Last Chance to Join the Chick Lit Host Committee!

 

The deadline to join the Chick Lit Luncheon Host Committee is TONIGHT - Wednesday, June 22, 2022 - at 5 p.m.! 

Click here to join the fun:

 Chick Lit Luncheon Host Committee (google.com)

The luncheon will be held Friday, September 30th at the Hilton Anatole.

As a host committee member, you will promote the event to friends and family and attend the event. 

The Host Committee will be the first to receive the speaker reveal! 

Thank you for your support! 

Chick Lit Luncheon Leadership Team

Luncheon Chairs
Errika Flood-Moultrie
Renita Joyce Smith

Underwriting Chairs
Bonner Allen
Rhonda Sargent Chambers
Kheana Pollard
Kim Stephens-Olusanya

Raffle Chair
Elizabeth Ward Creel

Register your team for yCPD Field Day!

Ready, set, go!  Join the “big kids” of yCPD, Community Partners of Dallas’ young friends group, for the second annual yCPD Field Day on Saturday, May 21 at 2 p.m. at The Rustic.  Chaired by Sarah Charbonnet, the day will include traditional field day activities for teams of six, such as tug of war, water balloon toss, three-legged races and more, as well as bites, drinks, live music and entertainment.  This is a 21 and up event.  Event proceeds will benefit the abused and neglected children of Dallas County served by CPD.

 

Saturday, May 21, 2016

2:00 PM

The Rustic

$350 per team of 6

Sponsorships begin at $500

Visit www.communitypartnersdallas.org or contact Kristin Kelley kristin@cptx.org

Chick Lit 2015 Author Announcement Party

Community Partners of Dallas announced author Stacey Ballis as the featured author for the 2015 Chick Lit Luncheon.  The announcement was made at a cocktail reception hosted by Roberta Roller Rabbit on Thursday, November 13 from 6 until 8 p.m.

Melissa Martin, Stephanie Hollman, Shivangi Pokharel

Elizabeth Gambrell, Cindy Stager, Nancy Gopez

Luncheon chairman Wendy Messmann was joined by over 50 host committee members and sponsors at the new Highland Park Village boutique to enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, while perusing the shop’s stylish and eclectic collection of clothing, accessories and home furnishings.  Ten percent of the evening’s proceeds benefited Community Partners of Dallas.

Lindsay Ballotta, Joanna Clarke, vice president of development, Community Partners of Dallas

Stephanie Seay, Carol Seay, Chick Lit Luncheon 2015 honorary chair, Tamara O’Connor

  Paige McDaniel, president and CEO of Community Partners of Dallas, welcomed partygoers and thanked all in attendance for their support of the 2015 Chick Lit Luncheon, which is scheduled for Friday, April 24, 2015 at Brook Hollow Golf Club.

 

She then announced luncheon chairman Wendy Messmann, honorary chairman Carol Seay, and the 2014 Partners for Children award recipient, the ORIX Foundation.  This award is presented to celebrate the foundation’s commitment to the philanthropic needs of our community and their years of service meeting the needs of abused and neglected children.

Dr. Bob and Lara Tafal, presenting sponsor

Wendy Messmann, Chick Lit Luncheon 2015 chair, Paige McDaniel, president and CEO, Community Partners of Dallas

Ms. Messman joined Ms. McDaniel as they revealed author Stacy Baliss as the keynote speaker for the luncheon.  Ballis is the author of several novels, including Off the Menu, Out to Lunch, and Recipe for Disaster. She is at work co-authoring a new cookbook called Cooking for You: Wellness in the Kitchen with Dr. Francis Ardito, which will be released in 2015.

Katie Robbins, Amy Martinez

Sharon Jett, Andrea Cheek, Lisa Bhattacharya

 

 

CPD Annual Toy Drive - Because Every Child Deserves to Wish...

Community Partners of Dallas (CPD) will mark two milestones this holiday season:  the agency’s twenty-fifth anniversary and the urgent need to fulfill the largest number of holiday wishes for abused and neglected children in the organization’s Toy Drive history. 

