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o you see Preston Center as a regional shopping destination, or is it more of a collection of neighborhood retailers and restaurants? As members of a volunteer task force establish recommendations for the future of the aging shopping center during the next several months, the very identity of the mixed-use development is where it starts. There are fundamental issues with traffic and pedestrian access — that can be agreed upon by everyone from property owners to neighbors to city officials. But the ultimate fix could go in a number

of different directions. “Our traffic is a really big thing,” said Jana Mueller, who lives in the area Behind the Pink Wall. “I’m not sure what the solution is.” Mueller and her neighbors might be separated by only a few blocks from the area in question, but it seems like miles because of the heavily congested intersection of Preston Road and Northwest Highway that lies at the heart of the task-force study. The 13-member task force includes business owners and residents surrounding Preston Center. It’s being chaired by District 13 council member Jennifer Staubach Gates, and is being funded in

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Let’s Give During the Holiday Season

he holidays are a time when most of us think about donating to a worthy cause – being a Christmas Angel to a child that may not otherwise have a Christmas, adopting a family and shopping with a wish list for their gifts, or volunteering. A friend of mine volunteers with family members at the Stewpot, serving hot meals to the homeless. That’s something I think I want to do. We’re not traveling this year, and I’ve been looking into finding volunteer opportunities. Volunteering is a great way to connect with family members and others, and of course it makes a difference. Nothing demonstrates the holiday spirit more than volunteering. No matter what moves you this holiday season, everyone can make an impact. No doubt volunteering is good for the soul, but it also offers tangible benefits. According to the Volunteer Center of North Texas, when kids learn to do things for others at a young age, it teaches responsibility and establishes a strong work ethic. For students, volunteering offers real-world experience that could prepare them for a career. Adults use their knowledge and experiences in different ways and broaden their network of friends. When families volunteer together, it brings them closer and teaches good values. If you can go beyond making a donation, I would encourage it. Some of my most rewarding life experiences came from volunteering.

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Elizabeth Liser’s column on page 42 offers a great idea to get the entire family involved, through a giving fund, wherein each family member chooses an organization and commits to contributing to that charity. In addition to the Stewpot – which by the way is now partnered with the Bridge –our Focus on Philanthropy page this month highlights the SoupMobile, an organization that serves hot meals to the homeless. They also have a thrift store and recently added the SoupMobile Church. If you decide to volunteer this holiday season, I hope it inspires you to make it a habit to commit to ongoing service to others. It’s good to share our blessings. If you have other ideas for volunteer opportunities, please let us know and we’ll post them on prestonhollowpeople.com. Pat Martin Publisher pat.martin@ peoplenewspapers.com

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HAVING A HAND IN WORLD AFFAIRS ESD student wants peers to think globally By Paige Skinner

Special Contributor A $12 donation can equip a Syrian refugee with textbooks and pencils for an entire year. For $240, you can provide an education for 20 refugees. This is just one of the ways Tilley Neuhoff, an ESD senior, is helping others less fortunate than her. At the beginning of the school year, Neuhoff began the organization Students in Action, which aims to inform other students about world events. At the club’s first meeting, Neuhoff gave a presentation on the Syrian refugees. The club members then decided to host a bake sale and donate the $240 raised to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, which puts the money toward helping provide them with an education. Tolly Salz, an English teacher at ESD and club sponsor of Students in Action, said she spoke with a representative from UNHCR who was blown away by the students’ generosity. “The woman started crying and said, ‘OK, that a high school student could have that compassion for another child all the way across the world and under-

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Tilley Neuhoff founded Students In Action, a club at ESD that recently donated money from a bake sale to help Syrian refugees. stand the power of education, I mean that’s huge,’” Salz said. The idea for the club came when Neuhoff watched a video on Syrian refugees in French class. While it was intended to test the students’ comprehension of another language, Neuhoff became interested in the subject matter. “My main goal (with the club) is to educate all my peers and to help out a really important cause if we can, but I just

want people to be informed about what’s going on and know they can make a difference if they want to,” said Neuhoff, a three-sport athlete in field hockey, basketball, and lacrosse, who also is involved in National Honor Society. Neuhoff said she wants other students to present on topics that are important to them. She hopes as word spreads, more students will become interested.

“I feel like (learning about world affairs) gives you a better perspective and makes you more grateful for what you have,” Neuhoff said. “If you just think your life is terrible or something and then you hear about kids dying because they’re stuck in a civil war, it just puts it in perspective of how lucky we are and it helps other people to know if you’re lucky, you should help other people have a better chance in life.”

Shelton Helped Acclaimed Actor See Past Dyslexia By Anne Thomas

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Special Contributor Moviegoers know John “Scoot” McNairy from his roles in such high-profile projects as Argo and 12 Years a Slave. But not many know the obstacles he faced on the road to Hollywood. The Dallas native, who attended Shelton School, returned to the campus recently to relay his experiences about being dyslexic. Shelton film students also interviewed McNairy and filmed him for a school project during the school’s 40th anniversary. Describing himself as “highly dyslexic,” McNairy recounts that his being a visual learner drew him to films for that very reason. “Think differently. Take a

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risk. Use your dyslexia as a gift,” McNairy told students. “Having dyslexia, you’ll have to work hard all of the time. If you mix that with passion, it will serve you well.” McNairy moved from Texas to California to go to film school. He dropped out after a

year and became involved with film production, including carpentry and sets. He next found work as a movie extra and did television commercials that eventually landed him roles in movies. In 2009, his film In Search of a Midnight Kiss, which he both

acted in and produced, received the John Cassavetes Award at the Independent Spirit Awards. The award honored the best feature made for under $500,000. McNairy was nominated for Best Actor in Monsters at the 2010 British Independent Film Awards. He shared a Screen Actors Guild Award with fellow actors from the ensemble of Ben Affleck’s Argo, voted as Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. He also had a prominent role in 12 Years a Slave, an Oscar-winner for Best Picture. McNairy currently stars in the AMC series “Halt and Catch Fire” and has made guest appearances on many other shows. He was recently seen in Gone Girl and Our Brand Is Crisis, and he’ll soon be seen in Batman v.

Superman: Dawn of Justice and War Machine. McNairy has a brother, cousins, and a niece who have attended Shelton, so his visit was a natural homecoming. “Our students really identify with Scoot. They know he, too, faced struggles, especially with reading, but he had courage and was always okay with trying something creative and different,” said Shelton film instructor Cliff Samuelson. “Since Scoot’s school days here, we provide many more opportunities for students interested in theater and film. It’s great for our students to see success in action in someone who has been in their footsteps, and it’s great for Scoot to see some of our talented students who will pursue a similar career.”

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Lamplighter Expansion Plans Taking Shape School will expand its technology By Britt E. Stafford

People Newspapers As Lamplighter School has grown through the years, so has its evolving curriculum and technology. Now the Preston Hollow school plans to expand its facilities to accommodate that student body as part of the “Campaign to Fund People, Place and Programs,” which stems from the school’s “Igniting Young Minds for a Lifetime of Learning” campaign. “Finally owning our entire campus makes it possible to think about the future of the school in ways that we never really imagined,” said Head of School Dr. Joan Hill. Lamplighter, which educates from the pre-K level to fourth grade, has been in operation since 1953. The 12.5-acre campus has not been expanded in more than 20 years.

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Lamplighter’s upcoming additions will include an innovation lab and a new barn. In 2012, Lamplighter purchased its land from neighboring Hockaday, allowing for the ambi-

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works since the formation of a strategic plans committee almost five years ago. “From a program perspective, we realized there were some investments we needed to make in our facility to continue to deliver on that commitment to technology and innovation and science,” said Catherine Rose, chair of the board of trustees, “and really this project-based hands-on learning that’s been a part of Lamplighter since it was founded. How are we going to live our mission without some enhancements?” The innovation lab, which will be about 10,000 square feet, will house a teaching kitchen, an environmental science area, a robotics lab, and a woodworking classroom. The intent is to emphasize project-based learning, a key component of the Lamplighter curriculum. The new barn also will include environmental science classroom space, meeting space, and a new fenced area for the animals along with a recently rebuilt chicken coop. Both buildings have been designed by Marlon Blackwell Architects, which was selected for the project in May 2014. “I think Lamplighter, their vision for students and the barn, and the curriculum is incredible,” said project manager Bradford Payne. “I think that really informed a lot of the decisions we made.” Renderings of the building designs are available for viewing at an on-campus preview center. While the ceremonial groundbreaking has already taken place, according to Rose, construction is expected to begin in December, with hopes the project will be completed before the beginning of the 2016-17 school year.

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Jesuit Alum Goes the Distance With Duathlons By Jacie Scott

Special Contributor He was almost there. Sure, it was an uphill battle for 28-year-old Michael Piermarini, literally, but he didn’t stop. He was almost eight hours into the race — a 10-kilometer run, 150k bike and 30k run. His legs were fatigued, but his mindset remained strong as he biked through the steep mountains of Switzerland and breezed through the small town of Zofingen. “It’s my race,” he told himself repeatedly. And to think, just five years ago the thought of running a 5K seemed farfetched to the Dallas native. In 2010, Piermarini was preparing to graduate college with a psychology degree. He was also 100 pounds heavier. Piermarini didn’t really play sports during his high school days at Jesuit. He didn’t participate in college athletics while at St. Edward’s University in Austin. So when a friend challenged him to compete in a half-marathon months before graduation, his impulse response was, “not a chance.” But in the end, his competitive spirit won out. “When a friend tells you that you’re not going to do something, what do you do? You absolutely do it,” said Piermarini, a trainer at Orangetheory Fitness. “I did my first half-marathon right before I graduated and from that point forward, I started to get into running.” That marked the start of his endurance fitness journey, as Piermarini dabbled in other half-marathons, full marathons and even triathlons. He’s competed in several Ironman triathlons, vividly recalling his first encounter with one. But he found his niche in the duathlons, a run-bike-run series.

