Young Friends of Wilkinson Center Holiday Party and Toy Drive

Young Friends of Wilkinson Center announce this year’s Holiday Cocktail Party + Toy Drive event will be held on Friday, November 17th at Candleroom in Dallas, from 9:00pm-2:00am.

Admission to the event is $30 plus the donation of an unwrapped toy. Gender-neutral gifts are highly appreciated as they will allow the Wilkinson Center to accommodate more children this year.

The toys will be distributed in December to families in need currently enrolled in Wilkinson Center programs.  Young Friends of Wilkinson Center are a group of dynamic young professionals committed to empowering those in need to become self-sufficient and improve their lives.

Young Friends Silent Disco Rocks Candleroom {Society Pics}

Young Friends of Wilkinson Center recently hosted their second annual Silent Disco event at Candleroom.

Grafton Ifill III, Amber James





Ali Derakhshan, Curtis Jones, Tyler Leung, Penny Shumway

6 different DJ’s played in two sets of three.  Three DJ's kicked off the event -- Bryan Turner, Eric Bodiwala and Shawn Prestridge.  Later in the night Luis Sanchez, DJ Feezy and Brady Urrunaga spun tunes for the crowd.

Jenn Dolim, OJ DeSouza, Baylea Wood

 Each patron was given a set of headphones with three different frequencies and depending what frequency you picked the headphones would light up different colors. Each color corresponded to a DJ that was djing at that particular time.  

Lauren Mason, Kristen Johnson, Michael Graska

The reason it is called a Silent Disco is because there is no music playing in the background when you take your headphones off. 

Silent Disco Event at Candleroom

Eduardo Marquez, Andrea Wullschleger

Attendees could purchase “Neon Gift bags” for $10 which included two pairs of light up glow glasses, 2 glow necklaces, 2 glow bracelets and 1 glow cup to follow our theme “Neon Silent Disco.”

Ryan Hoopes, Vodi Cook

Sponsors included Yoozy, Dallas Executive Club, The Ailshire Family, Signature Baking Company, OJ DeSouza, Roberto Quiroz Mata, Candleroom and Full Spectrum Diagnostics.

Young Friends of the Wilkinson Center to Kick Off Silent Disco Fundraiser this week

The Young Friends of the Wilkinson Center will host its second annual Silent Disco Benefit at Candleroom. The event will benefit The Wilkinson Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming the lives of Dallas families by providing pathways to self-sufficiency with dignity and respect. Tickets for Young Friends Members are $35 and $45 for non-members. Each ticket includes two complimentary tickets- one for a complimentary drink and one to be used towards the raffle. Sponsorship and involvement opportunities are available by emailing Vodi Cook at vodi_cook@wilkinsoncenter.org.

 

The Silent Disco features great cocktails, music, fun and friends at one of the hottest night spots in Dallas. What is a Silent Disco? Each guest receives headphones with three different frequencies; depending on the frequency the guest chooses, the headphones light up in the color that corresponds to a DJ spinning at that moment.  It is called a silent disco because there is no music playing in the background when people take off their headphones. There will be 6 different DJ’s playing.

 

The kickoff party is this Thursday, August 13th from 6:00-10:00 pm at DEC on Dragon.