ESCAPADE: A Party for Partners Card!

This Friday, October 30th, Edison's will be transformed to present a melange of entertaining acts for your enjoyment. The ESCAPADE evening will include a celebrity MC, and special appearances in the fields of music, magic, comedy, and much more! A late night dance party will be hosted, a fantastic array of food, and of course, what would Halloween Eve be like without a creative costume theme!
The best part is, all of the evening's festivities will help benefit The Family Place which assists families fleeing violence in their homes. 100% of funds raised from Escapade will go directly to The Family Place. Now that's a Partners Card launch with some definite pizazz!

When: Friday, October 30th, 7pm-midnight
Where: Edison's Nightclub, 1724 Cockrell Avenue
RSVP: see you there! www.partnerscard.org

Wednesday's Child - Warm Hugs & Warm Soles Luncheon

Chris Gardner , the inspiration for the Will Smith film, The Pursuit of Happyness, and his lecture were so inspiring at the Wednesday's Child luncheon and we ended up doing a great deal shopping there! We could not stop adding people to the list of names we had him sign books for because his message is truly one that everyone can relate to. His lecture, demeanor and candid answers to any question led to a standing ovation and the line to get his books signed was so long that I missed my lunch! I did make it back to the table in time for one of the amazing cakes that was delivered though! Each table got a different cake theme for dessert. We had amazing bumble bee cakes at our table and another one had round cakes made to look like giant lollipops. It was just adorable! Here is a picture of my mother, Myrna Schlegel, who was the honorary chair with Chris Gardner. This event was incredibly special to my mother because she grew up with foster children. My grandparents kept 36 foster children throughout the years and my mother often tells me stories about what it was like to grow up in such a generous household!

Celebrating Women Luncheon

My dear friend, Amy Alford, giving the blessing at today's Celebrating Women Luncheon. If you don't already have her book, When God Has A Way, No Other Way Works, you should order it now!

2009 Expanding Worlds Luncheon

One lovely lunch will be held next Tuesday, October 27th at the InterContinental Hotel in Addison. The 2009 Expanding Worlds Luncheon benefits the Special Care & Career Services. The honorary chair is Caroline Rose Hunt and the event co-chairs are Evelyn Costolo and Tiffany Lawson.
Guest speakers at the luncheon will include: Paul M. Bass Jr., Elaine Agather, Linda Pitts Custard, and Geraldine "Tincy" Miller. These savvy community movers and shakers, will take attendees on a journey back through their lives and experiences as volunteers and philanthropists. 'Tis clear the "Expanding World Luncheon" will broaden your world and mind, and you will most assuredly leave feeling inspired to make your own difference in our city!

Where: Intercontinental Hotel- Malachite Showroom, 15201 Dallas Parkway, Addison, TX 75001
When: Tuesday, October 27th 11:30am- 1:15pm
RSVP: Rita Robbins, 9720991-6777 ext. 111, or Rita@specialcarecareer.org

An Evening in Paris: Treasure Street

How about a trip to Paris this Thursday? You don't have to travel far. This Thursday, October 22nd, the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children will host its 14th annual celebration of Treasure Street at Highland Park Village with "An Evening in Paris." The evening will transform the elegant shopping center into one of french fantasy.
Admire elegant couture, enjoy delicious cuisine, participate in live and silent auctions, and relax to music from a Dallas favorite band, "A Hard Days Night," all the while helping the hospital raise the money and awareness that allows it to work its own magic in the lives of children.

When: Thursday, October 21st, 6:30pm
RSVP: Purchase tickets online here, or mail in this completed Ticket Order Form

Celebrating Women Tenth Anniversary Luncheon

The tenth anniversary "Celebrating Women" Baylor Health Care System Foundation luncheon will be held next Thursday, October 22nd at the Hilton Anatole Hotel featuring keynote speaker, The New York Times bestselling author, Kelly Corrigan. October is breast cancer awareness month and this luncheon's purpose is to raise funds and awareness on benefiting research, community outreach and expanded technology for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer through the Baylor Health Care System. The support of this event will help and benefit the thousands of women threatened by breast cancer.

For more information on how you can help partner with the 2009 Celebrating Women leadership or to learn more about sponsorships and underwriting opportunities for the luncheon, please call the Baylor Health Care System Foundation at 214.820.4500. If you wish to make a donation, click here.

