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 TRK-TV/Channel 13 anchor Ilona Carson has a news flash of her own. She and hubby, Jim Colasanto, are expecting their first child, a boy, in September. And by the time you read
this, Channel 13
’s Jessica Willey and her husband, Ross Bartley, will have welcomed their little bundle of joy. Former KPRC-TV/Channel 2 news
anchor
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Dan O’Rourke has discovered a latent talent…oil painting! And he’s very good. Dan recently exhibited his work at Simpson Gallery—the first time in the Gallery’s 40-year history they’ve sponsored such a solo exhibit of a living artist. If you’d like to check out Dan’s art, go to www.danorourkefineart.com. |
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Taping for the Blind
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Volunteer of the Year
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Celebrity Servers
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Stand Up for Children
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A-List Honorees
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The Wrecking Ball
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The Women’s Resource
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For the Kids
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In Grand Style
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Friends of Nursing
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(6) Taping for the Blind This cute little Lab was auctioned to raise money at the Taping for the Blind
fashion presentation at Neimans. Brian Teichman and Pattie Dale Tye fell in
“puppy love.”
(7) Stand Up for Houston’s Children Craig Ferguson, host of CBS’ Late Late Show added his star power to raise over $250,000 for Children at Risk programs to
fight child trafficking. Event chair Carolyn Farb dressed with a fashion nod to
Ferguson
’s Scottish heritage.
(8) Celebrity Servers Toasting their “Gumdrop Martinis,” celebrity servers Courtney Zavala and Ernie Manouse join singer Charles Dotson
(center) at Tony
’s, where more than 200 guests helped raise $300,000 at ESCAPE Family Resource
Center
’s 28th annual Celebrity Benefit.
(9) Volunteer of the Year Julie Brown—Heart Guild Volunteer of the Year—wears power red in honor of the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Luncheon. Proud parents Bob and Karen Laflen share her big
day.
(10) A-List Honorees Audrey Lawson and Anne Mendelsohn were among the A-List Honorees who stole the
show at the Crisis Intervention of Houston fundraiser. Audrey
’s proud daughter Melanie Lawson served as emcee.
(11) The Wrecking Ball Kelly and Bill Montgomery upped the glamour quotient at The Wrecking Ball Gala,
which raised $1.1 million for new construction at the Houston Museum of Natural
Science.
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(12) Piggy Sue Ever the prankster, former President Bush jokes with Barbara Bush at the
Celebration of Reading event, saying this little porker was related to the pig
that provided a valve for Mrs. Bush
’s recent heart surgery.
(13) Passion for Fashion Leisa Holland-Nelson joins honoree Bob Bibb and co-chair Julia Frankel at the
Passion for Fashion luncheon, which raised $120,000 for the renowned HCC
fashion and design programs.
(14) The Women’s Resource
A reception for members of The Women’s Resource at Caceres drew a lively group including Suzanna Mosqueda and Nellyn
Diaz Laurel.
(15) Friends of Nursing
Rachel Regan and Ann Singleton at the Friends of Nursing luncheon honoring
Evelyn Howell, Nancy Willerson and Kiki Wilson.
(16) In Grand Style
Gala chairs Pattie Dale Tye, Cindi Rose and Lori Sorcic at the Moores School of
Music Society
’s 22nd Annual Dinner Concert. The evening featured a concert performance by
students and raised $160,000 for scholarships.
(17) For the Kids
Philanthropist Margaret Williams chats up Celebrity Server Andy Cerota, who
stars on Channel 13 News when he
’s not helping to raise money for the ESCAPE Center for Abused Children.
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Piggy Sue
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Passion for Fashion
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