September 22, 2026: KidneyTexas The Runway Report Fashion Show and Luncheon Handbags and Heels at the Ritz-Carlton Dallas. Presenting Sponsor is Sam and Helga Feldman Foundation/Natalie and David Taylor. Gold Sponsor: Carolyn Channel. Silver Sponsors: Nikki Ramji and Cindy Feld; Anne Seanor and Anonymous/Stacey Wiggins. Susan Geyer is Honorary Chair. Chaired by Therese Rourk and Courtney Rourk. Fran Wittenberg is president of KidneyTexas, Inc.
The morning begins with a reception followed by a program and runway fashion show, produced by Robyn Chauvin with fashions from NorthPark, which is always a fabulous event including fun surprises. There will be live and silent auctions, raffle and award presentations. It is all topped off with a delicious luncheon.
September 29, 2026: Women’s Council of the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden Fall Membership Meeting featuring guest speaker Tres Fromme of 3 fromme DESIGN – the creative force behind key Arboretum projects including the Paseo, the Color Garden, and the Sunken Garden, and the Arboretum’s first Designer in Residence beginning in 2027. Chaired by Andrea Sasha Ortiz. Decoration Chair is Sonia Santos. Rose Gault, President, Women’s Council. Reservations, and details here.
October, 8, 2026: LEAP Global Missions 35th Anniversary Gala: A Legacy of Healing. Chaired by Mimi and Dr. Grant Gilliland, the evening begins with a reception featuring cocktails and hors d’oeuvres followed by a three-course seated dinner, presentation, auction, raffle, and sharing news of past and ongoing missions and updates on future plans.
November 10, 2026: A Writer’s Garden celebrating its 20th anniversary and benefiting the Women’s Council of the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden and the development and maintenance of A Woman’s Garden, the centerpiece garden of the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden. Two of the speakers are the team of Edmund Hollander and Melissa Reavis, partners of Hollander Design, Landscape Architects, New York, NY and Chicago, IL. Also speaking will be Ngoc Minh Ngo, New York, NY. Ngoc Minh Ngo is an author, photographer, and speaker widely regarded as one of the world’s most poetic landscape and botanical photographers. Chaired by Dorothea Meltzer. Rose Gault is president of the Women’s Council. Sponsorship opportunities.
