KidneyTexas, Inc. Checks Presentations to Grant Recipients
KidneyTexas, Inc. Celebrated Beneficiaries from The Runway Report Silver Anniversary Luncheon and Fashion Show Celebrating 25 Years of Giving With Style with a Check Presentation
(Featured photo: Kaleta Blaffer Johnson, luncheon chair; Monica Cooley, 2024 president; Claire Catrino, luncheon chair.)
There was an excited buzz in the air as guests, sponsors, underwriters and members of The Runway Report Silver Anniversary Luncheon and Fashion Show Celebrating 25 Years of Giving With Style as beneficiary organizations gathered together at the home of hosts Jolie and Bart Humphrey for the check presentations.
Along with the Humphreys, greeting guests were Monica Cooley, 2024 president, luncheon chairs Claire Catrino and Kaleta Blaffer Johnson, along with honorary chair, Lauryn Gayle White and Natalie Taylor, representing the presenting sponsors Sam and Helga Feldman Foundation.
As everyone enjoyed the sumptuous buffet and hors d’oeuvres and champagne were passed, they chatted about the successful luncheon and congratulations were given all around. Guests joining in the celebration included AB Aston, Barbara Bigham, Terri Bumgarner, Martha Cox, Suzette Derrick, Barbara Dianis, Cindy Hanson, Deborah McKeever, Dyann Skelton, Niki Turner, Patty Jo and John Turner, Stacey Wiggins and more.
Monica welcomed guests and thanked the hosts for their generous hospitality. She said tonight is what KidneyTexas is all about, meeting its fundraising goal and distributing the funds to the luncheon beneficiaries. She reminded everyone that every dollar raised from the luncheon stays in north Texas to fund projects that support our local communities right here “at home.” Thanking Claire and Kaleta for their leadership, Monica said she is proud of the chairs for how they worked so very hard over the past year and more to accomplish their goals.
Claire and Kaleta thanked Lauryn Gayle White for her unwavering support as the luncheon’s honorary chair; Natalie Taylor representing the presenting sponsors Sam and Helga Feldman Foundation for the presenting sponsorship and award recipients Donna Arp Weitzman, Sue Goodnight Award; Barbara Bigham, Lifetime Achievement Award; Raymond Quigley, MD, Everson Walls Legacy Award; Emilynn Wilson and her late husband, Claude Wilson, 25th Anniversary Award honorees.
Monica, Claire and Kaleta presented checks to representatives from luncheon beneficiaries National Kidney Foundation/Camp Reynal, Baylor Scott and White Health Foundation, Texas Health Resources Foundation, Southwest Transplant Alliance, Children’s Medical Center Foundation and Methodist Health System Foundation.
The purpose of KidneyTexas, Inc. is to provide funding to improve the methods of treatment, the search for a cure and prevention of kidney disease and other kindred or contributory diseases; and to develop more adequate provision for the care of persons suffering from such diseases. To learn more about KidneyTexas, Inc. and joining, visit the website at www.kidneytexas.org
History: Since 1999, the dedicated volunteers of KidneyTexas, Inc. have worked in tandem with our generous underwriters to raise over $4.9 million for local efforts to improve the ability to diagnose and manage kidney disease.
Each fall KidneyTexas, Inc. hosts its Luncheon and Fashion Show in an effort to raise money for designated beneficiaries and awareness for a disease that affects millions of people each year. The success of this event depends heavily upon the contributions and dedication of our Dallas business and community leaders. Your support is crucial to the success of our mission.
*Photos by Rob Wythe/Wythe Portrait Studio
(Sharon Adams, Adams Communications Public Relations, is honored to represent KidneyTexas, Inc. and post this Philanthropy Lifestyles Scene.)
