KidneyTexas, Inc. - 2025 Luncheon and Fashion Show

KidneyTexas, Inc. Luncheon and Fashion Show The French Connection is slated for Friday, September 26 at The Ritz-Carlton Dallas. 

Allison Brodnax is chair. Donna and Herb Weitzman are honorary chairs. Anne and William Seanor are presenting sponsors. Mari Epperson is president, KidneyTexas, Inc.

The morning will begin at 10:30 a.m. with a champagne reception followed by a runway fashion show featuring fashions from NorthPark Center produced by Robin Chauvin. It is all topped off with a delicious luncheon. 

Tickets and sponsorship are available now: https://e.givesmart.com/events/G4L/ 

Join Sara Evans, Melissa Rycroft, Pia Toscano, and more for Unlikely Heroes Gala - Almost Sold Out!

Join Sara Evans (Multi Platinum Country Music Superstar), Francia Raísa (Actress, Grown-ish), Pia Toscano (Singer, American Idol), David & Jessica Oyelowo (Actor, Selma, and Board Member, respectively), Emily West (Singer/Songwriter, America's Got Talent), LeeAnne Locken (Real Housewives of Dallas), Melissa Rycroft (TV Personality), Candace Payne (Comedian) and, of course, our CEO & Founder, Erica Greve as we end slavery and celebrate freedom at The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas on October 27th! 

Tickets are going fast. We know this will be an unforgettable evening with incredible live performances & special celebrity guests.

Get your tickets now and join us!

Photo Booth • Live Auction • Red Carpet

We promise you won't want to miss this.

https://unlikelyheroes.webconnex.com/gala2018

Recognizing Heroes with Sara Evans

Multi-platinum award-winning Country Music Superstar, Sara Evans, will perform LIVE at the 6th Annual Recognizing Heroes Awards Dinner and Charity Benefit October 27th at The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas.

The annual Recognizing Heroes Awards Dinner and Charity Benefit honors the influential heroes who have made great strides in humanitarian efforts around the world. 

Join us as we honor these heroes, raise awareness about human trafficking, and celebrate the freedom that, together, we have brought to over 400 kids rescued out of slavery!

There are more special guests and surprises coming, so get your tickets today before they sell out! 

https://unlikelyheroes.webconnex.com/gala2018

Inaugural UNICEF Gala Dallas Honored Rob and Sheryl Lowe

On Saturday evening, February 3rd, the Great Plains Regional Office of UNICEF USA hosted the inaugural UNICEF Gala Dallas at The Ritz-Carlton, celebrating and raising funds for UNICEF’s work to save and improve the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children.

The event honored Rob and Sheryl Lowe with the Global Philanthropist Award for their work in raising awareness both locally and globally for women, education and children’s rights. 

CEO & President UNICEF USA Caryl Stern, honoree and Global Philanthropist Award recipients actor Rob Lowe and designer Sheryl Lowe

 The Kimberly-Clark Corporation received the UNICEF Children First Award for their commitment to raising awareness and funds for UNICEF. Over the course of the evening, guests enjoyed remarks from emcee Brooke Burke-Charvet, along with an acoustic set by singer/ songwriter, Skylar Grey, who performed “Coming Home,” “Clarity,” “Love the Way You Lie,” amongst others, a seated dinner and a live auction presented by Andrew Bost.

Great Plains Regional Board and Event Co-chair Moll Anderson, recording artist Skylar Grey (L) and emcee Brooke Burke-Charvet

More than 370 guests attended the gala that raised over $1.3 million in support of UNICEF’s global mission. Notable attendees included President & CEO of UNICEF USA Caryl Stern, event Co-Chairs Moll Anderson and Jan Miller Rich, Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, Kimberly Chandler, Courtney Kerr, and leadership committee members Joyce Goss, Amee Joshi, Jessica Nowitzki, Selwyn Raynor, Leigh Rinearson, Gowri Sharma and D’Andra Simmons.

Recording artist Skylar Grey performs

Auction packages featured a Nashville Experience that includes seats at the 2018 CMA Awards, a Duke University “Behind the Scenes” Experience to tour the University’s world-renowned programs, a Blackberry Farm Getaway with a three-night stay at the award-winning farm, and a UNICEF Field Visit to learn more about lifesaving programs that are reaching the world’s most vulnerable children. 

