It’s Fashion Show weekend in north central Texas, with two women’s clubs hosting back-to-back events.

Both the Colleyville Woman’s Club and the Greater Keller Women’s Club will both sponsor luncheon style shows, with proceeds helping local charities.

“Lunch with the Girlz,” the Colleyville Woman’s Club’s 27th annual luncheon, is set for Friday at the Hurst Conference Center. Doors open at 9:30 for the silent auction, and the luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m. Four Dallas designers–Elizabeth Anyaa, Nha Khanh, Shemara Couture and Geoffrey Henning–will showcase their designs.

Tickets for this event cost $85, and more information is available at www.c-w-c.org.

Then Saturday, the Greater Keller Women’s Club will present “Puttin’ on the Glitz,” a luncheon event benefiting the club’s foundation which awards grants and scholarships to local charities. Dillard’s will provide the fashions, and the day includes auctions and a raffle. Doors open at 10 a.m., with the luncheon set for noon.

Tickets for the Saturday fundraiser cost $70. Visit www.gkwc.org for more details.

Roger Staubach, left, and Troy Aikman, right, have teamed with Amy Maurer and Summer Olmstead to plan 23rd Annual Beyond the Rainbow Luncheon and Fashion Show.

Dallas Cowboys greats Roger Staubach, Troy Aikman  and Daryl Johnston have huddled up to serve as honorary co-chairs for the 23rd Annual Beyond the Rainbow Luncheon and Fashion Show, set for April 15 in the Chantilly Ballroom of the Hilton Anatole Hotel.

The event, benefiting Children’s Cancer Fund (CCF), will sport the theme “Kings and Queens Full of Hopes and Dreams.” Luncheon co-chairs Amy Maurer and Summer Olmstead, along with a lineup of local celebrities, will present 38 young cancer patients and numerous pediatric cancer survivors in a special runway show, sponsored by Dillard’s.

KDFW FOX 4 news anchors Steve Eagar and Clarice Tinsley will serve as master and mistress of ceremonies at the event. Other local personalities will act as runway escorts for the Children’s Medical Center patients modeling in this year’s fashion show. Among them will be former Dallas Cowboys Drew Pearson and Tony Dorsett; Miss Texas, Ashley Melnick; Jason Castro, American Idolfinalist;  Dallas Mayor Dwaine Caraway; and former Texas Ranger Jeff Russell. 

Tickets for the “Beyond the Rainbow” Luncheon and Fashion Show are $150 each or $1,250 per table of 10.  Reservations and more information are available by contacting Children’s Cancer Fund at 972-664-1450 or at www.ChildrensCancerFund.net.

Proceeds from the event will go to Children’s Cancer Fund to help advance pediatric cancer research and treatment programs at Children’s Medical Center and UT Southwestern Medical Center.  Since its inception in 1982, Children’s Cancer Fund has donated more than $7 million to childhood cancer research.

The fund created  Children’s Cancer Fund Reflection Book for this year’s luncheon.  The book, to be sold for $16, will include photos of the children, honorary chairs and physicians plus original artwork by the cancer patients.

Texas Motor Speedway’s Speedway Club again will be the site for the annual Garden Of Roses Fashion Show, set for March 26 with the theme “Masquerade of Style.”

Proceeds from this event benefit the Greater Keller Women’s Club Foundation. The foundation annually awards grants and scholarships to charitable organizations and students in the Northeast Tarrant County area.

The day will feature a silent auction, live auction, raffle, drawings, luncheon and Dillard’s fashion show. Serving as mistress of ceremonies will be Ginger Allen, and Rick Stacy will act as auctioneer. Doors open at 10 am with lunch beginning at noon. Ticket price is $60 and may be purchased by emailing tickets@gwkc.org.

Last year’s fashion show and luncheon drew more than 500 attendees, raising more than $77,200. For more information about the event, the foundation or the Greater Keller Women’s Club, visit www.gkwc.org.