What: Celebrating Women, Tenth Anniversary Luncheon
When: Thursday, October 22nd, check-in at 11:00am, doors open at 11:30am
RSVP: 214.820.4500

The ChildCareGroup

"Our mission is to promote, deliver, and expand the best child care services available outside the home." - The ChildCareGroup.The ChildCareGroup was founded in 1901 to care for the children of women who worked in the cotton mills of Dallas. Now, it is one of the most respected and all-encompassing non-profit organizations to provide quality child care for low-income working families. The ChildCareGroup provides programming, education, health screening, supervision and nutrition to those most in need.
Funding is provided by Head Start of Greater Dallas, Health and Human Services Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (Early Head Start), United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, parent fees, and private donations.

To find out how you can make a difference in the life of a family or child in need, please visit the contribution page of this amazing organization.

AT&T Performing Arts Center Opening This Week!

For a complete list of free events that will take place this Sunday, including a free performance of Beethoven's 9th from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jaap van Zweden and a Fire Works Show, check out www.kimberlyschlegelwhitman.blogspot.com

Breakfast with Santa

Children's Medical Center Women's Auxiliary presents Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, December 5, 2009. This event sells out every year so get your tickets today. Tickets include breakfast, parade bleacher tickets and one family photo with Santa, entertainment and a parking pass. Tickets are $55.00 per person (children 6 months and older require a ticket). All proceeds benefit Children's Medical Center. The breakfast will be held at The Adophus, 1321 Commerce Street. After breakfast the family can move to the bleachers and watch the Capital One Bank, Adolphus Children's Parade at 10 a.m.

Partners Card 2009

If you haven't purchased one yet, be sure to gear up for 2009's Partners Card event. To Dallasites delight, for $60, the card will equate ten days of serious shopping at a divine 20% discount. The best part? The entire cost of each card is donated to The Family Place, a non-profit organization that acts as the largest family violence service provider in the Dallas area reaching out to thousands of victims of family violence each year with award-winning programs that keep women and children safe. In fact, the sale of one Partners Card can guarantee an infant diapers for three weeks and one night of shelter for a woman and her child.

From retailers to restaurants, it seems every bustling business is taking part in this card for a cause. In fact, this year, there are over 750 participating partners! So gear up for some savvy shopping and RSVP by purchasing your Partners Card here.

2009 Partners Card Event: October 30th- November 8th

Junioir League of Plano's Fantastic Neath the Wreath Gift Market

The Junior League of Plano’s annual holiday gift market, ‘Neath The Wreath, will mark 14 years of shopping, friendship and fun this November. One of the biggest shopping extravaganzas in Collin County, ‘Neath The Wreath never fails to disappoint in kicking off the holiday shopping season. For the first time ever, ‘Neath The Wreath offers 4 full days of shopping. Although this extra day is a stretch for volunteer staff, it was an important decision for JLP in looking for ways to grow revenues. The Plano Centre is completely full with 170 booths, so there is no further opportunity to grow revenues by adding vendors. The next best choice was to extend the available shopping hours & continue to recruit new shoppers for the market.

The market’s signature event, Ladies Night Out, will celebrate 5 years on Thursday, November 12th. Attendance records have been broken each year and last year we had 850 ladies join the party. Help us jump to 1,000 attendees this year in honor of our 5th anniversary by grabbing your friends and coming out Nov 12th! Ladies Night Out guests enjoy private shopping, specialty cocktails, delicious hors d’oeuvres, a gift market day pass for a return shopping trip and a fabulous silent auction from 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm. Tickets to Ladies Night Out are $35 and can only be purchased online between October 1st and November 9th. VIP guests enjoy everything mentioned above but are showered with several “extras”. Purchase your $75 VIP ticket and begin your fun evening an hour early at 6:00 pm. Additionally VIP guests have valet parking, their own lounge with food & drinks as well as a special gift bag. This year the bags are Saks 5th Avenue totes and the LNO Committee has acquired great surprises inside! Only 150 VIP tickets will be sold, so purchase your ticket online quickly before they are all sold out.

Specialty cocktails at Ladies Night Out you say? McCormick Distilling Inc. is partnering with the Junior League of Plano to provide several new signature drinks featuring two of their prime brands. It is sure to be a fantastic evening!

Neath the Wreath Holiday Gift Market is held at the Plano Center, 2000 East. Spring Creek Parkway, Plano, TX 75074