Date & Place: Saturday, May 3, 2025, Sheraton Dallas Hotel
Beneficiary: DIFFA Dallas
Chairs: Payton Martin and Jacob Samson
Sponsors: The Louis L. Borick Foundation, Benjamin Moore, Mohawk, Sewell, Vistra Energy, Guardian Royalties, Gilead, Shelle Carrig Team at Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s, Mistr, Jackson Durham Events, Dallas Market Center, Cybris Productions, Inkling + Co, The Media Socialites, Plug Public Relations, and Robyn Chauvin Productions.
Notable: The Donna Fishel Community Hero Award was presented to Todd Bacon by Donna Fishel. The Candy Long Excellence in Fashion Award was presented to B. Åkerlund by surprise guest, Erykah Badu. The finale featured Voices of Unity Choir, leading guests into a collective performance of “Lean on Me.”
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Claudia Carson-Habeeb
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Claudia Carson-Habeeb, managing editor of People Newspapers, got her start at The Baylor Lariat. Her debut publication, Falling Through the Spiral of My Notebook (1993), launched a career devoted to writing without margins. A former on-screen HGTV personality, she covers everything from hometown heroes to global design trends and curates a multigenerational family library that would make Borges proud. Happiest on horseback, she spends her spare time hoof picking with volunteers at her animal rescue nonprofit.