The Greater Keller Women’s Club Foundation, Inc.,  was established in 1996, and to date has issued more than $650,000 in grants to area charities and  non-profit organizations. In addition, each year scholarships are presented to graduating seniors at each of the Keller high schools.

Roger Staubach, left, and Troy Aikman, right, escort a young patient down the runway at the 2009 event. The two former Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks will huddle up again for the 2010 fundraiser.

The 22nd Annual Beyond the Rainbow Luncheon and Fashion Show, with honorary co-chairs Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman, will be held April 23 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas.

The fundraiser benefiting Children’s Cancer Fund will feature a fashion show, produced by Rhonda Sargent Chambers/RSC Show Productions. Fashion presenter will be Dillard’s, and children undergoing treatment for cancer at Children’s Medical Center will be escorted down the runway by corporate sponsors and celebrity guests including Staubach and Aikman.

The event also will include both live and silent auctions.  Celebrity escorts for the children will include Dallas Cowboys football players, radio personality Kellie Rasberry, dinosaur ”Barney” and  others. Proceeds from the luncheon will go to Children’s Cancer Fund to help advance research and treatment programs in pediatric oncology at Children’s Medical Center and UT Southwestern Medical Center.  

With the theme “Bright Stars, Bright Hope,” the fundraiser will begin with a 10:30 a.m. champagne reception. Event co-chairs Marisa Huckin and Adelina Kainer have arranged for Clarice Tinsley and Steve Eagar of FOX 4 News to serve as emcees. 

Tickets are $150 each or $1,250 per table of ten. To purchase tickets, contact Camille Mauritzen at Children’s Cancer Fund at 972-664-1450 or visit the Web site at www.childrenscancerfund.net.

Co-chairs Troy Aikman and Roger Staubach stand with fundraiser recipients.

Dallas Cowboy legends Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman will serve as honorary co-chairs of the 21st Annual Beyond the Rainbow Luncheon and Fashion Show April 24 at the Hilton Anatole, Dallas.

The former football standouts and chairwoman Linda Berkley will oversee this fundraiser which features young cancer patients and survivors in a special runway show produced by Rhonda Sargent Chambers of RSC Show Productions and presented by Dillard’s.
The children will be escorted down the catwalk by corporate sponsors and celebrity guests, including: Daryl and Diane Johnston, Drew Pearson, Rudy Gatlin, Scott Murray, members of the Dallas Cowboys and local TV personalities. Steve Eagar and Clarice Tinsley of FOX 4 News will serve as the event’s emcees.

Proceeds from the luncheon go to Children’s Cancer Fund to help advance research and treatment programs in pediatric oncology at Children’s Medical Center and UT Southwestern Medical Center, benefiting children worldwide.

Tickets for the event are $150 each or $1,250 per table. To purchase tickets, call the Children’s Cancer Fund at 972-664-1450 or check the Web site at www.childrenscancerfund.net.

Since its inception in 1982, the Children’s Cancer Fund has donated more than $7 million to the fight against childhood cancers.

Vickie Elms, left, and Jean Manuzsak will co-chair the 2009 fashion show and luncheon for the Greater Keller Women

A high-heeled pump. An evening clutch. A well-cut blazer. And of course the little black dress.

All are timeless wardrobe pieces, the backbone of a well-dressed lady’s closet. So with a nod to the importance of certain classic pieces, the Greater Keller Women’s Club (www.gkwc.org) has entitled this year’s fashion show “Timeless.”

The luncheon event, co-chaired by Vickie Elms, is set for March 28 at The Speedway Club at Texas Motor Speedway. Spring fashions for women and men will be provided by Dillard’s with Terrace Retreat and Day Spa creating hairstyles and makeup design.

Ginger Allen of CBS 11 will serve as mistress of ceremonies, and Rick Stacy will act as auctioneer for the eighth year.

Club member Dorene Badalamenti is again directing the fashion show, which will include an array of community members as models. Clothes for men and women will be showcased, including many pieces considered “timeless” classics.

Tickets, costing $60, are available by contacting June Aurelio at 817-741-2578 or writing tickets@gkwc.org.