No Tie Dinner & Dessert Party 2015 Kicks Off a Magical 10th Anniversary Season

 

Celebrating a landmark year, the 10^th Annual No Tie Dinner & Dessert Party launched its fundraising season with a Kick-Off Party at Scott + Cooner for approximately 150 avid No Tie fans and dessert lovers. Announcing the 2015 theme “Under the Yum Yum Tree,” the Bollywood-style Kick-Off Party captured the magic, vibrant energy and exotic flavors of The East and things to come at the main event to be held on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 7:00 PM at the Frontiers of Flight Museum. No Tie Dinner & Dessert Party is the largest fundraiser for AIDS Services of Dallas which provides housing and supportive services for low-income and formerly homeless men, women, and children living with HIV/AIDS.

Models Alika Ray and Deanna Cahill flaunt the exotic East Indies theme, “Under the Yum Yum Tree.”
Photo credit: Sergio Delgado

 Guests were greeted by models, Deanna Cahill and Alika Ray, dressed in vividly colorful Indian fashion and donning exotic hand and hair ornaments and jewelry. Hattie’s provided delectable hors d’oeuvres, such as coffee-crusted Wagyu beef and tiger sauce, tomato bisque, Applewood-smoked bacon wrapped butternut squash and plantain chips with mango salsa. Guests sipped cocktails, favoring the Equality Vodka concoctions, while listening to a mix of lively Hindi music and signing up to become a dinner host, sponsor, volunteer or guest of the 2015 No Tie Dinner Dessert Party.

2015 No Tie Dinner & Dessert Honorary Co-Chairs Sterling and Jody O’Donnell and Co-Chairs David Nelson and Dennis Kershner.

The Kick-Off Party revealed exciting news, from the 2015 date and theme to a first-ever VIP ticket that will offer a deluxe lounge area serving premium spirits, luxury auction packages, and exclusive desserts. The event also unveiled a new web site (www.notiedinner.org) and the 2015 chair committee. Stylist, interior designer and all-around Renaissance man David Nelson returns with Dennis Kershner, sales executive at Interior Resources, as Co-Chairs, and Jody and Sterling O’Donnell serve as onorary Chairs. Another first, No Tie has engaged Kristi Holman, owner of K&L Management, as coordinator of the spectacular tenth anniversary event which has been run by ASD staff and volunteers for the last nine years. Last but certainly not least, the 2015 No Tie Dinner & Dessert Party announced the 2015 presenting sponsor, Purple Foundation, a non-profit, all-volunteer organization that raises funds to improve the lives of people in the Dallas area who are living with or are affected by HIV/AIDS (www.purplefoundation.org).

Former No Tie Honorary Chairs Steve Kemble (2013) and LeeAnne Locken (2014)

Additional attendees included ASD President/CEO Don Maison, former No Tie Honorary Chairs LeeAnne Locken (2014) and Steve Kemble (2013), Dinner Host Chair Don Neubauer of Siter Neubauer & Associates, Lisa Petty of DFW Style Daily, Stuart Boslow of KTXD The Broadcast, and entertainment producer Rob Cahill. Purple Foundation representatives included Blake Baker, Chris Huffstutler, and Sara Fangmeyer, among others.

 

The kick-off party was made possible by: Purple Foundation, Hattie’s, Scott + Cooner, Dallas Light and Sound, Calise Partners, Rob and Deanna Cahill, Equality Vodka, Photographer Sergio Delgado, and Friedman Marketing and Public Relations.

No Tie Dinner & Dessert Party’s Host and Sponsor Appreciation Event

Although the No Tie Dinner & Dessert Party is a casual affair, its Sponsor & Host Event, a private appreciation pre-party held last Saturday, is definitely not.  The wonderful Tricia Sims generously opened up her lavish Preston Hollow dream home to approximately 200 patrons to celebrate the generosity of those who support No Tie Dinner & Dessert Party, the largest fundraiser for AIDS Services of Dallas.