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Michael Piermarini turned a weight-loss effort into a new career path as a fitness trainer and sports psychologist. “I started to realize that I wasn’t a big swimmer,” Piermarini said. “I did it because I had to in order to be able to run and bike. I didn’t know that there was actually a sport called duathlon, but I found that there were some local ones in Dallas. So I gave myself a shot.” Piermarini fared well. However, as time trekked on, his workload piled up. In addition to his job at Orangetheory, Piermarini manages his own sports psychology business, Performance is Personal. Before he knew it, nine months had passed since his last competition. A message to an old email account brought him back on his feet by September. “It said, ‘Congratulations, you’ve been selected for a world championship event

representing Team USA,’” Piermarini said. “I originally thought it was a joke. But I sent my mom, brother, and girlfriend a text message asking if they wanted to go to Switzerland. I didn’t think they would say yes, but they all said, ‘absolutely.’ I honestly never thought that I would be getting an email like that. It was kind of a dream come true.” Piermarini admits that initially he didn’t fully grasp the magnitude of the Long Distance Duathlon World Championships. He did his research, slept on it, and decided he could tackle the race — especially if he had his family by his side. “When Michael first told me that he was thinking about racing for Team USA in an event that is known for being one of the toughest endurance races in the

world, I was shocked,” said Zea Navazio, a nurse at Parkland Hospital and Piermarini’s longtime girlfriend. “I had so many questions. Is this something that you want to put your body through? Are you able to train for the altitude here in Dallas? Do you have enough time to train? Michael has an incredible sense of dedication. When he puts his mind to something, he does it.” Her questions were valid. Piermarini had never run or biked that great of a distance, let alone in a world championship setting. Piermarini worked with a dietician to fuel his workouts. He was paired with a coach who put him on a rigorous work-

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SPC CHAMPIONSHIPS Greenhill Sweeps Volleyball Crowns Greenhill doubled up on its volleyball success at the SPC fall championships by winning both the boys and girls titles on Nov. 7 in Austin. It’s the first championship for the boys since 2011 and for the girls since 2006. And Greenhill became the first school to sweep both titles since 2001, when the Hornets also accomplished the feat. The Hornets finished behind defending champion St. Mark’s in the boys standings during the regular season but won all three

matches in the tournament, including a sweep of Casady in the title match. On the girls side, top-seeded Greenhill swept All Saints in the final. In football, ESD failed to repeat as champions in the small-school division after a heartbreaking 38-31 overtime loss to All Saints in the title game in Round Rock. The Saints (10-1) scored on a long touchdown pass with six seconds left in regulation to force overtime, then capitalized with another score on the first extra possession. Nakeie Montgomery and Davis Beichler each scored twice for the Eagles (9-2).

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Panthers Looking for TAPPS Title Repeat By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers Parish Episcopal has won two TAPPS state titles, but has never gone undefeated. In both of its championship seasons, it has lost one game. As the Panthers try to earn back-to-back titles this season, Parish head coach Scott Nady wouldn’t mind seeing history repeat itself, and that’s not just a trite motivational tactic in this case. “When you lose, you know exactly why you lost, and you can address some things,” said Nady, whose Panthers fell 5345 to district rival Fort Worth Christian in the regular-season finale. “From a strategic standpoint, it’s not disappointing to me.” In 2010, Parish lost to Bullard Brook Hill, and in 2014, the Panthers were upset by Glen Rose. In both cases, Nady said the losses galvanized the players and transformed the team by proving they were vulnerable. The Nov. 6 defeat certainly disrupted an otherwise dominating campaign for Parish, which hopes to return to the TAPPS title game on Dec. 5 in Waco. It’s a team that might be even better than the one that hoisted the trophy a year ago. “We have more weapons this year than we had last year,” Nady said. “We have a lot of kids that can go get the ball.” Parish scored at least 35

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Running back Dominic Williams has had another dominant season for Parish Episcopal. points in every regular-season game. The offense is driven by junior running back Dominic Williams, a Kansas commit who gained more than 2,000 yards total and rushed for multiple touchdowns in each game despite rarely playing in the second half because of lopsided margins. “The main reason we won state last year is because we stayed healthy, and limiting his carries is part of that,” Nady said. “He’s got the power to run through you and the speed to run around you.

The only way you get a clean look at him is if he wants it. Otherwise it’s like grabbing smoke.” The Panthers have adapted well this season to a dynamic new dual-threat quarterback in Jeremy Hodge, and they have more depth at receiver to surround Xavier Suggs. Nady said the Panthers have been tested with a tough district slate that includes Grapevine Faith and FWC, both of which will also be championship contenders. Part of what makes a title repeat so difficult is that it

makes you the favorite. But Nady said his team is prepared for that pressure as it advances through postseason play. “I enjoy being the target. I thrive on it,” he said. “You want everyone’s best effort.” In fact, the FWC loss gave the current Panthers a chance to carve out their own identity. It snapped a 20-game winning streak that was started last year. “In a way, it allows this team to be this team,” Nady said. “There’s no pressure on us.” Email todd.jorgenson@ peoplenewspapers.com

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BUSINESS Hockadaisy And Mom Find Niche With Lucite By Karly Hanson

People Newspapers Sawyer Bannister wanted unique bookends to go in her new Preston Hollow bedroom. She scoured a resale store in California, and when that didn’t work out, she began brainstorming ideas with her mom as they walked along the beach. A few months later, the m o t h e r- d a u g h t e r team launched a business. “Together we made a few sketches and some designs; and here we are now,” Sawyer said. Sawyer and her mother, Kim Bannister, started the Sawyer Collection in August 2014. They create Lucite home accessories, designing color infusion pieces and embedding precious stones, fossils, and even a feather. “Everything is hand-selected,” Kim said. “It’s made in the U.S. and it’s not mass-produced.” The Bannisters work with stone specialists to select what minerals and stones they would like to embed. Each Sawyer item takes 2-3 days to make. Mother and daughter design every item and then work with the plant to create them. They make bookends, coffee-table statements, tic-tac-toe boards, and more. The accessories come in different shapes, each hand-cut and unique.

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Chef Spices Up Snack Business By Meredith Carey

Hail Merry makes vegan, dairy-free, raw foods with a focus on taste in addition to nutrition. The brand’s tarts, macaroons, and granolas are prepared naturally, with coconut oil instead of heavy cream.

Special Contributor Just a few years ago, you would have likely found Susan O’Brien in the back cabana of her Preston Hollow home, cooking away. But she wasn’t making the average family dinner or snacks for the PTA. She was building an empire of goodies. Read the label of her Hail Merry snacks and you’ll know why: O’Brien makes vegan, dairyfree, raw foods that people actually want to eat. “I was trying to find raw, healthy snacks for my three kids and just could never find anything. Everything that I could find was all poorly branded and lacking in taste,” O’Brien said. So she decided to make it herself. Now, with two partners and a growing business, Hail Merry has become a reality. O’Brien, who trained as a raw-food chef with Juliano Brotman, is joined by Sarah Chapin and Alison Brushaber on the Hail Merry team, a trifecta of foodies looking for something fresh and new. “I was a young athlete but an overweight adult and ended up looking to go sugar-free,” said Chapin, the brand’s CEO. “But looking at all the products that are out there, I didn’t have the secret decoder ring to know what was actually good for me.” With Hail Merry, there’s no need for a ring. The brand’s tarts, macaroons, and granolas are made with natural alternatives, like a ganache center made of coconut oil instead of heavy cream or organic

maple syrup instead of processed sweetener. For those wary of these healthy treats, they’ve been tested by O’Brien’s biggest critics of all: her kids and self-described chocaholic husband. “I started all of this by selling my granola at the Lamplighter carnival,” O’Brien said. “But by the time I got to my table, all of it would have been sold off to moms who caught me along the way.” The ease with which O’Brien was selling her treats, and the strength of the ingredients themselves, was what caught Chapin’s eye. With three decades of food business experience, she brought plenty of expertise to the table. “In those 30 years, I had never seen anything like it. It was almost like a cult,” Chapin said. “There was no place I could

learn or do more than with Susan. It has never been just about the food. It’s about a lifestyle of health and of recipes over formulas.” For O’Brien, that lifestyle has always been a passion. Though professionally trained as an interior designer, she always felt called to something higher, whether it be yoga or raw eats. “This was always a real passion of mine and created a whole new way of looking at food — food that both tastes amazing and has great benefits,” she said. The snacks are made using dehydration rather than typical baking techniques, and include no preservatives. They are sold in Whole Foods, Central Market, and other local grocers around the state and, for those flying Virgin America, Hail Merry can be purchased in-flight.

