honored Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis, the first-grade teacher from Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Connecticut, with the 18th Annual Spirit of CONTACT Award held. Kaitlin received national attention following the 2012 shootings at Sandy Hook, for keeping her students safe by guarding them in a school bathroom. Her message was "Everyone has a crisis in their life and I decided not to be defined by the crisis, but by my Hopefulness and Resiliency after the crisis." At the inspiring event held at Hilton Anatole Hotel, Kaitlin was interviewed by Dr. R. Gerald Turner, President of Southern Methodist University. Calvert Collins, FOX TV anchor served as the MC of the luncheon.
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| Gail Turner, Dr. Gerald Turner, Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis, Leigh Anne Haugh |
In addition to Ms. Roig-DeBells, CONTACT recognized and honored our local first responders, including Dallas Police Chief David Brown and the Dallas Police Department, Dallas Fire Chief Louie Bright III, the Dallas Fire and Rescue and Dallas 911 Dispatchers who help save lives every day. Honorary Chairs were Marla and Mike Boone and Leigh Anne Haugh served as the Event Chair.
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| Chiefs Brown and Bright escort Kailtin Roig-DeBellis |
This annual luncheon is CONTACT's largest fundraiser of the year. "The Spirit of CONTACT event is a tremendous benefit to CONTACT. It serves not only as a fundraiser, but also as a chance for us to interact with and thank the people who dedicate their time and money to helping us serve the Dallas community," said Benaye Rogers, President of CONTACT.
The luncheon successfully raised $266,000 this which included the proceeds from the 100 Mary Kay sponsored Hope Boxes which contained special gifts from sponsors that sold at $100 each.
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| Dallas First Responders with CONTACT President Benaye Rogers, Dr. Gerald Turner, Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis, and Leigh Anne Haugh |
CONTACT answers nearly 40,000 calls per year, with 1,500 of these being suicide interventions. Additionally, the agency makes more than 15,000 referrals to other DFW metroplex resources and educates more than 15,000 teens, teachers, counselors and parents about depression, suicide, bullying and dating violence. For additional information about the Spirit of CONTACT Luncheon please contact Alexandra Sizemore at 972.233.0866 or asizemore@contactcrisisline.
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Promise House Golf Classic - Online Auction
Check Out These Great Items in the Promise House Online Auction.
4 Tickets to Texas Rangers vs. Oakland A's on July 27, 2014
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4 Platinum Club Level Tickets to
Dallas Mavericks 2014-2015 Game
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4 Lower Level Seat Tickets to Stars Game with Broadcast Booth Visit
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Dinner for 4 at
STEEL Restaurant & Lounge
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Click here to view all of the items and start bidding! All proceeds benefit homeless, runaway and at-risk youth. The online auction will be open until May 15th and will close with a silent auction at the Promise House Golf Classic on May 19th.
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