Rob Lowe and Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, surprised guests by presenting special packages and taking over the role of auctioneer to help UNICEF USA raise over 1.3 million dollars.

PHOTO CREDIT: Cooper Neill/Getty Images for UNICEF USA

 

Heroes & Handbags: Through the Looking Glass

12^th Annual Heroes & Handbags Brunch & Auction

Friday, March 31, 2017

The Ritz Carlton Dallas

9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Hosted by 2017 Co-Chairs,  Tracy Rathbun and Stacy Kelly

To purchase tickets or sponsorship online, click here.

For information on Heroes & Handbags, please contact Morgan Funk at mfunk@heroesforchildren.org or 214-256-5824x3

National MS Society On the Move Luncheon to Feature Country Music Artist

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society will host the 8^th Annual On the Move Luncheon at the Ritz-Carlton Dallas on Friday, October 10 from 11:30am-1:00pm. The annual luncheon, which raises funds and awareness for multiple sclerosis will feature Country Music Artist Julie Roberts. Diagnosed with MS at the age of 27, Roberts is building awareness of the disease through National MS Society events. Additionally, she donated a portion of sales from her latest album to the Society to support research and programs to help people living with MS. 

Having already spent much of her life singing and performing, Roberts first stepped into the national spotlight with 2004’s self-titled debut album. Fueled by the top 20 Country smash, “Break Down Here,” “JULIE ROBERTS” quickly earned RIAA gold for sales in excess of 500,000, as well as a plethora of critical praise.

 

Roberts took a brief hiatus from music to recharge her batteries and confront a number of personal challenges. She returned stronger than ever with 2011’s “ALIVE” and the “WHO NEEDS MISTLETOE?” holiday EP, both released via her own independent Ain’t Skeerd Records.  Now, with the imminent release of “GOOD WINE AND BAD DECISIONS,” Roberts is eagerly anticipating a full-scale return to the road.

 

Serving as Honorary Chair for this year’s luncheon is Mrs. Suzanne Robertson with current event sponsors including Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Gold Metal Recyclers and Nothing Bundt Cakes – Dallas.

 

On the Move is a nationwide program created to raise funds and awareness for multiple sclerosis. Each year, On the Move luncheons bring men and women together to encourage people to give from the heart to support their family members, friends and colleagues whose lives are touched by MS and educate communities about multiple sclerosis.

Sponsorships, individual tickets and tables are available at onthemovetx.org; ticket purchase is required to attend the luncheon.

                                                            

For additional information about the luncheon, please visit onthemovetx.org or contact Shannon Nelson at 469-619-4704 or TXMSLuncheon@nmss.org.  

The Salvation Army Echelon 30M Gala

The Salvation Army Echelon 30M Gala

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Dinner 6:30 p.m.
Gala 9 p.m.
The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas

 

Chairs: Shelby and Travis Goff, Meredith and Griffin Perry
Honorary Chairs: Laura Bush, Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Bush, Gene Jones and Charlotte Jones Anderson

 

To purchase your tickets to the Gala, click HERE

 

Echelon's 30M Gala celebrates the vast work of The Salvation Army, which serves 30 million people in the United States annually. The multi-generational event is an opportunity to bring together a diverse group of The Salvation Army's supporters and a chance to raise awareness about The Salvation Army's mission of Doing The Most Good.

Save the Date: Dallas CASA's 2014 Cherish the Children Luncheon

Save the Date: On the Move Luncheon

Dallas CASA Cherish the Children Luncheon

The Dallas CASA Children’s Council is pleased to announce author, actor and violence prevention advocate Victor Rivas Rivers as the 2013 keynote speaker at the Cherish the Children spring luncheon. The luncheon takes place at 11 a.m. on May 15 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Dallas and benefits Dallas CASA, an organization that serves abused and neglected children.

