Houston Lifestyles & Homes September 2009
hose lazy days of summer have slipped away, and our mailboxes are overflowing
with the first signs of a busy fall social season
—tons of invitations to luncheons, dinners, galas and soirees of every sort.
There
’s no lack of opportunities to get back in touch with friends, and help out some
great causes, so get your organizers out and start planning!
(1) Mission Incredible
More than 250 people attended the first-ever “Mission Incredible” fundraiser, benefiting the late Sister Helen Gay’s Mission of Yahweh shelter for homeless women and children. Honoree Warner
Roberts, with sons Bob (left) and Cliff, helped raise funds to build the
shelter.
(2) Tapestry Gala - A starry night for Interfaith Ministries as more than 650 guests gathered to
celebrate its 40th anniversary and to honor E. William Barnett with the first
Tapestry Award. Pictured from left: Philamena Baird, Bill Barnett, Joanne King
Herring, The Honorable James Baker and Susan Baker.
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Memorial Hermann Circle of Life Gala
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(3) Memorial Hermann Circle of Life Gala - The wildly successful Memorial Hermann Foundation Circle of Life Gala raked in
more than $2.3 million for Children
’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and drew more than 1,600 guests. From left: Kathy
and Stuart Dupuy with gala chairs Soraya and Scott McClelland.
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Lyndon Baines Johnson Moral Courage Award
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(4) Lyndon Baines Johnson Moral Courage Award
Sen. John McCain greets
Chris and Water Kase at the Holocaust Museum Houston 2009 Lyndon Baines Johnson
Moral Courage Award dinner. Sen. McCain received the award in recognition of
his heroism as a prisoner of war.
(5) Hot Time in Vegas - At a Rod Stewart concert during their third annual Las Vegas Guys Getaway: (l-r)
Tim Connolly, Chris Sims, John Marion Carraba, Darrel Cleboski, Steve Tyrell,
Sammy Palermo, Frank Pizzitola, Louis Ditta and Mike Oddo. Tyrell won a Grammy
for producing Rod Stewart
’s Stardust: The Great American Album.
The Houston Fire Department may be generating some heated headlines lately, but
controversy will be set aside on Sept. 11 as the Fire Fighters Foundation holds
its 4th Annual Dinner
“The Face of Heroes -Answering the Call.” The event, co-chaired by Bill King, Philamena Baird, Jim McIngvale and Jane B. Page, will be held at the home of Astrid and Gene Van Dyke in honor of all men and women serving in the City of Houston Fire Department. To
add your support, call 832-247-8455.
And on that topic, the educational and outreach programs of The Houston Fire
Museum will be supported by the Sept. 25 Rescue Me Gala, chaired by
Barbara Van Postman and Cheryl Byington. Guests in “Red Hot Chic” attire will help honor Brady Carruth and Troy Blakeney with the Community Hero Award.
You better hurry if you want to get in on a rare opportunity to hear society
doyenne
Lynn Wyatt tell tales of her life traveling the globe, dining with royals and partying
with the international jetsetter crowd. Wyatt will be interviewed by the
Houston Chronicle’s Shelby Hodge at “Lunch with a Houston Icon” on Oct. 15, chaired by Rosemary Schatzman and Vanessa Sendukas and benefiting the Society for the Performing Arts. Call 713-632-8104 to reserve
your table.
Soul singer and songwriter Michael McDonald commands the stage Oct. 24 at the Houston Children’s Charity annual gala. Best known for his Grammy winning tune What a Fool Believes, McDonald sang with The Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan. HCC Executive Director Laura Ward always sells out this lively event, so call now for your tickets… 713-524-2878. And you can now help Houston kids through the new “HCC Children’s Closet.” Drop off new or gently-used children’s clothing at the HCC office at 5177 Richmond Ave., Ste. 525.
Best selling author of Woman of Substance Barbara Taylor Bradford receives The Anne Morrow Lindbergh Award for Living with Grace and Distinction
at the 2009 Women
’s Health Summit for the Huffington Center on Aging on Oct. 28. Also being
honored for their many accomplishments on behalf of community organizations are
Diane Gendel, Betty Hrncir, Donatella Benckenstein and Kimberly DeLape.
The audience will be spellbound as former Houston Ballet super-star Li Cunxin tells his inspirational life story at the “Writers in the Schools” 25th anniversary celebration on Nov. 5. The film version of Li’s top selling book about his dramatic defection from communist China, Mao’s Last Dancer, was shot on location in China, Houston and Australia (where Li and his family
now live). It
debuts at the Toronto Film Festival this month and will be released in the U.S.
soon. Li
’s long time friends Ginya and Clayton Trier are co-chairing with Marcia and Michael Nichols. Call 713-523-3877 to reserve your seats for this is sure to be a sellout
event.
(6) Friends of Nursing Tootsie’s owner and event underwriter Mickey Rosmarin joins co-chair Donna Vallone at
the fashion show luncheon celebrating the 20th anniversary of Friends of
Nursing at St. Luke
’s Episcopal Hospital. (7) Circle of Life Mike Linn of Linn Energy with his wife, Carol, at the Memorial Herman Foundation
Circle of Life Gala, which raised more than $2 million dollars!
(8) Pet-Friendly Hotel Ellen Priesman and cute “Teddy Oso” joined more than 200 owners and their dogs at the pet-friendly Hotel Derek for
the annual
“Derek Dog” contest for Citizens for Animal Protection.
(9) Art for Animals The “Friends for Life” No-Kill Animal Shelter got a boost from (l-r) “Art for the Animals” event chair Lynda Transier and underwriters Don and Chris Sanders. (10) Palmer Drug Abuse Combining theater with a good cause! Palmer Drug Abuse Program supporter and VIP
reception host Adrian Goodisman (l-r) joins PDAP Board Trustee Deborah Duncan
and Charlie H. Read at TUTS
’ Cabaret dress rehearsal fundraiser.
Sixty years of marriage deserves a major celebration, and Barbara and Ulyesse LeGrange did just that. The devoted couple took over Tony’s restaurant for an elegant dinner party and delighted the crowd when the
Richard Brown Orchestra played three new love songs Ulyesse wrote for Barbara.
How sweet!
Please e-mail your event news and photos to jan@jancarson.com or mail to Jan Carson: 109 North Post Oak Lane, Ste. 422, Houston, TX 77024.
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