Over 1,300 supporters gathered at The Hilton Anatole on November 15 for the 2012 Annual Doing the Most Good Luncheon for The Salvation Army DFW Metroplex Command.
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| Mark Hayes, emcee, Captain Michele Matthews, Salvation Army DFW Metroplex Commander, Amy Grant, J.D. McCaslin, president, Salvation Army DFW Advisory Board, Major Ward Matthews |
The Faithful Missionary Baptist Church choir sang gospel hymns to open the luncheon, and Bernice J. Washington delivered a resounding and uplifting prayer before lunch. Captain Michele and Major Ward Matthews thanked everyone for their support and announced that the luncheon has raised $2.5 million, which will help provide 338,000 shelter nights a year and serve 3,000 meals a day, along with after-school programs and more. Of all The Salvation Army groups worldwide, this local luncheon is the #1 Salvation Army fundraising event.
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| Mark Schortman, event chairman of the 2012 Doing the Most Good Luncheon, Amy Grant, Tracy Schortman |
This year's luncheon leadership included Chairman Mark Schortman, SVP and Region GM, Coca-Cola; Underwriting Chair Lynn McBee, Community Leader; Table Sales Chair Gina Betts, Partner, Locke Lord LLP; and Production Chair Shelle Sills, VP GM Neiman Marcus.
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| Margot Perot, Dee Devlin, Charlotte Jones Anderson, Ruth Altshuler |
Guest speaker Amy Grant combined her beautiful musical talents and personal story-telling to share about her family, faith and forgiveness. Though not a recorded song, she seamlessly set "Hebrews 11" to music, and she enchanted the crowd with a few other songs, all while weaving in personal stories of her family and journey. "Our journey is made more exciting by faith. The Salvation Army has a pretty broad journey because it's preceded by faith."