Raised in a violent home, Rivers went to the local police department to report a lifetime of crime inflicted upon himself, his mother and his siblings. Though the officers were horrified, they could do little to stop Rivers' father. The torture that took place within the family’s home was "a private family matter,” according to police. Finally, at age 15, Rivers took then-unprecedented legal action against his father which finally allowed Rivers to enter the foster care system.

A series of foster parents, teachers and caring advocates oversaw Rivers’ transformation from rage-filled gang member to senior class president and later an NFL football player and Hollywood actor. He details his extraordinary story of survival in his memoir “A Private Family Matter.” Attendees will have the chance to meet Rivers and hear his personal story as he encourages the Dallas community to take a stand against family violence and help child victims of abuse and neglect by supporting Dallas CASA.

“Victor Rivas Rivers will share his tremendous personal story of enduring a childhood full of severe physical and emotional abuse,” luncheon chair Lauren Maggard said. “I hope Victor’s story will raise awareness of how CASA volunteer advocates are truly needed in order to provide voices and hope for abused and neglected children living in foster care.”

Past Junior League of Dallas Project Chairs for Dallas CASA are the event’s Honorary Chairs. For more than 20 years, Junior League Project Chairs have served on the Dallas CASA Board of Directors and coordinated the efforts of Junior League members serving as CASA volunteer advocates.

The highlight of Cherish the Children is the fabulous children's chairs and other furniture displayed and sold at the luncheon.

On an average day in Dallas County, more than 2,000 abused and neglected children like Anna live in foster care because they cannot live safely at home. These children need powerful voices to speak for them. That’s where CASA comes in. CASA volunteers make recommendations that help judges decide what is best for each child. Sadly, less than half of the children in protective care in Dallas County have a CASA voice in court. The Cherish the Children luncheon raises critically-needed funds to recruit and train volunteer advocates who help ensure that abused and neglected children are safe, healthy and protected with loving families.

Luncheon tickets and tables are available for $150-$500.

Click here to download a sponsor packet.

A Legendary Evening with Family Compass

Mark your calendars for the 19th annual Gala benefiting Family Compass!

Brynn Bagot Allday, Amy Camp and Michelle Meadows are co-chairing a new fundraising event, "A Legendary Evening" to be held on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at The Ritz-Carlton Dallas. 

Diane and Daryl Johnston serve as Honorary Celebrity Chairs.

Kelly Compton will be honored as Spirit of Compassion Award Honoree, and Dale Hansen will serve as Master of Ceremony. For a complete listing of legends please click here.

It will be an energetic evening of cocktails, dinner, music, silent and live auctions, and mingling with some of Texas’ living “Legends.”

Individual tickets are $250; sponsorships begin at $1,000 through $25,000. Register online or for more information contact Tiffani Davis, Director of Development.

http://www.family-compass.org/EventRegistration.aspx?CatID=1

Best Cellars Dinner: A Food and Wine Experience

The T.J. Martell Foundation will host the Best Cellars Dinner: A Food & Wine Experience Featuring Dallas’ Top Sommeliers on Thursday, May 9th, 2013 at Fearing’s in The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas. Dinner will begin at 6:30pm.

The Best Cellars Dinner, chaired by Janie & Dave Hodges and Kendall & Derek Williams will feature a four-course gourmet dinner by Chef Dean Fearing and selected wines by Sommelier Table Hosts, one exclusively for each table, which will include:

Jeff Bachinskas: Sissy's Southern Kitchen

Paul Botamer:  Fearing’s at The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas

Aaron Benson: Dallas Country Club

Jeff Bradley: The Wine Frog

Christina Chilcoat: Las Colinas Beverages

Andrew Hensley: Fearing’s at The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas

There will be a live auction featuring music and culinary experiences followed by an acoustic performance by Singer & Songwriter, Thom Shepherd, an Austin-based touring artist.  Proceeds from the Best Cellars Dallas event benefit the T. J. Martell Foundation’s funding of the Physician-Scientist Program at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.  The T.J. Martell Foundation organizes the Best Cellars Dinners and other major events in major markets in the United States.