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Buffett Makes Splash With Allman Purchase

Spin Neapolitan Pizza Opens SMU Location

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has made a big splash into the Dallas luxury real-estate market by acquiring local giant Allie Beth Allman & Associates. HomeServices of America, which is an affiliate of Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., completed its Allie Beth purchase this week, Allman meaning Allie Beth Allman will now be a brand under the HomeServices umbrella. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed. Allie Beth Allman, which was founded in 2003, has 335 brokers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and closed almost 2,100 units and $1.5 billion in volume last year, putting the firm near the top in terms of Dallas market share. Allman, who serves as the company’s CEO, will continue to manage day-to-day operations from the company’s office on Tracy Street near Highland Park.

Spin Neapolitan Pizza has opened a location at SMU, marking the company’s fourth restaurant in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. With recipes developed in collaboration with award-winning chef Michael Smith, Spin features food made from fresh ingredients, local beers and a rotating roster of wines priced below traditional restaurant rates. In addition to a selection of traditional thin-and-bubbly crust, rustic whole wheat, and glutenfree pizzas, Spin serves an array of appetizers, soups, salads, signature Panini and Italian deli sandwiches, and gelato ice creams.

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Kim and Sawyer Bannister are mother and daughter, and also business partners.

CONTINUED FROM 12 Their designs are inspired from their travels to Jamaica and Malibu, Calif. “I love going to the beach and watching the ocean’s movement — this is where I get my inspiration for specific details like the color infusion process,” said Sawyer, a freshman at Hockaday. They struggled finding a name for the brand. “I told [Sawyer] when we named [her] it was adventurous, spirited, anything could happen, like Tom Sawyer,” Kim said. “It’s totally fitting with what we’re doing.” The name stuck and they reached out to a graphic design artist to create a logo and website. Now their items can be found in 12 different stores in Dallas and California, including Madison in Highland Park Village, and the Nasher Sculpture Center gift shop. “We’re taking baby steps,” said Kim, adding there’s some buzz on the East Coast for a store as well. What started as a mother-daughter venture has become a family affair. Nevin Bannister, Kim’s husband, has helped the ladies learn the specifics of running

" I LOV E G OI N G TO T HE BE AC H A N D WATC HI N G T HE OC E A N ’ S M OV E M E N T — T HI S I S W HE R E I G ET MY I N S P I R AT I ON FOR S P E C I FI C D ETA I LS L I K E T HE C OLOR I N FU S I ON P ROC E S S . ” SAW Y E R BAN N I STE R a business. Ford Bannister, Sawyer’s younger brother, is in charge of philanthropy. He researches and selects charities for the Sawyer Collection to give to every quarter. In addition to co-running the business with her mom, Sawyer is on the junior varsity volleyball team at Hockaday. For her, school, family and friends still come first. “I am learning how to balance things,” she said.

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Christ. We’re with them all the time and constantly telling them what’s going on.” That type of rapport is what drew Ernst to SoupMobile initially. The Dallas native has been an ordained minister for four years, a calling she didn’t By Jacie Scott quite understand until now. Special Contributor “I truly believe that I had to go through everything I went The white chapel on through to get to where I am toGood-Latimer Expressway day,” Ernst said. Her story is one of redempin southern Dallas is a small church, but mighty, with its fulltion. She said that Christ found length cathedral windows, nine her when she hit a low point, wooden pews, and dainty décor. and that’s when her life turned “Not all who wander are around. lost,” reads a picture on the back In 2013, she joined SoupMowall of SoupMobile Church, bile as a volunteer for its thrift which opened its large woodstore and mobile-tent ministry. en doors to the community on That was when she and TimoNov. 1. C O U R T E SY P H O T O thy crossed paths. It’s a fitting message for The SoupMobile Church opened its doors to the homeless community on Nov. 1 in southern Dallas. Over time, they discussed the possibility of opening a church all who enter. At SoupMobile for their “family of friends” at Church, the homeless are the Q U I C K FAC T S A B O U T S O U P M O B I L E members, and this is their sancSoupMobile. Timothy offered tuary. Senior pastor Lisa Ernst Ernst the position of senior pasFOUNDED: 2003 | MISSION: To feed, shelter, and minister tor. While Ernst didn’t feel qualmade that notion clear at the to the homeless. grand opening. ified, Timothy disagreed. “One thing I told them that “For many of the homeless CHRISTMAS: Every year SoupMobile also helps 500 day was that this is not my that she serves, they’ve taken homeless families and individuals celebrate Chirstmas by some wrong turns in their lives,” church,” said Ernst, who was putting them up at the Omni Hotel for the night. They recieve born and raised in Dallas. “This Timothy said. “She’s the perfect new clothes and gifts, and enjoy a banquet held in their is your church and I’m your serone to say, ‘I do know how you honor. Go to soupmobile.org to find out how you can help. vant...I’m still emotional and feel. I’ve been there. My job is More than 2,500 volunteers are needed each year. happy for the homeless to take to bring you out of the wilderFOLLOW:   SoupMobile ownership of this.” ness.’” “We felt like there had to be L I N D A K AY L E N S P H O T O G R A P H Y That was two years ago. At more for the homeless,” said Dathe grand opening, Ernst’s heart vid Timothy, known as the Soup less would have a home base.” sion consultant he didn’t have it serves more than 200,000 per was full. The church raffled off Man in the streets of Dallas. Timothy grew up in Detroit. the chance to serve the home- year. In its 13 years of service, mountain bikes and gave Mc“Most people have their own Though he was never homeless less how he wanted. He moved SoupMobile has gained a repu- Donald’s gift cards and gift bags home church where they can go as a child, he experienced hun- to Dallas in 2000, and three tation for providing the love of containing hygiene products and feel welcome, feel comfort- ger, often wondering if he’d see years later, after a lot of praying, family along with the meals. and protein bars. able, get services, and do fun ac- the next meal. That sparked a founded the SoupMobile. “We literally have this up “The day before we opened, tivities. But if you’re homeless passion for giving to the homeThe nonprofit’s mission is to close and very personal rela- I was by myself sitting in the you don’t have that. That’s why less. feed and shelter the homeless. tionship with them,” Timothy sanctuary,” Ernst said. “I was Highland Park Village - ParkCity Preston Hollow - December 2015 Timothy said that during In its first year, the SoupMo- said. “We call them our fami- just we felt like we had to build a awe. Finally, has come last modified: Novin11, 2015 4:07it PM Live area: 10”w x 3”h physical structure so the home- his 30-year career as a pen- bile served 5,000 meals. Today, ly of friends. We’re all one in to fruition. Here it is.”

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Widow Finds Catharsis in Yoga Therapy By Paige Skinner

body in class,” Mazetti said. “I’ve been in class between a 20-something SMU student, who was like a rubber band, and a lady that I found out later was 78. You wouldn’t think that somebody could teach a class like that, but Burch did it.”

Special Contributor After months of seizures, headaches, neurological problems, and MRIs that were inconclusive, Kirsten Burch said she and her husband were almost relieved to hear his brain cancer diagnosis. However, it was also a wakeup call. “When my husband got his diagnosis, we sat together on the couch and he said, ‘Kirsten, I’m sorry we didn’t move to Belize to become dive masters. I’m sorry we didn’t run away and do something fun. I’m sorry we kept looking forward to what’s next and we didn’t live now,’” Burch said. Burch and her husband, Judson, a Highland Park native, met as executives at their corporate job. They were working 60 hours per week and not taking care of their bodies and health. When Judson was diagnosed with brain cancer, however, Burch knew they needed to make a change if they were going to fight it. “We got more into yoga,” Burch said. “We turned our diet organic. We did massage and acupuncture.” That was in 2012, the same year Burch’s stepfather died of complications from emphysema and her father died of lung cancer. The doctor gave Judson six months to live. He lived for 20, dying in January 2014. Today, Burch teaches yoga therapy at The Yoga Movement near SMU. It’s because of her

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own experience that she is so passionate about what it can do for the mind and body. She said she weighed 154 pounds when her husband died and was sent into early menopause. After nine months of yoga therapy, she was down to 110 pounds, the hot flashes went away, and, according to Burch, she was managing life better than most widows. “What yoga therapy allows you to do is rewire your neurological patterns,” Burch said. “So

your asymmetric movements — you’re rewiring what’s going on in your mind. You’re making your body and your mind and your breath do something it’s not used to doing.” Through teaching, Burch helps others, whether they have experienced a painful loss or they just need time to slow down. Carol Mazetti, a flight attendant from University Park, said Burch is generous with her support. “She is so supportive of every-

Burch retired from her office job in October 2012, after Judson’s first brain surgery. “It was like having a toddler with Alzheimer’s,” she said. “He couldn’t be left alone, but he was a grown-up. He would have a seizure at any point or he would forget the oven was on.” Burch explained that she or his parents had to sit with him at all times. Due to his short-term memory loss, he would wake up and not remember he was sick. “He didn’t want to be treated that way,” Burch said. “So I would have to wake up and tell him, ‘Hey, baby. We’re not in a fight. Everything is OK. You’re sick. Your legs don’t work and this is what’s going on.’ We would start every day like a brand new day.”

