Junior League Of Dallas Revealed Its 2025 Sustainer Of The Year and Milestones Luncheon Speaker

(Featured photo: JLD Development VP Katie German, JLD Milestones Luncheon Co-chair Lauren
Combest, JLD Milestones Luncheon Co-chair Debbie Oates, JLD 2025 Sustainer of
the Year Peggy Sewell, JLD President Tandra Allen and JLD Sustainer President
Sally Dutter.)

Junior League of Dallas (JLD) members and invited guests gathered for a special evening at the Meadows Museum on September 17, 2024, where two significant milestones were announced.

Guests were welcomed into the historic Meadows Museum on SMU’s campus and offered refreshments and hors d’oeuvres from Salum Restaurant, as they mingled and enjoyed the art on exhibit. Junior League of Dallas President Tandra Allen opened the event by welcoming guests and expressing her excitement about the upcoming year. Tandra then introduced 2025 Milestones Luncheon Co-Chairs, Lauren Combest and Debbie Oates, who shared a preview of the Luncheon set to take place on April 11, 2025.

Sustainer President Sally Dutter then revealed JLD’s 2025 Sustainer of the Year is longtime League supporter and community leader, Peggy Sewell. Peggy will be recognized for her philanthropic efforts and exceptional contributions to the community, as well as her longstanding dedication to the Junior League of Dallas, at the Milestones Luncheon next spring. With an impressive record of leadership across various nonprofits, Peggy has continually exemplified the League’s mission of empowering women leaders.

“We are delighted that Peggy has been selected as our 2025 Sustainer of the Year. No one captures the ideals we strive to achieve as a Sustainer more than Peggy,” said Debbie Oates, JLD Sustainer and Milestones Luncheon Co-chair. “How fitting it is to gather here for the Reveal Party at SMU Meadows Museum, a place that means so much to Peggy and her family, to celebrate her unwavering dedication, leadership, and service to the Dallas community.” 

Luncheon Co-chair Lauren Combest then announced the keynote speaker of the 2025 Milestones Luncheon will be celebrated author, entrepreneur, and Dallas-based foodie Alex Snodgrass.

Alex  is a Texas-raised and Dallas-based author, recipe developer, and the creator of The Defined Dish. On her social platforms, Alex provides her community with healthy, mostly Whole30 and Paleo-compliant, recipes while continuing to add her Texas twist with bold flavors and recipes she grew up with. Alex is a three-time New York Times Bestselling author following the release of her first cookbook, The Defined Dish: Whole30 Endorsed, Healthy and Wholesome Weeknight Recipes, her second cookbook, The Comfortable Kitchen, and her third title, Dinner Tonight. In 2022, Alex launched SideDish, a collection of better-for-you multi-purpose dressings, designed to make mealtime delicious and easy to share with the ones you love.

The Junior League of Dallas cultivates women leaders who collectively address the critical needs of the community. Founded in 1922, JLD is one of the largest Junior Leagues in the world and provides leadership opportunities to nearly 4,000 women each year through more than 17,000 cumulative hours of experiential and formal training. For more information, please visit www.jldallas.org

Photo by Celeste Cass

(This Philanthropy Lifestyles Scene courtesy The Junior League of Dallas.)