The Colleyville Woman’s Club 25th Annual Luncheon and Fashion Show Benefit, this year entitled “Rhythm and Hues,” has been set for March 26 at the Hyatt Regency DFW Hotel.

Saks Fifth Avenue at the Dallas Galleria will once again combine with Jan Strimple Productions for the event featuring emcee Scott Murray. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. for the charitable event’s live, silent and big board auctions.

Tables for 10 with premier runway seating cost $1,500, and platinum tables with premium seating are $1,250. Gold tables are $1000, and individual tickets are also available. For information and to purchase tickets, visit the Web site at www.c-w-c.org, email info@c-w-c.org or phone the CWC hotline at 817-358-1805.

In 2009, Colleyville Woman’s Club donated more than $135,000 to local charities. The mission of the club is to enhance the community through education, volunteer service, charitable fundraising and other member activities.

It was defiantly a “You Go, Girl” day during the Triple Crown Affair at Lone Star Park benefiting the Girl Scouts of Texas, Oklahoma Plains, Inc., held Saturday, May 16th. On one hand, this stellar event benefited an outstanding organization molding our young girls for tomorrow and on the other, for the first time in eight five years a filly named Rachel Alexandra won the second leg of the Triple Crown! This couldn’t have been better if it were planned.
Event committee volunteers Leah Rennhack, Patty Williams, Jan Grondahl, Michelle Sager, Peggy Firestone, Jacqueline, Siegel and Janet Smith lead by committee chair Lizann Cundall all ran for the roses and deserve triple crowns for this “winner” off a fundraiser.
This event also included some amazing live auction items such as tickets to the 2009 Emmy’s, an opportunity to cook with renowned Chef Ty Thoren of the Gaylord Texan Resort, a painting titled “Del Mar Thoroughbred Club” by acclaimed artist Trish Bittle, trips to West Point Academy, the Grand Cayman’s, Las Vegas, along with sparkling jewelry and an amazing South African Photo Safari…just to name a few. During the event, guests were treated to delicious offerings and a truly happing band that helped them celebrate the night away!
All this excitement was kept in perfect running order by the events celebrity emcee Rebecca Miller and auctioneer Scott Murray, who made sure that every dollar not bet on a horse made its way to the Girl Scouts.
And speaking of the horses, they, too, captured the attention of the crowd. Just as one race would end, you could immediately see everyone studying their racing forms as if they were preparing for a pop quiz. Then cheers and applause could be heard from those who had picked the right horse to win. As soon as that applause died down, the crowed began cheering again, watching the next race as if their only child was making a run for the winning score at the season’s final game. The excitement was simply amazing!
Who made it to the “Winners Circle?” Forget the horses; it was the Girl Scouts of Texas, Oklahoma Plains, Inc. that left with the horseshoe of roses around their neck!

Luncheon emcee Scott Murray

Outstanding service will be recognized and charitable grants will be awarded when Colleyville Woman’s Club (www.c-w-c.org) hosts its 11^th Annual Awards and Grants Luncheon Friday at the Piazza in the Village at Colleyville.

The annual event, known as the Circle of Hope Awards and Grants Luncheon, will present approximately $126,000 to 28 non-profit organizations selected from grant applicants. Outstanding volunteer service and community support also will be honored at the luncheon.

The club’s various fundrasing activities make the grants possible, with the bulk of the profits stemming from its major fundraisers, the annual fashion show and the holiday house tour. The home tour, held each December, offers holiday-decorated homes for public view. The fashion show was staged this year as a dinner event at the Dallas Market Center.

Volunteers, businesses and community partners contribute toward the events’ successes, and Friday’s luncheon also will include tributes to these supporters.  Additionally, scholarships will be given to area youths. 

Emcee for Friday’s special event is Scott Murray, an award-winning TV sportscaster and current CEO of Murray Media.  He is also earned CWC’s Patron Award in 2004.

For more information or tickets for this event, contact Susan Felten at 817-428-8066 or event chairwoman Beth Leaman at 817-788-8048.

The Colleyville Woman’s Club, an organization with more than 200 members from Colleyville and the surrounding communities, has raised more than $1.5 million for charity.   Meetings are held at 9:30 a.m. the second Tuesday from September through May at the Colleyville Center.  Visitors are welcome.

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.