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ation is a portable unit, but the Maryland team is miniaturizing it so that it can be worn as a vest. SMU psychology professors Thomas Ritz and Alicia Meuret are teaming with the University of Maryland Center for Advanced Sensor Technology. The SMU allotment of the NIH grant funds is $540,737. “Most of my early research has been developing a treatment that addresses hyperventilation using portable CO2 measurement devices, and teaching patients who suffer from

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panic disorders to normalize their CO2 levels and stop hyperventilating,” Meuret said. “The colleagues at University of Maryland contacted me because they wanted to use one of the refined devices as a therapeutic measure, and the partnership grew from there.” How patients perceive asthma triggers and how they can better manage them has been Ritz’ major research interest. He said 25-30 percent of patients have asthma symptoms triggered by emotional stimuli, which can be demonstrated by experiments with mood induction. “That percentage is clinically significant,” Ritz said. “It’s a large endeavor with researchers from across the United States working on it and exchanging experience to develop their projects further.” While the Maryland team works on the hardware for the project — and other research teams across the country work on the software — Ritz and Meuret are working on the psychology and the clinical testing of the device with patients. Starting in January, the pair will conduct tests where students wearing the sensors change their breathing systematically or watch mood-inducing stimuli. Other tests will incorporate adolescent asthma patients’ daily life. This will generate the data that will make the device’s components eventually run smoothly.

ello friends. Often I use this column to share ideal scenarios of food and life co-existing harmoniously for enjoyable, cultivated nourishment. Of course, that isn’t always how things work. Sometimes you find yourself starving, staring into your mostly-empty fridge and rooting through cans in the pantry hoping for a find. As we round into the busy last phases of the holiday season, I wanted to share a few oft-repeated quickie meals I make to keep the fresh feel, even when I have little effort to give. Ingredients that can sit around a while that I always try to have on hand include a head of garlic, canned beans, canned tomatoes, potatoes, dry pasta, frozen green veggies, dried herbs, olive oil, and an onion.

STEPHANIE M. CASEY The adult baked potato: Skip the microwave. Set oven to 400 degrees. Fork your Idaho potato(es) all over. Rub with olive oil. Season generously with salt and pepper. Place in oven, directly on rack. Next, chop up some onion and cook with butter in a sauté pan over low heat for five minutes, then turn off. Now you’ve got about a half hour to walk away and do other things. When the potato is ready (approximately 45 minutes, exterior crisp, interior completely soft when pierced), remove from oven. Relight

fire under your onion pan, add some frozen green veggies (I favor peas or broccoli), more butter and seasonings of choice (go big). Once greens have heated up, crack the potato and scrape contents of greens pan right on top. Quickie “fancy” pasta: This 20-minuter really delivers. Much fresher tasting than jarred sauce. Turn up heat under a pot of water for pasta. In a large sauce pan, heat up a tablespoon of olive oil, red pepper flakes, and a pinch of sugar, then add lots of sliced garlic and cook until it just starts to brown. Add canned tomatoes (those harvested when prime so are much better quality than any fresh tomato you can buy outside of local tomato season), turn heat very low, and let simmer. Your water is boiling now, so add the pasta then top off your

wine glass and check Instagram. When pasta is al dente, drain then add to tomato pan and toss together. If you already know this is your meal fate, grab some leafy greens (arugula, basil, baby kale, or spinach). Add to pan with pasta and tomatoes as last step. Top with some Parmesan, if you have it, or even grated nuts. Bowl o’ beans: Canned beans are ready to go, so in a pinch you can mix them with pretty much any or every ingredient I listed earlier. Heat up in a pot with a little water added, then eat with some toast. Or keep beans at room temperature, add thin-sliced raw onion, toss with oil and spices, and call it a bean salad. Stephanie Casey can be reached through her website at realfinefood.com. Join Real Fine Food on Instagram @realfinefood.

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here are many products I adamantly rave about and always use. Since the holidays are approaching, I thought I’d share some that would make great stocking stuffers — men, I’m speaking to you — especially if you grab your gifts at the last minute Many might view MAC Cosmetics as wild or for the younger set, but it’s a makeup artists’ makeup. Their eye pigments are gorgeous and very long lasting. I think having an eyelid primer is imperative and I’ve tried many. While it’s not technically a primer, I’ve found nothing as superior as Painterly Longwearing Paint Pot. It keeps color on all day, doesn’t crease, and supplies the perfect canvas for color. I’ve also worn it alone when I don’t really want to wear a lot of makeup for a smooth finish on my lids. Men, throw in several eye shadows, even better a full eye-shadow palette, and points will go through the roof. Jo Malone perfume — you will never go wrong. Her line is full of a variety of fantastic smelling potions. To create a scent made to just your liking, sever-

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Guests gathered at the Dallas Country Club for the Les Femmes du Monde Woman of the Year Black Tie Gala on Oct. 14. The event, which benefited Children’s Health and the World Affairs Council, honored Dallas real-estate legend Virginia Cook as the 2015 Woman of the Year.

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SOCIAL CALENDAR NOVEMBER

25 Dallas Symphony Orchestra League debutante presentation cocktail party, Meyerson Symphony Center 28 Lonestar Charity Two-Step benefiting Bryan’s House, Gilley’s Dallas, 8 p.m. — midnight

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3 Hope Cottage Leadership Council’s Ugly Sweater Party, HGSply Co., 7 p.m. Mark and Dianne LaRoe Amanda DeGraff

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5 Crystal Charity Ball, Hilton Anatole 19 Calyx Club Winter Ball, Fairmont Hotel JA N UA RY

9 Terpsichorean Club Ball, Ritz-Carlton 23 Bishop’s Gala benefiting Catholic Charities of Dallas and featuring Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Hilton Anatole 23 Junior Symphony Ball 24 Great Adventure Hunt benefiting the ChildCareGroup, Perot Museum of Nature and Science, 6:30 — 10:30 p.m. Kathleen and Larry Hayden

Scott and Paula Burford

Lindsey, Orrie and Marco Frattarelli

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04 American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women Luncheon, Omni Hotel

04 TACA Silver Cup Award Luncheon, Hilton Anatole, noon

20 Junior League of Dallas Ball, Hilton Anatole 20 30th annual Dallas Symphony

Orchestra League Presentation Ball, Meyerson Symphony Center, 7 p.m.

Suzanne and Janie Robertson

Orrin Harrison, Harriet Miers, Lisa Longino, Paula Harrison, and George Longino

27 Slipper Club Gala benefiting “I Have a Dream” Foundation MARCH

12 Dallas Cotillion Club Gala benefiting Jonathan’s Place APRIL

Michael and Lois McMorran

Deborah Stevens, Mario Lopez, and Amy Ananian

Kim Rozell and Regina Bruce

The National MS Society Hosted the 2015 On the Move Luncheon Kickoff event at the home of Dianne and Mark LaRoe on Oct. 22. Guests enjoyed food and drink while promoting the luncheon, which supports multiple sclerosis research.

23 Dallas Museum of Art’s Art Ball

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IDLEWILD DEBS TO MAKE DIPS Meet the Idlewild Club’s debutantes, who took the stage on Nov. 21 at the Renaissance Dallas Hotel for the club’s 128th annual ball. Congrats ladies. Find their full bios on our blog.

MARGARET ELLISON BURNETT is the daughter of Margo and Kyle Richard Burnett, Sr. of Dallas. She is the granddaughter of Marilyn Simmons and the late Robert D. Simmons of Oklahoma City, as well as Elizabeth Burnett and the late Wayne E. Burnett, Sr. of Corpus Christi. Elle is a graduate of Highland Park High School and she earned her Bachelor of Arts with a double major in history and studio art and a minor in corporate strategy from Vanderbilt University. She is an analyst for Burnett Petroleum Company in Dallas.

LAUREN ANNE CARROZZA

is the daughter of Taine and Robert Carrozza of Dallas. She is the granddaughter of Anne and Vincent A. Carrozza of Dallas and

J.M. Henry, Jr. of Natchitoches, La. She is a graduate of Episcopal School of Dallas and a graduate of Furman University with a degree in Japanese studies and anthropology. She was honored with Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society and Magna Cum Laude. Lauren’s father is a member of the Idlewild Club, Terpsichorean Club, and Calyx Club where he served as president. Her grandfather, Vincent A. Carrozza, is a former member of the Idlewild Club.

EMILY DOROTHY DEWBERRY is the daughter of Sharon and Robert Bruce Dewberry of Dallas. She is the granddaughter of the late Dorothy and Lawrence R. Herkimer of Dallas and Barbara and James A. Dewberry, Jr. of Dallas. Emily is a graduate of Highland Park High School and is a senior at Texas A&M University pursuing a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in political science and English.

Emily’s mother, Sharon Herkimer Dewberry, is a former Idlewild Club debutante along with her aunts, Marilyn Herkimer Weber and Carolyn Herkimer Cooper. Emily’s cousin, Harriet Tatum Weber will be joining her to make her Idlewild debut this year.

CORINNE MIRIAM LEWIS

is the daughter of Corinne Calder Lewis of Dallas. She is the granddaughter of the late Corinne Kelly Calder of Dallas and Hugh E. Calder of Richardson, and Gayle Lewis Schwab of Dallas and the late Glenn W. Lewis of San Angelo. She is a graduate of Highland Park High School and attends the University of Texas at Austin. She is pursuing a degree in mathematics with a minor in business. Corinne’s sister, Madeline Kelly Lewis was an ldlewild Club debutante in 2010.