Tables start at $5,000 for ten guests and individual tickets are $500 each.  Reservations may be made at www.tjmartell.org or by contacting Courtney Edwards, francisco+co at courtney@franciscoandco.com

Champion of Children Award Dinner

Dallas CASA will honor ExxonMobil and its employees and retirees with the prestigious Judge Barefoot Sanders Champion of Children Award, which recognizes a community partner for their significant contributions toward improving the lives of children.

The award will be given at the 2012 Champion of Children Award Dinner on October 23 at the Ritz-Carlton, Dallas. The trademark of this unique event is the attendance of state and federal judges who act as celebrity waiters, graciously serving "just desserts" to the tables.

Through such efforts as providing board members who have faithfully served CASA and other community organizations, encouraging volunteerism and helping fund and promote programs that have a positive impact on math and science youth education, ExxonMobil has been a strategic partner in creating a better world for children. ExxonMobil employees and retirees also are being recognized for their incredible philanthropic support of North Texas children’s charities through the Employees’ Favorite Charities Campaign, which raised more than $1.6 million in 2011, its first year.

For information on tickets to the Champion of Children Award Dinner or about event sponsorship opportunities, contact Sara Rockey at 214-827-9603 ext. 272 or at srockey@dallascasa.org.

2012 Celebrity Waiter Luncheon

They're back! The dynamic duo of Maggie Kipp and Shay Geyer, with Honorary Chair Faye C. Briggs, take this year's Celebrity Waiter Luncheon to star-studded heights!

Celebrity Waiter Luncheon

Friday, September 7, 2012, 11:00am
The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas

The 3rd Annual Celebrity Waiter Luncheon, benefiting Family Gateway, is an entertaining and lively luncheon featuring celebrities from sports, media, entertainment, and politics as your waiter.  

Attire: Chic, Fun, and Festive!  Family Gateway is celebrating their “Silver Anniversary” this year, so they encourage attendees to wear silver, black, or white attire.

Family Gateway is the largest provider of services to homeless families with children in Dallas County. Together we can transform the lives of homeless children and families forever!

For additional questions, please contact Breanna Bouchard (bbouchard@familygateway.org) or Leslie Boysen (lboysen@familygateway.org).

Save the Date! National MS Society "On the Move" Luncheon

For more information about the event, visit their website at www.onthemovetx.org.

For tickets, tables and sponsorship information, please call Shelley Kaiser at (469) 619-4704  or email her at shelley.kaiser@nmss.org.

Don't forget to check out the July Sports Illustrated issue featuring football great, Earl Campbell, and his son Tyler Campbell, MS Ambassador and 2012 "On the Move" Luncheon Speaker. Click here to read more!

Young Friends of RMHD recreated Studio 54 theme

The Young Friends of the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas recreated a disco chic theme of Studio 54 at The Ritz-Carlton Dallas for their ninth annual fundraiser benefitting the organization on March 30. More than 750 twenty- and thirty-somethings bid on many silent auction items, noshed on hos d’oeuvres, and danced to DJ Lucy Wrubel’s rocking tunes.

Allie Stensrud and Samantha Hom

Dressed in matching gold lame outfits designed by Mari Hidalgo and baubles from Eiseman Jewels, Event Co-Chairs Amy McEvoy and Bianca Colgin were thrilled to see so many dressed in their best disco luxe, with sparkly over-the-top dresses, jumpsuits and creative twists on Studio 54 attire.

Event Co-Chairs Amy McEvoy and Bianca Colgin

Some of the notable auction items of the evening were:  Dirk Nowitski’s shoes and Mavs Locker Room Tour with Donnie Nelson, one week stay at a condo in Aspen with a weeklong membership to the renowned private Caribou Club, flying trapeze lesson at Trapeze Austin, one hour ride on a vintage Delfin MiG Fighter Jet, “An Evening Behind the Scenes” in the kitchen with the Abacus Chefs, 1st Base Commissioner’s Box Package for the Texas Rangers Game, trophy bass fishing trip to Woodvale Fishing Club, and "By Invitation Only” Wine Tasting Experience for 6 at Darioush Winery in Napa. The highest two bids were the MiG Fighter Jet and trip to Aspen.

Boys & Girls Clubs - Billiard Ball

Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas

is putting on the ritz!

