28th Annual Arts Performance Event – April 2019

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On April 13th, 850 of our loyal supporters joined for us for the 28th annual Arts Performance Event hosted at the downtown Omni Dallas Hotel.

This year’s entertainment helped theme the entire evening’s festivities. The Stars of the hit TV show Nashville took their acts from the screen to the stage. Charles Esten and Jonathan Jackson were promoted leading up to the event, but we saved a surprise special guest to announce during the event – Clare Bowen! The three of them performed various hits from the show, including a few cover songs and a few originals. The dance floor was filled with couples two-stepping to the tunes.

The beautiful decor created a festive atmosphere and the food, as always, was a hit. New this year, we enlisted the help of local artists to help connect the “facts” about family homelessness to our guests. Located in the reception prior to the event, 10 facts about our organization were displayed and 7 artists utilized their talents to interpret those facts via works of art.

Our local artists were:

Megan Smith, Willie Baronet, Amy Palmer-Gogan, Onaje Beal, Randy Jacobs, Ty Fawley and two of our very own teachers; Quinn Okafor and Tynasha Walker.

 

Before the dinner, we debuted a brand new multimedia presentation that announced our new strategic direction of enhancing our Two-Generational approach to solving homelessness. The new presentation highlighted the journey of three of our families who were brave enough to share their story and showcase their achievements. Thanks to Rucker & Co for their creative storytelling and ability to connect the stories from our families and to educate our guests on the issues of family homelessness.

Back for a second time, legendary DJ Mix Master Mike of the Beastie Boys packed the dance floor with lively dance mixes and carried the crowd to the conclusion of another fantastic evening full of fun and fundraising.

This year’s event chairs were Allen Nye, CEO of Oncor and Matt Henry, SVP, General Council of Oncor and co-chairs Mary Lee and Michael Broder, Kerri and Rick Lacher. They helped inform and attract new sponsors and raised awareness of our mission. Together, they were an important part in making this event a success. Thank you!!

Matt Henry; SVP, General Council – Oncor, John Wander; Board Chair – Vogel, Allen Nye; CEO – Oncor[/caption]


All pictures from the event can be found on our Facebook page.
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This event is the primary fundraiser for our organization and would not be successful without the generous support of our co-chairs, donors, guests and sponsors!

2019 Arts Event Sponsors

PREMIER SPONSOR
McKool Smith

PRESENTING SPONSORS
Debra and E. Leon Carter
Eagle Materials Inc.
Susan and Laurence Hirsch – The Hirsch Family Foundation
Kainos Capital LP
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Stacey and Don Kivowitz
Amy and Mark Kovac
Kerri & Rick Lacher / Houlihan Lokey
Oliver Wyman, Partners & Employees
Omni Dallas Hotel
Oncor
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Winston & Strawn LLP

ADVOCATE SPONSORS
Jim Chadwick / Holland & Knight LLP
Foley Gardere
Rita Sue and Alan Gold
MoneyGram International
Perkins Coie LLP
Travis and Jackie Pittman
Ricki and Andy Rabin
Lisa and Bob Segert
SRP Medical

BENEFACTOR SPONSORS
City Electric Supply
Ernst & Young LLP
GenOn Energy, Inc.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Matt and Alicia Henry
Hill & Wilkinson General Contractors
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Ira and Lisa Kravitz
Neiman Marcus Group
Laurie and Todd Platt
Primoris Services Corporation
PwC
Barbara and Stan Rabin
Sidley Austin LLP
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits
St. John (St. John Knits)
Whitney and Ted Thorp
Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation
Julie and John Wander

SUSTAINER SPONSORS
John and Susie Adams
Sara and Gary Ahr
Armanino LLP
Baker McKenzie / James P. O’Brien and Crews Lott
Alice and Bill Barnett
Baylor Scott & White Health
Mary Lee and Michael Broder
Sherri and Alan Darver
driversselect, An EchoPark Company
Paddy and Barry Epstein
Leo & Rhea Fay Fruhman Foundation
Cathy and Craig Glick
Beth and Jim Gold
Margaret and Brad Hirsch
The Horchow Family
Tracy and Jeff Hull
Husch Blackwell
K&L Gates
Peter and Marisa Knag
Laurie and Jack Grossman Endowment Fund*
Lillard Wise Szygenda PLLC
Nick and Gretchen Linn
Forrest and Cynthia Miller
The ORIX Foundation
Phelps Dunbar LLP
Ranger Wireless and The Ofenloch Family
Deedie Rose
Jeff and Mindy Rosenfeld
The Ryan Foundation
Santander Consumer USA
SeaTec Consulting Inc.
Trinity Industries, Inc.
David and Sandra Veeder
Waldot Foundation
Wright Tree Service
Julie and John Young