RYAN WINTERS MCMANEMIN

is the daughter of Megan and William Casey McManemin of Dallas. She is the granddaugh-

ter of Patricia Lenihan and the late Jeremiah Edward Lenihan of Dallas and Mary McManemin of Dallas. Ryan is a graduate of the Episcopal School of Dallas and a graduate of the University of Georgia, where she earned a degree in advertising with a minor in fashion merchandising. She is the events and marketing coordinator at Modern Luxury and volunteers at North Texas Food Bank and The Bridge North Texas.

ISABEL ROSE MUNSON

is the daughter of Sharron Lynne Hunt and David Murray Munson, Jr. of Dallas. She is the granddaughter of Mona and David Murray Munson and Norma Hunt and the late Lamar Hunt of Dallas, and Rose Mary Whittle Carr. Isabel attended the Episcopal School of Dallas. She is a senior at Northeastern University in Boston where she is working toward a B.S. in economics with a minor in mathematics. She is currently employed with Soofa, a tech company in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Isabel’s father is a member of the ldlewild Club as is her grandfather, David Mur-

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HARRIET TATUM WEBER

is the daughter of Marilyn and B e n n e t Ro s s Weber, Jr. of Dallas. She is the granddaughter of the late Dorothy and Lawrence Russell Herkimer and late Harriett and Bennet Ross Weber, both of Dallas. Hattie is a graduate of The Hockaday School and Wofford College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy. She is employed with Preston Bailey of New York City. Hattie’s father, Bennet Ross Weber, Jr. is a member of the Idlewild Club, Terpsichorean Club and Calyx Club. Her brother, Bennet Ross Weber III is also a member of the Idlewild Club, Terpsichorean Club and Calyx Club. Her mother, Marilyn Herkimer Weber, made her Idlewild debut in 1976. Her aunts, Sharon Herkimer Dewberry, and Carolyn Herkimer Cooper made their Idlewild debuts in 1976 and 1988, respectively. Other Idlewild debutantes in her family include her late greataunt, Betty Moss Olmsted, 1956; and cousins: Susan Merryman Munson Wyatt, 1997; Kathryn Martha Munson Beach, 1997; Margaret Harriet Munson McGonigle, 1997; and Bertha Worthington Alford, 1980.

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C R Y S TA L C H A R I T Y B A L L What’s in the Name of this Game?

AUCTION ITEMS

J O H N D E R RY B E R RY

The 2015 Crystal Charity Ball will benefit a record-breaking 11 nonprofit organizations.

By Britt E. Stafford

People Newspapers The Crystal Charity Ball is one of the most prominent events on the Dallas philanthropy circuit. With more than half a century dedicated to assisting various nonprofits, it can hardly be overlooked. But one detail that seems to slip through the cracks to those not deep within the crevasse who diligently keep the organization running, is the history behind the name. In 1952, Nancy Ann Chandler, née Smith, recruited 16 women to serve on the first committee of an organization that would raise funds for nonprofits that served children in the Dallas community. After much deliberation and decision-making, the Dallas Polio Chapter was selected as the group’s first beneficiary. That year, the committee was able to present a check for $17,730 to the organization, kicking off a tradition that would go on for another 63 years. On Dec. 6, 1952, 350 guests attended the inaugural Crystal Charity Ball, hosted at the Baker Hotel’s Crystal Ballroom. The site of the debut event serves as the inspiration for the organization’s name. Since the initial event, the Crystal Charity Ball has perfected its beneficiary selection process, allowing the effort to benefit multiple groups rather than one. It has also added details, like the Children’s Book, that aid the fundraising effort. For 63 years, the event has evolved into an effort that has raised almost $124 mil-

K N OW B E F O R E YO U G O WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 5 WHERE: Hilton Anatole Dallas WHO: Crystal Charity Ball committee members and guests THEME: An Evening of Celestial Radiance

$17,730 Funds raised in 1952

$6,310,957 Funds raised in 2015

$123,901,601 Total raised in 63 years S O U R C E : C RY S TA L C H A R I T Y

lion for many nonprofits in Dallas County. “It is a sincere and very serious commitment,” said 2015 Crystal Charity Ball committee chairwoman Michal Powell. “We find beneficiaries that align with our missions and we raise money for them … but we don’t just fund the agency; we fund very specific projects within each agency.”

But, as Powell explained, while “ball” is in the name, it’s only a small portion of the organization’s identity. “[The ball] is an exclamation point of the year,” Powell said. “It’s a celebration of what we’ve done that year.” While much planning goes into the pinnacle event held each December, the organization spends four months in the thorough beneficiary selection process. The remainder of the year is dedicated to raising the amounts committed to each organization. This year marks the second that Dallas LIFE has been selected to benefit from the Crystal Charity Ball. To the nonprofit, the ball is more than an evening of splendor. “Crystal Charity is a fabulous cheerleader strongly supporting those organizations that are providing change,” said Bob Sweeney, CEO of Dallas LIFE. “Their encouragement, words of support and ability to raise funds among their donor base continue to be a blessing to all the homeless children of Dallas.” Another veteran beneficiary is North Texas Food Bank. The organization, which has been selected for the third time, recognizes the effort in the selection process. “I think about it as the Good Housekeeping seal of approval,” said North Texas Food Bank CEO Jan Pruitt. “In their [selection] process, they do a lot of due diligence, making sure they’re putting their money where it’s best used. When you get chosen, you feel there’s a bar and you’re reaching that.”

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CRYSTA L CH AR I T Y BA LL

EXPERT IN RESIDENCE

WHAT ARE THE CRYSTAL CHARITIES? Since 1952, the the Crystal Charity Ball Committee has given more than $123 million to groups and organizaitons that care about and for children. This year they will distribute $6,310,957 to the following 11 beneficiaries.

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The funds will be used over three years to provide 21 subsidized, sensory-friendly performances; week-long summer acting classes; scholarships; production equipment; evaluation; and program staff.

DALLASLIFE

$546,919 THE PROJECT: Kids LIFE Program The funds will help meet the needs of approximately 535 homeless children for one year; expand programming; renovate activity and restroom facilities; and increase the endowment.

THE PROJECT: Childcare & Youth Services Center The funds will be used to construct and equip a new 20,000 square-foot childcare and youth services building that will serve about 200 to 300 children annually.

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“Stunning…as rich in masterpieces as it is in history.” - Lance Esplund, the wall street journal COMING UP AT THE MEADOWS MUSEUM Thursday, December 3, 6 p.m. The House of Alba in Myth and History Lecture by Jeremy Adams, Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor, SMU FREE Friday, December 4, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

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The funds will be used over three years to replace outdated optometry equiptment and provide comprehensive eye exams and glasses to approximately 4,500 children from lowincome families.

T E X A S H E A LT H RESOURCES F O U N D AT I O N

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The funds will be used over three years to protect children from abuse, neglect, and the loss of innocence by serving approximately 250 pregnant and parenting teens and their children.

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$630,000 THE PROJECT: Pediatric Hearing Aid Project The funds will be used over three years to provide digital hearing aids, fittings, and 12 follow-up clinical visits to approximately 360 children.

THE PROJECT: Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program || The funds wil be used over two years to provide compassionate and comprehensive care for adolescent victims of sexual assault at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas.

International Symposium Alba: Lives and Afterlives of a Historic Collection A public symposium brings together established and emerging scholars for discussion and debate on masterpieces from the Alba Collection FREE Friday, December 11, 12:15 p.m. Anton Raphael Mengs and the Neoclassical Portrait Gallery talk by Scott Winterrowd, Curator of Education, Meadows Museum FREE with regular admission This exhibition is co-organized by the Meadows Museum and the Casa de Alba Foundation. A generous gift from The Meadows Foundation has made this project possible. It is part of the Museum’s Golden Anniversary, which is sponsored by The Meadows Foundation, The Moody Foundation, the Dallas Tourism Public Improvement District and the Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau. Media sponsorship has been provided by The Dallas Morning News. This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.

H.I.S. BRIDGEBUILDERS

$539,450 THE PROJECT: Crossover Athletics The funds will be used over three years to expand the Crossver Athletics program in the Bonton neighborhood of South Dallas.

NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK

$750,000 THE PROJECT: Food 4 Kids Backpack Program The funds will be used over three years to help pay for personnel, food purchases, supplies, and warehouse costs to help feed about 1,468 children.

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$500,000 THE PROJECT: Ewing’s Sarcoma Pediatric Cancer Research Program The funds will be used to advance new investigational treatment options for children with Ewing’s Sarcoma.

