The Family Place Announces 30th Anniversary Partners Card Preview Event: Exclusive Luncheon at Eataly in NorthPark Center
The Family Place celebrates Partners Card with a fashion presentation featuring
NorthPark Center retailers
(Featured photo: From 2021 event: Mimi Crume Sterling, Jan Strimple.)*
Dallas-based family violence agency The Family Place and NorthPark Center are hosting an exclusive luncheon and fashion presentation on the first day of Partners Card, Friday, October 28 at 11:30 a.m. at Eataly Dallas in NorthPark Center.
The Partners Card Preview event will feature a seasonal lunch at Terra and include a custom fashion presentation from various NorthPark Partners Card retailers. Limited tickets to the exclusive Partners Card Preview luncheon are available for $250 and can be purchased here.
After the luncheon, Neiman Marcus will host a champagne reception with Partners Card co-chairs Andrea Cheek, Wynne McNabb Cunningham, Hannah Fagadau, Lisa Hewitt, and Honorary Chair Paula Davis, and CEO of The Family Place, Mimi Crume Sterling, to kick off an afternoon of shopping throughout NorthPark Center.
Partners Cards are available this year for $75. A Partners Card gives a 20% discount at more than 750 retailers and a 10% discount at restaurants during the 10-day event from October 28 through November 6, providing amazing deals to shoppers’ favorite stores while supporting a great cause at the same time.The purchase of a $75 Partners Card provides one night of safety for a survivor of family violence at The Family Place. Partners Cards can be purchased at www.partnerscard.org.
NorthPark Center is the top shopping destination for Partners Card, with over 80 retailers participating this year. Notable retailers include BYREDO, Diptyque, Faherty, Leatherology, Longchamp, Parachute, Saint Laurent, Stuart Weitzman, Maria Tash, and Williams Sonoma. NorthPark has also been a longtime supporter of the Partners Card campaign and will sponsor the special 30th anniversary limited edition Partners Card Pearl Card this year. Only 300 cards are available at $500 each. Purchasers of the Pearl Card will receive tons of perks, including complimentary valet parking at NorthPark for a year. Click here to purchase yours now!
This year’s Partners Card is a landmark year celebrating 30 years of saving money and lives. With one hundred percent of each Partners Card purchase going directly to support the mission, the funds raised have been a critical part of supporting the life-saving programs and services of The Family Place.
Started by a small group of dedicated volunteers, Partners Card has become one of the most impactful fundraisers for The Family Place and a highly anticipated shopping event in Dallas. Since its launch in 1993 with founding chairs Sally Hoglund and Sally Johnson, the fundraising program has grown from 150 participating stores raising $90,000 to more than 715 participating retailers raising over $1 million annually. To date, Partners Card has raised more than $20 million for The Family Place.
MORE ABOUT PARTNERS CARD BENEFITING THE FAMILY PLACE:
The Family Place is at the forefront of the mission to empower victims of family violence by providing safe housing, counseling, and skills that create independence while building community engagement and advocating for social change to stop family violence. Its signature fundraiser, Partners Card, is a 10-day shopping event that will run from Friday, October 28 to Sunday, November 6, 2022. Shoppers purchase a Partners Card for $75 or a limited edition Pearl Card for $500 and receive a 20% discount at 750+ participating retailers across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The purchase of a Partners Card provides one night of safety for a survivor of family violence at The Family Place, and a Pearl Card purchase provides one week of safety. Over the past 30 years, the Partners Card program has raised more than $20 million to help break the cycle of family violence in North Texas. For more information on Partners Card, visit partnerscard.org or call 214-443-7754.
ABOUT EATALY DALLAS
Eataly Dallas opened its doors in NorthPark Center on December 9, 2020. Following the company’s philosophy, the vibrant Italian marketplace is interspersed with restaurants, counters, and a cooking school. Significant focus is devoted to local producers, who provide fresh ingredients daily to complement Italian products harmoniously. The unique environment invites guests to “Shop, Eat, Learn” while learning about high-quality Italian food and drink as they taste dishes, find ingredients, and take classes. Since Oscar Farinetti first opened Eataly Torino in 2007, this philosophy has spread with more than 40 stores across the world, including our flagship NYC Flatiron (2010), Chicago (2013), NYC Downtown (2016), Boston (2016), Los Angeles (2017), Las Vegas (2018), Toronto (2019), Dallas (2020) and Silicon Valley (2022).
ABOUT NORTHPARK CENTER
NorthPark Center is the preeminent shopping center in the Southwest and one of the finest shopping experiences in the world with more than 200 stores and restaurants, including more than 70 market exclusives. Anchored by Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Macy’s, Dillard’s, and Eataly, NorthPark offers an unparalleled collection of luxury boutiques set amid internationally acclaimed 20th and 21st century art, award-winning architecture, and extraordinary landscaping—as well as a 1.4-acre garden, CenterPark, and a state-of-the-art movie theatre, AMC NorthPark 15. NorthPark consistently ranks as one of the top five performing shopping centers in the United States and is North Texas’ number one visitor destination. NorthPark is conveniently located 7 miles from downtown Dallas and 35 miles from Fort Worth.
*2021 Event Photo Credit: Tamytha Cameron Photography
(Everyone here at Philanthropy Lifestyles is honored to be a Partners Card sponsor. This Philanthropy Lifestyles eBuzz courtesy The Family Place.)