Cher ticket winners Rebecca Taylor and Leticia Jones

The mansion of grandiose size, royal details, and pure exuberance consummated No Tie’s 2014 theme, La Dolce Vita or “the Sweet Life,” inspired by the Fellini movie of baroque imagery and fantasy, glamour, and beauty. The magnificent mansion of Romanesque-style showcased white marble floors, a Chanel sitting room, Versace plate collection, Jacuzzi room, and 5’ tall Rolls Royce Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament, just to name a few extravagant details.  The masterpiece house was designed and decorated from the ground-up by Tricia Sims who formerly owned an international interior design firm. 

D'Andra Simmons-Lock

Co-Chairs Dennis Kershner and David Nelson and Honorary Chair LeeAnne Locken greeted guests including: CEO of AIDS Services of Dallas Don Maison, 2012 Honorary Chair D’Andra Simmons, Don Neubauer and Les Siter of Siter Neubauer & Associates, Dr. Allen Berg, Attorney George Milner, Patricia Deason, Jody O’Donnell and Sterling Deason O’Donnell, NBC’s Samantha Davies, DFW Style Daily’s Priya Bhola Rathod, and Sheri Sisler-Moneymaker.

Tricia Sims' home

Guests enjoyed two overflowing bars featuring Hendrick’s Gin, Reyka Vodka and Monkey Shoulder, among other adult beverages, and mouth-watering hors d’oeuvre provided by Hattie’s. Max Winningham performed solo bass as guests strolled through the home. During a brief presentation, Neubauer thanked Tricia Sims and the chair committee with special gifts inside very recognizable blue boxes; Sims and Locken received Tiffany’s engraved crystal ice buckets and Kershner and Nelson with Tiffany’s crystal candlesticks. The winner of the Cher “Dressed to Kill” concert tickets at American Airlines Center for ticket pre-registration was also announced and joyfully accepted by Leticia Jones.  

Dennis Kershner, LeeAnne Locken, Tricia Sims, David Nelson

 

No Tie Dinner & Dessert Party will be held on Saturday, April 12, starting at 7:00 p.m. at The Frontiers of Flight Museum (6911 Lemmon Avenue, Dallas 75209). Tickets are only a $50 donation and may be purchased online at www.notiedinner.org or at the door. Proceeds will benefit AIDS Services of Dallas (ASD) which is responsible for housing and aiding hundreds of economically-disadvantaged men, women, children and families living with HIV/AIDS. Find out more about their mission at aidsdallas.org. For up-to-date information about the No Tie party, visit www.Facebook.com/NoTieDinnerandDessertParty or call ASD at (214) 941-4411 ext. 512.

7th Annual No Tie Dinner & Dessert Party

AIDS Services of Dallas Hosts
NO TIE DINNER & DESSERT PARTY
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Frontiers of Flight Museum

With an expected 2,000 attendees and a high-profile cast leading the event -- Chair David Nelson, Honorary Chair Dr. Gary Tigges, and Media Ambassador D’Andra Simmons -- ASD’s largest fundraiser will be filled with casual glamour, whimsical humor and some serious ‘fun’raising. The Dessert Party will begin at 8pm at the Frontiers of Flight Museum. Ticket donations are suggested at a minimum of $50. For more information, call ASD at 214.941.4411 ext. 510 or visit www.notiedinner.org

Famous for its mixture of swanky and spontaneous, guests will be entertained with dancing, cocktails, and a silent and live auction to raise funds for housing and supportive services for ASD clients. It goes without saying that guests will enjoy delicious desserts throughout the night provided by Dallas’s finest restaurants and caterers – Komali Restaurant, Dallas Affaires Cake Company, Nothing Bundt Cakes and Bread Winners Café and Bakery, to name only a few. A DJ will keep the dance floor crowded, and a surprise performance produced by Rob Cahill will ensure the event unforgettable.