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WEDDINGS

MEAGHAN WATTERS & JOHN PEDERSEN W E D D I N G - O C T. 2 4 , 2 0 1 5

eaghan Christine Watters and John Andreas Pedersen were united in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony on Oct. 24, 2015 at St. Rita Catholic Community Church in Dallas. The nuptial Mass was celebrated by the Reverend Philip S. Postell, S.J. A seated dinner and dancing followed at the Northwood Club. The bride is the daughter of Donna and John Watters of Dallas. The groom is the son of Nancy and Mikal Pedersen of Great Falls, Va. The bride is a 2008 graduate of The Hockaday School. In 2012 Meaghan graduated with honors, receiving a BA in the history of science and medicine from Yale University in New Haven, Conn. She was also a member of the varsity swim team during her undergraduate years at Yale. Meaghan is now the director of operations at Memory Science in Dallas. The groom graduated with honors from Langley High School in Great Falls, Va. in 2007. He received a BA in economics from Yale University in 2011. He also played on the varsity football team during his undergraduate years. John is an associate at Riveron Consulting

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in Dallas. The bride was escorted down the aisle on the arm of her father. For her wedding,

Meaghan chose an elegant lace and pearl gown designed by Ines Di Santo for Stanley Korshak. Its ball gown silhouette

featured a sweetheart neckline and multiple layers of embroidered Alencon lace. Twinkling palettes shimmered through the lace, falling gracefully to the floor into a magnificent cathedral-length train. To complete her ensemble, the bride wore a matching veil, trimmed in lace, which framed her face and cascaded beyond her train. She carried a bouquet full of lilies of the valley. The mother of the bride wore a couture gown of delicate silver bugle bead blossoms on English tulle over charmuse designed for her by Nhakhanh for Stanley Korshak. Assisting the bride were her sisters, maids of honor, Keegan Watters and Casey Watters. Bridesmaids included Beth Harrington, Lindsey Kenyon, Alyssa Schaefer, Greta Stetson, and Vivian Yee. Attending the groom as best men were Mikal Pedersen, the groom’s brother, and Benjamin Miller. His groomsmen included the bride’s brothers Jake Watters and Ryan Watters, and Beau Harrington, Nate Blair, and Matthew Park. Caroline Events planned and coordinated the details for this gorgeous wedding including the bride’s 7-layer, 8 ft. high

wedding cake adorned with a double floral cascade which sat on a beaded lace table linen atop a mirrored table. The groom’s cake was a nod to the couple’s favorite things, including their Yale mascot Handsome Dan, Settlers of Catan board game pieces, milkshakes and their favorite books. The Garden Gate provided the floral displays in hues of blue, purple, green, and white. Floral and glass orbs, with twinkling candlelight, were suspended above the wedding party. The seating display was a calligraphied infinity mirror that was surrounded by flowers. The couple danced their first dance to “My Girl” performed by Downtown Fever Band. A short, beautiful film of the wedding day was played at the reception. Joseph Mark Photography was on hand to capture all the magical moments for posterity. The band’s horns section accompanied the bride and groom as they exited the reception under a canopy of sparklers and rode away in a 1936 Model L36 Touring Sedan with rear suicide doors. Following their honeymoon to Antigua, the couple have made Dallas their home.

JORDAN MUTCHLER & BAILEY HUNT WEDDING - JUNE 6, 2015

ordan Hastings Mutchler and Bailey Gage Hunt exchanged wedding vows June 6, 2015 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Rev. Ken Ingram officiated their evening ceremony at the picturesque resort. A reception of dining and dancing followed. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Alan Walsh of Colorado Springs. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Lee Hastings and Mrs. Richard Earl Mutchler and the late Mr. Richard Earl Mutchler, also of Colorado Springs. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce William Hunt of Highland Park. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Gage Allen Prichard Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Wil-

liam Herbert Hunt, all of the Park Cities. For her wedding the bride wore an elegant gown of ivory silk faille designed by Vera Wang for Stanley Korshak. The strapless mermaid silhouette was fashioned with a sweetheart neckline and asymmetrical ruched bodice. A double bow accented the open back and the floral, beaded tulle fluttered to a chapel-length train. To complete her look, the bride wore a custom made brooch, of pearls and crystals, in her hair under a sheer, pearl-trimmed veil with floating Alencon lace appliqués, the same veil worn by her mother at her own wedding. Jordan’s bridal bouquet of white peonies was wrapped with family heirloom handker-

chiefs around its base. Assisting the bride were her two maids of honor, Charlotte Katherine Mann and Caroline Michelle Langner. Bridesmaids included Lorene Sanders Agather, Brittany Dunlap Hunt, Michelle Gillespie Hunt, Stephanie Neal Kurica, Anna Stewart Pearsall, Morgan Leigh Relyea, and Stacie Lynn Shepler. Members of the house party included Paige Anderson Sammis and Landon Kennedy Greene. Kelly Hunt, Grace Walsh and Lily Walsh were flower girls. Attending the groom as his best men were Marshall Thomas Hunt and Carter William Hunt. His groomsmen included Ross Louis Davis, Matthew Leonard Keffler, Mark Scott Meador, Scott Thompson Miller,

Clint Adkins Murchison, James Michael Nolan IV, Luke Hutcheson Powell, and Nathan Straight Snodgrass. Ushers were Stanley Benjamin Archibald III, Corbin William Crews Jr., Robert Barnard Kupchynsky, John Philp Thompson, and Jonathan Edward O’Connor. Thomas Hunt was the ring bearer. The bride is a graduate of Cheyenne Mountain High School in Colorado Springs. She received a Bachelor of Arts in advertising/public relations with a minor in business from Texas Christian University. She is a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. Jordan works for Benchmark Bank. The groom is a graduate of Highland Park High School. He received a Bach-

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elor of Business Administration in finance with a minor in energy technology and management from Texas Christian University. He is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Bai-

ley works for Petro - Hunt LLC. Upon their return from their wedding trip to Antigua, the couple have made their home in University Park.

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COMMUNITY

Effort to Fight Hunger Packs a Bunch By Karly Hanson

ABOUT FMSC

People Newspapers Five 18-wheeler trucks, 40 tons of soy, 60 tons of rice, and 5,000 volunteers took over Parish Episcopal School for three days this summer. The occasion was the second million-meal MobilePack event in the Dallas area for Feed My Starving Children, a Minneapolis-based Christian nonprofit. Ron Carey, a Preston Hollow resident, has been organizing MobilePack events for FMSC for five years, and volunteered for the group for three years before that. While most MobilePack events produce around 100,000 meals in a single day, last year FMSC asked Carey to run an event to package 1 million meals. “The number blew us away at first,” Carey said. “We had never done anything of this size, but really through faith it all worked.” This year, Carey set out to reach 1 million meals again. The MobilePack ran for three days, with 4-5 two-hour shifts of 500 volunteers each day. By the end, the volunteers had prepared and packed 1.2 million meals. Volunteers came from corporations like Invesco Real Estate, where Carey works, along with churches and schools. They represented a wide range of ages and backgrounds. Carey got involved with the

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Volunteers packed 1.2 million meals in three days during a MobilePack event this summer.

organization through his son, Drew, who is now a student at the University of Denver. Drew needed community-service hours for Boy Scouts, and Ron saw an announcement at his church about a MobilePack event for FMSC in Carrollton. “It blew us away,” Carey said. According to the FMSC website, 92 percent of all profits go directly to food production. Each meal costs 22 cents to produce, and is engineered to be as nutritious as possible while also being easy to digest

and simple to prepare. The meals are made with rice, soy, dehydrated vegetables, and vitamin and protein powders. Once mixed with boiling water, they are ready to eat. The 1.2 million meals from Carey’s event all went to Haiti. Carey helped to deliver the food to orphanages and schools. Haiti is still recovering from a massive earthquake in 2010 that killed more than 160,000 people and displaced 1.5 million. “For kids to know that they

will have a meal, it just takes a huge load off of them,” Carey said. “If they have a full tummy they can concentrate on school. If they have a full tummy they can gain weight and fight off disease.” The organization has seven permanent food packing sites located in Minnesota, Arizona and Illinois, which are operational six days a week. Carey hopes to spur enough involvement in FMSC in the Dallas area to open up one here. “That’s the endgame,” he said. “It’s my dream.”

PH Author: New Relationships Can Begin Later in Life By Meredith Carey

Special Contributor Donna Arp Weitzman is known among her friends as the “accidental author.” But now, with one book published and another on the way, the Preston Hollow resident and former Colleyville mayor doesn’t show Donna Arp signs of stopping. Weitzman Her book Cinderella Has Cellulite: And Other Musings from a Last Wife came out of a compilation of personal musings and stories from girl-

friends, and some serendipitous run-ins with editors and illustrators. Full of sass, advice, and experiences from dating later in life, Weitzman covers everything from age differences to nips and tucks in her first book. “I just started writing down things that had happened to me. I really never even intended to publish it, but I would read my little short stories to my friends when we would meet for happy hour,” she said. “They started all chiming in, telling me their own dating stories, and it just all came together. It only became a book through the encouragement of those women.” Weitzman, who has been

married to real-estate magnate Herb Weitzman for four years, knows the struggles of dating later in life. “I was married for 26 years, and after I got divorced, I went through so many situations, some daunting and traumatic, some that brought tears, and some that brought laughter,” she said. “We all tote along our baggage. My baggage is life experiences. We all have bumps and bruises — that’s the cellulite.” She reiterates in the book that having a realistic outlook of what Prince Charming looks like later in life, baggage and all, is one of the most important aspects of dating at a later age.

“Most of us women, regardless of age, think we’re Cinderella and that our Prince Charming will sweep us off our feet and we’ll never have another worry,” Weitzman said. “But that’s not how it works. ” The first edition of her book was self-published but quickly was picked up by a publishing house after the first 1,000 copies flew off Dallas shelves. Weitzman’s second book, Prince Charming Has a Migraine, which she is

currently finishing, takes men’s perspectives on dating later in life into account. “I think one of the biggest problems is that later in life we can become very negative and hesitant. We may feel guilt or shame, because of past experiences,” she said. “But we need to say that every day is the time to have a better experience. Whatever life was up until the new relationship should be unflinchingly accepted, and the focus should be on the future.”