The Billiard Ball

Saturday, February 18, 2012

The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas

7:00 PM

Cocktails, Dinner, Billiards, Silent Auction, Raffle

Dancing to Hunter Sullivan & Orchestra.

Emcee: Scott Murray

Complimentary Valet Available

Honoring

Barbara & Steven Durham

with the Robert H. Dedman

Lifetime Achievement Award for Philanthropy

Click here for ticket information.

The Ronald McDonald House of Dallas Young Friends Announce “Studio 54” Fundraiser

The Young Friends of the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas announced a Studio 54 theme for their ninth annual fundraiser benefitting the organization. Studio 54 will take place Friday, March 30, 2012, at the Ritz-Carlton, Dallas, from 8:00 p.m. to midnight. Geared toward the hip twenty and thirty-something crowd, this event will include cocktails, heavy hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction, dancing to DJ Lucy Wrubel and event design by Todd Events. Last year, more than 700 guests attended the annual fundraiser last spring, while raising over $155,000 for the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas.Lauren Swann, Amy McEvoy, Bianca Colgin

Event Co-Chairs Amy McEvoy and Bianca Colgin are excited to oversee the festivities. McEvoy said, “Not only is this event one of the best parties of the year, but it also raises money and awareness for the Ronald McDonald House, and its mission to provide a home-away-from-home for families whose children are receiving critical treatment at Dallas area hospitals.” Co-Chair Bianca Colgin echoed that excitement, adding, “This party will encompass the glamour of the legendary Studio 54 nightclub and serve as a venue for guests to have a fun night out while supporting a great cause.”

Tickets to the event are $85 for members of the Young Friends and $100 for non-members. For more information on joining the Young Friends and this event, visit www.rmhdallas.org

ABOUT THE YOUNG FRIENDS:
The Young Friends of the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas exists as an auxiliary organization to the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas to assist the House in meeting the needs of seriously ill children and their families. The Young Friends support the Ronald McDonald House by raising funds and awareness to further the mission. The Young Friends consists of men and women who are young professionals, couples and singles in the Dallas community. This year, there are over 600 Young Friends, ages ranging from 23-38.

"A Home for the Holidays" Luncheon

More than 150 hundred guests attended the annual Friends of Wednesday's Child Luncheon on December 2nd at The Ritz-Carlton Dallas. Students from Booker T. Washington performed, and Emcee Gloria Campos was presented with a suprise award for her many years of service on behalf of Wednesday's Child.
Chair Kathy Miller Rabey, speaker Tracy Elliott, Kathy Miller

Guest speaker was former Mrs. Texas, Southlake resident Tracy Elliott, who knows pain and fear first hand. Tracy chronicles her upbringing in her book, "Unbroken." Tracy is now the mother of two, and her husband Bryan is a successful businessman. Says Tracy, "The devil cannot make you ashamed of things you give God the glory for bringing you through. I am not ashamed about anything in my life, because if you are delivered from it and you give God the glory, then you are laughing in the devil’s face."Gloria Campos and her son Gregory Brown

Friends of Wednesday’s Child (formerly Wednesday’s Child Benefit Corporation) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1984 when volunteers recognized there is no child needier than a foster child. Today, they are the only non-profit organization whose single purpose is to meet the unique needs of North Texas foster children.

Brunch of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Make plans to attend a special family brunch this holiday season! The event will be highlighted by interactive children's holiday activities and a live performance by 20 talented young dancers from the Texas Ballet Theater.

Brunch of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Sunday, December 4, 2011
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas

The Brunch will feature fresh fruit, eggs, English muffins, miniature pancakes, delicious pastries, and cider, cocoa, juice, coffee and tea stations and a holiday dessert gift from the chefs of The Ritz-Carlton. Activities will include a cookie-decorating station fully provisioned with decorating candies, sprinkles and icing.

Children are invited to dress in their holiday finest for the occasion, and to bring along an unwrapped new toy, teddy bear or book which will be delivered to holiday-season patients at Children's Medical Center in Dallas. They will also have the opportunity to be photographed with costumed dancers from the performance, including the Sugar Plum Fairy herself!

$69 per person, includes tax, gratuity and valet parking.
Purchase your tickets here.