PATRON SPONSORS
American Airlines
John and Nancy Anderson
John and Cindy Ansbach
Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC
The Beck Group
Rebecca and Allen Bodzy
Suzie Bovine
Diane and Hal Brierley
Carol and Royal Brin
Dawn and Craig Budner
Compass Technology Group
Constellation, an Exelon Company
Deloitte
Eureka Holdings, Inc
Erica and David Foland
Jones Day
Perry Kaufman
Lauren Leahy and Mohammad Alturk
Locke Lord LLP
Marsh & McLennan Agency
Mark Miner
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Chet Morrison / Patty Stahl
Pike Electric, LLC
Quilling, Selander, Lownds, Winslett & Moser, P.C.
Raelaine and Paul Radnitz
Ron and Phyllis Steinhart
Rob and Linda Swartz
The Tyler Foundation
Tokyo Town – Swedish Auto
TSG Reporting
Peter Vogel and Marguerite Burtis
Gary and Sandra Wells
Alan and Sheryl Yonack
The Abe Zale Foundation Fund *

FRIEND SPONSORS
Carol and Steve Aaron
Gilian and Steve Baron
Joyce and Selly Belofsky
Bernbaum / Magadini Architects
Beshear Group Communications
Mrs. and Mr. Vikrant Bhatia
Bonick Landscaping
BVA Group
Rita and Roger Carlile
Carol Orr & Company
Joel and Susie Carp
Choice Specialists
Barbi and Scott Cohen
Lori and Mike Cohen
Annette and Jack Corman
Susan Coulter and John Hinton
Sandy and Howard Donsky
Frost Bank
Steven and Read Gendler
Rachel Goldberger and Shawn Orme
Granite Properties, Inc
Lauren Halsey
Harold Leidner Company
Freda and John Heald
Jane and Michael Hurst
IMA, Inc
Mindi and Michael Kahn
Chris and Clark Kennington
David and Brigitte Kimichik
Susan and Alan Klein
Betsy and Mark Kleinman Philanthropic Fund *
Emily Maduro and Joe Wielebinski
Malone Maxwell Borson Architects
Stacy and Michael Malphurs
The Mankoff Family Foundation
Linda Manning
Amy and John McCracken
Mary Blake and Chuck Meadows
Rory and Howard Meyers
Jerry & Joyce Morrison, SLR Medical
Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr
My Computer Guy
Elaine and Trevor Pearlman
Annette and Steve Perkins
Phil and Rena Quist
Marcia and Bill Rafkin
RAS Services Inc.
Helen and Frank Risch Philanthropic Fund *
Nancy Rivin and Jim Bishkin
Rodriguez Law Firm, P.C.
Rogers – O’Brien Construction
Terry and Bert Romberg
Barry and Shelly Rosenberg
The Rubin Family Foundation/Julie and Jay Liberman
Salesforce
Karen and Alan Schoellkopf
Erin and Collin Schuhmacher
Julie Silcock / Houlihan Lokey
Courtney and Morris Simmons
Steve and Glenna Standish
Marc and Wendy Stanley Philanthropic Fund *
Creighton and Natalie Stark
TDIndustries, Inc.
Technical Transportation, Inc.
Charles and Joanne Teichman / YLang 23
Weaver
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Weitzman
Karen and Shelby Wyll

SUPPORTER SPONSORS
Neil Beckerman
Cole Schotz P.C.
Gayle Johansen

* Gifts via Dallas Jewish Community Foundation

Each year, Neiman Marcus Vendors step up and show support of the event. Thanks again to each of the vendors who donated this year!

Neiman Marcus Vendor Donations
7 For All Mankind
Adobe
Akris
American Express
Andreoli
Assouline Publishing
Aurus Inc
Baccarat
Balenciaga Americas
BALLIN
Blackhawk Transport
Blum & Fink
Burberry
Bustle Digital Group
The Campbell Agency
Canali
Carolina Herrera
Centro Media
Cheetah Digital
Christine Taylor Collection
Coach-came in 4.15.2019 as Tapestry
COOMI
Couture Lamps, Inc.
Direct Source
Elicit, LLC
English Laundry
Escada
Facebook
Flexential
Fossil Group
Frame LA Brands, LLC
Godiva Chocolatier
Golden Goose Deluxe Brand
Hanky Panky Ltd.
Hanro
Haute House
Shannon Hennessy
Hugo Boss
Infosys Limited
JGX Group, Inc
John Varvatos
Kendra Scott
Kim Seybert, Inc.
Kismet By Milka
Kiton Corporation
L’Oreal Luxe
Lafayette 148 New YorkLalique
Lana Jewelry
MacKenzie Childs
Marchon Eyewear, Inc.
Matouk
Michael Aram
Michael Kors
Microsoft Corporation
Mignonne Gavigan
Monument Consulting, LLC
NTT DATA Services
Parker New York
Performance Team
Peter Millar
Rakuten
Roger Vivier
Salvatore Ferragamo
Specialized Security Services, Inc.
Stefano Ricci
Stephen Dweck Jewelry
Sun Delivery LLC
Sydney Evan
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Tory Burch LLC
Township Building Services, Inc.
Wacoal America, Inc.
Wireless Express
Wisdom Media
Zac Posen

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