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This fall's calendar is filled with luncheons, galas, tours, and speakers. Be sure to note these upcoming dates.
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Highland Park Education Foundation Gifts $1.7 Million to HPISD
The Highland Park Education Foundation presented a check for $1.7 million — all of which will support teacher and staff salaries — to HPISD at the district’s Aug. 20 Board of Trustees meeting.
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Allie + Bess Celebrates Five Years of Success
Allie + Bess, the multi-million-dollar jewelry business that began at the kitchen tables of Preston Hollow resident Bess Callarman and her best friend Allie Wardlaw, celebrates its fifth anniversary this month.
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Men of Nehemiah Earns Gold Seal of Approval
Dallas-based Men of Nehemiah, a nonprofit that helps rebuild the lives of men torn apart by addiction, has been awarded The Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission, the nation's oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.
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The Hope Party Kickoff Raises Awareness and Funds for Grant Halliburton Foundation
Fueled by beverages and small bites provided by Bistro 31, shoppers participated in the kickoff event for Grant Halliburton Foundation’s 15th annual Hope Party at Simkhai in Highland Park Village.
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The Family Place Announces Texas Trailblazer Awards Luncheon Featured Speaker and Award Recipient
Actor and director Justin Baldoni will be the Keynote Speaker at this year's Texas Trailblazers Award Luncheon, which will honor Dr. Opal Lee.
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The Dallas Foundation Announces more than $700,000 in Grants
The Dallas Foundation has announced more than $700,000 in grants to 26 local organizations.
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McConaugheys to Headline New Friends New Life Luncheon
New Friends New Life works to restore and empower trafficked and sexually exploited teen girls, women, and their children
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Dallas CASA Hosts Parade of Playhouses Closing Party
Dallas CASA held a closing party for its 29th annual Parade of Playhouses at Breadwinners, NorthPark Center.
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TWF Announces New Board Members
The Texas Women’s Foundation has announced that Carrie Freeman Parsons, Chair of the Board at Freeman Company, will serve a second year as Chair of the Foundation’s Board of Directors.
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Grant Halliburton Foundation Launches Hope Party Season
The Grant Halliburton Foundation will launch its 15th annual Hope Party season with a kickoff event at Simkhai in Highland Park Village from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 25.
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Out & About: Family Compass Sixth-Annual North Star Luncheon
The sold-out luncheon raised more than $153,000 and boasted 300 guests.
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KidneyTexas Announces Silver Jubilee Luncheon
Chairs of the fashion show and luncheon, Claire Catrino and Kaleta Blaffer Johnson, announced the event at the organization’s Spring Tea, hosted by Park Cities resident Wendy Hansen. The tea, chaired by Mari Epperson, brought not only the group’s members but also the announcement of the upcoming event and its details.
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Out & About: The Family Place ReuNight
Amid gold-accented navy and white floral arrangements, co-chairs Kristin and James Hallam and Annie and Erik Miller (along with honorary chairs Harold and Bunny Ginsburg) welcomed more than 200 patrons to the 11th anniversary of ReuNight, benefiting The Family Place at Hôtel Swexan in late May.
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Tory Burch Celebrates Texas Women’s Foundation President and CEO
Texas Women’s Foundation board members and more than 100 supporters gathered at the Tory Burch store in Highland Park Village in May to celebrate the foundation’s new president and CEO, Karen Hughes White.
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Work of St. Vincent de Paul Pharmacy Honored
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of North Texas has earned a Texas Impact Enterprise Award in recognition of the work of its charitable pharmacy.
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Out & About: Dallas Theater Center Centerstage Gala
Nearly 260 Dallas Theater Center supporters attended the organization's 40th-annual gala and fundraiser, themed "A Brand New Day," at Fashion Industry Gallery May 4.
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Out & About: House of DIFFA ‘Royalty Untamed’
More than 1,200 attendees were there to witness to an evening of fashion, musical performances, and an auction.
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Out & About: DSOL Debutante Presentation Weekend
The function kicked off a flurry of events, culminating in the 39th Annual Presentation Ball in February 2025 at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center.