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Jewish Friends Share a Different Christmas Tradition By Jacie Scott

Special Contributor There doesn’t seem to be a dull moment when Mark Schor and Michael Eisenberg are together. The Dallas natives have a long history together, dating back to their teenage years at Hillcrest High School. They weren’t just friends. They were family. And it was evident while they reminisced on a tradition they’d started just over 50 years ago — the Christmas Day Classic, as they call it. What’s their favorite part? “The end of the game,” Eisenberg said, as the pair burst into laughter. It all started in 1964. There was a group of boys who all went to Hillcrest and had a love for sports, especially football. They were a part of the same youth group. And they were all Jewish. On Christmas Day, while the majority of their counterparts would be celebrating with loved ones, they had a free day. So the boys took matters into their own hands. “Well, we really didn’t celebrate Christmas, being Jewish, but we wanted something to do,” Schor said. “It was a day off for us and a special day in the country, of course. So we said, well, let’s play football Christmas morning!” And they did. Sixteen boys took the field at the Jewish Community Center of Dallas on Dec. 25 for a little 7-on-7 game of tackle football. It became a highly anticipated diversion each holiday season, and the beginning of their own Christmas tradition. As their lives changed — college, first jobs, moving to different cities, marriages, divorces, births and deaths — football on Christmas Day remained a constant. Even still today, as those “boys” are

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The Christmas Day Classic football game was started by Jewish teenagers from Hillcrest High School in 1964. now 60-something-year-old men, the 51st Christmas Day Classic game is just around the corner. And yes, they will be playing. “People have asked us if we are still going to play, and the answer is, of course we are,” Schor said. “As long as we’re alive and well enough to do it. Plus our children are counting on the tradition.” Much has changed since that first game. To start, they traded in tackle football for touch football, much to Eisenberg’s approval. The Classic’s starting 16 are now joined on the field by their spouses, sons, daughters, and friends. Eisenberg has two daughters. They don’t play, but they are always present

on the sidelines. Schor has three boys. Two of them fly in from California every year for the game. Schor said that no matter where life takes them, they know that Dallas is the place to be on Christmas Day. “It’s very meaningful as a father to know that your children think enough of what their parents do to continue this tradition,” Schor said. On Christmas Eve, they have a party with everyone, something like a family reunion. Everyone may not make it into town each year, but there’s always a great turnout. Schor’s wife, Ruth, is from Israel and makes a delicious falafel dinner for everyone. Schor may argue that the party

is the highlight of the event. Last year’s celebration, however, was one for the books. For their 50th year, a documentary was made, showing the evolution of the Classic over the years. It played in the historic Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff last Christmas Eve, taking the place of their traditional party. The game had a turnout of about 100 people, including family, friends and media members. “Ultimately it’s about being together, giving each other hugs, and knowing that we have these deep connections to each other that will never go away,” Schor said. “We’re more than friends. We’re family.”

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Hillcrest Grad Leaves a Legacy With Sculpture By Britt E. Stafford

People Newspapers One man’s trash could be George Tobolowsky’s next scultpure. Eight years ago, Tobolowsky came upon some push carts at a scrap yard. They reminded him of his childhood, when he and his younger brother would play on similar carts while their father worked. “We would play around in my father’s warehouse,” Tobolowsky said, “messing around like kids would do.” The combination inspired the sculptor’s piece “Surfing the Warehouse,” which he donated to his alma mater, Hillcrest High School, on Oct. 17. As a found-objects sculptor, Tobolowsky works mainly with metal materials. He collects an average of one ton in metal a month, and can have up to 10,000 found objects in his studio at once. For this piece, Tobolowsky used a push cart — the kind used to transport almost a thousand pounds of cotton or cloth around warehouses, and utilized big pieces of equipment that had been cut up to create the abstract scultpure now featured at Hillcrest. The sculpture is meant to look like two abstract kids playing on a cart, he said. Tobolowsky, who graduated in

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George Tobolowsky donated a found-objects sculpture to his alma mater 48 years after graduating. 1967, didn’t begin to explore his artistic side until college, where he was able to work with James Surls while at SMU. While he would spend his days in business classes, his afternoons were often spent in the art studio with Surls,

who would become a lifelong colleague and mentor. After spending 30 years as a tax lawyer and a businessman, Tobolowsky was encouraged by his former mentor to return fulltime to the art world. That was

almost 10 years ago. Today, Tobolowsky has produced more than 400 sculptures and has been featured in shows around the world. “I think one of the things that’s great about George’s

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part by the North Central Texas Council of Governments. The group has met at infrequent intervals for almost a year, trying to establish priorities and solicit input, with a goal of next spring to produce a series of guidelines for city leaders with regard to future zoning and development cases. In the meantime, two key projects proposed within the task-force study area have been met with mixed results. On Nov. 10, the council approved a rezoning plan for Transwestern to build a luxury apartment complex on 3.5 acres at the northeast corner of the Preston-Northwest Highway intersection that would include four stories and 164 units with underground parking. “I think this is a good project for the neighborhood,” said council member Lee Kleinman. “The developer spent a long time with the neighborhood working with amenities and concessions.” Earlier this year, Crow Holdings filed a request to build a pedestrian skybridge connecting the second level of the Preston Center parking garage to a retail structure on the west side, in order to lure a Tom Thumb supermarket to the site. That idea received a lukewarm reception, and has been tabled until next summer. On Nov. 3, the task force held a community open house to solicit input about the results of a traffic and demographic study by consulting firm Kimley-Horn. “We’re continuing to collect parking and traffic data,” said Janet Tharp, senior project manager for Kimley-Horn. “We want to take this input and start developing scenarios.” The public comments included the expected concerns about traffic control, parking availability, multifamily development, and the retail landscape. Among a sampling of the disparate thoughts: no big-box

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new projects. NCTCOG workers diligently recorded the ideas, regardless of their feasibility or practicality. “Everybody knows change is coming,” said Preston Hollow resident John Pritchett. “Let’s do it in a rational fashion with input from all the stakeholders.” Preston Hollow resident

Richard Webb has an ambitious concept for alleviating cutthrough traffic and improving pedestrian safety along Northwest Highway. Webb said he would take a page out of the Uptown playbook by burying the six-lane road just east of Dallas North Tollway and building a green space similar to Klyde Warren Park on top of it. “Let’s make this into more of a village concept,” Webb said. “The neighborhood needs to transform itself to what’s happening in the global community.” As part of the task-force calendar, more public workshops will be scheduled early next year and an online option is available to provide input as well. Email todd.jorgenson@ peoplenewspapers.com

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Fire Station 27 Finally Set to Open By Britt E. Stafford

People Newspapers When the bay doors finally open on Dec. 10, it will end two years of waiting and wondering about the fate of Fire Station 27. Located on the corner of Douglas Avenue and Northwest Highway, the 23,000-squarefoot, three-story station was originally scheduled to open in 2013. In June, the Dallas public works department sent a letter to District 13 council member Jennifer Gates, explaining the reasons for the delay.

“I know some of them were within our control,” said Gates, “but some of them were outside our control due to the weather.” According to Gates, challenges came from the fact that the station was constructed on the site of the original fire station, along with the use of materials that would have put the project over budget. “Specifically the challenges that arose were because we didn’t have a staging area,” Gates said. “Originally, everyone looked at moving, but acquiring land is expensive and [the project] got a lot of feedback from

neighbors not to move.” The station, which was funded by the city’s 2006 bond program, will cost $8.1 million, about $200,000 less than originally budgeted. Jason Evans, spokesman for Dallas Fire-Rescue, said while the station was out of commission, “There are a multitude of fire stations within (and out of ) the district that have assumed the responsibility of assisting with emergency response.” Because of its proximity to University Park, the station, while not the first responders, will be able to help with emer-

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sponders and one fire engine. Due to its size, the station is large enough to add equipment and personnel as needed, said Evans. Gates feels the project has been a teaching moment for future undertakings. “It made me question the project management process,” Gates said. “I’m thrilled we’re finally going to open the station, but I’m ready to put it behind us.”

REASONS FOR D E L AY The June 2 memo sent to councilwoman Gates listed the following reasons for delay. nRemoval of existing buried communication cable n Water main break on Douglas Avenue, which flooded the station’s below-grade parking nModifications of kitchen equipment and installation of a gas line nRequested installation of a gas line to connect alternate dryers nRequested installation of a gas line to patio for grill

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nCoordination of the firealarm monitoring with the city’s monitoring service provider nChanges to the aluminum etched graphic panels n Rejected samples of red coating on aluminum etched building panels nDelay in green tags and final certificate of occupancy, due to inspector changes to building’s gas service and electrical equipment room changes nWeather-related delays

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5007 Horseshoe Trail See beautiful, new construction in Bluffview with a transitional style by Alexander Hunt Distinct Homes. The stunning residence sits on an oversized 80-foot wide parcel and offers brick construction with a standing seam metal roof and bronze gutters featuring square downspouts give this home a sophisticated and timeless look. The limestone double volume entry sizable Pella wood windows flood this open concept home with beautiful, natural light Expansive living spaces, a culinary focused kitchen, four bedrooms including a downstairs master retreat and details like rift cut white oak cabinets, quartz countertops, a hidden appliance pantry and heated bathroom floors welcome easy and elegant. Listed by Amanda and Bryan Crawford for $1,690,000. 8916 Guernsey Lane French and contemporary-style custom-designed home offers abundant natural light throughout the entire home. Nestled in a private cul-de-sac in the Bluffview area, this location is ideally centralized to Dallas’ finest restaurants, shopping and airports. This home offers a dramatic two-story marble entry with a beautiful iron staircase, formals that provide for open living and entertaining, high eyebrow-arched ceilings, a downstairs master with oversized closet, a first-floor private study, and two separate private outdoor entertaining areas. Listed by Diane DuVall-Rogers for $929,000. President and CEO Robbie Briggs independently owns and operates Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty. For more information see briggsfreeman.com.