 

CPD is asking the community to help give the gift of hope this holiday season by supporting their annual Toy Drive, and ensuring they can fulfill over 8100 wishes for abused and neglected children in the care of Child Protective Services.  The number of wishes that need to be fulfilled this year is an increase of 1134 wishes from last year’s drive.  

 

The Community Partners of Dallas Toy Drive is unique in that the wishes are brought to the agency by CPS caseworkers on behalf of the children in their care, and those same caseworkers will have the wonderful opportunity to deliver these gifts personally.  By supporting the Toy Drive, individuals, organizations and companies will be granting specific gift requests to these children, making them feel special and giving them a holiday they will remember. 

As Natosha Hooks, a CPS caseworker, shared, “I had a case with seven children in the family.  The oldest child, who was 13 years old, told me that for Christmas they get one toy and he, as the oldest, plays with it first and then it goes down the line to the smallest kids who get to keep it.  This Christmas they all had their own toys thanks to the generosity of Community Partners of Dallas.”

 

Wish cards can be filled by companies, churches, scout troops, business offices, or individuals.  Organizations and individuals can also organize a new toy drive for the undesignated toy collection used to serve additional children who come into CPS care after the wish list deadline and to fill wishes not selected by donors. This year’s most popular wishes include bikes, African American dolls, items from Disney’s FROZEN, Barbies, basketballs, footballs, soccer balls, learning toys for toddlers, like a Vtech Learning Laptop, Dora dolls, MP3 players, LEGO sets, Tonka trucks and Bath and Body Works sets.

 

All gifts should be new and not wrapped.  Toys must be delivered to the Community Partners of Dallas Toy Drive Workshop at the Peacock Alley Warehouse located at 2050 Postal Way, Dallas, Texas 75212 no later than 1:00 p.m. on December 12.  

 

For more information on participating in the Toy Drive, contact Corinne Karp, 214.624.7588 or corinne@cpdtx.org or visit www.CommunityPartnersDallas.org.

Author Emily Giffin Joins Community Partners of Dallas for Chick Lit Reunion {Society Pics}

New York Times best-selling author and 2011 Chick Lit Luncheon keynote speaker, Emily Giffin, took a night off during her recent book tour to catch up with old friends at Community Partners of Dallas.

Rebekah Brooker, Lindsay Ballotta

On Wednesday, June 4, hostess and Giffin pal, Sandy Moore, welcomed 90 “Chick Lit chicks” to her Highland Park home for an exclusive reunion and celebration of the release of Giffin’s sixth novel, “The One and Only,” which has already reached #1 on the New York Times bestseller list.

Lara Tafel, Paige McDaniel, president and CEO, Community Partners of Dallas, Joanna Clarke, vice president of development, Community Partners of Dallas

Set in the fictitious town of Walker, Texas near Dallas, Giffin not only used Dallas’ Southern Methodist University football as her inspiration – but also weaves in pals Sandy and Barry Moore, who are long-time supporters of Community Partners of Dallas.  The big surprise for CPD fans comes on page 326 when one of Giffin’s characters mentions donating Dallas Cowboys items to “Community Partners of Dallas, a charity for abused children.”

Lori Williams, Alissa Gearing, Catherine Pate

Partygoers mingled over wine and hors d’oeuvres as they eagerly waited for Giffin to autograph copies of her new book, which were available for purchase.  Giffin chatted and posed for photos throughout the night to the delight of the crowd.

Lisa Singleton, Leigh Anne Haugh, Elizabeth Gambrell, Jennifer Tobin

Attendees included:  hosts Sandy and Barry Moore; Paige McDaniel, president and CEO, Community Partners of Dallas; Lara Tafel; past Chick Lit Luncheon chairs Elizabeth Gambrell, Jennifer Tobin, Lisa Singleton, Jennifer Evans Morris and Leigh Anne Haugh; Tamara Bickel; Kate Rose Marquez; Kristin Baker; Francie Mancillas; Katie Robbins; Maggie Kipp; Liana Yarckin; Ellen Smith; Nikki Webb; and Carrie Ford.

Liana Yarckin, Erin Taylor, Janice Van Arsdale