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What used to be a place where buyers would purchase extra acreage for horses and stables is now a renowned estate neighborhood known for its distinct architecture, winding tree-lined streets and tranquil lakes. Homes in Preston Hollow are averaging 80 days on market and a price of $1.6 million, but some of the largest estates are selling upwards of $6 million. The listings featured below are some examples of Preston Hollow estates that are available now. For more, visit briggsfreeman.com. 6018 Meadow Road Beautiful trees surround the stone and stained glass exterior of this traditional five-bedroom home. The amenities are plenty throughout the spacious interior with vaulted ceilings, hardwood floors, a butler’s pantry, oversized brick fireplace, wine cellar, media room with a bar and theater seating and French doors that lead to the pool, patio and separate pool house. Listed by Michelle Wood for $1,699,000. 5818 Lakehurst Avenue Situated on a quiet cul-de-sac with lush landscaping in Preston Hollow, this sophisticated French manor features exceptional architecture and custom details. Inside the double iron doors find over 8,000 square feet of living space that begins at the grand entry foyer with a lit domed ceiling, marble floors and a double floating staircase, setting the stage for incredible entertaining. Listed by Amy Detwiler for $2,445,000. President and CEO Robbie Briggs independently owns and operates Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty. For more information see briggsfreeman.com.

The stone façade is just one of many high-quality details evident in C C Allen’s listing at 6615 Meadow Rd. This Fusch Serold-designed home set on a 200foot lot has five bedrooms, 5 baths/2 half baths. 6615 Meadow Road (6615meadow.daveperrymiller.com), is offered by C C Allen of Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate for $2,475,000. A stone-floored foyer opens to multiple living areas with views of the veranda and pool. Elegant moldings, high ceilings, scraped hardwoods and large windows beautifully enhance this 6,421 square-foot home. A central gallery leads to the family room with fireplace. Its tall windows overlook the 35’ covered patio and pool, and open to bring the sight and sounds of the waterfalls into the home! The family room opens to the generous breakfast area and kitchen with large island and walk-in pantry. A central wet bar with wine storage room and a sizeable butler’s pantry add substantial functionality. On the home’s other side, the downstairs master hallway leads to a library with fireplace and patio, then to the serene master with its sitting area framed by lovely windows. Front and back stairways lead to secondary bedrooms, each with private bath, a spacious game room, walk-in attics, and a bonus room. For additional information, contact C C Allen at cc@ daveperrymiller.com or 214-912-8326. Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate (daveperrymiller.com) is an Ebby Halliday Company with five locations that specialize in marketing the key areas of the Park Cities, Preston Hollow, North Dallas, Lakewood, East Dallas, Uptown, and Kessler Park. Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate is a member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World and Luxury Portfolio International (luxuryportfolio.com).

Rendering of 4926 Deloache, offered by Susie Swanson and Mark Cain for $12,995,000, captures its grand essence. New-construction estate-style home by Bella Custom Homes rests on a 1.65-acre ultra-premium lot in Old Preston Hollow. When all is said and done, this spectacular estate at 4926 Deloache Avenue (4926deloache. daveperrymiller.com), offered by Mark Cain and Susie Swanson of Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate, will have more than 14,000 square feet of living space including seven bedrooms, eight full and four half-baths, seven living areas, a four-car garage (optional eight), covered outdoor living spaces, attached quarters, summer kitchen and a pool and spa. It’s priced at $12,995,000. Its envisioned high-quality finishes, coupled with an exceptional floor plan will make this home a showplace without peer. Bella Custom Homes and its Master Builder, Tony Visconti, have been crafting some of Dallas’ most prominent residences since 1993. Contract with Bella now to begin customizing this home to your own personal specifications. For additional information on 4926 Deloache Avenue, contact Mark Cain at mark@daveperrymiller.com or 214642-6516, or Susie Swanson at susie@daveperrymiller. com or 214-533-4656. Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate (daveperrymiller.com) is an Ebby Halliday Company with five locations that specialize in marketing the key areas of the Park Cities, Preston Hollow, North Dallas, Lakewood, East Dallas, Uptown, and Kessler Park. Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate is a member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World and Luxury Portfolio International (luxuryportfolio.com).

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ELIZABETH LISER But there’s more to philanthropy than donating dollars. The Park Cities family also stresses the importance of volunteering. “Many times giving time is as valuable as giving money,” said Amy Hegi. “Our ultimate goal is to teach our children to think outside of themselves, recognize the need that surrounds us and pay it forward.” Including children and grandchildren in philanthropy plays an essential role in helping younger generations understand the concept of family values and the importance of charitable giving. Research shows that teaching children about philanthropy can help them better understand that wealth isn’t an identity, but a tool to improve society, either in their own city or halfway across the globe. Research also shows that younger family members approach philanthropy in slightly different ways than their grandparents did. With easy access to information technology, they’re more globally connected and they communicate differently than previous generations. Peter Hegi learned this when his 12-year-old daughter Mary Allison told her parents about a school geography lesson in which she and her classmates re-enacted how children in other parts of the world have to walk miles to find safe, clean water. Mary Allison promptly got on the Internet, found an organization that helped people get access to water, and pitched her family a proposal to donate money to one of them. “When I was her age, I would have never thought of taking that kind of initiative,” Peter Hegi said. “My daughter is living proof that every generation brings important new ways of thinking to the timeless concept of philanthropy.” Elizabeth Liser is director of donor services for Communities Foundation of Texas. She can be reached at 214-750-4234 or eliser@cftexas.org.

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t’s those jolly, holly, holidays. For some, that means sending out Christmas cards (which may be too politically incorrect, so Season’s Greetings or Happy Holidays may be on a card in your mailbox instead of Merry Christmas). And this year you won’t find a religious stamp on any envelope as the pols in Washington nixed those. Surely we can agree on the message, “Peace on Earth, goodwill toward men” (and women, children and pets) — except it’s so hard to find many peaceful places. The headlines barrage us about the waves of Syrian war refugees while we’re still reeling from our own immigrant wave from Central America and Mexico. Populations are on the move, sort of like that Roman census 2015 years ago in Israel involving a pregnant teenager on a donkey and her fiancé en route to Bethlehem. Yet there are also everyday people doing extraordinary things in our community to effect peace one relationship at a time. When Ali, a former Iraqi interpreter for the American army in Iraq, and his family escaped from certain persecution and death, they were routed to Dallas through the Refugee Services of Texas. About the same time, a doe-eyed attractive brunette, a wealth manager and divorced Texan of a certain age was restlessly searching for a project to make her life more impactful. When a guest Episcopal priest and former Muslim visited her church, asking for volunteers to help the Gateway to Grace nonprofit aid other political refugees to Dallas, Penne Stafford perked up. She had no idea there were thousands of political refugees in Dallas. Not particularly political, she was nevertheless attracted to the idea of a short-term project to help a family get situated. When she was assigned a Muslim family of seven, it wasn’t what she had in mind for her Christian philanthropy, and she had the innate sense this might be trouble. Meeting this frightened family who was living in a squalid two-bedroom apartment with no belongings at all, in what she dubbed “a crack area,” galvanized her takecharge personality. None but the very kind and protective father spoke English, and the 4-yearold had spina bifida. Her image of the Arab male as chauvinist pigs was quickly revised. Her

LEN BOURLAND bias toward people of no means having so many children evaporated as well. Ali explained in his culture that it was normal, even desirable to have a large family to help survive. And like her, he was horrified by radical Islam. Through Stafford’s efforts, they were able to get five months of government checks released that had stalled in a fishy bureaucratic maze. For those of us who deal with inept bureaucracies daily as American citizens, not intimidated by our daily surrounding, it is easy to imagine the relief and gratitude this family felt. She then procured a four-bedroom apartment, some toys and supplies, and liaised with doctors and a network of

tated toward a local secular program she learned about in her church. She discovered the International Friendship Program, whose mission was to “build a bridge of friendship between the international students at SMU and Americans in the Dallas area.” Bright young people from around the world were asking for the chance to meet families, to see more than the culture they knew from movies and sitting in a classroom. A single lady who has no children and who lives close to campus, Carol signed on. The host commitment was minimal: an outing a couple of times a year or maybe a home-cooked meal, no money, and the chance to answer questions that anyone living away from home might have. What was going to be a few phone calls has become Carol’s passion. She still Skypes regularly with SMU graduate Ibthal in Saudi Arabia, who still tells her from

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McCulloch Intermediate School/Highland Park Middle School When Anthony Kemp was in high school in Tyler, a student had an accident that left the student in a wheelchair. Kemp offered to help him around school and with his physical therapy. Today, Kemp is both a minister and an exceptional paraprofessional teacher in the special education department at McCulloch Intermediate School and Highland Park Middle School. Working with the children is pure joy for Kemp. “It’s the highlight of my day,” Kemp says.

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